Balancing Act

Last night's yoga class had balance as it's theme. As I drove home I happened to glance at the passenger seat of my car. It rarely holds passengers but usually gives a pretty accurate snapshot of what is going on in my life. Here is what it contained:

 

- 1 x yoga mat

- 1 x green cowboy hat
- 1 x six pack of a beer called Bohemian Rhapsody

Sounds like a recipe for a fun night doesn't it! 

The yoga mat was obviously mine, the green cowboy hat was part of a costume and was en route to school and the beer was a belated birthday present for my husband.  Some days the seat is full of stuff for other people, some days there is nothing at all but right now I'm feeling pretty impressed with my level of balance, both on the mat and off.
 

October Book Reviews

These are the books I read in October and here is what I thought of them.

My grandmother asked me to tell you she's sorry - Fredrik Backman
I tried, I really did.  The first few chapters were good, starting to build the story and the characters.  Then it took a sideways turn into la-la land and still I persevered.  After another few chapters I realised I was skim reading through so much that I was skipping half the book and there wasn't really much point continuing so I abandoned it.

The Wonder - Emma Donoghue
I really liked Room.  I thought it was well written, didn't glamorise the subject matter and yet told the story in a way that made you want to keep reading it.  I've read another of her books, Frog Music and liked it too so I started The Wonder in a very positive frame of mind.  It didn't last.  The story itself was ok, she captured the hold the church had (has?) on people living in Ireland but I found it really hard to take to the main character.  Towards the end she seemed more human but for most of the book she was pretty unlikeable.  There was a bit too much "begorrah bejapers" for my liking too.    

Blood on snow - Jo Nesbo
What can I say, I'm a fan.  I have been fooled before by the "the next Jo Nesbo" written on the front of a book but there is nothing like the original.  Don't think I have read a book of his yet that I didn't like. 

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared - Jonas Jonasson
I am loving Jonas Jonasson books at the moment.  The first one I read was The girl who saved the King of Sweden and really enjoyed that.  Next on my hit list is Hitman Anders and the meaning of it all.  His books are really easy to read, funny and interesting at the same time.

Craving - Helen Hardt
Utter shite.  Only read it as my book club picked it.  Spent so much time rolling my eyes that I'm surprised I didn't detach my retinas.  This line from the first paragraph will give you an idea of how bad it was - " Who wouldn't want to meet a couple of ruggedly handsome cowboys who were also billionaires from their ranch and wine business?".  It went downhill from there......

Friday Night Style

Some weeks your Friday night outfit is a little black dress, other weeks it includes a felt tiara and a cape.....