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Hannah Marie Brankley
Life In My 30's
  • A tight vertical stack of antique or vintage hardback books, arranged spine-out, creating a colorful and textural wall. The spines feature various colors including deep blue, green, red, brown, and black, with gold and embossed lettering, suggesting a wide range of classical literature.
    2025 | Books

    My Reading Plans For 2026 // Bookmas Day 2

    Hours 4 December 20253 December 2025
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    I’ve been thinking a lot about my reading plans for 2026. Mainly because, despite reading so much more this year, I also had some of…

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  • A wide shot of a long, wooden bookstore shelf filled with books. The books are mostly uniform in size, featuring many classic editions, with a prominent section of books bound in black and red covers on the right. A sign in the upper left, mounted on the wooden header, reads "CLASSICS" in white, capital letters. The floor is light-colored wood.
    2025 | Books

    Did I Complete My 25 For 2025 Goals? // Bookmas Day 1

    Hours 2 December 20258 December 2025

    As we wind down another year one of the big questions is, did I complete my 25 For 2025 goals? I went into this year…

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  • "Cover of 'Uncharmed.' A smiling blonde woman in a pink plaid dress sits in a window frame surrounded by green vines and pink roses. She is levitating a plate of stacked red velvet cakes with a pink, swirling charm of magic. A white cat with a pink bow sits beside her."
    2025 | Books

    Seems Halloween Was Only Yesterday // September & October 2025

    Hours 23 November 202523 November 2025

    As I come to write up my September and October reads it hit me, how has the majority if November gone already? I decided to…

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  • A "Nutcracker November Bingo Board" with a 3x3 grid. Each square contains a category inspired by The Nutcracker for a book to read: CLARA: A book that captures childlike wonder or nostalgia. THE NUTCRACKER: A story about bravery. THE MOUSE KING: A book with a dark twist or an unexpected villain. THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY: A sweet, enchanting read. THE PRINCE: A book about loyalty, honour, or a noble heart. THE SNOW QUEEN: A wintry or frost-kissed setting. MOTHER GINGER: A story bursting with chaos, colour, or community. DROSSELMEYER: Read a book featuring a mysterious mentor, inventor, or creator. THE WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS: A book that feels like renewal or growth.
    2025 | Books

    ‘Nutcracker’ November – Book Bingo

    Hours 2 November 20252 November 2025

    With November’s Bingo, I was tempted to create a non-fiction board of prompts. However, I did Non-Fiction November for last year’s Bookopoly board, so I…

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  • A vertically-oriented image showing an open hardcover book, The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice (The Second Book of The Vampire Chronicles, published by Alfred A. Knopf). A pale hand, stained with blood and wearing a white ruffled cuff, is turning the page. The page itself is spattered with large drops of blood.
    2025 | Books

    13 Books To Read This Halloween

    Hours 27 October 202531 October 2025

    With Halloween just days away, I wanted to share a few books that I think are perfect for this time of year. Whether you’re after…

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  • The 'Ode To' October Bingo Board presents a reading challenge with nine themed prompts perfect for the fall season. The challenge encourages readers to pick up: a book with an autumnal cover, a story set during Halloween, and a recent release. Other squares include a predicted 5 star read, a murder mystery, and a book where the main character has a cosy occupation. Finally, readers are asked to find a fall romance, tackle a book over 500 pages, and read a witchy book.
    2025 | Books

    ‘Ode To’ October – Book Bingo

    Hours 28 September 202528 September 2025

    October brings all the things I love, so of course, I did an ‘Ode To’ October Bingo Board. September became busy and didn’t go exactly…

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Today marks my 12th year recognising World IBD Day Today marks my 12th year recognising World IBD Day whilst living with IBD… but this year, I found myself asking a question I never thought I would.

Do I actually still have IBD?

After 3 surgeries, having everything from the ileum down removed and now living with a stoma, my Ulcerative Colitis is no longer active. There’s nowhere left for the disease to flare in the way it once did… so where does that leave me?

Am I someone who had IBD? Or am I still someone living with it?

In today’s blog post, I wanted to explore that question because IBD is so much more than just a bowel disease. Even without active disease, I still live with the effects it left behind.

A stoma gave me my quality of life back after years of immense pain and failed treatments, but it isn’t a cure. It’s a management route with its own ups and downs.

I’d love to know if anyone else with a stoma has ever questioned where they fit within the IBD community now 💜

Link: https://hannahmariebrankley.com/world-ibd-day-2026-do-i-still-have-ibd/

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Lovely meal out last night with loved ones to cele Lovely meal out last night with loved ones to celebrate my brother and I’s birthday at @casabiancausk 🥰

Highly recommend the spaghetti carbonara! 😋

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From winter to spring 🌸 #2026 #LifeRecently From winter to spring 🌸

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Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to Jeni for findin Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to Jeni for finding this copy of Daybreak for me!! 😍

Day 241 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book with “one last summer” vibes.

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A little manga haul, because... why not? 👀 Day 24 A little manga haul, because... why not? 👀

Day 240 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book featuring a heist.

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“If I’m honest, I have to tell you I still read fa “If I’m honest, I have to tell you I still read fairy tales, and I like them best of all.” — Audrey Hepburn ✨📚

Day 239 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book featuring a wedding.

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As we move into the autumnal months, the spooky re As we move into the autumnal months, the spooky reads are coming out... and so is the decor! 👻

Day 238 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book set on a film production.

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