12,298 Days Alive
6,590 Books to Read
3 Hours Slept
2 More Work Days
1 Hat Finished
I’m exhausted still, thought I likely won’t find rest, I will keep this brief. Only two more days before my weekend! Yay!
Almost Done
Month: February 2019
Wonderfully Productive Wednesday
12,297 Days Alive
6,587 Books to Read
10 Books Read and Reviewed So Far
5 Chairs and a Dining Room Table Procured
4 Shawls Planned Out
3 Roses Found
2 and a Half Hour Meeting
1 Hat Restarted
I finished another book today! One of the Craving For Cozies books I had planned to read as part of my 2019 Reading Challenge! And had a very, very long meeting at work. And with some outside assistance, we bought our kitchen table!
Review: Bound, The Witches of Doyle Book 1
Available on: Amazon, Audible, and Barnes and Noble.
Overview:
Blurb: Karin, Jayce, and Lenore are dealing with a lot right now. Jayce has a corpse in her coffee shop. Karin has the hots for a total stranger. And Lenore sees death on the wind. There’s a lot going on that is happening unseen, and magic is thick in the air for this starter to the Witches of Doyle series.
Trigger Warnings:
Animal Death, Blood, Death, Drug Use (Non-Consensual), Drug Use (Prescription), Food, Gun Violence, Murder, Violence, Violent Imagery, Witchcraft
Body Count: 3
Continue reading “Review: Bound, The Witches of Doyle Book 1”200th Post!
12,296 Days Alive
153 Days since Diagnosis of Bipolar 1
13 Major Life Events
I started this blog on Tuesday, 25th September 2018. It hasn’t been all that long. Well. Maybe it has? 153 days since my diagnosis. That is five months; that is twenty-two weeks as of today. It breaks down to 3670 some-odd hours, 220,350 minutes or so, or about 12,219,700 seconds. Again, give or take.
Read more…Aching
12,295 Days Alive
6,578 Books to Read
6 Ibuprofen Taken
2 Back To Back Meetings
I’ve had a headache since noon.
Today has been awesome and frustrating.
The circle grows wider, change comes, and still I feel hollow.
Gotta keep going. Tonight, I’ll just sleep.
Spooky, Serviceable Sunday
12,294 Days Alive Still
6,574 Books to Read
87 Wikipedia Articles Read
8 Episodes of Paranormal Survivor Watched
3 Hour Nap
Since I didn’t get but an hour of sleep this morning, I wasn’t as productive as I wanted to be.
Sleepless Saturday/Sunday Night
12,294 Days Alive
6,569 Books to Read
82 Days Since Daddy Died
5 Episodes, So Far, of Marie Kondo
2 Pairs of Glasses Worn Today
1 Round Trip to Savannah, Georgia
Today was such an interesting day. We drove up with Tink to Savannah to help her get her car. And now I’m sleepless.
Review: Bed, Breakfast, and Bones
Bed, Breakfast, and Bones: A Ravenwood Mystery
By: Carolyn L. Dean
Available on: Amazon, Audible, and Barnes and Noble.
Overview:
Blurb: The start of the Ravenwood Cove Mystery series kicks off with Amanda inheriting a derelict bed and breakfast only to find a dead man in the back garden.
There’s a fight with the frigid mayor, a cop with a very nice behind, and a chicken that just won’t shut up. I’ll leave it to you to read the rest.
Trigger Warnings:
Blood, Bullying, Drug Use (Non-Consensual, Poison), Food, Gun Violence, Murder, Sexism, Toxic Masculinity, Violence, Violent Imagery
Body Count: 2
***Spoiler***: the cat and the chicken live.
Continue reading “Review: Bed, Breakfast, and Bones”Depression is a bitch.
Not a good brain day. Trigger warning.
Thoroughly Swamped Thursday
12,291 Days Alive
6,563 Books to Read
12 Hour Day
11 Books Read So Far In 2019
2 Reviews Written
2 Bouquets Made
1 Book Finished
1 Coworker Bid Farewell
Holy. Hell. Today was mega long.
Continue reading “Thoroughly Swamped Thursday”Review: A Memoir of Jane Austen
A Memoir of Jane Austen
By James Edward Austen-Leigh
Available on: Amazon
Overview: A wobbly but loving memoir written by Jane Austen’s family after her demise.
Trigger Warnings:
Purple Prose, Racism, Time Period Accurate Racism, Slight Toxic Masculinity
Body Count: None.
Continue reading “Review: A Memoir of Jane Austen”Wobbly Wednesday
12,290 Days Alive
6,561 Books to Read
6 Physical/Occupational Therapy Appointments Attended
1 New Purse
So. Physical and occupational therapy is completed. Open House is tomorrow at work. And I’ve been fighting a migraine since Monday afternoon. Ugh.
February Update for the 2019 Reading Challenge: Diversify Your Reading Challenge
Since I’m book addled, I’m updating on this particular challenge put on by MonganMoments.com’s, the Diversify Your Reading Challenge!
The Diversify Challenge has a category a month for a total of twelve books over the year:
- Completed:
- January: Memoir and Autobiography: Memoir of Jane Austen by James Edward Austen-Leigh
- To Be Read, Still:
- February: Romance: The Witch and the Warlock by Elisa Covey
- March: Science and Technology: Alice in Virtuality by Norman Turrell
- April: Graphic Novels & Comics: Twilight Lady by Blake J.K. Chen
- May: History and Biography: History of the Donner Party by C.F. McGlashan
- June: Middle Grade & Children’s: Seamus Tripp & The North Star Witch by John Garett and Richard Walsh
- July: Humor: Hero in a Halfling by William Tyler Davis
- August: Science Fiction: Claus: Legend of the Fat Man by Tony Bertauski
- September: Nonfiction: The Universe Doesn’t Give a Flying Fuck About You by J. Truant
- October: Young Adult: Initiate: The Unfinished Song by Tara Maya
- November: Poetry: Fairy Tale Destruction: A Book of Dark Poetry by Erik Straker
- December: Fantasy: The Final Formula by Becca Andre
As ever, I will be striving to review every book that I read. I’ll post to my Goodreads profile as to my progress and the reviews themselves.
