Books – C l a r i M i c h e l e

An Ode: To Interior Styles I Love, But Couldn’t Live With

February 24, 2017

In a perfect world, pinterest elves would transform my house into a meticulously clean, curated, pulled together, hipster paradise. But the reality is my life is messy, the budget is limited, and my cats are bound to destroy the items I invest in. And you know what? Sometimes I like generic boring crap. Sometimes picture-perfect design choices are … More An Ode: To Interior Styles I Love, But Couldn’t Live With

What to do with your books

March 15, 2015

Andrew and I have a lot of books, and at this rate we’re going to end up with a lot more than what we have now. I’m studying library and information science, so books come with the territory. Andrew owns a nook, but for some reason he keeps buying hard copies… Fortunately, we both feel … More What to do with your books

Apartment Living

March 12, 2015

When Andrew and I found our first apartment, we knew it would be temporary. We signed a year lease, but figured we’d probably have to move to the UK before it ended. So we moved our mismatched furniture from our college years into the brand new apartment, and tried to piece together a home without … More Apartment Living

The REAL Little House on the Prairie

August 23, 2014

I’ve always loved Little House on the Prairie. Laura Ingalls Wilder is one of the reasons I became a history major. I loved her story and the fact that, as a third-grader growing up in California, I still found myself relating to her feelings and struggles. The Little House books made me believe that if I really listened to a … More The REAL Little House on the Prairie

Pleasure Reading

August 14, 2014

Few pleasures, for the true reader, rival the pleasure of browsing unhurriedly among books: old books, new books, library books, other people’s books, one’s own books – it does not matter whose or where. Simply to be among books, glancing at one here, reading a page from one over there, enjoying them all as objects to … More Pleasure Reading