Month: January 2026

• Simple Yet Striking Notebook Glow-Up

  

  Amid one of the craziest last quarters of the year ever, some genius had the bright idea to make all her holiday gifts. Why? Well. Because ADHD. I crocheted up a storm, painted hobbit doors on coasters, watercoloured hordes of bookmarks, and prettified notebooks. And, can you believe it, I even had the foresight to…

  Yolandie Horak

  January 26, 2026

  Art

  Art, Art by Yolandie Horak, Art Process, Art Tutorials, Beginner, Beginner Friendly, Easy, Easy Tutorials, Step-By-Step, Tutorial

• 2025 in Books

  

  I don’t know about you, but 2025 was a great bookish year for me. I got to spend loads of time with my favourite characters and meet great new friends, too. Certain authors, like Rachel Gillig, joined my insta-buy list and blew my socks off with lush, incredible worlds. Other reads were misses for me,…

  Yolandie Horak

  January 19, 2026

  Book Reviews, Personal

  2025, 2025 in Books, A Novel Love Story, Ashley Poston, Book Review, Callie Hart, Devney Perry, Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, Mercy Thompson, One Dark Window, Onyx Storm, Patricia Briggs, Penn Cole, Personal, Photo Diary, Quicksilver, Rachel Gillig, Rebecca Yarros, Review, Reviews, Sarah J Maas, Shield of Sparrows, Spark of the Everflame, Throne of Glass, Two Twisted Crowns

• 2026 Goals

  

  It seems you either are a resolution-type person or you aren’t. My daughter is a resolution-type, all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at the thought of achieving great change just because it’s the start of a new year. Meanwhile, I’m a bit jaded, convinced that great change can happen whenever, just as long as you’re willing to…

  Yolandie Horak

  January 12, 2026

  Personal

  2026, 2026 Goals, A Curse of Venom & Scales, ACOVAS, Book 3, Fall of the Mantle, Fall of the Mantle Book 3, Family, Goals, New Beginnings, New Year, Personal, Writer’s Life, Writing Goals