Older books more people should read. Hmm. Well, the obvious choice for this is less popular classics, but I’m not really one for classics. I’ve loved a few, but I’ve also given up on many more. So I’m going to try to select a few books that have been around for a while, but READ MORE
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TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS WITH SUMMER VIBES
Any of you who have been here for a while known summer and I do not get along. I don’t do well with heat, I am allergic to pollen and air pollution (which increases during hot temperatures), and I burn super easily. So you won’t find me lounging on a beach during summer, you’ll READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | A PLACE I’D LOVE TO VISIT
So I know I’m supposed to come up with something exciting for this prompt. The picture above is Italy, and I’d definitely love to go there someday. There’s also Iceland, which fascinates me. I’m sure there are lots more. But if I could choose one place to visit (or even better, live), it would READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | THINGS THAT MAKE ME NOT WANT TO READ A BOOK
This week’s topic is following on from last week’s in reverse – last week was what makes me want to read a book, this week is what makes me not want to read a book. Like last week, it’s more about feelings and vibes than defined things, but I’m going to try to put READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
This is a two week post – I didn’t have time to write one last week! I haven’t been reading quite as much lately, so there’s a bit less to report. I’m super stressed – renovations are ongoing and not going well (now part of the roof has to be replaced, yay) and we READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | FAVOURITE YOUTUBE VIDEO
I don’t really have a favourite YouTube video. I like some music videos, I have a few channels I really enjoy watching – mostly BookTube. So I had to put some thought into this one. But I think, if I had to choose one, it would be this: There’s a whole channel READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | THINGS THAT MAKE ME WANT TO READ A BOOK
I’m a big mood reader, and I don’t have a specific strategy for choosing what I read. There are so many things that can attract me to a book, that it’s hard to really prioritize a list. So here are some of the factors, in no particular order: The cover. I mean, who am READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | NON-BOOKISH HOBBIES
Oh, I have a bunch of these! I don’t do them all very often, but I have lots of things I either still love to do, or used to do when I was younger and wouldn’t mind trying again sometime (some with my kid). I’ll list a few of them: Gardening. This is one READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | THINGS GETTING IN THE WAY OF READING RN
As some of you know, I’ve had a bit of a rocky year so far – both in terms of events going on in my life, and my reading progress (in the sense that there hasn’t been all that much). But I do have some solid reasons why this time, and here they are: READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Another decent reading week with some books I really enjoyed! Joanna Cannon’s new book about mental illness was definitely a stand-out, and one I learned from and enjoyed (if you can say that about a book on this topic). I’m feeling particularly restless this week so I’m not sure if I’ll continue what I’m READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | MY FIRST CRUSH?
Wow, okay, so we’re getting personal this week, huh? I’m sorry to be a disappointment, but I actually can’t remember. I had “crushes” on boys in my classes from when I was in grade one, and I have vague memories of nice hair or great taste in shoes or something equally unimportant as being READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I RECOMMEND TO OTHERS THE MOST
I don’t get asked to recommend books by very many people, not counting this blog. There are a couple of people in my life I share books or book recs with, but I try not to go too overboard. So I’m just going to share some of the books I’ve recommended a few times READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
I’ve settled into less of a frantic reading pace this week – after reading a whole schwack of books last week to make up for the two months I read nothing. This week was a slower week, but I still kept reading. Just Shelved . I only finished two books this READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | MY THOUGHTS ON SMALL TALK
Well, this one’s easy. NO. That’s my thought on small talk. But, to give a more fleshed out answer so this post isn’t just one word, I understand why it’s a thing. I get the social niceties that are required to interact with people when you don’t know them that well, haven’t seen them READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | RANDOM BOOKS FROM MY SHELVES
This week’s prompt is to randomly select ten books from your bookshelves and share them. I sort of did that, only I don’t have a nice, tidy library. I have bookcases in 5 rooms of my house, and the majority of them are double stacked so there are at least two books I could READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Well, it’s been a while. The last time I wrote a Monday post was on January 30th – because I haven’t really read much since then! It’s been a busy time, a lot of stuff going on, and a lot of stress along with it. Between dealing with renovations, starting to pack, a family READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | FILMS TO WATCH ON A BAD DAY
Okay, so this is definitely an area where I’ve got a lot of experience. Historically, between mental health, physical illness/pain and just, you know, life, I’ve had a fair few of them. And dealing with them by watching films is definitely a thing I have been known to do. So here are some that READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | AUDIOBOOK NARRATORS
I love audiobooks. As a busy stay-at-home mom, I don’t get a lot of time to actually sit down with a book and, you know, read. Audiobooks are responsible for the vast majority of my book consumption in the past couple of years, and I am so grateful for them. I also know that READ MORE