Last week, I didn’t say why I was having more doctor’s appointments and tests done. It’s my heart, and it’s not something that can be fixed with diet and exercise, though I am taking steps to reduce any strain on my heart at least until I know what needs to be done.
I also quit my job so that I can deal with the appointments without having to worry about requesting the time off, and also so I can spend more time with my family. The job I had required me to work pretty much every weekend and some evenings, and my days off never matched up with my boyfriend’s.
Both Follow Me to Ground and How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps were fairly short, so I got a couple of quick “wins” to add towards the #ShelfLove challenge and my annual reading goal. I’m still 7 books behind schedule, but now that I’m working, it will probably take me a lot longer to catch up, if I’m able to at all.
What was supposed to be one of the last Doctor’s appointments I had resulted in a need for more tests. I also started a new job this week, and now have to spend the majority of my time off at those appointments, assuming my scheduling requests get accepted. I’m grateful for the medical care, but I am so tired of there being something wrong with me and not knowing exactly what it is.
Despite how much I’m reading, I’m not finishing books fast enough to catch up to my annual goal. I’m now 10 books behind schedule. I have no idea if I’m going to be able to catch up anytime soon, either, since I’m starting a new job on Wednesday.
Take the first 5 (or 10 if you’re feeling adventurous) books
Read the synopses of the books
Decide: keep it or should it go?
My TBR pile shot up again to 1060 books thanks to finding even more books that never got added to Goodreads; this time thanks to a whole slew of ebooks I forgot I had. With that, I think I’m done with having a goal to work towards. Even if I were to not buy a single book for the next decade (about how long it would take me to read all of the books I currently own), that still leaves my ever-growing wish list, which now stands at 265 books. I’m never not going to find more books I want to read. So, no more goals (other than my annual reading goal). Instead, I will just continue these posts until I don’t want to write them anymore.
This week’s books:
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk – GO. As long as this has been on my wish list and as many opportunities as I’ve had to either check it out or buy it, but didn’t, I think I need to accept that I’m never going to read it.
Monsterland by Michael Okon – GO. This sounds a little too much like Jurassic Park, but with monsters, and after looking at some of the reviews, I’m not the only person to think that.
Dreams Underfoot by Charles de Lint – KEEP. This book was recommended to me years ago, and I own it, but still haven’t gotten around to reading it. Considering de Lint is a “must-read” author for Fantasy fans, I’m moving this one up closer to the top of my TBR for this year.
The Victorian Book of the Dead by Chris Woodyard – KEEP. It’s frustrating that I still haven’t found a physical copy of this book in any bookstore, whether new or used. I might have no choice but to buy it on Amazon.
Understanding Cemetery Symbols by Tui Snider – KEEP. Another one I’ll have to eventually buy a physical copy of on Amazon.
Grave Suspicion, Consumed, Indian Summer, and The Hand of Andulain by Aaron Mahnke – KEEP. I grouped these 4 books together since they’re all by the same author, who is also the creator of the “Lore” podcast, and a whole bunch of other awesome stuff I enjoy. They’re all still on my wish list because I haven’t been able to find them in paperback (except for on Amazon, of course). I love reading Horror novels in paperback. Perhaps because that’s how I always read Stephen King novels when I was a teenager.
Journeys of Frodo by Barbara Strachey – KEEP. This will always be a part of my permanent collection, whether I ever finish reading it or not. For a while, I had been trying to complete the “Walk to Mordor” challenge, and I followed along in the book as I made progress.
My TBR pile is down to 1058 books. Next week, all of the books are a mix of Fiction and Non-Fiction, and the kinds of books start to vary instead of being whole series or by the same author.
Monsterland by Michael Okon – GO. This sounds a little too much like Jurassic Park, but with monsters, and after looking at some of the reviews, I’m not the only person to think that.
Dreams Underfoot by Charles de Lint – KEEP. This book was recommended to me years ago, and I own it, but still haven’t gotten around to reading it. Considering de Lint is a “must-read” author for Fantasy fans, I’m moving this one up closer to the top of my TBR for this year.
The Victorian Book of the Dead by Chris Woodyard – KEEP. It’s frustrating that I still haven’t found a physical copy of this book in any bookstore, whether new or used. I might have no choice but to buy it on Amazon.
Understanding Cemetery Symbols by Tui Snider – KEEP. Another one I’ll have to eventually buy a physical copy of on Amazon.
Grave Suspicion, Consumed, Indian Summer, and The Hand of Andulain by Aaron Mahnke – KEEP. I grouped these 4 books together since they’re all by the same author, who is also the creator of the 
Journeys of Frodo by Barbara Strachey – KEEP. This will always be a part of my permanent collection, whether I ever finish reading it or not. For a while, I had been trying to complete the