With the updates that I am making to the blog, I figured now might be a good time to introduce myself again. I’m updating my “About You” page, but I thought I would share some of the highlights as well.

• I live in a semi-rural tiny town in Oregon, USA about 3 1/2 hours south of Portland
• I’m in my mid-fifties and moved in with my late-seventies mother after my dad passed away in 2019
• I’m neurodivergent, without a formal diagnosis, but I meet all of the DSM criteria for Autism and experienced a major drop in executive function after menopause.
• My social skills are really bad, so I spend most of my time on my own.
• I am Bi-sexual and Demi-sexual, but I am also perpetually single.
• I was laid off from my last job in March of 2024 and haven’t worked since, though I have been job hunting the entire time.
• I have loved reading and learning since I was a kid and have been blogging about books since 2017.
• Before I blogged about books, I blogged about weight loss for 6 years.
• I love cats, red pandas, hedgehogs, snowy owls, and unicorns.
• I also love Eeyore and Cinderella.
• I rewatch past seasons of The Great British Bake Off on repeat for comfort.
• I categorically oppose fascism and the current administration. FDT.
• I have declining vision and experience severe eye-strain frequently.
• I am a champion for libraries, audiobooks, and diverse reads.
• I passionately support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
• I believe that Black Lives Matter, Trans Lives Matter, Palestinian Lives Matter,  and Congolese Lives Matter.
• I oppose book banning.
• I support PBS and NPR.
• I adore Taylor Swift and have been a Swiftie since day 1 when she first released Tim McGraw.
•  I have lived in all 3 states on the west coast. I was born and raised in California (San Diego) and moved to the Pacific Northwest (Washington- Seattle- first) 14 years ago.
• I read from a variety of genres but Romance is my favorite.
• I enjoy Young Adult, Middle Grade and Children’s books.
• I request way too many ARCs on Net Galley and am years behind on some of them.
• I have suffered from depression on and off since my teens.
• I am a night owl and my preferred sleep schedule is 3 am- noon.
• I experience chronic joint pain (ah, the joys of aging).
• My favorite books include Red, White & Royal Blue (Casey McQuiston), Josh & Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating (Christina Lauren), Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir), The Sunbearer Trials (Aiden Thomas), You’ve Reached Sam (Dustin Thao), Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Becky Albertalli), An Island Princess Starts a Scandal (Adriana Herrera), Sleeping with the Frenemy (Natalie Cana), and so many more.
• I drink Dr Pepper daily, but have removed all other sodas from my life.
• I am a huge snacker, but no longer eat chips (aside from plain tortilla chips).
• I’ve also changed my brand of peanut butter, ice cream, yogurt, cereal, and cheese (among other things) to avoid spending money on companies that don’t support my values. I’m not perfect, but it’s a start.
• I oppose ICE and all of their “detention centers.”
• I support a woman’s right to bodily autonomy.
• I choose the bear.
• I collect bookmarks and enamel pins
• I’m kind of obsessed with Paris, though I’ve never left North America.

This list got much longer than I expected, and I could keep going, but I’ll stop for now and save some things for later.