Every time we park the car on a family outing, my husband is like "remember, we're in the itchy lot" and the kids look at us like we're mad.
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Every time we park the car on a family outing, my husband is like "remember, we're in the itchy lot" and the kids look at us like we're mad.
I queued from dawn to join my university's netsoc to get my first e-mail address. I knew one other person with one so we embarked on flirty online affair (but barely spoke irl!)
Book #11: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (audio). I feel like I'm late to this but I really loved it. My favourite of hers. I see it is longlisted for the Dublin book prize and it would be a worthy winner.
Book #10: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad (audio). Wow. Everyone should read this. His clarity of thought about the Gaza genocide is biting and so well expressed. Brilliant.
Book #9: Heart the Lover by Lily King (audio). Another book club read and I adored this book. My first 5 star read of the year. Such a beautiful story.
Book #8: Get Lucky by Catherine Center (digital, kobo). A nice enjoyable palate cleanser while I decide what to read next!
Book #7: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (digital, kobo). A book club read and I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. A cover endorsement from Ann Patchett would certainly make me more inclined to read a book anyway.
Book #6: There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak (audio). I loved this book. So richly layered and beatifully written.
Book #5: Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley (digital, kobo). I loved this! I even made a playlist in Apple Music of all the songs mentioned (very-US focused and not all good but I loved the book nonetheless).
Book #4: The Names by Florence Knapp (digital, kobo). A great read. I found the descriptions of domestic abuse shocking and harrowing though.
Book #3: Cacophony of Bone by Kerri ní Dochartaigh (audio).
Book #2: My Friends by Fredrik Backman (digital on kobo). I adored his Beartown trilogy and other books but I didn't love this.
Somewhat belatedly, I am starting my reading log here. I'm aiming for 70 books this year.
Book #1: Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy. A great page-turner.
Justice sure took a long while…
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In the last month i have been rear-ended by a person who seemed high; been chased, flashed and roared at for the “crime” of forgetting to turn on my lights; and was subjected to verbal abuse when a stop/go system malfunctioned and i met another car head on (i was the stupid f*cking bitch). Scary.
I’ve just reserved it on BorrowBox
Ooh, this has been in the “maybe I should read this” box in my head for a while. I’ll seek it out
I did not know that. Thanks, it's fascinating.
Yes! I wish more people understood Hiberno-English and our colonial history as the context in which we swear. Also anyone with even a cursory knowledge of Irish literature can't but understand how wonderful and lyrical and expressive our use of swear words is!
People in Ireland are preparing for the Storm and The Toy show ...
#LateLateToyShow #StormDarragh #Speirgorm
Mother duck #latelatetoyshow
Happy Birthday to you 🎂🎉
Title: MY YEAR-END READING STATISTICS Image: Five colourful diagrams. 1. Most considered authors: Joyce. Proust. Tolstoy Considered reading (all ticked) Actually read (none ticked) 2. Non-fiction Titles consumed (19 blocks) Information retained (2 of the 19 shaded) 3. Unread book pile A bar chart. Last year (high) This year (higer still) 17% increase 4. Loans Books lent vs books returned. The difference between the two is labelled "friendships under review" 5.Audiobook listening A pie chart with 4 sections Concentrating: 42% Passively absorbing: 26% Completely distracted: 19% Asleep: 13%
MY YEAR-END READING STATISTICS #wrapped
(originally for @theguardian.com)
Massive away win for the little fella.
Traditional all the way. I have always journaled since childhood but my life changed when I discovered the Bullet Journal method about 8 years ago. I use a Leuchtturm 1917 dot grid notebook.
Yes, I journal every day. It’s a big part of my strategy to stay sane! I track exercise, food, task lists, notes, gratitude, random thoughts. Some long form reflections, lists. Mix of work and leisure stuff.
Sorry, I replied in the wrong place above! I just converted some songs from YouTube and made a playlist card and it was a bit of faff but pretty easy overall. They're lovely yokes, really well designed and the daily podcast and in-built kids radio station is a bonus.
Both my boys (11 and 7) have Yoto minis and they're great. Mainly used for stories/audiobooks and for white noise at bedtime. I just tried creating a playlist card by converting music from youtube and it was easy. I'd highly recommend.
Yes, I did this too and it helped. The ballot paper is long and can be overwhelming!
