recently, my friend, jack, told me that i needed to read a novel this summer, so naturally, i took that as "i need to read as many novels as i can." i put together a summer reading list for myself and after putting it to a vote on my instagram, i have decided to share it with you. I have put an X next to each book that I have finished. i hope to finish all of these by the end of the summer.

on my list is

• the handmaid's tale X
• gone girl X
• the girl on the train X
• sad girls X
• middlesex X
• out of bounds X
• slaughterhouse five 
• catch 22
• the marriage plot
• the mars room
• the perfect mother
• how to walk away
• into the water
• educated
• the book of essie 

i encourage you all to make a summer reading list for yourself, maybe include some of these on your list! also comment some more books i should read, i'm always up for recommendations. until next time!

-aubs

pura vida

hello beautiful people!

today is one of those hot and humid days here in michigan, but that's nothing compared to the humidity in costa rica. i've never been to costa rica, so i don't exactly know what it's like, but i'd have to assume that it's very hot and humid.

in fact, my wonderful friend, olivia, is going there to study abroad. i guess we could ask her while she's there, or we could all take a giant trip there and figure it out on our own. doesn't that sound like a good time?

well since i can't exactly afford a trip to costa rica and i assume many of you can't either, i have a small piece of costa rica for each and every one of you.

recently, i became a rep for pura vida bracelets. now if you've never heard of pura vida, i will gladly fill you in. pura vida began when two college grads went to costa rica for a trip. these two grads met two local bracelet artisans and had them make 400 bracelets for them to take back to san diego. these two grads sold all 400 of the bracelets and realized what a great business it was. today, each and every pura vida bracelet is made by artisans all over the world, many of them are still made in costa rica.

the coolest part is that pura vida's core belief is giving back! many of their bracelets are from the charity collection, which means that each one of those bracelets supports a specific cause.

now if i haven't sold you yet, how does a 20% off discount sound? c'mon, i know most of you are college students who love bracelets, anklets, and rings! why don't you just check out their website and if you see something you like, use my discount code: AUBREYSOCHACKI20 .

peace out, aubs

excerpt from my journal no. 44

so i haven't done a journal excerpt in a very, very long time and i actually have decided to retire them for now; this will be the last one. if you enjoy reading my poems and such, you can check out my hello poetry or purchase my book on amazon.

untitled- 06/01/18

don't write for anyone but yourself
the moment you write for him or her
you lose yourself and your voice

very short and sweet to end a series of journal excerpts! i will probably continue to post some journal photos on my instagram stories, so check those out if you enjoyed these.

love you guys!
see you all very soon.

-aubs