8 Bookish and Not-So-Bookish Thoughts (4)
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birdienlBookish and Not-So-Bookish Thoughts is a weekly blogging event hosted by Bookishly Boisterous. It allows
book bloggers (and non-book bloggers) to write about pretty much anything, bookish or otherwise (i.e. sharing
exciting plans for the weekend, rants on things they've encountered during the week etc.)
book bloggers (and non-book bloggers) to write about pretty much anything, bookish or otherwise (i.e. sharing
exciting plans for the weekend, rants on things they've encountered during the week etc.)
1. First off, a very happy New Year to all of you! May 2015 bring all the best for you and your loved ones!
2. I've been sooo busy this holiday. I'm moving in two weeks and the place I'm moving to needed a LOT of work done. As in, painting of every surface and ofcourse sanding first. So, apart from Christmas and the weekend after, I spend almost every day working on this. One day I even found paint in my ear when I looked in the mirror :-O Not totally the holiday I had in mind, I feel rather tired and I have to start working again tomorrow! And it's not yet done, but two guys I hired are going to finish it for me. Here, have a picture of how the floor looked after sanding:
3. The nice thing of moving is I get to buy a lot of new things! Because I'm going to live considerably larger, I have plans to buy dining chairs, a desk, an arm chair and many other smaller things. It's great fun picking all these things out. These, for example, are the chairs I have in mind getting for my dinner table.
4. Well, because of all this being so busy I didn't have time to do the 'End of the Year meme's' I've been reading on everyone else's journal. Such a pity, because I love doing them, I love looking back at the reading and watching I've done in the past year and shout out favourites. At least I've enjoyed reading all your End of the Year musings!
5. Luckily I did have (make) time to do one really fun thing with my swordfighting group. We went to a riding school I know well, borrowed two horses and did a photo shoot with three of the group members in full costumes. The horses were at first not too fond of all these strange going on (my trainer even fell of the horse, but luckily he was fine), but we got great pictures and had a really fun afternoon.
6. As you might see, I'm sticking out like a sore thumb in my 'modern' clothes, so for the Medieval/fantasy events I hope to visit with this group in the coming summer season I ordered a Medieval gown from Etsy! I'm so looking forward to receiving it, but have to wait at least a month, because it's going to be custom made for me. Ofcourse you get a picture once I've received the dress!
7. I've not been doing a lot of reading the last few weeks, I'm still working my way through Bleak House, though I am reading other books in between. Just as a 'mini-End-of-the-Year-book-meme', in 2014 I've read 66 books and some of my favourites were A cast of stones by Patrick Carr, Cress by Marissa Meyer and Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth.
8. I've started watching the ITV miniseries The Great Fire and am enjoying it so far. It's about the Great Fire of London in 1666, a time period in history I don't know a whole lot about and it stars Andrew Buchan (aka 'always nice to watch')
That's it from my end of the world. Don't expect too much posts from me the coming two weeks, but from the beginning of February I hope to be settled and start posting more regularly again!
3. The nice thing of moving is I get to buy a lot of new things! Because I'm going to live considerably larger, I have plans to buy dining chairs, a desk, an arm chair and many other smaller things. It's great fun picking all these things out. These, for example, are the chairs I have in mind getting for my dinner table.
4. Well, because of all this being so busy I didn't have time to do the 'End of the Year meme's' I've been reading on everyone else's journal. Such a pity, because I love doing them, I love looking back at the reading and watching I've done in the past year and shout out favourites. At least I've enjoyed reading all your End of the Year musings!
5. Luckily I did have (make) time to do one really fun thing with my swordfighting group. We went to a riding school I know well, borrowed two horses and did a photo shoot with three of the group members in full costumes. The horses were at first not too fond of all these strange going on (my trainer even fell of the horse, but luckily he was fine), but we got great pictures and had a really fun afternoon.
6. As you might see, I'm sticking out like a sore thumb in my 'modern' clothes, so for the Medieval/fantasy events I hope to visit with this group in the coming summer season I ordered a Medieval gown from Etsy! I'm so looking forward to receiving it, but have to wait at least a month, because it's going to be custom made for me. Ofcourse you get a picture once I've received the dress!
7. I've not been doing a lot of reading the last few weeks, I'm still working my way through Bleak House, though I am reading other books in between. Just as a 'mini-End-of-the-Year-book-meme', in 2014 I've read 66 books and some of my favourites were A cast of stones by Patrick Carr, Cress by Marissa Meyer and Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth.
8. I've started watching the ITV miniseries The Great Fire and am enjoying it so far. It's about the Great Fire of London in 1666, a time period in history I don't know a whole lot about and it stars Andrew Buchan (aka 'always nice to watch')
That's it from my end of the world. Don't expect too much posts from me the coming two weeks, but from the beginning of February I hope to be settled and start posting more regularly again!
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Date: 2015-01-05 04:12 pm (UTC)The medieval gown is so pretty!
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Date: 2015-01-06 11:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-01-05 09:00 pm (UTC)I hope everything goes well with the move :)
The sword-fighting group sounds like fun.
That dress is so pretty :) I'm addicted to Etsy XD
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Date: 2015-01-05 09:02 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2015-01-08 04:28 am (UTC)Ooh, decorating and buying furniture is the best! I would love to see what you do with your new space if you ever want to post pictures! Those chairs are so pretty! <3
I'm sorry you will be missing your end of the year post! They are always so interesting.
Oh my gosh, that photoshoot looks like so much fun! Again, I am so jealous of your group! <3 That dress is fabulous!!! It is going to be perfect!
Cress <3 I keep meaning to read the Call the Midwife book! Does the show stay true to it, do you think?
I had mixed feelings about The Great Fire and look forward to hearing what you think!
Best of luck with moving and everything! See you in February! =)
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Date: 2015-01-08 11:10 am (UTC)I actually ordered the chairs yesterday, I'm so excited how they will look in my new place!
I will definitely post pictures of my new apartment when it's all 'photo-ready', hehe!
I'm really really glad I found the sword fighting group. We have lots of fun together.
Yes, a great deal of what you read in Call the Midwife you can find back in the series. Though in the book there's not as much character development for the other nurses and the sisters as in the tv series.
Ah, did you see The Great Fire as well? Hmm, I don't remember seeing it in any of your monthly lists. I will try and find time to write a review for it when I finish watching, but will at least let you know what I thought of it.