About Me
Hey everyone! I’m Carolyn, and this is my blog The Puffed Sleeve Chronicles! I’m a 30-something book loving, coffee drinking, animal loving, and holiday-obsessed mom who has wanted to join the wonderful world of blogging for a while now, and I finally did it!
Here are some fun facts about me: I love reading, the beach, coffee, and cozy environments. I’m empathetic to a fault, I love animals, and I have ADHD. As a result, I tend to overanalyze nearly everything. I struggle with following through on projects, tend to get overwhelmed very easily, and I love making to-do lists that then just sit on my desk and remain woefully unfinished. It’s a pretty regular occurrence.
Why “The Puffed Sleeve Chronicles”?
Yeah, this is a seemingly random blog name. One of the hardest things about creating this blog was actually naming it. Everything I thought was creative and original turned out to be in use by someone else! So I stopped and thought to myself: what book has an atmosphere that you want to aspire to in your blog? And bam! Anne of Green Gables popped into my mind.
I love Anne of Green Gables–the books, the movies, just the general atmosphere you experience when you read/watch the story. And one of the most memorable (and sweetest) parts of her story involves her wish for a dress with puffed sleeves, a special extravagance in her time. And when she finally got them, those sleeves represented so much more than a fashion statement–it was the fact that Matthew saw, heard, and loved Anne enough to provide something that meant the world to her. That fact makes that part of her story so especially lovely, warm, and sweet to me. And thus, The Puffed Sleeve Chronicles was born!
Anne’s world is one I would love to emulate throughout this blog. It’s cozy, it’s real (with a few touches of imagination), it’s fun, and it’s just a great place to visit when life gets a little too overwhelming. I’m so excited to share my love of books, reading, coffee, holidays, and all things cozy with you
