Bookish Babes Unite!
Oh man, writing this "about me" section feels a lot like the first day of class when your professor gets up to the front of the room and says, "Okay! Now turn to your neighbor and give them 3 fun facts about yourself!" And then of course, rather than tell them all of the REALLY cool things about yourself, like how you can fit 35 grapes in your mouth at once or how you can do a spot on wookie call, you come up with something really generic like "Hey! My name is Chels, I am a Special Education Teacher, and I really like to read!." And then later, you think of something really cool you WISH you would have said in the moment! Yeah...this feels a bit like that!
Now, at this point, you're either thinking "AHH RUN FOR THIS HILLS THIS LADY'S NUTS!" or you're thinking "Man...this lady really gets me and I can't wait to hear more about who she is!" And of course, I am REALLY hoping it's the latter!
As I am sure you can guess, my name is Chels (Duh...it's LITERALLY the name of the blog), and I am just a wee bit on the crazy side. I say that in the most affectionate, loving, and "I struggle with mental health" way possible! I am convinced that we are all a little bit crazy. But trust me when I say, it makes life all the more fun!
I started this blog originally to help share my love for my favorite hobby ever: reading. Getting lost in a book is one of the experiences I believe that we all share, even if you only read one book every 5 years! We all want to learn, and grow, and experience new things, and reading can help us do all of those things! So, I started the blog...and quickly realized that focusing on JUST reading didn't feel like enough for me. For one, they make really amazing sites that help with book reviews (Hello Goodreads and Storygraph!), which seems like a much better avenue for someone who reads anywhere from 1-7 books/week. I mean yikes...I'd be writing all DAY if I was constantly having to write a review on here! For two, It felt a little bit limiting to ONLY be posting about the books I read. I have so many things that I want to talk about, and limiting this blog to just books made me not want to write at all!
Which leads us to today! While reading and bookish vibes are kind of my signature thing right now, it's not the only thing I want to discuss. I want to talk about it all! My struggles with anxiety and depression, my job as a teacher, my love for my animals, my desire to travel and experience the world, just...EVERYTHING! Because really, life is just too short to limit ourselves to one singular focus. How boring would that be if we could ONLY do one thing for the rest of our lives?
With all of that being said, I hope that you're along for the journey as I work through my love of reading, mental health and self love, and of course just the general chaos of being me! And if not, I respect that as well! I realize I am not always going to be someone's favorite flavor of ice cream, and that's just fine. But on the off chance that I am, I can't wait to share it all with you and work through this craziness called life together! Stay chaotic friends!
Love always,
Chels <3
