Caught Up On a Sunday: Hot Coffee, Pajamas, and Charged Kindles

The kindle collection is a bit obsessive. It really sucks because Amazon has been annoying me to no end.

I cancelled Kindle Unlimited this past week. Not sure if I will sign back up, but am working to just purchase from authors I enjoy.

My life has been so darn overwhelming and I am making space for my emotional experiences. It hasn't left me in the mood to write things that should be consumed by the public, but alas here we are.

I want to continue to use this 4th iteration of a book blog as a book diary and that means I need to work on capturing my thoughts on what I'm reading and organize it better.

True... this blog doesn't get many readers, but it's purpose is to have a reading diary that I can go back and look at. Perhaps I'll recreate a BookTube channel that will catalog my reads, but until then this is all I have and I will work to invest just a little into it from now on.

Last nite, I cleaned up my currently reading and put a few titles in "soft DNF" status. I just needed to clear them from my "currently reading". I will return to them (I'm looking at you Trollope), but the mental energy to tackle an 820+ page book right now WHILE reading 5-7 others was just too much.

My current classic re-read is Sense and Sensibility. I'm about 25% of the way through. I need to finish it so that I can move onto Mansfield Park in August.

Otherwise, I'm just organizing my book life and making a slight TBR for the second half of July.

I am missing my quiet novels (think Ferrante and Brookner), and am having an overwhelming desire to ONLY read books that feel transformative to me. This may cull the never ending TBR for sure. 

I'm off to finish my second aeropress and read a bit. 

I hope your Sunday is as quiet as mine.

July Reading Plans Are All Over the Place

Okay.... I am DNFing all over the place.

My life is just in shambles. And therefore also is my reading. 

It infuriates me honestly.... 

For July I will:

1. Finish up all my classics that I am currently reading
1. Mistress and Maid by Dinah Maria Mullock Craik
2. The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope
3. Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell
2. Have an audiobook going all the time
1. For cleaning, for cooking, but not for driving
3. Use my new coffee grinder and make cold brew
1. Had to order a new grinder because I threw my other one away in a cleaning fit

my reread for Jane Austen July

5 stars ⭐️  thriller

Anxiety = LOTS of Current Reads

My life is imploding it feels and reading is an escape. 

A true breakaway from it all.

I've found myself particularly annoyed with several people lately- which says more about me than them I'm sure- though some people are just climate denying pains in my ass. 

My kindles are FULL to the brim. 

I've downloaded SO so so so many books lately

The downloading brings joys and peace. 

Yes I'm stuck in the consumer wheel when it comes to downloading kindle novels. You got me, but with the stress of my life right now- I'm not even mad about it.

Currently reading: classics, literary fiction, non fiction, romance, and an audiobook. 

Off to spend time tonight using reading to calm my nerves. 

Classics I'm Reading As June Begins

Hello June.

Hello flowers. 💐 

Hello birthday month 🥳 

Hello glorious, well-written, though-provoking classic literature.

My current classic reads...

ahh Gaskell does it again
I'm only 10% in and I'm
feeling 5 stars

 

slow to the draw for me, but
i am adoring the story.
taking my time. 

zillionith re-read
always adore my morning 
coffee with a side of austen

i can't believe
it took me this long to 
continue with Trollope.
A genius this one.

Happy Pride Month ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤍🤎💗

 

Goodreads Pride Month releases (click here) 

Happy Pride Month to the entire LGBTQIA2S+ community and allies. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤍🤎💗

I eagerly await the day when ALL literature is supported and celebrated.

I eagerly await the day when ALL writers / publishers celebrate the stories and lived experiences of ALL people.

Happy reading my friends. 

Books to Read in June

June is Pride Month, but I read from LGBTQAI+ authors ALL year long. 

It's my birthday month and I have a lot of rereads, a lot of my favorite screen adaptations and lots of relaxing. Month long TBRs aren't really my style, but I am going through books I own + my current KU library, and trying to make progress on some titles. 

This coming month will bring us Summer days, and loads of appointments. It's a medical heavy month, and July will be a travel heavy month, but I am adamant about making this summer and reading summer!

Audio Reads

I LOVE this series

Excited to read these on kindle

update: DNF @51%

did not enjoy this
it could be me
i'm not a traditional
mystery reader.

Current Reads Beginning of Week May 29

Fresh off of the page count challenge and I am reading the Emily Henry, Me Before You (re-read), and still have to make progress in Mistress and Maid. 

I need to do a page a day in the classic, as I am lightening up my reading. It has been getting pushed to the background. I will not DNF it. 

DNF. hated it. bored to tears.

currently page 94

74% done

I should finish Me Before You today and maybe the Emily Henry...hmmm

Happy reading! ☕️

Reducing My Physical Library From 40 to 10 books

As an ever-evolving minimalist, I continue to run into a personal issue with beautiful books.

Nothing (of course) is wrong with having a big and beautiful book collection, but I will move and I don't want to transport them, and I never read them. 

I am a kindle reader mainly, so aside from just looking at them ever so often, they just sit there.

I have so many gorgeous classics, it feels a shame to get rid of them, but I've been here before and got rid of about 100 classics and collected them AGAIN!

LESSON learned this time. 

only a few of my titles
who would have known that NO ONE
wants editions of Proust?

I am getting rid of all of these titles.
gorgeous right?

7 Day Page Challenge Results

Keeping count of the pages was the hardest darn part honestly.

I stopped counting daily after reaching 1152 pages, so I read around 1400 pages for the week.

It was a nice challenge, but it isn't one that I'll do often that using a daily page count. I will instead maybe look at books from the week and see how many pages were read in the entire week.

I had fun with this challenge and it made me think about other challenges I want to do in the future.

1000 Page 7 Day Challenge

The Page Challenge runs May 21 - May 27th and I am very excited.

It isn't always about the numbers, but I love a good challenge. I am feeling pretty excited about this one and I will still DNF as my heart desires, because ALL pages still count!

I have plans today to do some laundry, make groceries, and light cleaning; however, the real plan is to take it easy and read A LOT.

If you've never done a big challenge, this would be fun to join in on.

I'm focusing on cozies and romance for this week. 

Books I want to read this week for 1000+ pages

I've been reading all day, and am feeling so great about lightening up my reading.

I have so much stress in my life right now, and these books have been truly helping me to escape. 

Happy 1000 page reading coffee ☕️