Category Archives: Book Talk

Best Second-Chance Books

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Thistle

In The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Marie Kondo says that the time to read a book is the moment we acquire it (or become interested in it, I suppose, for those of us who do not really acquire unread … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – On Pre-scheduling

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Thistle

Back when I first started blogging, I would draft posts whenever they came to me, and publish them whenever I finished drafting. It didn’t matter if it was morning or evening, if I’d already posted that day, or if I … Continue reading →

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RIP X

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Thistle

Turning leaves, shifting winds, airing out sweaters, and pumpkin-everything – wishful dreaming for this part of the world. With the temps sticking in the swelteringly hot upper 90s (if not higher), the start of RIP-season is a welcome occurrence. Soon, soon, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Readathon FAIL – Again

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Thistle

Um. Remember how I signed up for Bout of Books? Well, just like the last half-dozen readathons I’ve signed up for, it didn’t work out. Yeah… Here’s the thing. It used to be that when I signed up for a … Continue reading →

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KonMari, Part II: Books

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Thistle

Last week, I introduced The Great Tidy-My-Life Project, based on Marie Kondo’s KonMari method outlined in The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. The first step was to deal with my clothes. Step two involves book-culling, which I know is the most painful step … Continue reading →

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KonMari, Part I: Clothes

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Thistle

A few weeks ago, I devoured and adored The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. I knew at once that this tidying method, dubbed the KonMari method, was one I would have to follow. As I said in the above-linked review, I … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Most Read Authors

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Thistle

I adore today’s topic! When I first read it, I wrote down all the authors I thought I’d read the most books from, and then I went back through Goodreads to tally actual numbers. For the most part, I was … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Bout of Books

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Thistle

Over the last few years, as I’ve greatly decreased my overall reading pace (by choice!), I’ve participated a lot less in various kinds of Readathons. Actually, the last time I participated in any kind of Readathon was October 2012. With … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Splurge, Purge, Splurge, Purge

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Thistle

I am really, really good about purging stuff I don’t need from my house, computer, social media, life, etc. Unfortunately, I’m also really good at splurging. And while I’ve gotten much better about not splurging too much when it involves … Continue reading →

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Acquisitions

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Thistle

I’m not really one to acquire a whole bunch, especially not at one time. This past Sunday, though…well, I kinda went on an acquisition-bender. Observe: The day involved a series of fun errands, on my own, time to myself, and … Continue reading →

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