Hello June

June! I guess it’s really summer now? It has certainly felt like it this week. I have been plodding along with nothing out of the ordinary to share here, which is probably a good thing. I have been spending a lot of time with my journals, trying to come up with a plan for tackling clutter around the house and personal projects I have been thinking about. I can spend a lot of time planning and then never execute, so I’m trying to figure out how to motivate myself to take some action!

Today’s post is another collection of things bringing me joy. This is the perfect sort of summary for a warm Friday morning!

Listening to:

Birds! I have the Merlin app going almost the whole time I’m at my desk in the morning. They are very loud this morning. I don’t think I’ve picked up anything new this week so I think the major migrations might have passed, but it’s still fun to see who is hanging around our backyard. I’m learning who the early birds are by sound, which is exciting.

Reading:

Time Shelter. It’s so much better than I anticipated, especially since I struggled with last year’s International Booker Winner: Tomb of Sand. It’s set in Bulgaria and is a very interesting pairing with my current slow & steady book: Doctor Zhivago. Communism lasted in Bulgaria through the 1980s so it’s really interesting to see how it has settled into the memories of Bulgarians, especially since this book plays so much with the idea of memories and how they shape us. It is fascinating!

Hiding:

From the heat. We didn’t play outside at all yesterday. Our weather station measured a high of 95*F! That’s a temperature made for much later in the summer in New Hampshire. I’ve been going out early in the morning and giving all of my flowers drinks of water to help them get through the scorching days and so far, so good. We haven’t lost anybody yet!

Anticipating:

Thunderstorms. They are forecasted for this afternoon and I am so excited. My plan: brew some espresso, make an iced latte, turn on a movie for the kids, and read my book! Thunderstorms are one of my favorite types of weather and I hope this one doesn’t fizzle out before it gets here.

Inspired by:

All of the Summer Reading Guides floating around! I’m hoping to put together my summer reading for y’all and to share it at some point next week. It changes a lot and the TBR in my reading journal is a mess!

Loving:

My time at the library. I stay busy the whole time I’m there and I love having little projects to work on. Plus – the perks of being surrounded by books cannot be overestimated. I’m still new and I know there will be parts of the job that will become less shiny and exciting as time goes on, but it has been a really good fit so far. I go back tomorrow morning and I’ve already filled my little notebook with the things I want to do when I’m there.

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Today’s thunderstorm is expected to usher in some cooler weather, so that will be a nice change for the weekend. Other than my time at the library, we don’t have any plans. But I’m sure it will include some time outside once the rain passes; I hope your own weekend is full of exactly what you need. I plan to be back on Monday, hopefully with a summer reading update. Until then – take good care!