Another week-long absence from the blogging world and I'm finally back again. I am extricating myself from the haze of love and accompanying isolation of reunion with my boyfriend with a return to posting form. Thank you all for bearing with me through my disappearance - be assured that The Book Habit is here to … Continue reading Monday Musing: 16/12/13
December is here! This post finds me back in Missouri, and in the warm embrace of loved ones. The Christmas season is officially upon us and it is now totally acceptable to bathe in the joy of tree lights, incessant Christmas music, and, of course, The Muppet's Christmas Carol. I take this opportunity of wishing … Continue reading Monday Musing: 02/12/13
Packing, packing, packing. The occupation currently consuming my life as I prepare for my trip to the US. I have decided to take the organised approach this time around, with an actual packing list. Typically, my method involves desperately throwing items into a suitcase about an hour before setting off. Surprisingly effective. But having tired … Continue reading Monday Musing: 25/11/13
Well, what an amazing couple of days it has been. One of the greatest things about starting The Book Habit has been becoming part of a fantastic community of bloggers. Having formed a firm friendship with Anjali from From L&P to English tea over the past few months, we finally realised our ambition of meeting and … Continue reading Monday Musing: 18/11/13
Hello, lovely people! I hope that this post is finding you all on the end of a fabulous weekend. Mine was minimally productive, but maximally book-filled. I consider it a success. This week shall be spent making up for my lack of PhD attention as I steam on with research, proposals, supervisor meetings, and the … Continue reading Monday Musing: 11/11/13
Welcome to another week, my literary lovelies! After something of a month-long blogging break (or at least a very reduced posting schedule), I am happy to announce that I am officially back to business. October was a month of significant changes, and a backseat for The Book Habit was entirely necessary as I worked on … Continue reading Monday Musing: 04/11/13
I made it! Despite the attempts of last night's storm to ensure otherwise. I have suffered a day without power, using it as the perfect excuse to forgo PhD work in exchange for a little more reading of my Book Club's current choice - Man Booker nominee, A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki. Fortunately … Continue reading Monday Musing: 28/10/13
Here we are, in the last full week of October. Despite the month's attempts to move at a pace so slow that it defies explanation, the inevitable march of time continues. Fortunately, I have enjoyed a fantastic weekend of reuniting with one of my greatest friends - the only person able to appreciate my incommunicably … Continue reading Monday Musing: 21/10/13
Hello to you, my fellow bibliophiles! Another week and we're already facing the latter half of October. Without the benefits of a real Halloween celebration or a Thanksgiving interlude, the UK is already on Christmas countdown. Since I am now ticking off the days until my next trip back to the US, I am not … Continue reading Monday Musing: 14/10/13
Happy Monday, friends! I hope that this post finds you all emerging from a spectacular weekend. Mine was dominated by a desperate attempt to accept my new status as a PhD candidate. Fortunately, I am once again in the zone and ready for an academic relaunch. Tomorrow I journey into the more glorious parts of … Continue reading Monday Musing: 07/10/13
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