Category: Daily Post

Have I mentioned that Scrabble Flash is totally addictive? I admit that I have a fondness for word games in general, but you can stick this one in your purse, pull it out whenever you want, play solo and just keep playing. I like the game where it gives you 5 letter and you have to figure out what word they spell before time runs out. If you get it right it gives you another and another until you miss one. A N Y E H I'll be staring at the letters, unable to figure it out and then suddenly - Aha! Hyena! And  then a new one - R T A E H. Earth. Seems easy enough, but the time limit adds pressure and the words seem to get harder the longer you play. Definitely a fun game, alone or with others. I'm glad David found it for me for Christmas, with direction from Amber. Of course, you can always purchase...

I'm not very good at staying focused, if I'm honest with myself. For example, about half an hour ago I was putting away Christmas things from my bookshelf and putting my books back out, but in the middle of doing that, I came down to post a few books on Paperbackswap, so that meant I was at the compute. Of course, I had to scan today's headlines and now I'm working on this post. I still have empty boxes and half-full ones sitting on the floor upstairs, waiting. When I'm grocery shopping with David and Amber, I'm the one who wanders off, with some random thing catching my eye.  At work, I'll be doing something, get distracted and then end up going back to the file a couple of hours later. Or the next day. I'm not necessarily a focused person in general, but I can get absorbed in what I'm reading. It's not intentional, but sometimes a book will just...

I'm not one who gets stressed out very often. My job is pretty relaxed; my family is healthy and happy; my husband's employed and we are better off then we ever have been; we make time to play games every week, and hang out with friends and family; no catastrophes have occurred lately, or ever for that matter. The Booking through Thursday question today is about resolutions and I noticed as I was reading people's responses, that several mentioned the stress they feel in connection with their blogs or keeping up with reviews. My blog and reading in general is not something I stress out about. If anything, books are an escape from daily life and my blog is just fun. I get to write about whatever I want, whether it be what I'm reading, what movies I've seen, whatever. Sometimes people read my posts, sometimes they don't, but that's not why I do it really. I enjoy it. Yes, I...

I got my very own Kindle for Christmas this year, which I'm very excited about. the problem currently is that I didn't plan very well. I've got a couple of good old-fashioned books that I'm in the middle of and I need to finish them before I read something on my new toy. The question today, inspired by Wordpress's Daily Post,  is "How do you prefer to read your books?" Are you one of those people who need to hold a book in their hands, feel the pages? Do you prefer e-books and if so what's your reader of choice? Or do you prefer listening to books, hearing a good story while you're driving or doing chores? [polldaddy poll=4341221] For me, I'm looking forward to reading e-books. I'm not a big fan of audio books. I usually only listen to light romances or mysteries while I'm walking the dog or working around the house. It's not my preference, because I tend to get...

Actually, many things make me smile - fresh flowers, knee socks straight out of the dryer, my Kindle- but today I thought I'd tell you about these three. The cute heart headband was a gift from my mother. I love sparkles but never wear flashy jewelry or dresses. This heart is a perfect whimsical little touch that kind of hides in my hair and I can wear with jeans and a t-shirt if I want. The bookmark was a gift from Amber. Of course it's a wild animal because that's what Amber loves, but the reason it makes me smile, besides the fact that she picked it out, is how nicely it works. The ribbon fits between the pages of the book so well and bends with them that it doesn't interrupt my reading at all. And the little critter peeking his head over the top of the closed book is just adorable. Those two are laying on my third thing, the flannel...