OCD and me: my strange reading habits I am the first person to admit that some of my reading habits are… a little bit odd? Strange even? I could blame my OCD (and part of it can be attributed to that) but mostly I just think I have odd habits I’ve developed over the years! I hate it when book covers do not match: this drives me mental: I especially […]
Mel at The Daily Prophecy came up with the Fairy Tale Survey, where you answer fairy tale-inspired questions about books. It looked like a lot of fun so I had to take part! Fairy Tale Survey: Part 1 – classic princesses Pinocchio – The boy whose nose grows when he lies. Is there are book you lie about, because you feel ashamed for liking it? I don’t think I’ve […]
I have read a lot of books about cancer over the years. I have also lost several family members to the disease. I thought I was fairly knowledgable about the topic but nothing prepares you from hearing the worst news – that your mother has cancer and it’s terminal. Reading about the topic does give you some ideas about what to expect. I read some non-fiction, clinical texts but a […]
Monthly Round-Up – April 2014 April hasn’t been a great month for me. My mum’s cancer is spreading and the doctor’s told us about a week and a half ago she will likely only have a few weeks left. I haven’t been able to focus a lot on my reading this month (not surprising really, given the circumstances) but blogging has really helped to take my mind off things. I […]
Monthly Round-Up – March 2014 April is (almost) here, and that means that it is time for my March monthly round/wrap up! The year is really hurtling by – I cannot believe that we are now technically into Spring (see ya Winter – won’t miss ya!). March was a very busy month for me and I had lots of personal stuff to deal with. I am actually really glad it […]