I’ve been having such a fun time crafting and relaxing these past couple of days that I can tell you, as much as I do love my job, I would love an extra day off. Well, the Christmas holidays will be here soon enough right?
So while I did not go out and brave the stores for the Black Friday sales, I did do a bit of retail therapy and bought a couple of books and some crafty stuff. I got The Testaments by Margaret Atwood and The Dutch House by Ann Patchett. Of course both of those books have been mentioned everywhere lately so when I saw a good deal I had to snagged up these two.
I wish I could say I also did a lot of reading but I just didn’t get to my books. I spent a lot of time with my mom and when I wasn’t hanging out with my mom, my husband and I ware catching up on some of our crime shows. We did go for a nature walk at one of the trails near our home so that was really nice.
I feel very accomplished when it comes to bookbinding because I finished nine journals and have made progress with some others. I’ve also been going back and forth on ideas for some new journals and that’s always fun. Hopefully I’ll find some time during the week for some design work on those.
What about you? What were you up to this weekend and did you end up making any book purchases?
Days off are always great, aren’t they? I don’t think you can ever have too many of them. 🙂
Glad to hear you had a nice weekend, Iliana. A walk outside was possible wasn’t it? I did the same, but I noticed today that the cedar has now made an entrance to the allergy scans. Sigh. I hate cedar and so does my respiratory system. My outside walks are likely a thing of the past until spring, unless I want to come home with a sinus headache. Take care and hope you have a good December!
Making books is OK. Making stuff by hand is calming.
I plan to listen to audio book of The Dutch House, which I hear is very good. Our weather has been very nice these past few days, so I’ve been dragging my husband out for a late afternoon walk with me. He grumbles, but I think he really does enjoy it. 😉
Congratulations on finishing 9 journals! I never attempt Black Friday–the traffic and the crowds that energize some people are too stressful for me. I continued stitching on my panel and binged on Netflix. 🙂
I’m glad to hear you’d a great time crafting and relaxing, Iliana. I’ve been hearing good things about those two books you got and I hope you’ll enjoy reading them. I’ve been slow with my reading since it’s the school holidays and plus I’ve just recovered from flu. Hope you’ve a good week and happy reading!
I didn’t make any book purchases, but my husband did. Instead, I bought seeds for the garden 🙂 Glad you had a nice Thanksgiving and have been enjoying making journals and relaxing. I’ve been working on knitting a toy for a friend. Not sure it will be done in time for Christmas, but New Year’s gifts are a thing, right?