I LOVE Habitica (Habit RPG)! I’m already at Level 9 and I’ve collected several pets and pieces of gear.
I also love Walking4Fun. My FitBit syncs with my profile and I can see how far along the Appalachian Trail I’ve gone when I log in to my account on the website. Each section of the trail has pictures, a trail diary, and maps. There’s also a public section to write your own comments, and another section to see all your stats.
My cat, Dresden, is doing much better on the special food the vet had for him and he’s even back to eating his morning treat. However, life was still busy with the Boyfriend’s Mom and Sister in town and we’re having his Aunts over this weekend. At least I got a little exercise from cleaning the apartment in preparation!
This has been such a crazy week that I almost forgot to do this check-in. First I found out that my BFF is moving to another state on MONDAY! Then all hell broke loose at work. Then my cat, Dresden, got sick (it might be a food allergy). Then some other personal stuff happened that I can’t get into on here. Suffice it to say I’m glad it’s Friday.
I did not work out at all this week, but I did finally hit my mini-goal weight. I haven’t seen that magic number on the scale in over 2 years, so I’m very proud of myself and ecstatic. I’m also surprised considering this week’s stress eating. At least it was Artic Zero ice cream instead of other more fattening foods.
For March and April, the Show Your Shelves Some Love Challenge participants are discussing the oldest books on our shelves. I knew I had some books on my shelf that had been there for several years, but I was a little shocked when I realized the book I’ve owned the longest and still haven’t read has moved from place to place, country to country with me since 2005!
“The Holy Barbarians” by Lawrence Lipton – This book was mentioned in an episode of Gilmore Girls. It wasn’t an easy book to find at the time, especially since I was living in Korea, but I tracked a copy down through a used bookseller that didn’t have a problem shipping to an APO. I was a bit obsessed with the Beat Generation and majorly obsessed with all things Gilmore Girls; otherwise, I wouldn’t have gone through all the trouble of finding it.
“Memory Mambo” by Achy Obejas – After my Abuelo passed away, I began finding and buying any book that might bring me a little closer to the Cuban part of my family.
“Skin Trade” by Laurell K. Hamilton – I bought the hardcover when it first came out in 2009. I was only a book or two behind in the series at the time. Now there are 25 in the series (“Skin Trade” is #17), with the 26th due out in June of this year. I’ve got a lot of catching up to do! Jess is disappointed in me.
“The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne – This book, and the next three, were bought free on my brand spanking new first generation Nook right before I deployed to Iraq in 2009.
“Madame Bovary” by Gustave Flaubert
“The Hunchback of Notre” Dame by Victor Hugo
“The Woman in White” by Wilkie Collins
“Book Lust” by Nancy Pearl – Always a fan of books about books, as soon as I saw this offered on Nook, I snatched it up.
“Hiking Alone” by Mary Beath – I purchased this while on a road trip in 2011. I had stopped for the night in Albuquerque, NM and when I got up the next morning, I realized my hotel was just across the street from the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.
“The Old Curiosity Shop” by Charles Dickens – I bought this from a little independent bookstore and coffee shop in Utah during that same road trip. Their largest cup was “The Hagrid” and I’ve wished that coffee and tea shops everywhere offered “Hagrid”-sized drinks ever since.
It is now a goal of mine to clear these off my TBR this year. What are some of the oldest books on your shelf?
I hurt my back cleaning the tub on Sunday. I was out of work for two days and I’m wearing a back brace whenever I’m not in bed. Needless to say, I did not go to yoga this week.
