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26 Facts About Me for my 26th Birthday 🎁


  1. My favorite soda is Dr. Pepper

  2. The last book that made me cry was The Book Thief

  3. An underrated book I think everyone should read is Airman by Eoin Colfer

  4. I always play Kirby in Super Smash Bros.

  5. My top 3 Disney Princesses are Tiana, Belle, and Rapunzel

  6. My favorite Harry Potter book is Goblet of Fire

  7. My longest Spotify playlist is my Musicals playlist at approx. 94 hours long

  8. I tend to give up on activities (especially sports) if I’m not automatically good at them

  9. I’m terrified that if I buy any more fountain pens it will quickly become an addiction

    *Update, I have 3 LAMY fountain pens now and am absolutely obsessed with them!

  10.  Fahrenheit 451 is my favorite assigned reading book from school

  11.  Likewise, some of my least favorite include The Road, Things Fall Apart, The Glass Castle, and To Kill A Mockingbird

  12.  I have more journals than I know what to do with

  13.  I love playing personal shopper/stylist for my friends

  14.  Nearly every generic gift card I’ve ever received has been put toward purchasing more books

  15.  I am the “Mom friend” in all of my friend groups

  16.  I’m convinced I’ll forever be on the hunt for the perfect pen

    *I currently believe it’s the LAMY fine point fountain pen, but I’ll continue to do my due dilligence through market research 😜

  17.  I think I like buying and collecting books only slightly more than I enjoy reading them . . . 

  18.  My favorite fairytale re-telling to date is the Scarlet trilogy by A.C Gaughen about Robin Hood and his Merry Men

  19.  My default Mario Cart character is Princess Peach

  20.  My favorite color is Phthalo green

  21.  I have a slight obsession with earrings, specifically from Meg at Post Accessories

  22.  I shoot archery competitively

  23.  The best Harry Potter movie is Prisoner of Azkaban

  24.  I have a truly unhealthy obsession with getting a drink from Sonic everytime I leave the house

  25.  I love matching bookmarks and sticky tabs to my books based on the cover & aesthetic

  26. Spring is my favorite season: blooming flowers, crazy thunderstorms, my birthday, warmer weather, what’s not to love?

Daily Gratitude: another year to appreciate the warmth of sunshine on my skin ☀️