Unfortunately, I think my monkey mind of late has been interfering a lot with my reading. I’ve had to give up on two books that I think I would have normally enjoyed but I couldn’t get into. So I’ll save The Wrong Kind of Blood and The Cruelest Month for another time.

I was going to get very concerned about my state of mind but I picked up Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn and have been thoroughly enjoying it. In between running errands, cleaning and sorting stuff for the move I keep thinking about the book and want to go back to it. Perhaps I just needed to spend some time with one of my favorite eras.

And, I shouldn’t complain too much because on the weekend I did escape to the bookstore for a couple of hours. I miss seeing my books out on the shelves so I pretended that the B&N bookshelves were all mine and petted the books. Anyway, I came away with lots of titles to add to my wish list. Here’s what I added:

• Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
• The Outcast by Sadie Jones
• Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
• Shakespeare’s Kitchen by Lore Segal
• A Carrion Death by Michael Stanley
• La Perdida by Jessica Abel
• Remembering the Bones by Frances Itani
• Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
• Blood Kin by Ceridwen Dovey
• Diary of a Bad Year by J.M. Coetzee

Let me know if you’ve read any of these and what you though or if some of these are also on your wish list.

And, this is totally crazy but tomorrow I have to take my car in for a routine maintenance check and can you believe I’m actually looking forward to that? I can’t wait to have a couple of free hours to just read – whee! I’m taking a couple of books and a mug of yummy coffee. I think I’ll be set.

Packing is going well but I’m tired. On top of that I’ve had to take a Zyrtec (must be all the dust) so I’m kind of wiped out tonight. Thankfully Tiffany tagged me for this meme so I actually had something to post tonight. Hopefully more bookish stuff tomorrow.

• Maybe I should… treat myself to a facial or hair cut. It’s been a long while.
• I love the smell of… coffee, vanilla, a bakery.
• People would say that I… smile a lot and am a good friend.
• I don’t understand why… wars still happen.
• When I wake up in the morning… I usually want to lounge in bed with a book. I’m not really a morning person.
• I lost my will power to…give up caffeine and chocolate.
• Life is wonderful with… great friends, good books and a lot of love.
• My past made me… appreciate where I am now in my life.
• I get annoyed when… I have to go to the post office.
• Parties are not… something I go to a lot lately.
• Dogs are… very cute, especially labs.
• Cats… need to stay away from me as I’m allergic to them. I like them – just from a distance.
• Tomorrow I am going to… continue packing and go out to dinner with a friend.
• I have a low tolerance for… snobs.
• I’m totally terrified of… hospitals.
• I wonder why I thought my life would be… Hmm, this is a hard one to answer.
• Never in my life…will I say “never” again! (I stole this from Tiffany)
• High school was something that… was fun for the most part. Plus I met some of my best friends in high school!
• When I’m nervous… my heart races and I start a worry cycle.
• Take my advice… don’t hold grudges. They are a waste of time and energy.
• Making my bed is…something I hardly ever do.
• I’m almost always…reading.
• I’m addicted to… books and chocolate
• I want someone…to do all the packing, moving and unpacking for us.

And, I’m going to be a bit bad and not tag anyone but if you want to play have fun!