Dear Diary

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Monday, October 19, 2026 // 11:40 AM MOOD:bleh, bleh...

This weekend was a weekend spent of resting & rotting, which is exactly what I needed. I barely read this weekend, I literally slept for so long, I feel much more refreshed & ready to conquer this week. I have to go to cosmetology school today & it's our class night, so I will be spending three hours just staring at a wall, for lack of a better term. It's review for me. I have tested out of all my chapters already, so it's just review, I don't hate it, I just don't love it. I did work on a few more codes for my blog & I am working on some in-depth how-tos for some of them, just giving myself a creative outlet since I have no time to create other than the digital world. So cars can fly now, I suppose that's pretty cool, but I 100% believe it is just a distraction for whatever shit-show is about to happen (this is the conspiracy nerd in me), I don't have much else to write about for now, so with that, I shall yap later. XoXo~Abby.

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Currently Reading

October 2026 Reads 

Slewfoot

By: Brom

Rating: 

Start Date: 10.17.26 

End Date: 

Progress: 146/326

Spoiler Free Summary 

An ancient spirit awakens in a dark wood. The wildfolk call him father, slayer, protector. The colonist call him slewfoot, demon, devil. To Abitha, a recently widowed outcast, alone & vulnerable in her pious village, he is the only one she can turn to for help. Together, they ignite a battle between pagan & Puritan - one that threatens to destroy the entire village, leaving nothing but ashes & bloodshed in its wake. 

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✦ We reached 20 followers! ✦

a mega thank you to my love bugs

We have 20 Love bugs! 20 of y'all have taken the time out of your day & busy lives to join my little corner of the internet & I am eternally grateful. I am so glad blogging is slowly but surely making its way back mainstream for our generation & I am so excited to share that journey with y'all, my love bugs. 

Whether you are here for late-night book reviews, fashion archives, thrifting finds, or just my life updates, I am thrilled to share this space with you. I have so many exciting post in the works for y'all!! Stay Tuned!!

XoXo, Abby

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Book Review

October 2026 Reads 

My Year Of Rest & Relaxation

By: Ottessa Moshfegh

Rating: 4.5/5 Stars

Start Date: 10.15.26

End Date: 10.17.26

Spoiler Free Summary 

Our Narrator should be happy, shouldn't she? She's young, thin, pretty, a recent Columbia graduate, works an easy job at a hip art gallery, lives in an apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan paid for, like the rest of her needs, by her inheritance. But there is a hole in her heart, & it isn't just the oss of her parents, or the way her Wall Street boyfriend treats her, or her sadomasochistic relationship with her best friend, Reva. It's the year 200 in a city aglitter with wealth & possibility; what could be so terribly wrong? 

 

dear dairy

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Wednesday, October 14, 2026 // 2:30 PM MOOD: Annoyed & Tired...

So, maybe it is just a Monday-feeling week, because there is no way today was just as bad as yesterday, if not worse. I wake up, read my book, enjoy my blog, sip my coffee, get ready for the day & go to work, same morning routine as always. However at work today, I was cussed out by an older lady because of a schedule mix up - as always everything is my fault, so I got cussed at; what a way to start the day, right? Well it gets better, my boss is cutting hours? Which is fine, I guess, but a heads up would of been nice, it seems like it's just for this week but still, ya girl could use the gas money - No I need the gas money, it costs me almost $60 just to get to school everyday. & then while I was scheduling some other clients I noticed our hours on saturday have changed & now it's an extra hour in the morning? I am already stretched beyond thin & already get to work about an hour early, so now I have to get there another hour earlier compared to my normal routine - with no warning? Annoyed is an understatement, it's just the communication or the lack of it I should say. Reminds me an awful lot of the hell hole I call cosmetology school. I do 16-18 hour days everyday between my two jobs,school, & side quests (acting gigs), so I really do not have it in me to add extra hours here & there to my already stretched thin schedule & now i'm in a dilemma on what to do. I may or may not go to cosmetology school today & I may just do it online again, I don't have the will power to be there & deal with the bullshit again, but if I find the courage I will suck it up & go. UPDATE: 5:46PM & I have skipped & decided to do online school today, So now I am home, with my cats & next reading, working on a few more blog updates before I dive into my physical media - a dying art.

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Book Review

October 2026 Reads

The Unworthy 

By: Agustina Bazterrica

Rating: 4.5/5 Stars

Start Date: 10.14.26

End Date: 10.15.26

Spoiler Free Summary 

From her cell in a mysterious convent, cloistered away from climate catastrophe that has plunge the world into chaos, a woman writes the story of her life in whatever she can find - discarded ink, dirt, & even her own lood.

A lower member of the Sacred Sisterhood, deemed an unworthy, she dreams of ascending the ranks of the Enlightened at the center of the convent & of pleasing the forbidding Superior Sister. But when a strange newcomer joins the ranks of the unworthy, the narrator is forced to consider her long-buried past. 

Dear Diary

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Tuesday, October 13, 2026 // 4:08 PM MOOD: Cozy & Roting ...

Today was a very Monday-feeling Tuesday. I skipped cosmetology school simply because I do not have enough mental availability or capability to be there today. I truly, with everything in me, hate that place, so I skipped. I started my day with coffee & my book, as well as checking on my blog & from there I got ready for work & then went to work for a while; it was another insanely slow day that made me want to rip my hair out - but I didn't; I got through it. After that, I went home to rot; since I am skipping the hell hole I call school. I finished my book The Witch & have picked up another one to enjoy. The rest of my evening will be spent with my cats, under my heated blanket with my books & some good tunes, & ideas to add to my blog. I desperately need a break for just a little while & I am granting that to myself this evening.

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Book Review

October 2026 Reads 

I Who Have Never Known Men 

By: Jacqueline Harpman 

Rating: 5/5 Stars

Start Date: 10.13.26 

End Date: 10.14.26

Spoiler Free Summary 

Deep underground, thirty-nine women live imprisoned in a cage. Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, & only a vague recollection of their lives before. 

As the burn of electric light merges day into night & numberless years pass, a young girl - the fortieth prisoner - sits alone & outcast in the corner. Soon she will show herself to be the key to the others' escape & survival in the strange world that awaits them above ground.

Blog Updates Coming Soon

Hey Love Bugs! 

If you are currently scrolling the blog & notice it looking a little funky, Don't panic - I am working on updates :) 

I've gained some major inspo scrolling through TikTok, Pinterest, & my reading list for other bloggers I follow. So with that newfound creativity, I am acting on it before it leaves my brain, instead of doing it late at night & having my blog to perfection by the morning light like I usually do. 

& with that, I will yap with y'all later. 

XoXo, 

Abby

The Grass On My Side

Sometimes I think I am behind compared to my peers & other times I think I am ahead of them by milestones. I think comparison really is the thief of joy. As the young woman I am becoming that is an unfortunate tale I have had to come to terms with & accept & learn to steer out of. 

I have had to learn to enjoy the grass on my side even if there seems to be a little rain storm heading in over the hills. I have much I have accomplished & can be proud of. So many things I have done in my life that I never would of expected, & sometimes I still look at other grass & compare. 

Book Review

October 2026 Reads 

The Witch

By: Freida McFadden 

Rating: 5/5 Stars

Start Date: 10.10.26

End Date: 10.13.26

Spoiler Free Summary 

When Julia Barlow loses her job & apartment, she has nowhere left to go but Pemberton, her family's sprawling seventeenth-century estate in rural Massachusetts. Officially, she's there to check in on her aging grandmother; unofficially, she's hoping the old house will give her a place to disappear. 

Instead, Pemberton begins to unravel her. 

Every night, the grandfather clock stops at exactly 3:41AM. The lights flicker without warning, & a disembodied voice cries for help outside Julia's bedroom door. 

Book Review

October 2026 Reads 

Carmilla 

By: Sheridan Le Fanu

Rating: 5/5 Stars

Start Date: 10.9.26 

End Date: 10.9.26

Spoiler Free Summary 

The classic 1872 novella that predates Dracula and set the stage for modern vampire lore. It follows a young woman living in an isolated Austrian castle who is captivated—and slowly drained—by a mysterious, enchanting guest named Carmilla. It’s dripping with atmospheric tension, fog-draped romanticism, and lingering shadows. 

My Coffee Run Turned Into A Bookstore Haul (Again)

The biggest issue with my cosmetology school being in Athens is that the nearest Starbucks happens to be inside the Barnes & Noble right across the street. The even bigger issue? I have zero self-control when it comes to buying books. But considering I’ve almost finished everything from my last haul, I’m declaring this latest stack completely justified.

Here is what I picked up today :)

Book Review

October 2026 Reads 

The Lamb 

By: Lucy Rose 

Rating: 5/5 Stars

Start Date: 10.8.26

End Date: 10.9.26

Spoiler Free Summary 

Margot has grown up with her mother, Mama, in an isolated cottage on the edge of an English forest. Their life seems quiet & secluded, but behind closed doors, Mama has a dark appetite: she welcomes lost travelers, or "strays," into their home before turning them into something much more sinister

Dyatlov Pass: Bare Feet & Dead Ends

🔮 NERD_FILES // DEEP_DIVE

On a frozen February night in 1959, nine experienced Soviet hikers slashed open their tents from the inside, stripped off their boots, & walked barefoot into sub-zero darkness toward their deaths. No distress signal, no survivors, & no clear sign of an attacker. 

Welcome back to The Nerd Files, where today we are braving the cold to unravel the infamous Dyatlov Pass Incident. 

Sunbeams, 4AM Flights, & Three Iced Coffees Later

Wow, wow, wow. That is truly all I can say about my time in a city larger than anything I have ever experienced.

We spent Day 3 at Kole’s Aunt Dianne and Uncle Tom’s house—watching football, eating amazing food, and watching the boys throw the football around and play gaga ball. I spent part of the afternoon curled up in a beam of sunlight on the back porch with my book, just soaking every bit of the day in.

Dear Abby 002: Drinking, Drama, & Taboo Attraction.

 

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"Dear Abby,

    I’ve been having some problems with my dad’s best friend. Keep in mind I’m an adult but my father’s friend is still old enough to be my dad, maybe even my grandfather if he was a young parent. Anyway, he’s been coming over more often and at first I thought it was because they were gay. But one night after my dad had passed out drunk in his room, while his friend was asleep on the couch. I came into the room to clean up some beer cans and cover his friend up. The friend grabbed my arm as I was walking away and said “I’d do anything to be with you” at first I thought it was just drunk rambling. But honestly I’m rather sexually attracted to him and there’s been some odd tension between us ever since. What should I do Abby? - Anonymous"

Book Review

 October 2026 Reads

Hungerstone 

By: Kat Dunn

Rating: 5/5 Stars

Start Date: 10.3.26

End Date: 10.8.26 

Finding My Inner City Cat: Train Naps, Freezing Winds, & Real Coca-Cola in Chicago

It's the evening of day 2 in Chicago, & as I sit here in the bed of our cozy bed & breakfast, I'm reflecting on everything I saw & experienced today. 

My morning started bright & early around 5:30AM. I brewed some coffee for Kole & I, settled in with my book for  a bit, & then got ready to tackle the day. Once we were all dressed & caffeinated, we headed over to Koles' Aunt Dianne's' home for a plentiful breakfast to power us up before hitting the city. 

Book Review

  October 2026 Reads

The Bog Wife 

By: Kay Chronister 

Rating: 5/5 Stars

Start Date: 9.27.26

End Date: 10.3.26

Chicago: Travel Day

As I am sitting in our Chicago bed & breakfast this morning, I am reflecting on yesterday's journey & looking forward to the day ahead. I feel completely content. 

Yesterday's' afternoon was spent at the ATL airport, grabbing a quick bit from Atlanta Bread before take off. This was only my third time flying & I think I finally have the hang of it - no tears this time & I only panicked a little during take off. Kole & I watched the backroom throughout the flight  & let me just say that movie SUCKED. I hated it,