Category Archives: Book Talk

An Autumn Bookswap

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Thistle

I don’t do bookswaps often, and when I have, I’ve experienced a range of results. Sometimes, I get a gift-sender who knows me personally and sends me far more than I expect, some really wonderful stuff, and makes me tear … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Series Quit

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Thistle

Today’s is an interesting topic, based on anything bookish you’ve “quit” (interpret how you like). I decided to focus on series today. This isn’t about series that I read one book for and never continued, but series I read a … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – September Slump

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Thistle

I just realized that I haven’t done a monthly wrap-up since May. Oops. Well, the run-down is easy. June mostly consisted of the non-bookish (ie moving across the country). July and August both involved a lot of moving in, arranging … Continue reading →

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KonMari Wrap-up: Lessons Learned

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Thistle

I’ve learned quite a bit over the last few months, and have talked about many of those lessons through multiple posts now. Though I’m not entirely done with the Great Tidy-My-Life Project, this will likely be my last KonMari post**, … Continue reading →

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KonMari, Part VI: Storage

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Thistle

There are a couple of main principles to storage espoused in The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: Store only after all disposal is done. Stack vertically instead of horizontally. Don’t keep things tucked away in places you’ll never see or … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Books on my Fall TBR

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Thistle

I’ve been listing my top ten seasonal TBR piles for the last year, and not once have I read more than 3-4 books off the list. Heh. Maybe this will be the season I break that pattern – especially since … Continue reading →

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KonMari, Part V: Sentimental Items

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Thistle

The last culling segment of the KonMari method, in my Great Tidy-My-Life Project, involves sentimental items. This was a pretty quick segment for me, and not nearly as difficult as I expected it to be. Supposedly, this is because by now, … Continue reading →

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Top Ten “In Spite of the Cover” Books

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Thistle

We’re always taught never to judge a book by its cover, but nearly everyone does. If we didn’t, there wouldn’t be whole divisions of employees at publishing companies carefully crafting book covers to appeal to specific markets. All you have … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Bountiful

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Thistle

That’s a new coffee mug I’m holding, one of many wonderful things I received this week. Cool story: The San Antonio Public Library system has summer reading programs every summer. I didn’t know until recently that there was not just … Continue reading →

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KonMari, Parts III & IV: Paper & Komono

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Thistle

After a couple weeks of silence, the Great Tidy-My-Life Project continues. A couple reasons for the silence: First, paper is waaaaay too boring for its own post. There was paper. It went into piles. Some piles got filed away, others … Continue reading →

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