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Monday, December 9, 2013

Coming Back Soon

It's been a hell of a year. Work blew up big time and we lost a couple of people so it was a really really really busy time working 12-hour days plus weekends here and there. I haven't had as much time to read as I would like so therefore the blog suffered. Now that we are hiring some more people, I should be able to make time to read, blog, write, cross-stitch and get back to the dreaded gym. Work wasn't the only issue as there have been health and family issues on my husband's side of the family; our beloved cat, Mallory, had to have two surgeries this year because she had been swallowing hair ties; had unnecessary drama back in August which took time to deal with; and just the usual day-in and day-out stuff. 

Also suffering, and probably the worst thing of all, is my attendance at my book club with the fabulous people who are dear friends. They put up with me missing book club for six months but I finally returned for a movie event to see Catching Fire and our White Elephant holiday party which was a blast. I thank Kate @ Midnight Book Girl and Kimberly @ On The Wings of Books for having patience with me this year and for not banning me from book club. :)

I have so many books I want to get to. I'll see if I can name at least some of them...

Books To Get To
- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
- Still Alice by Lisa Genova
- White Oleander by Janet Fitch
- Devil's Knot by Mara Leveritt
- Mad About the Boy by Helen Fielding (mid-read)
- 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
- Red Rain by R.L. Stine
- Trinity by Leon Uris
- Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
- In the Land of White Death: An Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian Arctic by Valerian Albanov
AND MANY, MANY, MANY, MANY more!!!!

Oh and my GoodReads challenge got screwed too. Here's to reaching my goal in 2014.

2013 Reading Challenge
You have read 8 books toward your goal of 60 books.
 
At your current pace, you're 48 books (80%) behind schedule.






2 comments:

Kate @Midnight Book Girl said...

Aw, you don't get out of book club that easy, Katie girl. Once your in, it's a life sentence. We'll get ink next year to cement that. ;)

A great list of books, btw! Honestly, audiobooks is such a great way of reading more, and it's something I can listen to when I'm doing other things (like cleaning, or walking, or cooking). Plus, it helps that I listen to at least 2x speed most of the time. And the fact that I have a 35 minute commute to work, and then longer on the way back in that 5 o'clock traffic.

I wanted to thank you, again, for the wonderful Golden Girls cross stitch I stole during White Elephant. I've wanted it since the moment you posted it on Facebook. Now I don't have to break into your house and steal it, which helps save a little bail money that can now go towards Christmas. Thank you! ;)

Katie Pomroy said...

I KNEW you would end up with The Golden Girls cross-stitch. If someone had stolen it from you, I would have made you another one. :)