There was the massive clearing and cleaning which I mentioned last month which led into selling some of those cleared out things online; a task which involves taking photos, posting ads, emails arranging for pickup or postage followed by the reward of money in my hands, so time consuming but totally worth it.
Then there's all the reading. And I'm doing a lot of reading. Like seriously a lot. The result being that my To-Be-Read pile is going down incredibly fast. I'm actually getting closer and closer to being under 3 digits for the first time ever. Though that doesn't count by other To-Be-Read pile which is sitting in my ebook account. But we won't talk about that. We all know that I have a very massive reading addiction, and if you didn't, well you do now.
Aside from the reading I've also been walking pretty much every day, baring thunderstorms and things, so I'm pretty happy with that and am even thinking of adding some other form of exercise.
In between all of that I've sorted several folders and files on my laptop (another time consuming but necessary job), done a little bit of family research, discovered a few new places around where I live and generally catched up on all those fiddling little errands that you never seem to get around to.
1. Traditional Swedish knitting patterns : 40 motifs and 20 projects / Maja Karlsson
I'm really loving all things Scandinavian at the moment, along with about 100 million
other people so not all that new and interesting. But still despite that there is something
about their knitting motifs that appeals to me. Lingerings of my Viking heritage perhaps.
2. 40 colorful afghans to crochet : a collection of eye-popping stitch patterns, blocks &
projects / Leonie Morgan
I haven't done any crocheting since I was a teenager so I'm not too sure how this one
will pan out. I am though still very tempted to give it a go. Because look at all the pretty
patterns and blankets I could make.
3. Mittens from Norway : over 40 traditional knitting patterns / Nina Grandlune Saether
More things Scandinavian. This time mittens because how cute are the ones on the
cover.
4. The Bat / Jo NesboContinuing on with the Scandinavian theme I'm finally working my way through the
Harry Hole books. Somehow I never got around to reading them before but with a
Harry Hole movie coming out soon - which by the way looks totally awesome, at least
from the trailer - it seemed like the right time to finally dive in.
5. The other girl / Erica Spindler
I really like the sound of this one. Ritualistic murder, a University setting, cop with her
own tragic past; it all sounds gritty and dark and totally me. I've read and enjoyed one
of her books in the past so I have high hopes for this one.
6. Notorious / Allison Brennan
Another series and author I've been meaning to read and to which I am finally getting
around to. This one is features a detective who investigates cold cases.
I haven't had much luck with fantasy novels, other than loving nearly everything that
Joe Abercrombie writes, so I'm trying not to get too excited by this one.
8. Astrophysics for people in a hurry / Neil deGrasse Tyson
I love Neil DeGrasse Tyson. He's one of those people who makes science so
interesting and understandable to those of us with less than sciencey brains. I really
wanted to see him when he came out here recently but sadly I decided to not go *sob,
sob sob* and kept my money for life-with-no-job. Mutter, mutter, mutter.
9. A Christmas for Carrie / Alison Packard
And finally something totally frivolous just because I can.
This is so close. My head is not only full with ideas but has actually started forming
words and sentences. Yay my brain. I'm sensing that this is a month where I will
finally sit down and write words on a page. Yeah, yeah you can laugh all you like. It's
going to happen I tell you.
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