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1/19/24

It's been about a week since the last time I wrote an entry. I made it through snowmageddon! Thankfully the weekend itself was not too bad but Monday and Tuesday were snow and icy! I didn't have to go into work those days which is a blessing since I have never driven in snow before and doubt I would make it out alive if I did. And since I had two days off this week, the remaining three days were not super busy. Especially today, I did a whole lot of nothing work related. Instead I wrote my book review on Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr (which you should totally read by the way).

After work I have to stop by home, pack up for the weekend, then go see my family for the first time since Thanksgiving! I'm very excited go back to my hometown and take a break from my current life. It'll also give my partner uninterrupted time to play video games LOL!

I came up with another idea for a mystery/romance/supernatural book. This one requires a lot less world building some hopefully I don't get too lost in it like the last one and actually produce! Even so, it's nice to know that now I've got two in the chamber and can work on them when I'd like - whether that's now or ten years from now.

Not much else to say really. I'm looking for a decent bookshelf to buy that's not overpriced or cheaply made. Seems like that's a deal breaker for most furniture manufacturers these days.

Anyway, I'll probably come back Monday and update y'all about my weekend. I know no one probably ever reads my posts, but acting like they do helps motivate myself for my personal writing projects.

1/2/24

Good morning my readers!

I hope you all had a great New Year's holiday! I know I sure did. My partner and I went to a friends house for a small kickback and we had a blast, although the next morning, not so much. The hangover I earned pretty much started when I went to bed and wouldn't let me sleep at all! That aside, I was able to spend a lovely holiday with my partner again, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

I have a few goals this new year I would like to complete, so here they are:

Read 5 books to completion. Unfortunately I've had a habit of reading books to about 75% through, then becoming uninterested and moving on. I'm going to try to break that! I've started a Storygraph account to track my reading stats that I plan on sharing on here.

Work out at least once a week. Although I am a bit insecure about my weight, the goal with this one is more about heart health and mobility. I currently live in a colder climate than I'm used to so I'm hoping that this will help loosen up my joints.

Complete some at home studies. I have already graduated from college and currently have no intentions of returning, but I would like to keep my studies up. I think I'll go to a library or coffee shop and study with seminars and lectures from YouTube.

I need to come up with a schedule for daily, weekly, and monthly activities so I will try to wriggle this in there as well.

No photos today! I don't take photos often enough to post but maybe that's another thing I can try to do. et me know how your NYE celebrations went!

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Book Review of Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

Check out my review on StoryGraph!

Check out my review on goodreads!

3.5⭐

"I love all but one of the "how's" of Cloud Cuckoo Land. I love how interconnected the characters are. I love how all of these stories are driven by the original CCL. I love the point made that the same story can be learned from and appreciated over millenia, but it is so hard to love..."

Hi readers! I finally got around to reviewing Cloud Cuckoo Land! I spent a few hours trying my best to put all my thoughts down on this review and I hope you might be able to makes sense of it.