MERYN MADE

  • 2021 ONE LITTLE WORD — INTENTION

    It’s the middle of February and I am not feeling my original 2021 OLW. Let’s change it. At the the end of 2020, I had picked what I thought was the perfect one little word (OLW) moving into the new, hopeful year of 2021 – maintenance. Despite the chaotic and unexpected year that was 2020, Read more

  • INVESTMENT JOURNEY + WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A PERSONAL POP CULTURE INVESTOR

    Disclaimer: the opinions expressed are for general informational purposes only and are not to be taken as financial advice I have, by no means, any business writing a blogpost about investing, but here we go. In March 2020, at the onset of the COVID19 pandemic, I started investing in the stock market. According to Wikipedia, Read more

  • A LOVE LETTER TO THE SNF THAT RAISED ME

    Welcome to my diary entry, stream of consciousness on the pain and grief felt having been given one weeks notice that my position at my first job was terminated due to a dissolved business agreement. How do you say goodbye to a place that means so much? How do you accept leaving a job not Read more

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // VOLUME 2 ISSUE 2

    A review and rating of the last 5 books I read and a look into my TBR list for books to come Everything I Never Told YouAuthor: Celeste NgPublication Date: June 2014Genre: fiction, contemporary Method: audiobook, borrowed from TPL Review: Celeste Ng knows how to write about complex, family drama. Everything I Never Told You Read more

  • 2020 IN REVIEW: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY

    The year 2020 was a lot of things:unexpected, transformative, eye-opening I had no idea that I would: Start a blog and publish 50 blogposts Read 56 books and start a bookstagram Complete a whole30 Run a half marathon Lose 30 pounds Start trading in the stock market Negotiate a $2 raise in a global pandemic Read more

  • CURRENTLY // JANUARY 2021

    Reading Planning For the year of 2021, scheduling time off for weddings, weekend getaways, short trip to Nebraska in October, purchasing our first home, financial successes Watching News coverage regarding the attack on The Capitol, Inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, Booktube’s favorite books of 2020, beauty Youtube’s 2020 favorites, news regarding Reddit’s impact Read more

Meryn is a thrifty physical therapist and book collector based in Ohio.