One of the challenges of an avid reading life is not just deciding what to read next but maintaining a good balance so whenever you have a moment to read, you have a book on hand that you want to read. Think David Allen's Getting Things Done and contexts. If it's quiet in the early… Continue reading The Well-Balanced Reading Life: Planning My Reading
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June 2018 Reads
As June came to a close, I felt like I hadn't really read that much - five or six books maybe. June was a different month because I got literal time off the clock, so to say, and I let loose with reckless abandon, avoiding anything that might call upon the slightest exertion of self-discipline.… Continue reading June 2018 Reads
May 2018 Reads
Despite the silence since February, I have been reading, albeit slowly. May was once again a more productive month, with more routine, fewer interruptions, and boasted the finishing of longer selections started earlier in the year. Reading ahead for schoolDavid McCullough, John Adams. I read this over three months, enjoying every word. It was a… Continue reading May 2018 Reads
January 2018 Reads
My favorite summer reading spot may be unavailable but the reading goes on. I finished 2017 with over 200 books read. The new year doesn't seem to be bringing a change to that pace. Here's what I read in January. Reading for Challenge The Rights of Man | Thomas Paine This is Paine's response to an… Continue reading January 2018 Reads
18 in 2018
Here is my spin on the 18 in 2018 - 18 books I want to read in 2018. These are books I've been meaning to read - seriously - but for whatever reason haven't yet got around to. They're the best of the best, books I'm pretty sure I'll love. They're books I want to… Continue reading 18 in 2018
November 2017 Reads
The Secret History | Donna Tartt was the kind of book that makes you make time for reading. A young man from California goes to a private New England college and becomes part of a close-knit group of students where something bad happens. He's a part of the group but not a part of the group. He… Continue reading November 2017 Reads
October 2017 Reads
A view of the Missouri River from Indian Cave State Park where Lewis & Clark would have traveled going north in 1804 and back south in 1806. The Trespasser | Tana French has been on hold in my Overdrive queue literally for months, including suspending the hold when I knew I didn't have time to read it.… Continue reading October 2017 Reads
A Circle of Quiet
My old blog What a Life sort of died when I joined Facebook. When my kids did cute things, I shared them on Facebook rather than in a blog post. The response was bigger and instantaneous. So Facebook has been my main mode of online sharing for several years now. But times have changed. I have… Continue reading A Circle of Quiet
September 2017 Reads
September is one of the busiest months of my year. It didn't seem to slow down my reading, though. I listened to Dan Harris interview Gretchen Rubin on his podcast 10% Happier (September 13) where he commented in passing that he meditates for 2 hours a day. Not all at once, of course. He laughed… Continue reading September 2017 Reads
August 2017 Reads
Earlier in August, Anne Bogel wrote a blogpost Does your reading list embarrass you sometimes? Yes, it does. But not necessarily in the ways she describes. I'm a member of several book groups online. In The Book Club everyone seems to be reading the latest fiction - granted, more literary in nature yet very here today,… Continue reading August 2017 Reads