Rae La Soul

A Few Thrillers

February 7, 2023 by Rae 5 Comments

Ever since Disa suggested Recursion as a read, I’ve been hooked on reading thrillers and suspenseful novels. I typically read whatever sounds good based on the book jacket/synopsis, but I’ve been leaning more toward thrillers. I’ve set a strict budget for books this year so I plan to utilize my public library’s resources as much as I can. Plus, I just don’t have the room on my shelves to house any new books at the moment. But if I come across a must-have, I’ll find the room. Just not 20 like I usually ...

Home, Life

Minimalism 2023

February 1, 2023 by Rae 1 Comment

Towards the end of 2022, I realized that a lot of my frustration and stress stemmed from constantly being crowded by “stuff”. Life was life-ing with kids’ activities, work, etc., and the disarray and disorganization that I lived in didn’t make things run as smoothly as I knew they could and should. I can’t mention enough how much the pandemic has changed my behaviors and altered the systems that at one time kept me sane. Constantly dwelling within a state of dissatisfaction where I believed that I always ...

Life

This Week

January 29, 2023 by Rae 1 Comment

It was rainy and cold the entire week, but it didn’t bother me much because I enjoy this type of weather when the days are short. If it’s unknown, Louisiana has interesting weather — the mornings could start out 40 degrees or lower, the afternoon reaches 70 degrees, and then when the sunsets we’re back in the low 40s. But that may be the case everywhere if we consider global warming. I spent the week wrapping up a very challenging project at work and celebrating being able to move on to something else.. that will ...