March 20 is the International Day of Happiness. The day was conceptualized and founded by philanthropist, activist, statesman, and prominent United Nations special advisor Jayme Illien to inspire, mobilize, and advance the global happiness movement. Since 2013, the United Nations has celebrated the International Day of Happiness as a way to recognise the importance of … Continue reading Raha Jipe Mwenyewe
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
Book 7/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsMeet Harold Fry, recently retired. He lives in a small English village with his wife, Maureen, who seems irritated by almost everything he does, even down to how he butters his toast. Little differentiates one day from the next. Then one morning the mail arrives, and within the … Continue reading The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
Unfinished Business by Nora Roberts
Book 6/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsAfter reading two 1 star books in February, aka the shortest month of the year!!, for books 3 (The Good Girl) and 5 (Beautiful World, Where Are You) 🙄😤 I was in dire need of palate cleanser to remove the taste of those godawful books and rekindle my … Continue reading Unfinished Business by Nora Roberts
Mental Health Monday: The Woman In The Mirror
I do not know exactly when it happened, but somewhere along the way in 2024 I stopped seeing myself in the woman in the mirror. The About Me section on the blog, which I wrote in August 2018 before launching Lwile the Leo on the last day of Leo season, reads: In very many ways … Continue reading Mental Health Monday: The Woman In The Mirror
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
Book 5/30. My rating: 1 of 5 starsAlice, a novelist, meets Felix, who works in a warehouse, and asks him if he’d like to travel to Rome with her. In Dublin, her best friend, Eileen, is getting over a break-up and slips back into flirting with Simon, a man she has known since childhood. Alice, … Continue reading Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
Book 4/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsI started reading a romance novel for book 4 (IYKYK 😌) of my reading challenge on Valentine’s Day because Val’s Day 🥰Macy is settling into an ambitious if emotionally tepid routine: work hard as a new paediatrics resident, plan her wedding to an older, financially secure man, keep … Continue reading Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
Word Of The Year: Self-love
I do not know exactly when it happened, but somewhere along the way in 2024 I stopped loving myself as deeply as I should. Before getting into today’s post, I have to confess that I have never really been one to have a Word of the Year (WotY). I tried having a WotY for the … Continue reading Word Of The Year: Self-love
The Good Girl by Mary Kubica
Book 3/30. My rating: 1 of 5 starsOne thing about me, I will ALWAYS find a way to inject Taylor Swift into a conversation and this review is no exception. Track five on Taylor’s seventh studio album, Lover, is called The Archer. For those who do not know, track fives have a big reputation among … Continue reading The Good Girl by Mary Kubica
Mental Health Monday: I Am Fine
Raise your hand if you have ever been asked how you are and you responded with “fine” even though you were anything but. Yeah. Me too. I started writing today's post on January 24th at 3 a.m. as I could not sleep. Normally that would not be something to write home about— after all, in … Continue reading Mental Health Monday: I Am Fine
How Stella Got Her Groove Back by Terry McMillan
Book 2/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsLwile is getting her groove back this year (liwe Lwile liwalo), so I decided to kick things off by reading about how Stella got hers back 😊Stella Payne is forty-two, divorced, a high-powered investment analyst, mother of eleven-year-old Quincy - and she does it all. In fact, if … Continue reading How Stella Got Her Groove Back by Terry McMillan
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