Title: The Let Them Theory: A Life- Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About Author: Mel Robbins Genre: nonfiction self help BUY the hardback ADD on The Story Graph My main takeaways: Let them do what they do. Let me decide how I respond. Let them show you who they are. Let me protect my peace, go first, ask better questions and respond with intention. You don’t control people, you control you . Growth gets easier when you stop trying to manage people a

Title: The Return of Ellie Black Author: Emiko Jean Genre: fiction thriller BUY the hardback ADD on The Story Graph The first book I read to kick off the new year was the thriller The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean. I really liked that this book is mainly told through the lens of Ellie Black, a teenager who was abducted and then reappears two years later, and Detective Chelsey Calhoun, who is passionate about solving cases involving violent crimes against girls. Chelse

Here are some of my highlights from my trip to Tokyo in celebration of my sister in law’s birthday! First Class to Tokyo: A Whole New Standard Let’s start at the top...literally. My first first class flight experience was to Japan and it was amazing. The service was great and the all-you-can-eat food and drinks were actually good. And I’m not talking about little snack packs—I’m talking salmon, mashed potatoes, green beans, breakfast potatoes, and omelets. There was also a gr