June Reads

I know I’ve been MIA for the last six months… I don’t have a reason; at least not one that makes sense. However, I do have a plan–one that I will execute one day at a time–to move towards providing content on a regular basis. With that being said, let’s get into the first round

Move Different

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” -Albert Einstein This month, to celebrate my 44th trip around the sun, I promised to take better care of myself. One way I wanted to do that is to focus on being consistent because that’s something that I have always failed at.

Reading Recap

#whatismillzreading –> I think I’m going to try to make that a thing… I said I would create a reels of my January reads, but I didn’t. It’s hard enough for me to make stories so I decided to save them and recap all the books I’ve read so far in 2022. One of Us

My Bucket List

Actually…this is more of a “Pail List,” because there aren’t many adventurous things on it; but, they are things that I would like to accomplish. Lemme tell ya, this list wasn’t that easy to come by. I don’t know what that says about me: that I already operate in carpe diem, or that I’m kinda

December Reads

In a mad dash to complete my 2021 reading goal, I read/listened to a whopping 13 books this month. And while I fell short of my 75-book finish line, I still did pretty good with a final count of 70. Here’s a brief recap. Enjoy! -Inilya, XOXO How We Fall Apart by Katie Zhao: I

Fiction Friday

The following is an excerpt from my current work in progress. It’s a story about a girl who–after finding remnants of who she used to be–finds it difficult to gather the pieces and set about the business of putting herself back together. Does she go back to how she was, give in to what others

Heart of the Matter

I’m convinced that Disney movies are not for kids. Have y’all paid attention to the jokes? Those are adult jokes; and they’re funny; as in “clever humor” funny… I say this to justify the fact that I love Moana. If it’s on TV I’m watching it. If I’m feeling a little down, I’m watching it.

Fall Reading List

It’s that time again: my seasonal suggestions for your reading pleasure. October was a bust, but I got some good reads in during August and September. I’m working to reach my goal of 75 books this year. I’m currently 10 books behind… which is a win because it was 11 just last week.  But I’ll try

Single, Single-Single, Single AF*

*Disclaimer: I’m not cussing, I promise. This is the title of a cool song by Fousheé that inspired this post. Today, listening to one of my favorite podcasts, Ratchet & Respectable (available wherever you get your podcasts), I was reminded of this song I heard some time this summer (see title, where I am not

You’ve Got to Read This

And by this I mean a list of very interesting novels that I have had the pleasure of partaking in during this lasting-too-long, y’all-said-would-be-gone-by-summer pandemic. So instead of chilling on the beach or pool side with a good book, I’ve been sitting in my house with said good book. Warning: some of the popular ones