It has been an obscene amount of time since I last posted here.
I would love to say that I’ve done ten thousand amazing things since the last time I was around, but I really haven’t. I’ve done a few cool things. Like…I visited the UK from March to April 2022! That was amazing. I can’t wait to go back someday. If you want me to write about it, I absolutely will, even though it wasn’t book-related, haha. I did pick up a lot of guidebooks. I always recommend those because there’s so much information in them and the pictures are astounding. I had such a marvellous time there. It was amazing to see places that I’ve read about in books. I visited the Globe Theatre because I adore Shakespeare. I also visited 221B Baker Street because of Sherlock Holmes. Of course, there were Harry Potter-related stops too. But my trip was…there was a lot. I think I will do some posts about that in the future.
I also saw on New Year’s Eve…Hamilton! When the tour dropped by in Tampa, I got to go. Absolutely recommend it. I walked away an even bigger fan of Lin-Manuel Miranda and also of Alexander Hamilton. (That gasp from Eliza at the end? Destroyed me. I left the theatre in tears.)
What else? I’ve moved. That wasn’t fun. Our new home is two hours north of where I used to live, and is smaller than our old one. I had to give up most of my books. I have maybe 15% of what I had. It was very painful for me to let them go. But the urgency of moving was upon my parents and I. We left a lot behind, sadly. But we have a roof over our heads and we can replace most of our things. feel like I had too much stuff, to be frank, so in hindsight, it wasn’t so bad. I wish my books had come though.
I have been suffering from depression and my situation doesn’t allow me to get out much, sadly. I turn, as ever, to my books and I thought about this blog. I thought to myself, “Maybe I can go back?” I still get e-mails occasionally about books needing promo. I finally opened one and I felt that spark. Bloggers know what I’m talking about.
So, here I am, announcing my arrival back. It’ll be slow as I ease into it and find things to review and the like, but anyone who has stayed subscribed to me, I appreciate you. Anyone who hoped I’d be back, here I am. A little older, but still the same quirky lady that I was the last time I wrote here. I hope that you’ve all been well, reading lots and having good things happen to you.
I will post again soon, I promise. What have you been reading? Send me some recs. Let’s get this ball rolling!
Clarissa Reads It All. 