Do I really have to go back to work tomorrow? I guess so. It’s been so nice to have more than a week off from work. I can’t say that I did all that much but I was able to spend more time with my mom, work a bit more on my studio organization and you know, sleep!
These last few days have been about making the most of the time off. We did another date night at the bookstore and I read tons of magazines but the one I was most interested in was the Photo Pocket Scrapbooking magazine. I know the pocket page scrapbooking craze has been around for a while but I’m just now getting into it. I still love art journaling and my regular journal but I do take a lot of pictures and want to have a physical copy of them rather than just on my hard drive. So we’ll see, I did buy some pages Snap Studio pocket pages and will start working on those soon.
I’ve also been doing a bit of weeding of the bookshelves. It is so hard to let go of books but there are some books which have been on my shelves for ages and either my reading interest have changed or now I don’t know why the book was so interesting in the first place and so I’m letting go of a few books. Nothing major but just enough to add space for new books of course. Hee.
Finally, I have been checking out reading challenges. You guys, there are so many fun challenges! I’ve thought about it and I’ve decided to join four. You are probably wondering why given that I didn’t complete any of my challenges last year but I have to say apart from being fun, they serve to remind me to add more variety to my reads. If I don’t complete them it’s ok. No big deal and if I do, well that’s a bonus. So I’ll tell you more about those in the next coming days as I work on potential reading lists, etc.
I also have to tell you about a library visit and some other new books but right now, I’m off to get in just a bit more reading before the start of the week.
I love reading challenges, even when I don’t complete them. They almost always contribute positively—I pick up books I might otherwise not read. I also feel the same way about completing them.
I’ve done major book culling twice in the last four years. The first time was much harder than the second. I’m not sure why. I have to be in the right mood to do it–if I’m not, I can’t let go of anything.
Good luck with your reading challenges! I am not joining any this year. It’s tempting and I might end up caving, but as of right now, I don’t see myself doing so.
I go back to work tomorrow too. :-S Seven weeks of being off. I wish I could say I accomplished a lot . . . Like my husband said though, I wasn’t supposed to be doing much; I couldn’t really. Still, I wish I could have.
Have a great week, Iliana!
Stay warm this morning going back to work. Looks like we will have a cold, cold week. I did a major purge of my physical bookshelves this last year. So much so that I gave one of my big bookcases to my daughter. I think that e-books will be the way to go for me in the future, mostly anyway. Have had some eye issues and the fact that the font is adjustable is perfect. The library has really bumped up their e-book selections as well.
Unfortunately not a single afternoon of stitching for me over my break. I guess I need to plan a day off soon! 🙂 Good luck easing into the work week–breaks are never long enough, are they?!
I hope you had a good day at work. Looking forward to your posts.
I’d done some weeding of my bookshelves last weekend; and I’d let go of tons of old magazines and a few books. Those magazines will be into the recycling bin, but as for the books I decided to give to my husband’s colleague since she loves reading too. She seemed thrilled when I gave some of my books to her the first time. 🙂
Hope you’ve a great week!