Beyond 30: The Next Chapters

First and foremost (and this has absolutely nothing to do with this week's topic), I have a TV! A TV! AN ACTUAL TELEVISION. I know it seems silly to be excited over such a thing but when you've been watching shows and movies on a teeny tiny little laptop for nearly a year, having an actual television to enjoy is something to behold. It's the little things in life. To Aunt Sandy, thank you, thank you, thank you. Honestly, I feel like I don't deserve it but I am grateful nonetheless. Let's get to it. Last week, I mentioned in brief that I would be covering the titles I've read so far this year and made an error! For some reason, I thought I had read five books this year instead of only four and it occurred to me why: I'd only completed half of the novel I'd read in February. So, that being said, I still have one more title to add to the list. Suggestions are welcome but considering my time crunch, please keep them around 300 pages or less. The T...

It seems that every time I sit down to work on my blog (and additionally, I'm sorry I haven't done so in a couple of weeks. Life happens), there is more to divulge, more to unpack, more to mull over as the days before the end of my project dwindle down unceremoniously, without any measure of ostentatious something..... Let's get into it.  We had to put my family cat down.  Mozart, who was of course named by me, was a soft, sweet, handsome, lazy boy whose daily routines consisted of sleeping, snuggling, bathing in the sun when possible, and impossibly more sleeping. Two weeks ago, on that fateful Sunday, I was sitting at home, reading on the couch and waiting from a call from my landlord. Our dryer had gone out the week before and a new one was due to be delivered sometime that afternoon between noon and six PM. It's been my experience that life is often defined by moments, distinct snippets of time where the smallest details seem to exist in vibrant color and...