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thenerdygirl) wrote2022-10-21 12:51 pm
thenerdygirl) wrote2022-10-21 12:51 pm
Halloween decorations and books
I decided to get into the holiday spirit at work yesterday and decorated the office after my computer started randomly shutting itself on and off. Poor thing must be feeling some burnout and honestly? Same here, computer, same here. My computer has so far been right as rain since a reboot but I was glad to get a kick in the ass via a forced computer shut down. I'm the one who usually decorates our office for Halloween every year but this year I was feeling unmotivated & blue so I wasn't going to do it. Since I did though, most everyone in the office has made a lot of positive comments so that's been pleasant. Here are a few close up shots:
Currently reading...
+ Love for Imperfect Things: How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection by Haemin Sunim with Deborah Smith (Translator) - My night time read, I've been going slowly with this one and it's a mix of philosophy, mindfulness, Buddhism, personal experience, and self-help. It's lovely, reflective, and relaxing which is great because it was a completely random purchase from my local witchy store. I was having a bad day a while back and went over to browse on my break when I found this title. Bought it on a whim after flipping through and feeling better after reading a few pages.
+ The Queen of Distraction: How Women with ADHD Can Conquer Chaos, Find Focus, and Get More Done by Terry Matlen - One of the topics I've been talking about in therapy lately is the possibility I may have ADHD or am neurodivergent in some way. There are some areas I'm still struggling in that are affecting my mental health and the more I started reading up on those issues online, the more I kept getting directed to resources for women with ADHD. All of this is a whole other topic and potential future post but I picked up this book after reading some parts at Chapters. It's been resonating though a lot chapters are like a organization book just geared more directly to ADHD.
+ Samhain Secrets: A Wiccan Wheel Mystery #4 by Jennifer David Hesse - A seasonally themed cozy mystery that I got from our library donations. I work at a academic university library so a lot of pleasure reading donations to us aren't suitable for the stacks and end getting re-donated elsewhere. Usually Better World Books tbh. Since I'm a book hoarder though, I usually grab anything that catches my eye before it gets sent off. This one is okay, it's a bit of fluff and I was curious because a Wiccan theme is not something you usually see for a cozy mystery.
+ I'll Be There (But I'll Be Wearing Sweatpants): Finding Unfiltered, Real-Life Friendships in This Crazy, Chaotic World by Amy Weatherly, Jess Johnston - Just started this one and it's a little love/hate. There are parts I love and then there are parts are more Christian focused than I expected or particularly like. I'm going to give it another few chapters to see how it progresses.
Currently reading...
+ Love for Imperfect Things: How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection by Haemin Sunim with Deborah Smith (Translator) - My night time read, I've been going slowly with this one and it's a mix of philosophy, mindfulness, Buddhism, personal experience, and self-help. It's lovely, reflective, and relaxing which is great because it was a completely random purchase from my local witchy store. I was having a bad day a while back and went over to browse on my break when I found this title. Bought it on a whim after flipping through and feeling better after reading a few pages.
+ The Queen of Distraction: How Women with ADHD Can Conquer Chaos, Find Focus, and Get More Done by Terry Matlen - One of the topics I've been talking about in therapy lately is the possibility I may have ADHD or am neurodivergent in some way. There are some areas I'm still struggling in that are affecting my mental health and the more I started reading up on those issues online, the more I kept getting directed to resources for women with ADHD. All of this is a whole other topic and potential future post but I picked up this book after reading some parts at Chapters. It's been resonating though a lot chapters are like a organization book just geared more directly to ADHD.
+ Samhain Secrets: A Wiccan Wheel Mystery #4 by Jennifer David Hesse - A seasonally themed cozy mystery that I got from our library donations. I work at a academic university library so a lot of pleasure reading donations to us aren't suitable for the stacks and end getting re-donated elsewhere. Usually Better World Books tbh. Since I'm a book hoarder though, I usually grab anything that catches my eye before it gets sent off. This one is okay, it's a bit of fluff and I was curious because a Wiccan theme is not something you usually see for a cozy mystery.
+ I'll Be There (But I'll Be Wearing Sweatpants): Finding Unfiltered, Real-Life Friendships in This Crazy, Chaotic World by Amy Weatherly, Jess Johnston - Just started this one and it's a little love/hate. There are parts I love and then there are parts are more Christian focused than I expected or particularly like. I'm going to give it another few chapters to see how it progresses.