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May 2025

Chelsey's May 2025 Reading Recap
Can someone (other than Tolkien) please write some good fiction?
Dear Forrest Frank
A plea, not a polemic
How I Feel About Snakes as Well as Snake Books
The post no one, especially snakes, asked me to write.
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Chelsey's Parenting Toolkit
I had an appointment with my counselor recently where we spent most of the hour talking about parenting, at my request.
This Place
When we first came here to visit, I thought, This place is not beautiful. There were awkward juxtapositions of forests and fields next to new…
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When I Knew I Was Needy
I still remember the weight of him, pudgy legs sticking out of red cotton overalls, little hands relaxed as he slept in my lap.
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Chelsey's April 2025 Reads | 17 Books
This was my biggest reading month of the year so far!
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Chelsey Chats #4: April 2025 + The Grocery Diaries Conclusion
When I started this Substack back at the beginning of 2025, I wondered if it would fizzle out like some of my other endeavors have in the past.

April 2025

My 20 Favorite Nonfiction Books
If you’re looking for other lists of nonfiction books I’ve liked, here are a few:
Spending Less than $1000 in April | The Grocery Diaries — Week 3 Wrapup
This is week 3!
An interview with myself
I know some of you are eagerly anticipating the next installment of Christian and I meeting—sorry I left you with 20-year-old Chelsey in a gravel…
Spending Less than $1000 in April | The Grocery Diaries — Week 2 Wrapup
This is week 2!
The curious incident of the vase in the ballroom
“When I come back, I have some questions about your post today,” said Matt as he walked out of the room to help one of his kids.
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Spending Less than $1000 in April | The Grocery Diaries — Week 1 Wrapup
If you missed the intro to this series, please check out this post!
This is either a love story or a cautionary tale
The Crouch Chronicles: Part 1
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March 2025 New Christian Book Releases | What's On My Radar
Recent books that have caught my eye
The Grocery Diaries | Chelsey's Under $1000 April Challenge — Intro
Come with me on a month-long journey into the weeds of my grocery spending

March 2025

Chelsey's March 2025 Reads
Space, zombies, marriage, Elvis, and horses having babies
Chelsey Chats #3: March 2025
A quick note to say that the section on books that I’ve included in this the last two months will now be its own post, coming on Monday, March 31.
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Ten Days in March 2020
This post is a photo essay of sorts.
How to Use Libby to Listen to Audiobooks for FREE
Take that, Jeff Bezos
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Chelsey's 39 Favorite Things
in honor of my birthday
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