QuarantineLife:

Hi Friends!

Hope everyone has been surviving quarantine life. It seems like it’s been ages since I’ve posted, and I suppose it has been since I took a bit of a hiatus. Today is my second day back to work, and I am SO HAPPY to be back at the library (even if it is only once a week).

If you’re anything like me, you’ve been using quarantine life to catch up on your reading/tv bingeing (in addition to those house projects and work responsibilities). The best part of librarian life from home is being able to dive into ALL THE PROJECTS. I’ve been buckling down on book club reads, painting my kitchen (pictures to come), and knocking off a few TBR titles and shows I’ve been meaning to watch for AGES.

Hope everyone has been staying safe, busy, and happy!

What have you all been doing to keep busy these last few months?

In the meantime, here are my Quarantine Reads, Binges, & Playlists:

READS:

• Hey, Kiddo by: Jarrett J. Krosoczka
• Vanishing Girls by: Lauren Oliver
• Mad Scientist (Baby Mouse #1) by: Jennifer L. Holm
• Storm Front by: Jim Butcher
• Pumpkinheads by: Rainbow Rowell
• Little Fires Everywhere by: Celeste Ng
• Jane Eyre by: Charlotte Bronte
• A Very Large Expanse by: Tahereh Mafi
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower by: Stephen Chbosky
• Everything I Never Told You by: Celeste Ng
• A Breath of Snow and Ashes by: Diana Gabaldon
• Throne of Glass by: Sarah J. Maas

TV SHOWS:

• Buffy The Vampire Slayer
• Little Fires Everywhere
• Outer Banks
• How I Met Your Mother
• Hart of Dixie
• Criminal Minds

MUSIC:

• Hold On by: Chord Overstreet
• Waving Through a Window by: Dear Evan Hansen
• Missing You by: Ingrid Michaelson
• King of Pain by: Alanis Morissette
• After the Landslide by: Matt Simons
• Before You Go by: Lewis Capaldi
• Far From Home by: Five Finger Death Punch
• The Sound of Silence by: Disturbed
• She Used to Be Mine by: Sara Bareilles
• Losing My Religion by: The Rescues
• Fall Apart Again by: Brandi Carlisle
• Imperfections by: Celine Dion

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Currently:

In my bag:
Broken Things by: Lauren Oliver
Dear John by: Nicholas Sparks
Lord of Shadows by: Cassandra Clare

In my headphones:
Spartan Gold by: Clive Cussler
The Two Towers by: J.R.R. Tolkien

In my playlist:
Just Found Heaven by: Daughtry
Ashes by: Celine Dion
All That Matters by: Christina Perri
Clementine by: Bobby Darin
After All These Years by: Journey
Body Language by: Queen

Marathoning:
Criminal Minds
Vampire Diaries
The Bold Type
Amazing Race
The Code

Currently:

In my bag:
Dear John by: Nicholas Sparks
Before I Fall by: Lauren Oliver
Lord of Shadows by: Cassandra Clare

In my headphones:
Spartan Gold by: Clive Cussler
The Firm by: John Grisham

In my playlist:
Angel with a Shotgun by: The Cab
Just found Heaven by: Daughtry
Unknown (To You) by: Jacob Banks
This is Gospel by: Panic! At the Disco
Where We Come Alive by: Ruelle
Warriors by: Imagine Dragons
Speechless by: Dan + Shay
Ten by: Yellowcard

Marathoning:
Criminal Minds
The Village
PLL: The Perfectionists
Cloak & Dagger
Grey’s Anatomy
Jane the Virgin
The Good Wife

Post-Vacation Blues.

After an impromptu trip to Hawaii, I am back at work and wondering how I can possibly claw myself out of this reading slump I somehow find myself stuck in. Reading is always better on a beach, isn’t it? Well, I took a handy Nicholas Sparks book (because they never fail me), and I’m binge-reading book club (Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver), and I’m thoroughly enjoying them both (fingers crossed my rut will be over!!). However, I could live on the beach for AGES…this Utah weather hasn’t quite warmed up enough for my liking. And to top it all off, I now have the ultimate post-vacation blues…it was Hawaii after all.

So if you have any ultimate anti-reading-slump favorites please send them my way, because this has been never ending for me! Also…don’t you hate when you’re in a slump and Goodreads is constantly reminding you how behind you are on your reading goals?! Negative point of the Reading Challenge. Maybe I need to get rid of it so I stop feeling so inadequate! (Has anyone tried this??)

Also Kauai Highlights: The Kountry Kitchen has the BEST coconut syrup. I now live for Puka Dogs. Wishes under waterfalls are the only way to go. I now have the urge to learn how to surf. The four hour time difference did WONDERS on my night-owl habits…is this life before 8 am?! Embrace the rain…and the humidity…and the imminent curls that surely follow.

Too soon to go back? I could get used to island life in a HURRY. Eagerly awaiting my next adventure!

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Currently:

In my bag:
Dark Places by: Gillian Flynn
We Bought a Zoo by: Benjamin Mee

In my headphones:
Spartan Gold by: Clive Cussler
Fiery Cross by: Diana Gabaldon

In my playlist:
I Fell in Love with the Devil by: Avril Lavigne
Ten by: Yellow Card
I Spend Too Much Time in My Room by: The Band CAMINO
After All These Years by: Journey
Winds of Wander by: A Fine Frenzy
Head over Feet (Acoustic) by: Alanis Morissette

Marathoning:
Dawson’s Creek
The Bold Type
Project Runway
Proven Innocent
The Code
For the People

Currently

In my bag:
Water for Elephants by: Sara Gruen
P.S. I Still Love You by: Jenny Han

In my headphones:
Finger Lickin’ Fifteen by: Janet Evanovich
Fiery Cross by: Diana Gabaldon

In my playlist:
Head Above Water by: Avril Lavigne
Family by: Mother Mother
In My Blood by: Shawn Mendes
Radio Ga Ga by: Queen
That I Would Be Good by: Alanis Morissette
Suit and Jacket by: Judah & the Lion

Marathoning:
Community
Dawson’s Creek
All American
Proven Innocent
The Village
For the People

CURRENTLY:

In my bag:
King’s Cage by: Victoria Aveyard
Shopaholic takes Manhatten by: Sophie Kinsella

In my headphones:
Fearless Fourteen by: Janet Evanovich
Fiery Cross by: Diana Gabaldon

In my playlist:
Choose to Love by: Photronique
All that Matters by: Christina Perry
Shallow by: Lady Gaga
Baptized by: Daughtry
After All These Years by: Journey

Marathoning:
The Good Wife
Community
All American
Project Runway Allstars

Life Update

Hi all!

It has been ages since I have posted so let me catch you up:

• I started a new job as a Public Services Librarian and am LOVING it
• This also has me spearheading our book club which is an entirely new experience for me! (I’m posting our books and dates if you want to read along with us!)
• I’m also trying to implement more reading into my daily life (because some how I’ve been slacking…and let’s face it, that is the WORST)
• I’m planning a road trip…because who doesn’t need a good roadtrip?? (L.A. -> San Francisco)
• Because it’s also a new year, and I’m trying to work out at least HALF as much as I read and watch TV
  • Speaking of…new obsessions:
    • A Million Little Things
    • All American
    • The Good Wife
    • Community
    • Janet the Virgin
  • On the reading side:
    • A Thousand Splendid Suns by: Khaled Hosseini
    • Crooked House by: Agatha Christie
    • To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by: Jenny Han
    • Into the Water by: Paula Hawkins

Basically, life is busy and full of all sorts of new adventures…and I’m going to be better at updating more often..because let’s face it, life is better with blogging in it, right?

CURRENTLY

In my bag:
The Rose Society by: Marie Lu
Fodor’s Essential France
Discover Paris

In my headphones:
Drums of Autumn by: Diana Gabaldon

In my playlist:
When I kissed the Teacher by: Lily James
Just One Yesterday by: Fall Out Boy
White Flag by: Bishop Briggs
Sad Song by: We The Kings

Marathoning:
Psych
Agents of SHIELD
Seinfeld
American Ninja Warrior

JETLAGGED?

Well, I recently returned from Florida and I have been SO sluggish…what constitutes Jet-Lag? Can I call it Jet-Lag if the time difference was only 2-hours and my flight got in at 11:00pm? Not to mention, yesterday was my day off and I still feel like I haven’t recovered. I’m blaming:

1. The Heat
2. The Humidity sucked the life out of me
3. The two weeks I have left of my Grad Program (!!)
4. The upcoming stress of moving (yep, moving again!)
5. The improbable JET-LAG

Needless to say: I need a vacation following my vacation! Luckily, I have the next two days off before my next work day…SO I can catch up on my reading, sleeping, and maybe if I feel motivated packing/homework. I’ve been in slightly a bookish slump (in that I haven’t had much time for reading [not for lack of fabulous books at my fingertips]), so I’m hoping to get back into my reading. My audiobooks, on the other hand, have been taking AGES for me to finish. HOW DO I STILL HAVE 30 DISCS?! Perks of taking on beasts of some books. They are definitely a marathon, but I’m enjoying them! Happy reading all! Hopefully this summer heat does not get the best of us!

CURRENTLY:
In my bag:
The Young Elites by: Marie Lu
King’s Cage by: Victoria Aveyard
Behind Closed Doors by: B.A. Paris

In my headphones:
Drums of Autumn by: Diana Gabaldon
Alexander Hamilton by: Ron Chernow

Listening:
Roaring 20s by: Panic! at the Disco
Bang Bang (My Baby Shot me Down) by: Daniela Andrade
Candle in the Wind by: Ed Sheeran
Sign of the Times by: Harry Styles
Rusty Cage by: Johnny Cash

Marathoning:
Cloak & Dagger
The Bold Type
Agent’s of SHIELD
Frasier