Weekly Wrap-up – March 8th, 2020

Happy Sunday, y'all! I've had a fun morning filming and editing a new video for my YouTube channel. This was my second choice for thumbnail, and I think it's too hilarious not to use somewhere. It's been a strange week for me as I've been sick and my moods have been all over the place, but…

Weekend Update – March 1st, 2020

I'm finally back! It's been a much longer hiatus than I thought it would be, but it feels so nice to finally be back to blogging! My mental health is in a better place now that my psychiatrist has weaned me off the oxcarbazepine and upped my dose of Wellbutrin. The withdrawal process was rough. I…

Weekend Update – 4 Jan 2020

The first few days of 2020 have been... interesting. Not quite what I was expecting. I received a book from a publisher that made me realize that the reason I often feel burned out is due to overstretching what I'm actually capable of, both mentally and physically. I received a copy of Fuel Your Fire: 200…

Friday Wrap-Up

Thoughts This past week, my blog hit 10,000 overall views since I started it back in September. I'm also nearing 1,000 subscribers, and my mind is absolutely blown by all of this. It's surreal. I started Read Yourself Happy because I was lonely and didn't have any bookish friends to talk to in the city…

Friday Wrap-Up

Thoughts I'm not sure what I want to talk about here this week. This past week has been a mental struggle for me. The thing that drives me crazy about being bipolar and that has driven me nuts long before my diagnosis, is the inconsistencies of my mood. It's exhausting to wake up and not…