Summer Reading Fail

I didn’t do very well on my Summer Holiday reading challenge  – I only finished 3 of them. I did start Generation X but gave up after 25 pages because the pretentious narrative tone and writing style annoyed me to the point where I couldn’t bear to carry on. I switched that book for You Against Me by Jenny Downham instead but am only 26 pages into it. I also stared The Diary of An Ordinary Woman by Margaret Forster which wasn’t on my list and again am on about page 25… there’s a theme here…

 

So, I haven’t even started one of my August/Summer books, gave up on one and started two entirely different ones. Not my greatest success story ever.

The books I read were really good though – It’s about time I read both Looking For Alaska and Forest of Hands and Teeth as they have been on my reading list for months!!

Hopefully next month my reading will stay a bit more on track. Maybe.

August Challenge – How Did I Do?

At the start of the month I challenged myself to make some ‘me’ time. Mostly I was successful – there were a couple of days where I didn’t put in much effort but generally I have put in a bit of time to do my hair either straightening it or else putting something pretty in it or I have put something nice on even if it was just a normal day. As well as that though I have made time to do other things that I enjoy but often get neglected such as reading and doing puzzles in a puzzle book.

I had a bit of a busy month anyway which threw up a few opportunities to put something nice on and really make myself feel pretty – there were birthday nights out and meet-ups with old friends – I enjoyed letting my hair down & relaxing and it felt great to wear a dress for an evening too. (This coming from me, who rarely ever wears such things!)