Around Here | This weekend is the 24 in 48 Readathon, which I am casually participating in after a fall on my stairs this week left me with a sprained foot and instructions from a doctor to spend time with it iced, wrapped, and elevated. While I didn’t really need an excuse to read all weekend, I’ll certainly take one.
Reading | As a treat to myself, I decided to splurge on a Kindle Paperwhite e-reader, which works better for reading library ebooks and electronic galleys than my older Nook. It’s been fun playing around with that, and downloading some review copies for titles that will be out later this year. Right now I’m enjoying The Personality Brokers by Merve Emre, a look at the two women behind the ubiquitous Myers-Briggs personality test that’ll be published in September.
Watching | Season four of Madam Secretary finally landed on Netflix! The whole season feels a little bit like it’s trying too hard to be current, but there’s still something comforting about watching a bunch of well-intentioned people trying to do good work and help people through government.
Listening | I finally settled on my next audio book, A Spy the House by Y.S. Lee, the story of “an elite, top secret corps of female investigators with a reputation for results.” It’s another delightful, easy audiobook, which is what I always want in that format.
Loving | For a variety of reasons, this week has felt like a hard one to find anything much to be happy about. But I do love finding a nice new rosé to drink in the summer, and the chance to try some new games with friends. I played my first RPG this weekend, a version of Dread, that was a lot of fun.
Hating | I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed by all of the clutter and stuff in my life. It feels like there are stacks of books and piles of clothes everywhere, despite the fact that I did a big clean out of both a few months ago. I am definitely not a minimalist.
Reflecting | When I needed a little pep talk this week, I turned to everyone’s favorite advice-giver, Dear Sugar, and her amazing essay “Tiny Beautiful Things.” There’s always something new in that piece that resonates with me.
Recommending | For my birthday a few weeks ago, I forced a group of friends to go on a Twin Cities independent bookstore crawl on a Sunday afternoon. We hit up four stores — Paperback Exchange, Subtext Books, Moon Palace Books and Magers & Quinn Booksellers — and then had ice cream and enjoyed a beautiful Minnesota summer evening. It was great.
Anticipating | I’ve got a few chores to do today (and a little writing I would like to do), but otherwise I expect it’s going to be a full day of reading to see if I can hit my personal goal of 12 hours for #24in48.
Happy Sunday, everyone! What are you reading today?
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I’m reading Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue, my fifth book for 24in48 too. My goal also is 12 hours.
I hope you had a successful 24in48!
Sorry about the sprained ankle. How annoying. I feel you on not being a minimalist. Every time I try to clean things out, I still end up with a bunch of stuff.
Aspirational minimalism is my thing, I guess.
Let us all know how you like your Kindle paper white. I have a Kindle fire, and I wonder the differences.
So sorry about your ankle, too bad that you have to do more reading. 🙂
Hahah, exactly 🙂
I took the plunge and purchased the Paperwhite about a year and a half ago. I rarely read eBooks because I hated how bulky (and bright) my iPad was. Now, I prefer them. The Paperwhite made all the difference.
I’m sorry about the ankle. And I hear you on the clutter. I’m going through a period where I wish I could just chuck everything, but know it would a waste of money to do so.
I liked my Nook, but I felt like it was hard to get the books I wanted on it at a reasonable price… I just cannot bring myself to pay more than $9.99 for an ebook. So, I’m hoping access to library ebooks will make me use the Paperwhite more.