Making it Up As I Go

I finished The Hours a couple days ago, and appreciated again how you can have a completely different experience each time you re-read a book. When I’ve read the book before, the themes that stood out were those of madness… Read more ›

I feel like I should post but don’t really know what to post about. I finished The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke and it was really good and I really recommend it, but I don’t really feel like… Read more ›

Becky asked in a recent comment how I choose the books I’m going to read. Excellent question. Until recently it’s been mainly dependent on mood and impulse, with some research thrown in. I read book blogs and discussion boards and… Read more ›

Well I did it. I’m not sure how, but somehow, and in the nick of time, I’ve read 100 books this year, making it the fourth year I’ve done so. (At least that I’ve kept track and know that I’ve… Read more ›

It’s almost 11 and I really should be asleep, but I can’t fall asleep to save my life or sanity. So instead, I shall post about how I’m actually somehow within sight of completing my 100 books goal. That’s right,… Read more ›

I found this meme and stole it, just to see how I did. Feel free to post your results too, it might be fun to see what everyone has read.

This year, getting to my goal of reading 100 books has been a bigger challenge than in previous years because so much of my time is dedicated to the sweetness that is Zoe. So I’m thinking next year I might… Read more ›

The new albums by Corinne Bailey Rae and Sean Lennon are really good. Rae has a sweet, mellow voice, and her album is the soundtrack to Zo

I finished Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems by Richard Ferber. It was extremely informative, and very helpful. There are sections that didn’t apply at all to our current situation but that I might need later, on nightmares and that kind… Read more ›