Weekend Update – Dec 26 2020 – Read Yourself Happy

I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season!

I’m so excited about getting closer to the beginning of 2021! I’ve got so many things planned for this blog, my Instagram page, and my YouTube channel. 2020 was crazy for everyone, and I sort of fell off from blogging frequently. My goal is to stay far more motivated in 2021!

As we near the end of the year, there are a ton of book lists and reward lists being releases. Here are a few:

My own best and worst of lists will be coming early January, so keep an eye out!

Rachel Kadish, author of The Weight of Ink, a novel set during the plague years of 1665-66 in London, discusses the question “Do you feel like your living in your own novel?” [Slate]

34-year-old Shannon Hennig was stressed and busy and failed to notice signs of congestive heart failure. This is a great reminder to pay attention to your body even when life is crazy. [Business Insider]

Everyone knows by now that social media can be detrimental to your mental health. Here are a few great tips to make your time on Facebook less stressful. [Make Use Of]

Cult-classic Firefly is coming back in 2021 as a comic book series from Boom! Studios! I will 100% be reading, but as it takes place after the events in Serenity, I suppose it means I’ll have to acknowledge that a certain death definitely took place, which I like to pretend otherwise. [Boing Boing]