Category: Books

How to read 52 books in 2018

In 2014 I challenged myself to read 52 books in a year, that is a book a week. And I managed not only to read 52 books, I read 61. In 2015 I read 63, and in 2016 I finished 61 books again. Last year I…

Socks and holding on to stuff {Wednesday’s WIPs}

The socks are my only current WIP (work in progress).  I managed to finish up everything else and trying to work at one thing at  a time.  They are for my daughter, she asked for them.  The yarn is Knitpicks Felici and I had two balls…

Reviewing 2014

  Last year I did a review on my year.  One of the nice things about blogging is that you can go back and see what it was like a specific point in time.  I had no resolutions last year, but I had two personal goals,…

Talent and the Mindset

Last week I finished Carol Dweck's book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success and I loved it. The book mainly talks about the two different mindsets; one which is fixed and the other is one of growth. The book has chapters about the two mindsets and…

Sometimes you just need to do things a little differently

I have been taking it easy and loving it. I finally finished the Yarn Harlot’s the Secret life of knitters. As is expected from her it was funny, touching and just the thing I needed to read. I love how she talks about knitting, life and…