Books, Taylor Swift, and other hyperfixations
I upped my meds this week. I'm amazed at how much better I feel. I made it to Saturday Morning yoga for the first time in two months. I wrapped all my Christmas presents. I joined friends for karaoke, even though it was past my bedtime. Additionally, a whole host of dark thoughts about singleness disappeared. I… Continue reading Alone at Christmas
Fact: I hate stepping out of my comfort zone. Fact: great posts by Avery and Literary Huntress convinced me to do this tag anyway. THE ONE RULE OF THIS TAG: I picked a genre I read frequently...and I can't use ANY books from that genre to answer the following questions. I read Young Adult almost exclusively.… Continue reading Out of My Comfort Zone Book Tag
My doctor just upped my meds, so I may be able to feel joy again soon! It's already December 12th. I need to drum up some joy. Let's celebrate Christmas. (I got this tag from Dee's post; for additional joy and historical fiction recommendations, go check it out.) Anticipation The Christmas excitement is real.… Continue reading The Joy of Christmas Book Tag
DID I JUST GET TAGGED!? What an exciting event! Thanks, Jenna! (Congrats on making the Nice list.) I have residual religious anxiety that I'll overlook a past sin...and get dinged for lying. (My anxiety believes sin works this way.) I'm going to be as honest as possible...but I will cut myself a break when needed,… Continue reading Bookish Naughty or Nice Tag
Kacey wrote a post so great on Tales of a Bibliophile that I had to do this tag for myself. That's all there is to it. Book You Own But Haven't Read Yet There are so many of them... I bought The Great Glass Sea the same, fateful day I purchased The Cake Therapist. I often think… Continue reading Bare Your Bookshelf Tag
Christmas stuff showed up at Bartell's the day after Thanksgiving. I'm almost done shopping. I have a few relatives left. I'm struggling to manifest gifts I've been imagining for months. What this holiday needs is more focus on me. What do I want for Christmas? Besides every book on the Best YA Books of 2018 list? THIS… Continue reading All I Want for Christmas Book Tag
I'm freaking out about the Nick and Diane romance from Come From Away. I get "Stop the World" stuck in my head all the time. Sometimes I tear up. I'm not proud. But I'm fascinated by their courtship. The couple met because of 9/11 and fell in love over five days. HOW? I don't have the… Continue reading Book Courtship Tag
This is a very silly thing that I am nonetheless excited about: Last month, I custom-ordered a book necklace using The Scorpio Races, my favorite book of all time. Only I requested they use the Polish cover. Can you blame me, though? I couldn't resist buying my favorite book in my favorite color. After weeks of… Continue reading A Scorpio Races miracle
Someone explain to me white culture's obsession with dinner parties. Books on adulting treat them as both a rite of passage and the only viable method of adult socializing. "You CAN throw a dinner party," the books chide, "it's not that HARD." The message I get: people who have their lives in order throw dinner… Continue reading The Literary Dinner Party Tag
I started this post in October thinking I'd have to find a new job. Since then, things have improved with my current company. From that experience, I learned I like to imagine scenarios where I have control. The following are Bookish Scenarios created by Lindsay Hearts Books. Dealing with books isn't nearly as stressful as… Continue reading The Bookish Scenarios Tag
Narrative Paradise 