I’ve been thinking for a while it would be nice to challenge my reading habits and see if I can discover something different to add to my regular reads. Working in a library obviously gives me endless inspiration, and my desk is piled high with bits of paper on which I’ve scrawled the names of books & authors I’d like to some day read.
However, when it comes to choosing books to take home for the weekend, or dipping into books at lunchtime, there’s a definite pattern of what Sharon calls ‘fluff’, i.e. undemanding chick-lit, fantasy and young adult fantasy.
So inspired by the Reading Group Toolbox which I’ve been working with in recent weeks, I’m going to use some of their game suggestions in my own reading, and then blog about the results.
Ready… steady… GO!
PS I'm up to 85 on my 50/100 books challenge 2010, and have numbers 86 and 87 on the go simultaneously! :)
Saturday, 24 July 2010
Thursday, 22 July 2010
Seriously, where does the time go?! I made a resolution (yes, another one) to update this and the Ducking Fabulous Diary at least weekly, and to add to the Almost-Librarian whenever relevant things happened, and yet this hasn't been updated since 5th July...
I'd say I have no clue where my time has gone, only I know exactly where it's gone... building bookcases, sorting out boxes, an exploding laptop, washing and driving backwards and forwards to pick up all my last bits from home.
However, the flat now feels properly like home, Jules is coming back on Saturday night, I hope she likes the stuff I've done with it! I haven't hung much more art, thought I'd wait at least for the living room to see what we both feel like :)
In work, everything's insane but good, we're just so very very busy!
In photography, I picked up my camera today for the first time in absolutely ages... this is something I'd really like to get back into properly, I miss the whole process of taking photos and the community on TP (I feel another resolution brewing, how dangerous that could be!).
In jewellery I'm doing more fixing than making, but have finally submitted my completed application for Hylands House fair, and I'm now the proud owner of £5 million (yes, FIVE MILLION POUNDS) worth of public liability insurance. I hope no situation arises where anyone feels the need to sue me, to be honest!
In model horses, two of my favourite customs to date arrived yesterday from the exceedingly talented Chloe at Slightly Triangle, I'm very excited as one is a holy grail of a resin. Squeee! Pictures when I've worked out how to take them in this quite frankly abysmal light... energy saving bulbs are all very well, but at this rate I'm never going to get any daylight photos taken!
I had Wednesday off and discovered Dunelm Mill and rediscovered The Range - honestly, i could spend a small fortune in each shop! After being told off in Dunelm for carrying a roll of fabric around (it was an end, it really wasn't that heavy and I was being so careful not to hit anyone with it!), I got a bargainous and beautiful fabric which I later used to cover a notice board, and a little TV table, because we've not yet got a coffee table or a dining room table and the lack of somewhere to put my drink is driving me INSANE. From the Range I came back with a pastel blue non stick ladle (come on, everyone needs one), a cupcake recipe book holder (again, essential stuff), a cushion, a new duvet cover set and a pinboard. And two brushes, as Mum has nicked my decent decoupage ones.
And in between all of this I managed to fit in the Fling, which was glorious, and a camping weekend with my car club, which was equally glorious if slightly less glamorous! Was the first time I'd met most of the mr2 lot, and they're wonderful :)
Right... early start tomorrow, am possibly stupidly taking the car to work, so will be leaving at daft o'clock. Must remember to take G's necklace, my laptop, the DVDs I owe work...
I'd say I have no clue where my time has gone, only I know exactly where it's gone... building bookcases, sorting out boxes, an exploding laptop, washing and driving backwards and forwards to pick up all my last bits from home.
However, the flat now feels properly like home, Jules is coming back on Saturday night, I hope she likes the stuff I've done with it! I haven't hung much more art, thought I'd wait at least for the living room to see what we both feel like :)
In work, everything's insane but good, we're just so very very busy!
In photography, I picked up my camera today for the first time in absolutely ages... this is something I'd really like to get back into properly, I miss the whole process of taking photos and the community on TP (I feel another resolution brewing, how dangerous that could be!).
In jewellery I'm doing more fixing than making, but have finally submitted my completed application for Hylands House fair, and I'm now the proud owner of £5 million (yes, FIVE MILLION POUNDS) worth of public liability insurance. I hope no situation arises where anyone feels the need to sue me, to be honest!
In model horses, two of my favourite customs to date arrived yesterday from the exceedingly talented Chloe at Slightly Triangle, I'm very excited as one is a holy grail of a resin. Squeee! Pictures when I've worked out how to take them in this quite frankly abysmal light... energy saving bulbs are all very well, but at this rate I'm never going to get any daylight photos taken!
I had Wednesday off and discovered Dunelm Mill and rediscovered The Range - honestly, i could spend a small fortune in each shop! After being told off in Dunelm for carrying a roll of fabric around (it was an end, it really wasn't that heavy and I was being so careful not to hit anyone with it!), I got a bargainous and beautiful fabric which I later used to cover a notice board, and a little TV table, because we've not yet got a coffee table or a dining room table and the lack of somewhere to put my drink is driving me INSANE. From the Range I came back with a pastel blue non stick ladle (come on, everyone needs one), a cupcake recipe book holder (again, essential stuff), a cushion, a new duvet cover set and a pinboard. And two brushes, as Mum has nicked my decent decoupage ones.
And in between all of this I managed to fit in the Fling, which was glorious, and a camping weekend with my car club, which was equally glorious if slightly less glamorous! Was the first time I'd met most of the mr2 lot, and they're wonderful :)
Right... early start tomorrow, am possibly stupidly taking the car to work, so will be leaving at daft o'clock. Must remember to take G's necklace, my laptop, the DVDs I owe work...
Monday, 5 July 2010
expansion
In view of my vast array of hobbies & interests, I'm expanding this blog to include cookery books, photography books and any other sort of book that takes my fancy along the way...
:)
(I know, I know, I struggle to keep to the craft theme and just generally waffle. But at least this way it stands a fighting chance of being relevant!!)
:)
(I know, I know, I struggle to keep to the craft theme and just generally waffle. But at least this way it stands a fighting chance of being relevant!!)
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