October has been a month of leaning into hobbies, taking walks to make the most of the shortening daylight hours and celebrating my partner’s birthday.
Here I shout about my favourite books, films and music from the past month, as well as share some of what I’ve been up to.
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What a reading year it’s been so far! As of the end of June, I’ve read 64 books. I’ve also DNF’d 48 other books (now you see why I like the library so much). DNF, if you’re not familiar, stands for ‘did not finish’.
At the start of the year, in a post on Instagram, I outlined my hopes for my reading in the year ahead.
During the month of May, I took part in a reading challenge we called #PagesforPeriods to raise money for the charity Bloody Good Period.
The aim was to read 100 pages a day for 26 days, inspired by the 2.6 challenge.
I closed out the month having read 13 books, 4,518 pages. As a collective, we raised over £2,500 and it’s one of my proudest achievements since joining the book community.
Here’s what I read throughout the month:
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In this period of high stress and anxiety, I’ve found solace in reading. I’ve been calling it “stress reading”.
Last month I went through a real low in my reading due to stress so I feel a bit like a bloomin’ yoyo. Anyway, please know if you’re struggling to read right now that you’re not alone – many people are and I do know that icky *missing something* feeling all too well. Your reading mojo will come back. Just give it time.
In March, I read 18 books. Some short, some long. Some earth-shattering, some “meh” and some comforting. Here’s what I’ve been reading:
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READING WITH KT 