Showing posts with label random stuff. Show all posts
Showing posts with label random stuff. Show all posts

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Hello October, you're looking good this year!

Hello guys!!

Today is a bit of random post since I don't usually do recaps for months or even a TBR goal for the month, whenever I try I always end up failing massively at reading those particular books.

And this is not a recap, not really, it's mostly a mash up of random stuff that is going through my head today and also triggered by a mention that appeared on my Twitter when I checked it this morning.

It was an extremely positive mention, because I was asked for a follow back by a fellow blogger and was called a #BloggerGoal along with a few other amazing bloggers that create such unique and amazing content and that are both inspiring and a lil intimidating (not them really because they're uber nice) but their blogs and content.

My blog is just my own little nook & corner of the internet where I share my love & support for books, and except for my Ink & Batter feature (that I seriously need to bring back and soon, I'm itching to bake book inspired cupcakes AGAIN!) I don't feel that I do anything so special to really inspire or be considered an example or goal? So yeah, right now I'm a bit baffled and quite a lot floored and honoured!


Now onto other bloggy and bookish things. September was not the most successful month of reading ever, since I only managed to read 5 new books, 2 novellas and I re-read 3 books (on the one side, YAY 3 re-reads, I'm finally allowing myself re-reading books and that's quite awesome) but 10 books total in a month? For a fast reader like me that's quite pitiful, but I blame the massive book hangovers 3 of the books and one of the re-reads gave me!




And with such a pitiful amount of books is no surprise that I failed my September is for Sequels challenge and quite catastrophically at that! I only read 1 book for it, and it wasn't even one of the books in my goals...




On other more happy and positive news, it's October! Autumn is here, I am a year older (since I am a late September baby) and the suffocating heat of the summer is gone! And October is one of my fave months of the year because HALLOWEEN!!




And this year it is even more special because the amazing Shelly from Read Sleep Repeat has organized a fantastic October Month of Diversity event!!

I will be contributing with a guest post and book recommendations (that I still need to write, hopefully today or tomorrow at the latest, sorry Shelly, I suck, I know!!) but I'm really looking forward to see what all Shelly has planned! Many amazing posts and books I'm sure!

And because of October being the month of all things spooky and the celebration/reminder of diversity, I plan to focus my reading on that. My not-really-but-sort-of tentative TBR pile will be made of both spooky books and diverse books!

As far as life goes, I'm right now on vacation, with cleaning to do in my new apartment (not keen on it, but life as an adult is hard sometimes) and also quite rewarding trips!
Next week I'm going to London for 4 days with my younger nephew (he's 20, so it's not like I'm babysitting him!) and we'll be visiting the Sherlock Holmes museum, Stonehedge and the Harry Potter studios! Very exciting!
And a lil after that I'm going on a trip to Copenhangen with Paula Stokes! She wants to get inspiration for her next book and I wanted to go somewhere I hadn't been to yet, so we'll be touristing around and generally be silly.

How was your September? I hope that you had a better reading month than mine, at least in numbers? Any particular books you're excited to read in October?? Tell me!!

Saturday, November 23, 2013

20 Facts About Me!

My fellow blogger and twitter friend Octavia from Read.Sleep.Repeat recently did this and it inspired me to share some random stuff about me, somethings you might now, some might not!


20 Facts About Me!

 

 

1.- I am a nurse and I work in an Oncohaematology ward. Yes, it is tough but it is also inbelievably rewarding.

2.- I've been a bookworm since a very early age. I finished all the books in my school library when I was 11, so I was directed by the librarian to the district library that luckily was right next to my school!

3.- I'm from Spain and my bf is from New Delhi, India. We met in the Star Wars message boards of all places, geeking out about the upcoming Revenge of The Sith movie in 2004... And yes, we are in a long distance relationship.

4.- I'm a science fiction geek/nerd/dork/howeveryouwannacallit. My biggest loves are Star Wars and Firefly. 

5.- I am member of the rewards programs of three different airlines. AirFrance/KLM, British Airways and Emirates. Travelling to India at least twice a year means sometimes I upgrade to business class on miles alone!

6.- I was stuck for 5 days in London's Heathrow during the big snow-debacle of December 2010 and despite the huge disrruption it was, it was quite an experience in itself, and there were loads of positives.

7.- Despite being pardesi (that means non-Indian in hindi) I know how to drape a saree in 3 different ways and can order a saree with a made to order petticoat and blouse! The wonders of the internet! Also, Youtube has some brilliant tutorials!

8.- I'm a huge Agatha Christie fan and I also have a rather unusual love for all things Victorian!

9.- I am NOT a morning person at all! If I have to work morning shift I wake up thinking of taking a nap! I'm totally a night owl, and I rather stay up till 5 am than wake up at 5 am!

10.- English is my second language, but I started watching cartoons in English when I was 3 cause according to what I told my mum "I like them better, mummy!".

11.- I have a very ecclectic taste in music, I was (and still am, just in a different degree) a huge Take That fan, and I also love rock and heavy metal! I also love classical music, some pop music and I absolutely adore Irish folk music!

12.- I have an absolute fascination with Ireland and Irish myths. I'd love to move to Ireland one day!

13.- I love baking almost as much as I love reading. My latest obsession for a pair of years have been cupcakes, and I love plotting new recipes!

14.- I met 4 of my best friends in nursing school, another one I met in my last year of high school and the other one I've been friends with since 5th grade!

15.- Except for this last year the bf and me have gone together to one Iron Maiden concert each year since we've been together!

16.- I'm a huge suporter of the handmade movement and I love buying everything I can from artisans and small businesses.

17.- I'm 5'3" and that means that my brother, my nephews and my boyfriend use me as head rest since all of them are 6 feet or taller.

18.- My brother is 17 years older than me, which means the age difference with my brother is bigger than with either of my nephews! I'm only 9 years older than my elder nephew and 15 years to the younger.

19.- I love chocolate. That doesn't mean that I have to devour all chocolate around the house all the time, but that means that I always need to have some chocolate in the house!

20.- The bf jokes I must be part vampire cause I have cold feet and hands all the time in winter and even sleep with woolly socks!


That's it! If you feel like doing one of these too, leave a link in the comments!!