On the heels of my busy and packed April reading habits, May came in a little quieter, but I’m ok with that. I only read three books, but all were fantastic and two were part of getting ready for our Scotland trip. You see, we’ll be living in Edinburgh during the festival season and one of those, is the Edinburgh International Book Festival. I bought tickets to a few Front Line talks (like key note speakers) and wanted to read books by those authors in particular. I also am making an effort to specifically read novels that have won the Booker Prize or the International Booker Prize, just as a personal goal.
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The April Book Round Up
I still feel like I am playing catch up after the two weeks of kiddo spring break and in laws, and then…life. The birthday surprise was amazing and it was so nice to have them here. April was a much slower month for me for books, because I was 1. distracted/sad by personal things 2. very busy. I read 10 books and it took me ages to get through them, compared to my normal reading times. This month was all audiobooks.
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We have survived Q1! We made it! It’s officially April! My life to-do list includes: filing an amended tax return because of a late, forgotten 1099-MISC, buy a new pair of Birkenstocks, send off current worn-out Birkenstocks in for sole repair, swap out the rug in my office/guestroom…oh, and read more books. March was an active reading month for me because we went on vacation! Our little family took our first cruise together (I went on my first cruise in September with a vanilla friend) to the Bahamas and it was lovely. We were late to our first stop in Cape Canaveral so we missed our excursion, but got to see a SpaceX Starlink rocket launch (fuck Musk, but go science!) and it was really cool. A very relaxing and enjoyable trip.
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