Five on Friday - October 25, 2024 ~ Calgary Farmyard, The Pumpkin Spice Cafe Book Review, Calgary First Responders Run, Make Me A Mixtape Book Review, and

Happy Friday everyone - I hope you all have a great week! 

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Make Me A Mixtape was received as a review copy 

This past weekend we enjoyed a little pumpkin patch at the Calgary Farmyard - it was so much fun! There was so many great activities for us and the kids and the weather was fantastic. It's been a great Fall here in Calgary! 

Five on Friday - October 18, 2024 ~ Thanksgiving at the Cabin, Jillian Harris x Joe Fresh Sweaters, Spooky Halloween Classic Reads, Oreo Coca Cola, and Somewhere Beyond The Sea Pre-order

Happy Friday everyone - I hope you had a great week! 

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I purchased everything in this post

We spent the Thanksgiving weekend at the cabin with our family - it was a beautiful, quiet weekend that was so relaxing! I read a whole book, did lots of scrapbooking and enjoyed the weekend! 

Five on Friday - October 11, 2024 ~ The Crescent Moon Tearoom Book Review, Alberta Larches and Aurora Borealis, October Anticipated Reads and Calgary Police Run

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all had a great week! 

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This book was received as a review copy

Happy to share my thoughts on The Crescent Moon Tearoom by Stacy Sivinski - what a perfect cozy witchy book for the Fall. We find ourselves in the Cresent Moon Tearoom, that our three sisters own - all triplets that can read the future. But they find out someone may have put a curse on them to try and separate them at the same time the Witch's Counsel gives them a difficult task. The sisters are finding their own paths and are finding it harder to stay together - a book about family with distinct characters and magic! Great read! 4 stars. 

Monthly Reads ~ September 2024

Time for a look at my September Monthly reads! Each month I share a quick look at the books that I've read with a little synopsis and my rating - anything that I love or is really intriguing, I will share a more in depth review on a different post! 

I purchased everything in this post

So, in September I read 10 books with a mix of genres from dark fiction to cozy mystery. I love most genres, and I really want to keep my reads diversified this year! Also, I've been trying to read a mix of old and new books, and this month had a good mix of both! 

Monthly Beauty and Book Haul ~ September 2024

Back in 2022, I set a monthly beauty and books budget at $200 per month and I've been pretty good about sticking to it! I am trying to be thoughtful in my purchases, so this has been holding me accountable for being reasonable with my spending. Since it worked so well last year, I'm really trying to do the same thing this year! 

I do always love my Monthly Haul posts - it's a good way to keep track of everything that I picked up each month. I don't always blog about everything I pick up (I try to), but if you ever spot anything in here that you really want me to talk about, let me know! 

Well Order ~ $95.80 CAN. I love Wet n Wild's big collections and used to order a ton of them - I've chilled out, but when I saw a whole Nightmare Before Christmas Collection, I could not resist picking up so many goodies to try! Can't wait to review these soooon!