Oh man. Dreams are such a trip. I guess the first thing I should mention is that one of the medications I’m on can… well, it can make vivid and intense dreamscapes, and boy does it ever. I’ve had crazy Jason Bourne-style epics where I had to jump from a cruise ship to a READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I’VE READ OR WANT TO READ BECAUSE OF YOU GUYS
I get most of my book recommendations online. Wether it’s from a BookTube channel, another blog, or indeed from someone who has left a nugget of literary gold in a comment, the online book community is a rich repository of great books I’ve yet to discover. It’s hard to remember exactly where I heard READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
It’s been what felt like a long week, but a decent one. I’ve spent a lot of time out in the garden, and it’s finally starting to look like, well, a garden – instead of an overgrown thicket of weeds on the rampage. They really were poised to take over the neighbourhood! I have READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | UNRAVELING – PEGGY ORENSTEIN
I’ve always been around knitting. My mum knitted – she made me a sweater when I was a toddler that I still have to this day. And, as Peggy Orenstein says over and over in this book, SLFHM – she learned from her mum. My maternal grandmother was a wizard with the knitting needles. READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | A JOB I WOULD NOT BE GOOD AT
Ha, so this one is much easier than last week’s prompt about jobs I’d be good at. I have had several jobs, and while I did a fine job at most of them, I also hated some of them. I have a few things in particular I’m not good at. Multi-tasking is one of READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | FORGOTTEN BACKLIST TITLES
I’ve tried to delve into the recesses of my mind to think of some great books I’ve read that I don’t hear discussed that much, and that I really enjoyed. I’ve started with some I read and loved as a child – so definitely qualify as backlist – then progressed to more recent but READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Not a terrible reading week, though I didn’t finish as many this week as last. I did finish one that’s been on my reading list for a while though, and made a good discovery. I’m also slowly continuing with a couple of books I’ve started, and I’m really enjoying them. Just Shelved READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | IN FIVE YEARS – REBECCA SERLE
This was a bit of an odd one. I didn’t know anything going in, which can be either a really good thing at times, and I’ve discovered some great surprises that way. This one, though… it just managed to not be at all what I expected while also having had no expectations at all. READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | A JOB I’D BE GOOD AT
It’s hard for me to know what I’d be good at. I’ve always struggled to see my own strengths, and never really managed to actually form a career for myself, despite lots of schooling and many jobs. I don’t know about what I’d be good at, but I do know I’d like a job READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | MOST RECENT DNFS
I constantly DNF books, but then I also constantly return to partially-read and often mostly forgotten books and pick them up again. So this is a hard one for me, because DNFing a book isn’t a big dramatic decision for me as it can sometimes be for the more committed readers among you. I’ll READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
I nearly didn’t write a post this week, because I thought I’d only finished one book and it felt like it wasn’t worth the effort. Then I decided to just check which books I’d finished last week and which I’d read this week and OOPS! I read three! So here’s the post, in the READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW – GABRIELLE ZEVIN
I loved The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry. I read it when it first came out, and it stuck with me. I’ve now recently re-read it and loved it almost as much, and I’ve even watched the film (twice) and found that mostly successful. And yet, I hadn’t read any of Zevin’s other books. READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | ONE INTERESTING FACT
I don’t really know that many interesting facts, at least not that I can think of. I think I remember something about elephants being the only mammals that can’t jump, something about their knees. Oh, and I’ve watched Frozen a few times thanks to my lovely child, so I also heard from Olaf that READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | ONE-WORD BOOK TITLES
I like this week’s prompt – it allows me to choose widely varied books from all kinds of genres, some I’ve read, some I haven’t, and it’s not going to be that hard. So here are some I found by perusing my shelves, looking back over what I’ve read and just thinking about it READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
It’s been a while since I’ve written one of these – because it’s been a while since I’ve had anything to put in one! I moved about a month ago now, and it’s been nuts. Just, nuts. But I’ve finally managed to get through a few books in the past week or so, and READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | YOU’RE NEVER WEIRD ON THE INTERNET – FELICIA DAY
Felicia Day is iconic. Not only was she one of the first female gamers to become well known in the gaming industry, but she’s also an actress, author, screen write, producer…. etc. etc. In short, there’s not much she can’t do. And she’s funny AF. I am not a gamer. Mostly I know her READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | MY FASHION SENSE
Hmmmm. I don’t really have one these days. I had a kid, became a SAHM, and gained more weight than I ever thought possible. This has led to a situation where I don’t have to dress up – so I don’t. I also don’t fit into most fashionable brands as they stop at size READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | CHARACTERS/AUTHORS I’D WANT AS FAMILY
I came across this prompt in the archives, and it seemed to be a good one that I don’t think I’ve written about before. It will, however, require a bit of thought. I’ve read and forgotten more characters than people I’ve met in real life, and remembering some of my favourites might be easy, READ MORE