Ive decided the time has come to really start updating my blog with what I do each week. I was recently inspired by a post I read by Kelsye at Wise Ink Blog Ultimate Bloggers Guide to Growing Your Readership. Her list of ways to increase traffic got me thinking about how little I actually do to set schedules and really update readers on what to expect from my little slice of the inter-webs. In theory, this feature should help keep me on track and active. My long term goal is to keep everyone updated on the comings and goings of Silk&Serif in the community on a ... Continue Reading...

I have been recently looking through my recently read list on Goodreads and thinking over which books I genuinely loved and which were generally okay. I find myself doing this often throughout the year and find the practice to be a great way to learn about the evolution of my reading habits. We all go through phases that include different genres, plots or character types, but we rarely stop and reflect on which of these books really stuck with us. Although we are already past the 50% mark for 2015, I felt it important to write a post concerning the best books I've ... Continue Reading...

I recently made a huge life choice: I quit my job. I have no back up plan, no idea what I want to do with my life but I am now officially unemployed. I have been miserable at my dead-end job for years and thankfully a few life experiences made me realize I needed to make a hard decision: I got a temporary job with things I never realized I needed (breaks?!) I sustained a pretty nasty  muscle tear which landed me in months of rehab A very close friend who was the same age and kept pushing off living his life for "later" passed away. All of this set the stage ... Continue Reading...