Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

Book Report

August 5, 2016

Well, apparently I have read a lot of books already this year – 25 to be exact and working on a few more. Geez! I don’t know quite how I’ve done it, but glad I have! I suspect it has something to do with the reading glasses I bought earlier this year.

I decided to track my reading this year because I’m not sure how much reading I’m doing for me outside of what we do for homeschool. What a surprise eh? So, I thought you might like to know what I’ve read and am currently in process of reading. It’s in chronological order with a few notes. (Note: No links – I think you’re all old enough to look them up on your own if you so desire :-D)

What I’ve Read:

1. The Life Giving Home by Sally Clarkson

2. Freedom to Love by Fr. Emmerich Vogt

3. Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton

4. The Sharper Your Knife the Less You Cry by Kathleen Flynn

5. The Kitchen Counter Cooking School by Kathleen Flynn (I really think these two books are what propelled me forward to reading this year – I read both in about 2 weeks time)

6. Spark Joy by Marie Kondo (Okay, didn’t read it all, but enough to take away the gist of her program)

7. The Hours by Michael Cunningham (First novel I’ve read in quite a while – I also watched the movie)

8. Large Family Logistics by Kim Brenneman (Had to do an interlibrary loan – it was also a physically large book)

9. School As A Journey by Torin Finser (I had wanted to read this for YEARS and wish I had read it when I first saw it)

10. The Cloister Walk by Kathleen Norris (I actually annotated this one – so much to think about!)

11. Wifey by Judy Blume (Found it used, hadn’t read it in 20 years at least – forgot how raunchy it is – heh)

12. Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler

13. Whatever Happened to Molly Murphy’s House of Fine Repute by Jaffie Tayar

14. Who Are You Supposed To Be by Darren Stone (Another reminisce of Molly Murphy’s)

15. How to Really Love Your Adult Child by Bob Schultz

16. How to Be Lovely: The Audrey Hepburn Way of Life by Melissa Helstern

17. Happiness is a Warm Puppy by Charles Schultz (a beautiful reprint in all it’s original glory!)

18. Yes, God! by Susie Lloyd

19. Lace by Shirley Conran (A blast from 30 years ago reprinted! However I did not remember it being 750 pages!)

20. Mercy In the City by Kerry Weber

21. Humans of New York by Brandon Stanton

22. Humans of New York Stories by Brandon Stanton

23. Little Humans by Brandon Stanton

24. Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder

25. Little House on the Prairies by Laura Ingalls Wilder

What I’m In Process of Reading:

1. French Kids Eat Everything by Karen Le Billon (For parents, but I could actually use these ideas for me)

2. Invitation to Solitude by Ruth Haley Barton (this I’ve put off for awhile – it’s a DEEP read/practice)

3. The Quotidian Mysteries by Kathleen Norris

4. I Hate to Housekeep Book by Peg Bracken

Maybe at the end of the year I’ll return to give the full list of my reading for the year. As it is, I feel quite satisfied but I also don’t want to think about it too much and let my interests lead me where they will. Otherwise, perfectionist me will get caught up in what I should read next and I won’t read anything.

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On August 5, 2016 at 4:04 PM, dxprog said:

If you want a taste of what my life is like, try out "Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble". It's an entirely real but satirically written account of Silicon Valley life.

On August 5, 2016 at 4:30 PM, java_queen said:

Sounds interesting AND they have it at the library. I'll be checking that one out. :-) I need to take out Modern Love again and read it through. I liked what I did read.

On August 5, 2016 at 11:00 PM, dxprog said:

I'd put Disrupted above Modern Love, though both provide pretty good insights into the culture of my generation... regardless of whether I subscribe to that or not >_>

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