I liked this book. It was full of highlightable quotes. Inspiring.
My fave was"This life is rather simple, really. Do your best. Go where you need to go, do what needs to be done, go with your whole heart, and do it with all of the love you have and then some. And it comes back to you, it does."
I'll grab this book when I need a pick me up

this was a lovely book with wonderful writing, but sadly i felt as if this book felt a bit too scatted and spread thin over too many different topics and i wish the author would have picked a handful of topics and focused on those for this book to make it feel a bit less .. thin i guess?
Overall a nice read and defiantly inspirational and worth a try!

Well written, beautiful and fast read. Great for a quick escape and dose of creative motivation!

Great quick little read especially if you have lost your way. Lots of great advice.
What I love the most is the over night oats recipe that was shared. It is FANTASTIC..


My thanks to NetGalley, the author and publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The content is fun, useful and playful, as well as being deep and insightful. She shows us how to move through deep grief, honoring the loved one who died, while embracing life with exuberance. Her topics cover how to celebrate one's inner self, how to assess yourself and achieve purpose, being brave and celebrating.

Happy Pretty Messy Cultivating Beauty and Bravery When Life Gets Tough by Natalie Wise was released in February 2017. I have heard many wonderful things about this book! So, when I got the chance to read it for myself I was beyond excited. I am a huge fan of self help books. I found that reading this book was a pure joy. Wise does a great job making this a very uplifting read. Her writing style is careful and thought. She makes this book the perfect resource to read again and again. I think this would be a great gift for the women in your life.

Natalie Wise in her book Happy Pretty Messy, describes her coping processes after the sudden death of her boyfriend. Wise does an excellent job of detailing the trail of destruction that unexpected tragedy leaves in our lives, minds and hearts. She, bravely, took the time to embrace her pain fully before steeling herself to begin a quest for a re-branded sense of normality in living. Initially, I was annoyed with what read like a rambling to-do list. As I continued to read, I understood that Wise actually used her numerous, daily hobbies and adventures to acclimate herself to the small joys of living a fully engaged life. The writer shows us that everyday tasks serve the twofold objective of keeping your mind positively focused as well as being present in each moment of your newly altered existence. Wise offers readers who are facing variations of personal loss a template for surviving and eventually thriving in the process of rebuilding their own perceptions of an altered but exceptional new existence. I am particularly thankful for her theme of “calibrating one’s inner self.”

I've only just started it and I've already decided that I love it. Her writing style is beautiful and her words speak to my heart.