Musings :: Moments :: Memories
2021 was not the year we had hoped it would be. Our second attempt to get the kiddos to Disney was thwarted (this time it was a Florida holiday that didn't go ahead rather than Paris in 2020). That said, when I reflected on the 21 things in 2021 that I set for myself, I… Continue reading A New List
Follow my blog with Bloglovin I have been feeling nostalgic lately for those Google Reader days when I followed many, many blogs and would check my blog feed aggregator excitedly for the latest posts from my favourite blogs. Instagram, Twitter and Facebook are now my go to places to wile away some time. Then I… Continue reading A Blog Reader
Last year, I set myself the usual challenge to read 50 books. Since I managed to do this in 2019, I was determined to keep the streak going and I did! I enjoyed a wide range of books. I re-read some books - the most in a year I think (Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert,… Continue reading Reading a book (or fifty)
It is definitely a characteristic of mine that when I am faced with increasingly chaotic circumstances, I respond with lists and routines. This is ironic given that I find it impossible to stick to a proper routine myself but I definitely like to impose them on others, particularly the kiddos (and really, by kiddos I… Continue reading A New Routine
It may be a big dark cloud above us right now but it doesn't come without a silver lining or two. One such lining is the National Theatre who is showing a different play each week. I was just enthralled by Sally Cookson's production of Jane Eyre. The staging, the music, the sparsity of it… Continue reading Watching a Play
The sun is streaming in through the living room window. We have nothing we *have* to do and nowhere we are able to go. Austin asks for me to read again his newest Julia Donaldson book, The Scarecrows' Wedding, so we read and listen to the audio CD that came with it. Then it is… Continue reading Reading Aloud
One of the excuses I make to myself for not writing is 'I don't have enough time'. This is an excuse I use for a lot of things I think I want to do but do not get done. Exercise. Memory keeping. Solving world peace. I say 'to myself' when it comes to writing because… Continue reading Writing in the Cracks
Last year, I was so pleased to beat my previous personal record by 6 books meaning that I managed to read 48 books in total. The elusive target of 50 is still taunting me though and I feel I must be getting closer to being able to achieve it, surely?! I will be tracking my… Continue reading Reading Challenge for 2019
We are just over a quarter of the way through the year and I have read 15 books which I am pretty happy about. According to Goodreads.com, I am one book ahead of schedule and I have read a fair variety of books including these two which have become new favourites: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray… Continue reading 50 Book Challenge Update
2017 was yet another year in which I did not manage to reach my long-wanted goal of reading 50 books in a year. I did manage to reach a personal best of 42 books though so I am pretty pleased with this and I am as determined as ever to reach my goal (still aiming… Continue reading 2018 Reading Challenge
Notes From My Day 