I almost didn't make it here today! It's been an insanely busy week that's going to continue into today. Life This week has been a combination of busy at work and busy at home. The kids did not have school on Monday, which is also typically my busiest day at work. So when Monday ended, I felt as if I sucked at both life and work. The rest of the week was better - at least I was able to keep work and life separate. This weekend just happens to be one of those when I have so much to do - thanks to the many tasks and chores deferred from previous days/weekends. We were getting quotes for some home improvement projects, had to start prepping rooms for my parents' arrival next month (mainly because I still haven't moved my daughter's online school materials out of the room from the Fall school year), and do lots of seasonal shopping. If it weren't going to be constantly raining this entire weekend, I would be prepping my garden beds as well, but now that needs t
Has anyone realized yet that it is November already? Can't say that I'm excited about getting older so fast. In my last recap, I did innocently ask if anyone was excited about Fall. I don't know what happened this year, but the leaves are too eager to fall, so Fall hasn't been long enough. And if the weather outside is any indication, looks like we are going to have a long winter. Not that I'm complaining. I love the winter, and have been waiting since April for the winter. Summer though makes me meh! Anyways, I didn't recap last month, because I didn't really have that good a reading spree then, so here's a twin recap.
Books of the months
Other Reads
Reviews posted
- Irma Voth by Miriam Toews
- The Giver by Lois Lowry (WOW!)
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
- Goliath (Leviathan #3) by Scott Westerfeld
- Naked and Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris
- Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
- A Thousand Lives by Julia Scheeres
Other posts
- Some favorite fiction titles so far
- Some other favorite titles so far
- Why it's okay to have robots recommend books
- When I feel like throwing a book
- Blogger Recommends - September Finds
- Shelving a read book (and fretting about it)
Traveling with my books this year
Japan and Guyana are the new additions. My around the world reading has taken a hit. I think I'll forget about it for now and start afresh next year. There are some books I want to clear off my shelves now.
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Comments
like you had a productive fall J Kafka On The Shore is
one of my favourite books (I’m a huge Murakami fan) and I loved your review. (and LOVE the map!)
I’ve
been meaning to read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part- Time Indian for some
time now, fingers crossed for November!