Book Obsessed Turned Blogger

Holy smokes squad...I can't believe I am doing it! I am starting my very own blog, on a whim, on a random Wednesday evening...

And if that doesn't describe me to a freaking T, I don't know what does! If you are unfamiliar with me or are just stumbling across my brand of chaos for the first time, can I just say a big freaking HELLO and welcome to the hot mess express! As you can probably guess from the title of this blog, my name is Chelsie (my friends call me Chels;) ), and I am OBSESSED with reading!

I have honestly always wanted to write my own blog, but have always come up with reasons why I shouldn't. "Nobody will want to read it anyways, so why write it?" or "You don't have anything meaningful to say so might as well just not even try." But probably the biggest barrier to truly committing to writing was a lack of direction and a general sense of not really knowing what my goal was or who my target people were.

Full disclosure, I have started, published, and subsequently deleted probably 3 different websites and blogs before I really found the niche that I feel I can truly lean into. I tried to blog about mental health, fitness, overall wellness, and everything in between. I even started a podcast that I ran out of steam on in less than 20 episodes! I think it's safe to say, I was struggling with finding not only my purpose but also defining the person I wanted to serve best.

At this point, you're probably thinking "Well Chels, what makes this any different? How do you know you're going to stick with THIS? Can we even rely on you to be consistent in your posting and your content?" Which are ALL valid questions my friend, and all things I have already asked myself. *Cue the inner meanie already convincing me not to post this*

With that being said, what makes this blog different from the other failed attempts, is that I am freaking PASSIONATE about what I want to share: My love of reading and escaping into new realities, relationships, and destinations. I spend approximately 85% of my free time binge reading books, adding to my "to be read" list, and fantasizing about all of the book boyfriends I fell in love with that week.

And while it may seem like I am low key an introvert (sometimes I am, especially when I am at the climax of a particularly engaging story), I also LOVE to be around people and to share the things that bring me the most joy. Hence, the reason for starting this blog! Getting to do my favorite free time activity AND share about it with all of my favorite people? I'm into it!

This blog site is a passion project where I will get to think through how I truly felt about a book, as well as give my honest opinion on whether or not I think it is worth a read for you! I hope to give solid recommendations for a variety of genres as well as share my thoughts and feelings on reading habits, favorite tropes, and whatever happens to pop into my brain on a given week!

SO...without further adieu, here are my promises to you moving forward!

I promise to post my weekly read(s) every Monday.

I promise to always be HONEST in how I felt about a story and whether or not I think it's worth your time to read.

I promise to post a "thoughts and feelings" post every Thursday on whatever I feel warrants a discussion that week.

And lastly,

I promise to keep this a FUN and POSITIVE space for us to engage!

So, I thank you for being along for the ride as I share my love of reading with you and I hope that I can learn from you just as much as you learn from me! Let's get bookish babes!

Love always,

Chels <3