Welcome to the Sunday Post, a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer to share weekly news and updates on what we’ve been up to on our blog, with our books, and book-related happenings.
I Got Glasses
I got my first prescription glasses last week! I’m so happy and I’ve been wearing them almost non-stop to the point where my husband is scolding me for wearing them while lounging in bed because he doesn’t want me to break them.
To be clear, these aren’t my first glasses, only my first prescription glasses. I had “vanity glasses” as a child because I wanted to look smart and studious and my dream job was to be a librarian. Yes, I wore glasses I didn’t need out of vanity, and I’m only telling y’all here because I feel like if anyone would get me, it’s other bookworms. 😂 Also, I get that the whole librarian wearing glasses thing might be a little stereotypical but I was 10 and I loved reading! 🤷♀️
It’s also nice to be able to see things a little more clearly now!
I also ran 5k three times last week! Woot, progress! Well, sort of. I ran almost every day when it was 3k, and now that it’s 5k, I’m only running three times a week because it exhausts me and I need more recovery time, so there’s a give and take. I’m still slow, but at least I’m running slow a little further!
I’m looking forward to eventually running a marathon, like maybe after 10 more years of training! 🏃♀️➡️
All the happy things:
- I love my new glasses!
- Really proud about my progress with running even though there’s definitely some growing pains!
- My Hobonichi Cousin 2025 arrived! I know it’s still a few months to 2025, but I like knowing it’s there ready for me and I also have some things already scheduled for 2025 that I can now fill in.
- We had more soup! Spicy Sichuan soup this time!
- I crocheted a bag out of scrap yarn and it’s ugly as heck but I love it! (I haven’t woven in the ends yet.)
- The cooler weather means I can crochet more now! It’s no fun crocheting in the heat with all that yarn on my lap, but it’s so cozy when it’s cooler.
The Books
Books I read last week:
- Goddess of the Hunt by Tessa Dare – Book 1 of the Wanton Dairymaid Trilogy. I love Tessa Dare but I felt like this one had a little more cheese than her other books I loved. Still fun and enjoyable, and I needed light-hearted books.
- Surrender of A Siren by Tessa Dare – Book 2 of the Wanton Dairymaid Trilogy. Also kinda cheesy, but sometimes you need a little cheese.
- One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig – It was very much a disappointment. The writing was quite messy and unclear. The characters were unlikeable and inconsistent and I couldn’t understand their motivations. The magical concept was interesting though, and I’m still very intrigued by the plot, but the good isn’t good enough to outweigh the flaws, and it was a struggle to get through it. I only did because it was a buddy read.
- Cujo by Stephen King – This is a reread but it’s been so long since I first read it that it might as well be a new read. As always, Stephen King is the King of Storytelling. There’s so much more to Cujo than just a scary, rabid dog story, and it’s such an incredibly look into the thoughts and behaviors of flawed human beings.
Book(s) I’m reading:
- Perfume by Patrick Süskind – It’s my irl bookclub’s BOTM for September and the meeting is this weekend. I’m about 30% in and it’s just so beautifully written. It’s a reread for me but it’s been a long while.
- I Fell In Love With Hope by Lancali – Just started and already I’m scared. It sounds like a sad and heavy read, and I’ve been warned to keep a lot of tissues on hand for the inevitable tears.
Last Week on The Blog
This Week
Feeling a little burnt out with reading so many sad and heavy books over the last month and we haven’t even gotten to October spooky season yet. I’m going to try to get some more light-hearted reads in between the heavy stuff.
How was your week? I hope you had a great week last week, and I hope you have a great one again this week!
As a runner, I applaud you running 5K.
Listen to your body. Don’t push yourself too hard too fast. Doing so will wind up causing injuries, so you will wind up not being able to run. As hard as it is (and believe me it is hard), listening to your body is best in the long run.
Thank you! It’s easy to get overly excited about running every day, but my body definitely yells at me if I overdo it! 😂
Eeeeee I debated back and forth between a Cousin and a Weeks!!!!! And then I decided to try Sterling Ink instead. LOL I wanted ALL the Cousin covers but I didn’t realize the planner itself is separate and an additional price. Which one did you end up getting????
I didn’t get a cover, they’re all so expensive and I just decided to forgo them. Maybe I’ll get them next time!
Congrats on glasses! Reminds me I need a new prescription as I read so much! Have a great week and take it easy.
Harvee https://bookdilettante.blogspot.com/2024/09/sunday-salon-psychological-thriller-and.html
Thanks!
I think it’s adorable you wore glasses for vanity as a kid. I’ve worn glasses since I was 22 – I’m 60 now – and wear them all the time except when I sleep. I hate not being able to see properly. Your crocheted bag is amazing. I love it. Good reading week! Stephen King is the King of Storytelling. Cujo is one I have not read. I need to.
Thank you! My crochet bag looks a little garish but I guess I don’t mind being a little flashy sometimes! I hope you enjoy Cujo when you read it!
A successful reading week. How exciting to get your first glasses. I’ve had them since I was 7. I try to put off getting new ones as the opticians never get the prescription right and it’s always a fight. Well done on the running!
Have a great week next week!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
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That’s annoying that they don’t get it right, how does that happen?! I hope you have a great week too!
Yay for glasses!! I love mine too. And your crochet bag is so pretty!
Thank you!
We just got our 2025 planner this week. I like to have them. I like your crochet bag! I don’t have glasses other than for reading, which I do need now. But I don’t love them. They’re not prescription ones though. My optometrist says my eyes are still good and I’m old.
Anne – Books of My Heart This is my Sunday Post
Good eyes are a blessing! I hope you never need glasses for a long, long time!
I like your crochet bag! I have had glasses since I was twelve, but got new ones this week as well-although they are not done right, thinking of taking them back for the second time but I am sick of the hassle! I love crocheting and I do it all the time 🙂 Have a great week!
So sorry to hear that your glasses weren’t done right, I hope you manage to get them to do it right without too much hassle. Enjoy your crocheting!
I need to give Tessa Dare’s books a shot, a friend recommended them and I have one or two somewhere on my TBR, but… it’s a huge TBR, ahaha.
Good work on the running!
Lol I get it, the TBR only ever grows!
I can’t decide on a 2025 planner and there are so many ads on Instagram that get put on my feed because I want all the planners! Rock on for the 5ks! You are doing great. Running every day can lead to fun injuries like a hairline fracture and then you have to wear a boot and not run for 6 to eight long weeks! I learned that the hard way last year. I signed up to do a 5k on 10/26. Now I need to order some fun Halloween-themed compression socks!
Woot! That sounds like fun! Good luck on your 5K this October, I’m sure you’ll do great!
I’m glad you got glasses, that’s great! It feels so good to be able to see better and the story of 10-year-old you wearing glasses because you wanted to be a librarian is super cute. I don’t know any librarians who would be offended by that haha🖤 I love One Dark Window!
Lol thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed One Dark Window!
Yay for new glasses!
Jill
https://www.allthebooksihaventread.com/
The prescription glasses sound good. I still use pharmacy reader glasses, lol! But they work well. Keep up the running … and if you decide to go to Wordfest let me know. I got tix to a few author events.
Enjoy your week.