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Ten books that have shaped my decade

As this decade draws to an end, I’ve decided to take a look back at the last ten years and see what books have truly impacted my life. Choosing these was hard – for one thing, I’ve read a lot of books (663 since 2011) and for another, it’s harder to distance yourself from the ones you’ve read most recently. Ask me in five years, and this list may have changed! Books have fundamentally shaped me, from the ages of 14 to 24. So much has changed, including myself. Without these books, times would have been darker, more difficult to overcome, and I definitely would have felt a lot more alone. Books have brought me closer to people, they’ve made me friends, they’ve given me something to talk (gush) about, and they’ve eaten up a whole lot of time and money (not one moment or penny do I regret!). This year I fell back in love with going to the library, a habit I seemed to forget to do as a teenager/young adult. I urge you to go there, see what they have waiting for you on the shelves (

Sleepy Twilights

Back in September when myself and my boyfriend had to find somewhere new to live (despite only living in our previous house for a mere 6 months), I consoled myself with the idea that I could find somewhere that had a bath. Going through a job rejection, being served our notice, and a bereavement meant that September-December of 2018 were rough ; it's funny how the mere idea of having a bath, a place where I know (and have previously mused on the fact that) I can properly relax. My baths have always felt like such a treat; it's also something that I've always enjoyed writing about and when I do get to a place where I can marry the two these blog posts seem to happen. When I received 'Twilight' for Christmas, I fell in love with the smell immediately and even though I haven't been able to get my hands on it, I was the grateful recipient of many Twilight bathbombs, and even a tub of Sleepy cream in there too! One of my goals this year is to practice more self-ca