What brands do you associate with? I don’t really pay much attention to brands. I know which ones are quality and I’m happy to have them, but I usually buy preloved, so… I’m not sure I really qualify as somebody who associates with a brand. Do Goodwill and Salvation Army count? Come to think ofContinue reading “Brands for This Seasoned Thrifter”
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Reunite Me with a Book – The Mozart Season
What would your life be like without music? I’m no virtuoso. I learned piano for three years and still take forever to read notes or coordinate my fingers with what I’m reading. Despite my lack of talent, I adore music. I consider it integral to life. In fact, I love it so much that IContinue reading “Reunite Me with a Book – The Mozart Season”
Cozy Bookshop Dreams
If you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell? I’m not sure if I want to put it out there since, for somebody who doesn’t believe in jinxes, I’m pretty leery of jinxing it.😂 I’ve described this in detail to my sister. It would be a cottage all the way inContinue reading “Cozy Bookshop Dreams”
How to Get out of a Reading Slump
If you’re an avid reader and you suddenly don’t feel like reading, you’re probably broadcasting to the world that you’ve hit a reading slump and begging everyone for advice on how to bust out of it. Okay, you’re probably not as obnoxious as that, but you’re likely quietly wondering how to get back into theContinue reading “How to Get out of a Reading Slump”
Bookish Destinations
What are your future travel plans? My husband had initially been talking about going to one of the best beaches in the world for our 20th wedding anniversary. While I can roll with that, I’m not as keen on a beach holiday as I was when I was younger. It could be the hot flashes,Continue reading “Bookish Destinations”
A Little Bit of (Crawfish) Monica in My Life
What foods would you like to make? The thing about books and myself is that, from my tween years (back when “tween” wasn’t in anyone’s vocabulary) I’d formed a (possibly unhealthy) habit of partnering reading time with snack time. I read books every day, but nothing beat the joy of Friday afternoon reading. On Fridays,Continue reading “A Little Bit of (Crawfish) Monica in My Life”
In the Garden: Prickly Pear Predicament
I’m on the warpath because some beast or human broke my prickly pear cactus! I had grown it from a single pad that I had snapped off somebody’s plant (with her permission). I don’t usually actively acquire cacti and succulents unless they’re virtually free. I am fascinated by cacti, however. I think it started withContinue reading “In the Garden: Prickly Pear Predicament”
The DNF Option – Do You Take It?
There was a time when I suffered through boring storylines, repulsive characters, predictable twists, and cheesy, cliché writing for the sole reason that I had to see something I had started through to the end. I was young, healthy, and childless. It was nothing to waste an hour or two plodding through an inferior novelContinue reading “The DNF Option – Do You Take It?”
Bookish Update: April and May Wrap-up
My laptop has been on the blink for months now. Compound that with a series of ill health episodes, thanks to perimenopause, and I just couldn’t make time to blog. But I’m back, even if my laptop is still with the repair guy. I’m making do with my phone and a Bluetooth keyboard. Anyways, IContinue reading “Bookish Update: April and May Wrap-up”
Bookish Update: February Reads and Book Hauls
My boys are on the autism spectrum and they have some sleep issues. Every now and then, they’d stay up for 20 hours and mess up our schedule. Our days consequently become upside down, and when this happens, one of the things I end up sacrificing is my writing time. Since I have a paidContinue reading “Bookish Update: February Reads and Book Hauls”
This Small Life 