March Madness

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Woman Reading by Pablo Picasso (img src)

Yes, March was a mad month, both in good and not-so-good ways.

So, March was a month of stringent deadlines, a lot of which I am still laboring under. However, it was also a month of family and celebration. My son celebrated his 7th birthday and my sister got married, all in the span of one week. Consequently, family came home from distant lands (some from local provinces and others from far-off countries) to celebrate with us. And, I gotta say, I love family reunions. Now that I think about it, I don't even live in the same hemisphere as some of my immediate family, whom I love very much, so I try to drop everything so we all can hang out together.

Anyway, what all this means, too, is that I haven't been making much progress in my reading goals (not to mention my blogging, but I think you can tell). No matter, though. This is one time where I'm comfortable putting reading in the back seat. Although, with my new toy, I think I'm inspired to make up for the time I lost.

  • TBR book I've read: Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli
  • Non-TBR book: Blindness by Jose Saramago (book club book)


That's my grand total for the month. Ah, but here's my new toy. :)

A gift from my youngest sister.

Given the new toy, I'm now wondering what to do with my 12 book limit for the year. Do I include or not include ebook purchases? On the one hand, they don't take up any space; on the other, I still spend money for them. Choices, choices. I think I'll play this by ear for now. But just to be consistent, here's what I've acquired for this month:

  • The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman (Kindle ebook)
  • One of Our Thursdays is Missing by Jasper Fforde (Kindle ebook)

Oh, but I downloaded a ton of samples. Having a Kindle is so fun! Still love my print books, but I am loving my Kindle, too.

Ok, that's it for the month. April's not going to be any lighter, actually, but I still hope to resume regular book reviewing soon. And how was your month?

Comments

Tina said…
Kindle samples are my favorite part of the Kindle, too! :)
March 31, 2011 at 11:00 PM
Anonymous said…
12 book limit for this year? that means that you got plenty on your TBR already?
April 18, 2011 at 3:06 PM
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