Top Shelf: Books for Vacation

I'm giving all the credit for today's post to Gretchen Rubin and The Happier Podcast. I'd actually taken a little podcast break, opting for audiobooks recently. However, in catching up on episodes this week, I caught a conversation about travel prep. More specifically, they made a great recommendation to read books set in or about your upcoming or recent travel destination.

Our next trip is to Minnesota so I put together a short reading list of books set in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.

• Freedom by Jonathan Frandsen

• On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder

• The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal

There is a huge list on Goodreads if you do a search like this for any of your trips. I'm sure it enriches the experience of traveling to a new or favorite place. I could also see this being fun during the depths of winter if you're reading about a tropical locale!

Also, on a recent episode, they discussed The Curated Closet and the accompanying workbook by Anuschka Rees. I ordered a copy! In my continued cultivation of a capsule wardrobe, I thought it would be a fun project during downtime.

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