Sunday Post | May 10th – 16th

In Real Life:

• I ended up having a busy week, with just life stuff in general, so I haven’t made as much reading progress for Bout of Books as I had hoped. BUT, if all goes as planned today, I am desperate to finish off A Little Life!
• I went through all my “To Be Read” books on Goodreads, and ruthlessly cut out ones I’m no longer interested in. I axed over 200 books, and it feels GREAT!
• The hubs and I drove up a couple of hours to my home town yesterday to surprise my Dad for his 60th birthday!

 

In Case You Missed It:

• Sunday Post: May 3rd – 9th
• Definitely No Dawson Naiveté Here – The Life and Death of Sophie Stark
• Readathon | Bout of Books 13.0

 

Currently Reading:

A Little Life, by Hanya Yanagihara

This is an exceptional book, and also one I’m MORE than ready to finish. I plan on fully reviewing this, so watch out for that. No, really, watch out – this book is a swift, hard kick in the feelings. And then when you’re down, it’ll kick you again. (And again, and again – you get it.).

 

 

Currently Listening:

How to Build a Girl, by Caitlin Moran

If you’ve been following along with my BoB updates, you will know I finished The Dinner (intense), and now am getting back to this. I only have about 25% or so to go, so it shouldn’t take me too long. I’m debating between listening to Spinster or Yes Please next, so give me your vote in the comments to help me decide!

 

 

Currently (Still) Watching:

Parks and Recreation (season 2)

Loving it still. The episode where the team goes hunting, and Amy Poehler spouts off all this stereotypical “female” stuff about being “hysterical” and whatnot is priceless.

 

 

Gilmore Girls (season 2)

Depending on whether or not the hubs is around, determines which show I watch. He’s not the biggest fan of GG, but to his credit, he’s probably seen all the episodes WAY too many times now, in the years he’s known (and loved!) me. 🙂

 

 

Insert here something about the weather, and how I want it to be warm and sunny! What do ya’ll got going on this week? How did your Bout of Books go?

 

The Sunday Post is hosted by Kimba @ The Caffeinated Book Reviewer.

 

Sunday Post | April 26th – May 2nd

In Real Life:

• I feel like I spent half the week recovering from the crazy busy fun of last weekend… it’s a bitch getting old 😉
• We did a ridiculous amount of yard work this weekend… I have so many plans for the exterior of our house, but I don’t exactly have the greenest of the thumbs. I somehow managed to smother a succulent to death, which I thought were pretty impossible to kill off… apparently not so much.
• Lastly, and horribly, my dog chipped her tooth somehow, and now has to undergo general anesthesia to obtain a dental X-ray, and to determine what intervention needs to occur (i.e. a sealant vs extraction vs root canal). I’m pretty upset about this, because I was hoping to avoid any general anesthesia events for the foreseeable future, and have always taken such good care of her teeth for that very reason. Ah, well… It’s all going down next month, so I’m sure you’ll be hearing about it again

 

In Case You Missed It:

• Sunday Post: April 19th – April 25th
• Daring Debut: Our Endless Numbered Days
• What I Read in April 2015
• May 2015 To-Be-Read

 

Currently Reading:

Girl at War, by Sara Novic

A couple of trustworthy bloggers have read this now, and named it one of their recent favorites… and I was lucky enough (thanks to Monika!) to snag a copy. I have a feeling I’m going to fly through it!

 

 

Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell

Going to try and plow through the middle bits here, and make some more progress with it this week. I took a break and read a few other books, so it’s time to get back at it!

 

 

Currently (Still) Listening:

How to Build a Girl, by Caitlin Moran

I’m nearing the halfway mark, and am not sure what to think of this yet. Parts are really funny, it’s full of great one-liners, and I’m loving the narration. But… something’s just a little off for me, and I can’t quite put my finger on it… we’ll see how the rest shapes out.

 

 

Currently Watching:

Gilmore Girls (season 1)

I’m always re-watching this show. It’s in the constant rotation, along with Friends.

 

 

This weekend, the weather was finally perfect here in Wisco! Nice weather is one of the things I most highly anticipate every year, and I am hoping to enjoy some more outside time this week. What are you most looking forward to this coming week?

 

The Sunday Post is hosted by Kimba @ The Caffeinated Book Reviewer.

 

 

To Be Read | May 2015

If you read my post yesterday, you’ll know that April was a little off for me on the reading front, and I definitely didn’t get to everything I was hoping to read. Hoping May will be better, and I have a lot of good (I hope) books coming down the pipeline for me. Also, Bout of Books 13 is later this month, and my work schedule is light during that time, so consider this my statement of intention to participate!

            

First off, a few books I was hoping to get to last month, and now am hoping to get to this month! Number one on this list should come as no surprise – Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell. I WILL finish it hopefully early on this month! Ruby is a book I’ve heard a lot about, and that it’s absolutely, devastatingly heart breaking.

I’ve really been wanting to get to The Martian for awhile now, and think it’ll be right down my alley. I’ve heard it’s funny and exciting, and that the main character is a pure delight – all things I love! Lastly, I’m currently listening to the audiobook of How to Build a Girl, by Caitlin Moran and am only a little ways into it. I’m really liking the narrator so far, and am interested to see where it goes.

I have a few ARCs to get to this month which I’m super excited about, and will talk more about those closer to release dates. Lastly, I’ve been trialing the subscription service Scribd (not an affiliate link), and will see where my whims take me in the audiobook format.

 

What is the book you’re most looking forward to getting to this month? Will you be participating in Bout of Books 13?

 

 

 

Sunday Post | April 19th – April 25th

In Real Life:

• This past week, it was the hubs and my 4 year wedding anniversary! We went out to dinner to a pasta place, where the food was good, and the service was terrible. We still had a lovely time!
• Yesterday was the Readathon for all of you (so jelly!), but was my younger sister’s wedding for me! I had SO MUCH fun (probably too much)! So happy for her, and wish her the very best.
• The kind louloureads nominated my blog for the Liebster Award! If interested, check out my answers in the comments section of her post here.

 

 In Case You Missed It:

• Sunday Post: April 12th – April 18th
• Over-rated?: The Girl on the Train
• #CloudAtlasAlong – Section 5

 

Currently Reading:

Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell

Blah, blah, blah, insert here a sililoquey on how I’m so behind and will catch up. At least everyone else seems to be behind with me, so I’m in good company. In talking with Kerry, I think she hit it on the head when she said it’s a book that needs larger chunks of devoted time versus short snippets of reading here and there. Thus, my downfall.

 

Currently Listening:

How to Build a Girl, by Caitlin Moran

I’ve heard some pretty great things about this, and it’s been on my list for awhile. Many people I trust have thrown 4 and 5 star ratings at this, so hopes are high!

 

 

What was the best thing that happened to you last week? How did your readathon-ing go?

 

The Sunday Post is hosted by Kimba @ The Caffeinated Book Reviewer.