MERYN MADE

  • SNF PT POV: COVID-19 JANUARY 2021 UPDATE

    December 22, 2020 For the first time, in a long time, I have hope I chose to get the COVID vaccine for myself, but more importantly, for my patients I can’t bring back the 14 patients who have died unnecessarily at the hand of this virus But I can do my part to protect myself… Read more

  • 2020 ONE LITTLE WORD — END-YEAR UPDATE

    A quick recap on what One Little Word is by creator, Allie Edward: “a word to focus on, to live with, to investigate, to write about, to craft with, and to reflect upon as I go about my daily life. These words have each become a part of my life in one way or another—a… Read more

  • READING GOALS + TBR LIST // 2021

    Reading Goals + Intentions 1 | Backlist titles from 2020 favorite authorsYangsze Choo stole my heart with her 2019 release The Night Tiger and I’m excited to get to her first book, The Ghost Bride this year. Similarly, I want to prioritize reading Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng, whose 2020 release Little… Read more

  • CURRENTLY // DECEMBER 2020

    Reading // Planning // reading plans for Kayla’s #buzzwordathon 2021 (blogpost linked here), goals and intentions for 2021, TBR list for 2021 Watching // marathoning booktube content from Kayla of BooksandLala (youtube channel linked here), dipping my toes in fellow Canadian booktuber Ariel Bissett (youtube channel linked here), The Bachelorette finale spoilers and highlights, Jessica… Read more

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // 2020 CONCLUSION + REFLECTION

    And just like that, the year 2020 is behind us. What a wild, unexpected, and transformative year it has been. 2020 will forever be the year I rediscovered a love for reading. In total, I read 56 books from a wide array of authors, formats, and genres. I read stories that were beautiful, mysterious, thrilling,… Read more

  • FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2020

    A quick mention of my favorite, 5 star books of the year! Mostly thrillers, mysteries, and horror with a splash of historical fiction and contemporary. Educated by Tara WestoverGenre: nonfiction, autobiography, memoirPublication Year: 2018blogpost review Final Girls by Riley SagerGenre: thriller, mystery, horrorPublication Year: 2017blogpost review The Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsGenre: fiction,… Read more

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