new year, new books!

anyone else think every month is a crazy one?

December ; 

witchshadow 

heart of the deal (arc) 

feather and flame (arc) 

snapshots

in every generation (arc) 

curse so dark and lonely trilogy 

taking sides 

once upon a broken heart

Narnia: magicians nephew

narnia: lion, witch and wardrobe 

 

leaving me with 150 for the year (literally. i finished LWW at 11:56pm on NYE) 

January ; 

keeper of the lost cities 

hard to love 

Keepers: Exile 

keepers: everblaze

defy the night 

Narnia: the horse and his boy 

keepers: neverseen 

arisotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe 

narnia: prince caspian 

Will (bio) 

the inheritance games

keepers: lodestar 

keepers: nightfall 

narnia: voyage of the dawn treader 

no goal this year, again (though i am hoping for 150)

but 14 books is setting a decent start 

i am trying to keep a more open ended/mood TBR but ... we'll see... 

finish the last 3 keepers books (#9 releases later this year!) 

start an Eragon series reread

crescent city 1 & 2 

echoes and empires

kingdom of the wicked

crown of gilded bones (though i dont remember what happened anymore...)

maybe a library book or two *shrugs* 

beginning of December, manfriend went back on paternity leave (as self employed, i dont get any time so he was able to take all of mine split up) so we've had some nice family time in the last 2 months.  christmas was chaos - but as it was baby's first, i expected that. and now we're settling into a new routine since i have a new work schedule... but that'll change end of february when he goes back to work (sigh. i like having him home all the time) 

otherwise life is pretty boring. i wana do allllll the things... and can't. so trying to figure out my priorities. and goals for this year, because i'm noticing some things have to change but with the way the world is right now, i'm unsure where to start. should make for an interesting few months *fingers crossed* 

stay safe everyone 

- A 

november rain turns to snow

another month of nonsence

the days are going fast with work and jugglin a 8 month old

sheesh 

i only read 8 .. mostly library books .. 

but i'm okay with it 

not the best month 

but... 

- anna and the french kiss
- ACOSF 
- going backwards 
- the ex hex
- isla and the happily ever after
- gilded cage
- lola and the boy next door
- where theres a whisk 

138 for the year, so far.
i'm over 100 so i'm happy 

Nov and Dec share a TBR pile 
but i've yet to touch it ... 

- witchshadow 
- 3 ARCs (via netgalley) 
- vespertine 
- crescent city 
- once upon a broken heart 
- curse so dark and lonely trilogy 

but we shall see ! 

my crocheting has taken over my motivation lately. i'm trying to do a bunch of things so i can open my etsy for it, and build up some stock. christmas is also next month so theres a few things i'll need to do for that ... plus some travel which sucks. 
work slows down mid december so that'll help. 
plus manfriend is going back to paternal leave for 3 months and 'm SO excited. 
i didn't get to NaNo this month, which was frustrating, but it's just not a priority... even though its nagging on my thoughts. 
taking it day by day these days. i'm alright with it ... hopefully the new year brings some new schedules and a boost in motivation. 

stay safe everyone! 

a summary of summer

i dont know where the time has gone. 

i always feel old when i say things like that

but

then i look at the calander 

and it's the middle of Oct. 

so, y'know... *shrugs* 

June

- witches steeped in gold (half. skimmed) 

- five ways to fall out of love

- accidently engaged

- dragon republic / burning god 

- you may now kill the bride

- the wrong girl 

- with you all the way 

- happily ever afters 

- twice shy 

- saints & misfits 

- misfits in love 

- love in english 

- life's too short 

July

 rebel rose

the holidaze

the loop

melody

heart stone

from blood and ash

the roommate

ex-talk 

unfinished symphony

meet cute

music in the night 

August

prison healer

the accident season

date plan 

soulmate equation

steelcrow saga (skimmed most though) 

of princes and promises 

Freed

my sweet audrina

last change books

you say it first 

the marriage game 

isn't it bromantic 

September

spiderwick #1 (read to my nephew/neices)

lore 

kingdom of flesh and fire 

sage's eyes

the hobbit

simon and the homosapien agenda

it happened one summer

mom, the wolfman, and me

what once was mine

cheerleaders: first - third horror

the secret garden 

plus i'm 6 books into October so... 

i've some some decent reading

at 122 /100 for the year 

so i'm happy 

The rest of the year is basically mood reading 

no specific plans

i have a *ton* of library books 

waiting on order 

(and a few just waiting for them to be ready) 

and i even went on netgalley this morning and grabbed a few

though who knows if those will come in .. 

just taking it one day at a time right now 

 

i've gotten back into my crocheting which has been awesome. did a bunch of blankets for christmas gifts, and a few small projects for myself. i'd love to be able to do a market of some kind one day. 

i have so many things on my "one day" list ... which is annyoing. i've also been writing in my head but finding the energy to write it all done hasn't been easy. and social media has been sucky with IG nonsense so that's a bit disheartening ... though i do it for myself so i'm trying not to care ... *side glance* 

this parenting nonsense should come with a warning label haha he sleeps great, but hes more demanding when hes awake - and crawly so i can't even do something for myself because he just wants to crawl all over me or eat everything he finds. can't wait til he starts school.
(in 4 years. ugh)

plus, work has FINALLY picked up. so that's been fun trying to balance everything plus having 1.5-3 hrs on zoom every day. luckily i work with some great people who are understanding if i have to run because baby boy is crying (though every 2 weeks manfriend is home when i have to work so that's easier. yay for shift work... hes trying to apply for a new position in his work which would open up our weeks better. fingers crossed!) 

hoping the rest of the year goes smooth.  

and you are all staying safe

May you always know where the library is

 well

another banger month 

i'm so happy i'm getting all this reading done 

19 for the month! 

 

- go the distance

- house of whispers

- forbidden secrets

- truthwitch

- blubber 

- breathless

- the poppy war

- the intimacy experiment 

- windwitch

- sightwitch

- the cheerleader

- bromance book club 

- undercover bromance

 - crazy stupid bromance 

- midnight sun 

- the colour purple 

- that was then, this is now

- facing the music & living to talk about it 

- writers and lovers 

DNF'd deadly education which made me sad. i really wanted to love it. 

and i'm half way through bloodwitch, which technically will fall under june finish

putting me at 65/100 for the year. 

small goal, but i think i can do it. 

and possibly surpass it *gasp* 

another month of library holds awaits me

plus my own tbr 

- a thousand pieces of you trilogy 

- a quiet kind of thunder 

- a court of silver flames 

- you may now kill the bride / wrong girl 

 - freed 

and whatever happens to come in from the library 

ACOSF is scaring me but i'm hopeful 

well. may is always an adventure. between my birthday (which manfriend did his best to make special in lockdown <3 ) and my first mothers day (which was even better than my birthday <3 ) and just beautiful weather ... this month was pretty darn amazing. we're making progress on the yard work and making the house more "ours" since the lady before us left a mess behind of things we don't want. i'm even getting manfriend to paint a bit this summer, muhaha.  mama life is still fun, kid sleeps like it's going outa style most days which i am so thankful for. plus, hes cute so yay.  work is still UBER slow which is superduper frustrating but means i get more time for hobbies so ... *shrugs* 

really trying to work on my insta' growing. usually i don't care about the numbers but they've been too low, even for me. so if you're reading this, and not following me there yet, please do *grins* 

i really want to get back into my writing. i pulled out a new fancy notebook (that i was going to get rid of but then i couldn't) and it's just been sitting there... might try and do July NaNo *fingers crossed* but we'll see how i feel 

pokemon snap was also very addictive this month and i had a blast with it. some of those photo challenges are HARD though. like, oy. 

there are also a few WIPs on my hook that i need to finish crocheting. 

and my cousin and i want to start doing "scrapbook nights" about once a month to motivate each other. that'd be nice since her and i dont get a lot of time together sans children. 

SO MANY THINGS! so little time. sigh. 

i'd also like to take up sewing. double sigh. 

man, oh, man. 

STAY SAFE ! <3 

- A 

a surprisingly productive april

 this month went by so quick

yet i got so much done 

so. much. reading! 

- gates of paradise 

- desolations of devils acre

- submissive trilogy 

- percy jackson series 

- april shadows 

- kiss quotient

- shiver trilogy 

- how the king of elfham learned to hate stories

- evil thing: cruella devil 

- dead to you

- honey-dont list

how did i read 19 books?! 

sheesh

keepin up this roll for may

fingers crossed. 

45 for the year so far

i think i want a goal of 100

keepin it small, like usual

just in case i jinx myself 

- truthwitch series 

- color purple

- blubber 

- midnight sun 

- fear street: the beginning trilogy

- breathless 

i have a few on hold at the library but 

they're on a looongg list of people 

before me

so who knows what will pop up 

life with a newborn means my days are pretty routine ... and it's not like we can go anywhere or do anything. life as a mom these days is tough, and very lonely. if work would pick up, i'd at least feel like im doing something productive but i have no control. and no means to get a second job right now so hmph.

i did a lot of work around the house this month as far as decory stuff. which makes it feel more like home. 

i also catalogued my 800+ books while baby napped and reorganized my bookshelves. no one else but me notices a difference but they look sooo much better now *grins* 

nothing else is new. the weather is nicer so trying to get out for family walks a couple times a week ... im so glad the winter is over. going to work on my garden in the next few weeks 

and maybe some painting *wiggles eyebrows* 

stay safe and smart out there everyone 

<3 

first bit of a new year..

 ... and a new chapter in my life. 

the last 3 months have been an absolute whirlwind! 
whew.
    

    lets break this down ; 

january  
kingdom hearts 
sailor moon eternal edition 10
tools of engagement 
the boy who steals houses
always and forever, lara jean
land of stories #6
blue bloods 1-3
shadow of kyoshi 

 february
winterkeep
blue bloods 4-5 
pendragon 1-8
iron fey 
umbrella lady

  march

blue bloods 6

pendragon 9-10 

obviously march was the worst month considering i gave birth... 

but with no goal set for the year, a decent start with 26      

april i decided to give myself an actual TBR and we'll see what happens 

- desolations of devils acre

- submissive trilogy 

- reread of percy jackson series 

- the kiss quotient 

- april shadows (for book group)

- wolves of mercy falls series 

depending how this kid sleeps, i'm hopeful :) 
(and i'm already done most of it since this post is late :p )

i may hit up the library for May's list 

well, the beginning of the year had promise to be decent for work. until they decided that they're going to tell me how i feel being pregnant/with a newborn and took me off a bunch of appointments. i'm not sure how to approach this with my boss - or to even bother considering i'm not the first one they've done this to - but we'll see how things go when i see/talk to her again... 

the baby boy is doing amazing. the last few months of pregnancy DRAGGED on but, i made it. and all healed up. emergency c sections suck btw. 

luckily he sleeps pretty darn well so i'm able to do things for myself most days. 

manfriend has been off this whole time too which has been amazing. if only he could take more time... sigh. 

the world is still crappy. our province is full of morons who make up stupid rules that no one wants to follow so our numbers are going in the wrong direction. 

this summer is going to be awful again. 

so is my birthday which i'm annoyed at but ... oh well. 

i've got some small house projects i wana work on (though i don't think theyre considered "essential" so who knows if i can get the supplies i need. hmph.) 

otherwise, life is pretty slow. 

same old, same old. 

i'd like to get back into my writing ... 

but it depends on how the lil man and i do on our own. 

i may be too tired lol 

but my wip is playing in my head and i'd like to work it out 

i also have some crocheting to do 

as my cousin is due with a boy also in june 

and i always give a personal gift 

... and i have lots of hand-me-downs already 

hello covid baby boom ;) 

stay safe everyone 

- A 

noooo-vember

What an insane year. 

even without the world going into chaos 

End of June, we lost my grandfather and then realized that i was a few weeks pregnant! so hello wrench in the plans.

which means my reading came to a full stop. 

which, is fine... though I was so on track to meet my goal of 200 books 

but oh well :) 

July I managed to read a few, in between being sick (ick!) 

- butterfly

- give and take 

- older men 

- crystal 

- # murdertrending 

- wayward son 

- unhoneymooners 

- speak 

- gravemaidens 

- sometimes i lie 

- party of two 

- raven 

September I read one, for a book club 

- darkest hour 

don't ask me what happened in any of these because I don't remember

* shrugs * 

 this put me at 162/200 for the year 

and then it all stopped 

though i have one on the go, so hopefully it's done by new years 

* crosses fingers * 

   I actually have a TBR for december. i'm feeelin a lot better these days and have some energy back. now that it's wintery outside, curling up with a book sounds like the best idea in the world

tbr for december is OVER ambitious but hey... 

 - the shadow of Kyoshi 

- crescent city 

- the stravaganza series 

- unbirthday 

- replica/ringer 

- virgin suicides 

i doubt half of these will be done, but ya never know. less work plus lockdown means i have oodles of time on my hands these days (but i'm also super tired so we will seee!) 

again, after the craziness of the summer, life took the biggest detour in our plans. with the baby, and the loss of grandpa, things came down the pipeline we weren't expecting. manfriend got a new job, moved in to the apartment with me (thankfully because he helped out a lot with the dog while i was sick) and then we got word that we had some help in buying a place. which took no time to find a cute house but the paperwork was the worst!! we're all moved in now and unpacked. just the baby room is left <3

work has been slow, as i'm sure no one is surprised by, but that's the new life. who knows what 2021 will look like. the province keeps going back and forth with their lockdown/limitations on what we can do so i stay home 99 % of the time unless i need some essentials  

December is looking better, even if it is covered in snow so fingers crossed for a fun month! 

- A 

May (the odds be ever in your favor)

well. may was a bit crazy 

but that's kinda the theme of the world lately. 

so, what can you do. 

besides, ya know, stand up for what's right 

and stand against the violence and ignorance in the world. 

so much reading. 

though not as much as april 

- HP goblet of fire 

- a court of mist and fury 

- HP order of the phoenix 

- of curses and kisses 

- a court of wings and ruin 

- sailor moon Vol 8

- HP half blood prince

- beautiful bastard 

- the magicians 

- future of us 

- lost boy 

- hunger games (audio) 

- HP deathly hallows 

- miss ellicots school for the magically minded 

- beautiful stranger 

- you'll miss me when im gone

- list of cages

- the magician king 

- catching fire 

- mockingjay 

- practical magic 

- dr stanton (ebook)

22 which puts me at 131/200 for the year ! 

staying home is helpful 

though, the reason is not

if i keep up the rate i'm going of a book a day, then the beginning of june will be filled with 

- the cruel prince trilogy reread

- the SWAP 

- ballad of songbirds and snakes 

- the wish granter 

- you deserve each other 

- circe 

- continuing the Beautiful series (at least 3) 

- ten thousand doors of january 

- star wars: queen's shadow 

and then we will see what i'm in the mood for when i'm done all these. 

i did have a percy jackson reread in mind but i feel like i'm jumping on a bandwagon since many people are rereading it in anticipation of the new series. 

shrug. 

i think many of us are going through similar situations right now. at least, mentally. 

it's stressful staying home when i feel like i'm doing something wrong when i leave the house

besides walking the puppy 

and i'm usually content to stay in and do my own thing
(i've tried to get back into my crocheting, which has been hit and miss

and i recently started a new book idea which i'm in LOVE with 

but, finding the motivation can be tough) 

but, lately, it's been getting to me. 

my library is opening mid month for curb side pick ups

and i have a bunch of things on hold 

so that should help my reading list 

and i hope that this means we're on the right path. 

being in canada we take a lot of guidance from the moron to the south of us 

and our leaders aren't strong enough to take their own stand 

(not that anyone listens anyways. the parks are FULL everywhere with this nice weather)

manfriend got called back into work the beginning of the month 

which has strained our relationship slightly

but, now we're finding a new normal 

... and still trying to find a house together. 

my paris trip got cancelled and i'm still sad about that. 

mom and i are talking about when we want to reschedule and honestly, 

i'm more nervous to go now. 

just because i don't trust people.

i've long said the world needs a reset button

but not like this... 

anyways. stay safe everyone!

 

please be smart. 

please be kind. 

april showers!

welp. 
another month of this self-isolation funtimes

shorter month than march, at least. 
look for the silver lining... 


i was more productive than i thought i'd be this month
between reading and camp nano. 
so, 
i'm happy :) 

I managed to get 37 books in. how? i have no idea. 

novels and graphic novels alike :) 

- satisfaction and revenge (lawless) 

- MMPR: Pink   (GN)

- Pink (V47)  (GN) 

- SpiderGwen Collection (GN)  

- Moto 

- Land of stories 2 & 3 

- Kingdom hearts: the novel 

- monsters of men 

- suggested reading 

- is it just me? 

- library of lost and found 

- Pokemon series 1-12 (GN)

- this boy 

- secrets of foxworth 

- ghost gwen (V3 i think)  (GN) 

-  someday, someday maybe 

- eleanor and park 

- hate drunk & love sober 

- match me if you can 

- Ruby 

- Queen of Air and Darkness 

- the Help

- A court of thorns and roses 

sheesh! this puts me at 108/200 for the year. craziness ! 

i am still working on little women and i had to DNF stain 

but what can you do 

i'm in a bit of a slump, i think i just overwhelmed my reading brain 

but ACOTAR is helping pull me out of it 

i'm in a reread mood

which my tbr isn't happy about

but too bad. 

a few weeks ago i reorganized my shelves into read/not read

and so i just pulled a random stack from the 'not read' pile 

and came up with: 

- a list of cages

- curses and kisses 

- love her or lose her 

- you'll miss me when i'm gone 

- the future of us 

- practical magic 

- the magicians (and book 2 if it keeps my interest) 

- lost boy 

- the rest of the Landry series (ruby was book 1)

- miss ellicot's school for the magically minded 

- beautiful bastard (i have all but 1 in this series so we'll see how far i get) 

and whatever else grabs my attention. 

i miss library books ... sigh. 

part of me wants to reread more harry potter too 

april 30th is my last day of being a 20-something. a lot has happened in the last 10 years and i'm kinda amazed how far i've come. 

i don't even remember my 20th, or my 21st ...

but since then? 

i've been pregnant, i graduated college, i moved away for work (and moved a few times since), i started my interpreting business, i got my wedding planning licence, i've been married, i've been separated, i started a cleaning business (that didn't last long), i became an aunt 3 times, i became a fur mama, i've been to the states for the first time, i've been to one other province, i've been on a plane (once!), i wrote a first draft of my novel, i've seen a couple of work-friends pass away, i've made some amazing memories, i've met the love of my life, i've become okay with who i am. 

it's been a busy 10 years. 

my mom and i were supposed to be on a plane today, going to paris/london for our milestone birthdays this year. but with how sick the world is we had to postpone it. we'll get there one day. 

no idea what next month is going to look like 

but i'm ready for whatever happens. 

hopefully, some May flowers <3 

march madness

welp. this month is FINALLY over. 
hallelujah. 
because this was a ridiculous time for the world.
in both good and bad ways. 

but honestly, yes I was more careful
but i didn't freak out like many people did 
unnecessarily 

so
with everything being cancelled 
i got to stay home 
and read 
which, lets be honest, work was taking up too much time anyways 

i got sick with a yearly cold 

so my reading wasn't as great as the past few months 

which is fine by me 

but i managed to get these beauties read: 

- ruthless

- girls made of glass and snow 

- fix her up 

- into the woods

- daughter of smoke and bone

- red hood 

- unexpected reality 

- a heart so fierce and broken 

- unexpected odds (arc) 

- straight on till morning

- tweet cute 

- midnight at the electric

- harry potter & philosopher's stone

- down and across

- knife of never letting go 

- crazy rich asians

- the ask & the answer 

- subtle art of not giving a fuck 

plus i'm in the middle of an ebook and little women. 

so overall, 19 done. 

putting me at 70/200 for the year 

yay ! 

as long as i don't get sick again

i should be able to read 

- monsters of men 

- is it just me 

- MMPR: pink (graphic novel) 

- ghost spider (GN) 

- spider gwen collection (GN)

- someday, someday, maybe 

- days of blood and starlight 

- stain 

- land of stories V2 

- kingdom hearts

- satisfaction / revenge 

- the library of lost and found 

- suggested reading 

however

 i've noticed that since manfriend is living with me during this nonsense 

that i've been reading less

and playing more mario party 

so we will see ! 

i also wana do camp NaNo ... but my motivation is not there to keep to a schedule. who knows. my mom keeps bugging me to edit my 2017 NaNo book and it's been in my head lately so there's a good chance i get to it.  fingers crossed. (anyone else doing it? i want a good cabin!) 

other than that, nothing really is going on. work getting cancelled was not fun (for anyone) because it gave me an excuse to get out of the house. sigh. my life is really boring. 

i also want to be crocheting but i don't have a project and i hate making things just for the sake of it. it's fun having a reason to make it, y'know.  if anyone wants a blanket or scarf, let me know! 

april is going to be quiet, which is fine. hopefully those who celebrate easter will be able to use technology to do it (i'm just in it for the chocolate) 

i hope you're all being safe and using your best judgement (or ask someone in a different house for a second opinion) on how to take care of yourself and your family in this difficult time. 


- A