02: cold decorations, coffee with thick soy milk, crime and punishment (the re-read) and book plans

The cold slammed into me as I stepped outside today. I could feel snow behind the winds that blew. 

Time to hunker down. 

Settle in. 

Slow down. 

Eliminate.

2025 is coming to a frozen close as the last month of the year has been ushered in. I’ve been spending a lot of time with Raskolnikov in Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment. 

This re-read is the ever-present reminder that the best time I spend with books, I spend with second, third, or tenth readings. 

I've been making my early morning pour overs with extra creamy soy milk and cinnamon with a sprinkle of nutmeg. It's felt decadent and very soothing. 

my book... my tree

Back when I used Bookstagram I wrote, “If it isn’t worth reading twice, it isn’t worth reading once ™️”. I still stand behind that.

-Curating a stack of books to read in 2026-

I decide what to read based off of how I am feeling, but I prefer to have a stack of books to pull from. I’ve spent a lot of time pulling titles from my shelves, and ordering a few books (never from Amazon) to pull from next year. 

new reads and some re-read plans

I’ll report what I’ve decided in a separate post and page in the banner here, but it’s been nice to really reflect on that. 

If I am not careful, I’ll spend the entire year re-reading. :)