And just like that, August comes to an end today. Being my birth month, August obviously means a lot to me. I learned to love my birthday from my mother, and as I grew older, I graduated from celebrating just my birthday to claiming a whole birth week, to deciding only the entire month will … Continue reading Mental Health Monday: End Of August
8, or ∞
And just like that, Lwile the Leo turns eight today 🥳🍸🫶🥰♌️🪩✨💃 I remember the day I launched Lwile the Leo like it was yesterday. I had tried, and failed, at blogging before, having started a blog on February 1, 2016, but for well over a year and a half I only put up seven posts. … Continue reading 8, or ∞
Mental Health Monday: Clean (Lwile’s Version)
Happy ten-months-sober-I-must-admit-just-because-you're-clean-don't-mean-you-don't-miss-it to all who celebrate 💃🕺 It’s me. I celebrate 😅🥳 But before getting into my celebration, happy Monday and happy new week dear reader. Long time (47 days, but who’s counting 😅) no post, so I feel it is best to start with a check-in. I hope all is well for you and … Continue reading Mental Health Monday: Clean (Lwile’s Version)
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Book 20/30. My rating: 3 of 5 stars With an IQ of 68, Charlie works as a floor sweeper and is often the target of other people’s jokes. When an experimental procedure dramatically increases his intelligence, he gets the chance to experience the world in an entirely new way. But as Algernon, the mouse who … Continue reading Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Sadie by Courtney Summers
Book 19/30. My rating: 4 of 5 stars Sadie has never had an easy life. Growing up largely on her own, she has been raising her younger sister, Mattie, in an isolated small town, doing everything she can to give them some semblance of a normal life while simply trying to get by.But when Mattie … Continue reading Sadie by Courtney Summers
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
Book 18/30. My rating: 2 of 5 stars Finlay Donovan’s life is anything but under control. As a single mother raising two children while trying to make a career as a novelist, she is overwhelmed by one problem after another. Things take a strange turn when Finlay’s conversation with her agent about the plot of … Continue reading Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
LFG H2!!!
Happy new month, new quarter, new half, dear reader 🥳💃🕺 I hope the second half of the year is off to a great start for you and yours. I kicked mine off with a sub-1h 10K this morning, so best believe mine is off to a rocking start 🤩 I also hope the first half … Continue reading LFG H2!!!
38 Days Left of Being 38 (Send Help Pls)
I turned 38 on 3.8, an age that holds both my birthday and my late mother’s (August 3rd and March 8th) mirrored within it. That serendipitous realisation, which struck me three years ago, is the reason I am anchored in the conviction that 38 is destined to be the most monumental age of my life … Continue reading 38 Days Left of Being 38 (Send Help Pls)
Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven
Book 17/30. My rating: 3 of 5 stars All the Bright Places was my favourite book of my 2025 reading challenge 🤩 Going into this, I did not see how Holding Up the Universe could possibly hold up (😎) to All the Bright Places, but hopefully I would have a marvellous time finding out 🤓Everyone … Continue reading Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven
Mental Health Monday: A Year After I Unravelled
I have had more than my fair share of low moments in life, but the last 11 days of June 2025 shattered my previous benchmark for low moments, raising the bar to new heights. A year ago today, I was smack in the middle of a five-day bender. That bender, my third – and last … Continue reading Mental Health Monday: A Year After I Unravelled