In the space of a week I am now feeling reasonably settled in. Everything I brought with me is unpacked – there’s still plenty to come but I’ll worry about that later – and I have furniture! I’m loving my living room right now.
And the #tbr is set up. These are the books I brought with me, all of the others are in boxes to come. These ones are the books that have arrived from publishers or been purchased (only about 5 are purchases) since September, in case you were wondering about the selection process.
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What I’ve been watching:
I’ve been a little bit brain dead with starting a new job and thinking about what I need and when I need it, so I was chasing some easy watching and this hit the spot nicely.
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Joke of the week…
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What I’m reading right now…
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Until next week… 😊☕📚
Theresa Smith Writes 
Good luck with unpacking and settling in. You seem to have your priorities right!
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Indeed she does. Books first, pantry second!
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Ha! To be fair, I unpacked the books last. Had my kitchen done first, worked through the bedroom and then living room.
Taking the books out and setting them up was like a lovely finishing touch ritual.
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I think I would do more or less the same… it’s 40 years since I had to move house, but I would reverse the order of bedroom and kitchen — somewhere to collapse in exhaustion first, then coffee or something stronger…
But it’s all looking very good, like a home:)
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Well, the bedroom had my mattress on the floor, so I still had somewhere to collapse! After a few days of that though, I assembled the bed and was grateful for not being low to the ground anymore!
It’s definitely feeling homey.
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That Bert and Ernie joke hit the spot for me 😀
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It’s just the best. And…can relate! 😄
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Your living room is such a vibe!
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I know, right?! I’m so pleased with how it’s come together. I love sitting in it!
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Love the book piles and managed to spot a few I have on mine too. Great to hear you’re settling in okay and at least you have plenty of books to read until the rest of your ‘stuff’ arrives. I remember the hassle of updating publishers with a new address, a spreadsheet helps 😉
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I think I’ve got them all but I have a mail redirection in place to catch any I might have overlooked.
I expect we do have some double ups with our reading piles given how much our tastes often align!
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Whew, sounds like you’ve had an exhausting move and some lovely books to read.
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Looking forward to reading a few between now and Christmas crazy time!
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Great job! Getting some down-time to read will be a challenge I am sure.
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I managed it this weekend though. Read a whole book, from Friday to Sunday, but it feels like I’ve broken through the wall.
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So glad you have settled in. Your lounge room looks bright and cheery, and inviting. I hope you get lots of reading time over the next little while, and are becoming less tired as you settle in.
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I’m definitely feeling refreshed after the weekend, which I spent doing ‘normal’ weekend things. Going forward, at least until before Christmas, I should get more time like that.
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Pleased to know you are settling in, no need to rush so make sure you take time to relax too!
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I agree! I enjoyed having some down time on the weekend and read a book. Felt good to be doing that again after a couple of non stop hectic weeks!
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I am super impressed how quickly you’ve unpacked and settled in and made things cosy. I think it’s the book stack that really adds to the cosy though 🙂
When’s the house warming?
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I agree, until the books went up, it was still a bit empty.
The house warming may need to wait until the kids arrive!
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Oohh! Look at those hardwood floors! I would have loved hardwood floors in my new place, but I didn’t get the choice. Maybe one day I’ll renovate and change the flooring to hardwood…
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They are nice and low maintenance to keep clean although I had forgotten how echoing they are, particularly as the house is raised and there is no other flooring surface beneath them.
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Well, a few rugs here and there should help.
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You’ve read my mind! I’m already laying them down here and there and I do really love the look of a nice rug on a wooden floor.
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Glad you’re settling in and the place is looking good! I’ve actually not received that many books recently and barely any that I’ve requested. I know I cut back on my requests but still…. of course like you I’ve been enjoying some mindless screen time!
Sounds like you’ll be happy there.
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I think I will, although I’ll be more settled once I’m in my own home, but that’s six months away. I need to wait for tenants to vacate and their lease doesn’t run out until beginning of June. It’s my biggest annoyance out of all this, that I couldn’t just go straight into my own home.
This year has been very hit and miss with review books being sent out. Plenty of not what I asked for and maybe 50/50 on what I have.
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I hadn’t requested any of the last 3-4 I got!
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I’ve gotten a few doubles of late too. I always feel slightly incensed when I line up at the post office to collect a parcel that contains a book I’ve already been sent. Never mind that they were both free!
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