November & December Books

So the official story for the lack of November & December books is that I forgot to write the titles down as I read them which resulted in not being able to do a post about them! I was reading though, I'm sure that I finished one or two books in November and in December it was one. I did buy a stack of second hand books that I can't wait to read (above!) and have been making steady progress on one of them. 

The only book I know for sure I finished was one that I borrowed from my sister and read in December. It was called "We Need to Talk About Kevin" by Lionel Shriver. All I can say was...omigod. What an intense book! I don't have the words to describe it, but it kept wanting to come back and finish it in one sitting. I don't think I would be able to reread this book, but it definitely did haunt me. I don't think I will ever forget the story! 

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Monthly Books! (Or lack of)

I finished no books in October. NO BOOKS. How sad is that??!

In respect though, I was reading, I just didn't finish anything. The workload at uni and sewing in spare time really didn't lend itself well to reading time. I'm hoping to finish something this month, but looking at what I have ahead of me in the next few weeks, it's not looking good.

Any who, here is some cool things I found on pinterest. 

Source: laurenmydear.tumblr.com via Bianca on Pinterest

Source: weheartit.com via Bianca on Pinterest

Source: web.me.com via Bianca on Pinterest

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Monthly Books!

The monthly reading for September was looking a little poor up until a week ago, when I read two more books. So the total of books for September was three, which was my goal that I mentioned here. They weren't exactly thick books...but a book IS a book!

This. Book. Is. Hilarious. I can't remember how many times I've read this book, but it never gets old or boring. I bought this book in LA..when I was 16. It's still relevant to me!

This book was found at my favourite op shop for only $2. It has lots of interesting information about the early days of quilting in the US, lots of photos and even some small patterns in the back of the book. 

I have to admit, I do love watching reality tv shows, and when I can and it's on I do love to watch the Rachel Zoe Project. So when I found this book awhile ago I had to buy it. It's really interesting, it has lots of handy tips and cool illustrations! 


I wonder if I can read another three books for October? (It's not looking hopeful, this is going to be a really busy month..) 

Monthly Books!

Okay, so in the last monthly books post I talked about wanting to read at least three books in August? Well, I actually did it! And not like I hurriedly finished a book last night, no I finished the third book probably a week ago! (So I could have easily started a new one, but I haven't yet.) 


This month I read:

I can't remember where I got this book, but it has been staring me down from the bookshelf for a while, so I thought I might as well read it. It was hard to get into, but once I was there I wanted to keep reading! It was written in the early 1960's so the facts were outdated, but it was definitely interesting! 

This was a very lucky op shop find. I was in my favourite op shop and I don't normally look at the books (I don't know why?) and this was sitting on the top of the bookshelf. As soon as I saw it, I knew I had to buy it and at only $2 it was a bargain! It didn't take me long to read, and I remember studying some of the paintings in art in year 12. 

This book was recommended by Grant's mum, and it was awesome! They have just moved back from Saudi Arabia to Australia. I never thought to explore their bookshelf, but I'm glad I did and read this book! It was not at all what I expected. I started the book and immediately wanted to finish it in the same sitting. (I didn't though, but it's nice to be that into a book!) 


Lets see if I can read another three books in September! 

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Monthly book round up.

This month was marginally better than last month for reading. I managed to finish two books this month, which seems to be about my average. I was really hoping to get at least three finished, which is a shame. For August I am going to try and increase to reading three books a month. That's the plan. 

One of the things in the back of my mind that I have been wanting to do was buy some Penguin Books. I see them everywhere, and I either don't have the money or I'm on my way somewhere. So when I found a stand of them at the airport in Queenstown I took my time to poke through and find some. This was one that I bought and I read the majority of it on the plane back to Australia. I really liked reading this.

My sister loaned me this one and even though I did finish it in about four days, the ending wasn't what I was expecting. I still enjoyed it though! 

On that note, I better go and read now, so I can hope to finish three books this month! 

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Monthly Book Round Up.

Another month has flown by, and my reading list has been looking very sad. This month I only managed to finish one book. ONE. I think I even started it last month too!

I really don't have an excuse! I should have been reading more too, because it has been holidays for me this month. My bookshelf has been looking a tad sad too, either I need to join the library (which I still haven't done, I've been living in this area for more than 2 years now.) Or find some extra money to buy new books. Rereading books is nice, but when you are constantly reading the same books over again it gets boring. 

So this month I read Pride and Prejudice and I really enjoyed it!

In other news, this weekend I will be leaving for a week in New Zealand with the family. I will be putting my Etsy shop on vacation while I'm away. Inspiration Friday updates will still be posted, but other than that my blog will be pretty quiet while I'm away.

I have my DSLR all charged and I'm prepped to take heaps of photos. This is going to be an awesome trip!