MERYN MADE

  • BUZZWORD READATHON + READING CHALLENGE 2021 – INTRODUCTION

    In December, I stumbled upon booktuber Kayla, of BooksandLala on youtube, and became quickly infatuated with her videos, content, and book recommendations. One of her recent videos (imbedded below) introduces her Buzzword Reading Challenge and I immediately started making plans to join in the fun. According to her Goodreads challenge group page, “The Buzzword Readathon Read more

  • CURRENTLY // NOVEMBER 2020

    Reading // Watching // Regan of PeruseProject on youtube, Tik Tok creatives collaborating on the fictional Ratatouille the Musical, Cleveland Browns 8-3 baby! Cooking // homemade cornbread, Buck Naked Kitchen Thanksgiving turkey meatballs, Half Baked Harvest beer bread, Half Baked Harvest carnitas, homemade meatloaf and mashed potatoes Eating // traditional Thanksgiving Day grub from work Read more

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // VOLUME 1 ISSUE 10

    A review and rating of the last 5 books I read and a look into my TBR list His Only WifeAuthor: Peace Adzo MediePublication Date: October 2020Genre: fictionMethod: hardcover, borrowed from TPL Review: What a joy it was to travel to Ghana through the pages of this book. I loved the imagery of the lavish Read more

  • WHY I RUN

    I’m inundated with these thoughts after I’ve ran, they won’t let me be. So here it is, to live forever on the internet, out of my brain. Why I Run: Because it’s therapeutic Because it’s uninterrupted time with myself Because I know it is good for me Physically Emotionally Because it’s an escape Because it’s Read more

  • BOOK REVIEW: NORMAL PEOPLE BY SALLY ROONEY

    A dedicated blog post for just one book? Yes. Because I have thoughts. There’s only a hand full of books I’ve read twice in my life, let alone twice in 4 months. But here were are, insert Sally Rooney’s Normal People. After seeing Normal People plastered all over bookstagram, Goodreads, and Book of the Month, Read more

  • THANKSGIVING DAY REFLECTION: COVID-19

    It’s Thanksgiving Day, 2020. Here is what’s on my mind: I’ve spent a fair amount of time reflecting on the past few weeks and months living and working through the COVID-19 global pandemic. This public health crisis has brought forth a lot of change, for good and for bad – I find myself repeating this Read more

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