I’ve been lifting in weight rooms since I was fourteen, mostly in college fitness centers. Most of these weight rooms have had ample benches and multiple sets of weights, and … Continue reading TBR List Declutter, Issue 30
Welcome to another twenty-title TBR List Declutter blitz! As promised in Issue 28, here’s some visual interest. This is a pill bug we befriended on our way home from the … Continue reading TBR List Declutter, Issue 29
Hi, there! How’s it going? Things are great here, although “here” has changed recently. A couple of times, actually. It’s been exciting and tiring and kind of disorienting. But now … Continue reading TBR List Declutter, Issue 28
Here at the end of 2017, I’m in the midst of my 17th relocation since I graduated high school (and my 23rd move since birth (not including the relocation from … Continue reading 2017: My Year in Books
Craziness is afoot later this month, so during this relatively less hectic time I’m trying to squeeze in some TBR list decluttering for posting during the crunch. Let’s see how … Continue reading TBR List Declutter, Issue 27
We’ve had our first snow of the year, a good 4-5 inches on the ground and the trees and the rooftops. My children were outside shoveling the driveway with their … Continue reading TBR List Declutter, Issue 26
This issue of the TBR List Declutter is a bit delayed. I thought I’d gotten wifi at all of the places we were staying on vacation, but it turns out … Continue reading TBR List Declutter, Issue 25
November. Holy moly. November. It was fun, but oh, so tiring. My family traveled 15 out of 30 days, were in the capitals of three nations, and I lost ten … Continue reading Bookends: November 2017
Well, it’s Thanksgiving in the United States, but I’m not celebrating it as I usually do. I’m not going to tell you how I’m celebrating it because I’m writing this … Continue reading TBR List Declutter Week 24
It’s the week before Thanksgiving in the U.S., but as I’m writing this, it’s only November 4. It’s a kind of lame sort of time travel, but it’s all I’ve … Continue reading TBR List Declutter Week 23
My family are library super-users. We manage holds, checkouts, renewals, and returns with a carefully balanced choreography. We love libraries so much that when my children go to bookstores, my … Continue reading Crying in the Library of Congress
For me, this November is a month packed with so many fun things. I’m scheduling several weeks in advance, so if something really big happens and I fail to mention … Continue reading TBR List Declutter, Issue 22
Imperfect Happiness 