Hi!! How are you?? I haven’t seen you in so long, oh my God! I know, I know, I’ve been awful. It’s so good to see you, though – you look great! Here’s what I’ve been up to:
Reading
- I’m reading the third book in the original Kushiel series by Jacqueline Carey. Good stuff, man!
- My latest from LT Early Reviews was Olive Kitteridge – I found it so-so. You can find my review on LT, and I may post a bit more about it here.
- I’ve just begun Jodi Picoult’s Vanishing Acts, and it’s promising to be another pleaser.
- I read Libba Bray’s Rebel Angels over the holiday – and I preferred it to the first in the series
I’m working in general on being nice to myself, and that includes not judging my own reading. I wish I was reading all highbrow literary fiction, heavy-hitting history, poetry both modern and ancient, but nope. I’m reading mysteries and historical fiction and young adult and fantasies. I think I’ll always have at least a little problem with this – but I’m trying!
Crafting
- One of my biggest craft projects recently has been the little gifts I gave out to my co-workers. I made paper bird ornaments with pretty decorative papers and lots of glitter, and attached them to Paper Source pillow boxes filled with a Trader Joe’s nut mix. It was more work than I thought it would be, but also a lot of fun. And the leftover birds went on my tree!
- The log cabin throw has slowed down a lot, but I’m still moving. Hopefully I’ll be on the last round soon.
- I’ve been making a lot of bookmarks, and I’m going to use my Christmas gift certificates to get more papercrafting materials. Hopefully some neat stuff will be posted soon.
Speaking of posting, one of the reasons I’ve been posting so little recently is the photo issue. I’m finding taking/managing/posting photos to be a real pain. I’m going to look around and see if anyone has any good advice about workflows for this…
Oh! And I’m on Ravelry finally – I’m ladypeter there, as I am on LT.
