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miércoles, 12 de febrero de 2014

365 CHALLENGE: DAY FORTY ONE

10TH DAY THEME: I AM...

I AM... HAPPY WHEN I'M READING.

viernes, 7 de febrero de 2014

365 CHALLENGE: DAY THIRTY EIGHT

7TH DAY THEME : UTENSILS

I DON'T KNOW IF IT ALSO HAPPENS TO YOU, MAYBE YOU'RE MORE PRAGMATIC THAN I AM, BUT I MOST DEFINITIVELY WORK BETTER WHEN THE STUFF I USE IS CUTE. IT IMPROVES MY MOOD, AND WHEN I'M HAPPY WORK SEEMS EASIER.

PRAGMATISM IS GOOD, BUT PRETTY THINGS ARE BETTER.

OH, I'M FEELING SO, SO SHALLOW RIGHT NOW...

THIS IS THE SCHEDULE FOR THE MONTH. DROP ME SOME LINES IF YOU'RE GOING TO JOIN THE CHALLENGE! I'D LOVE TO FOLLOW YOU!

martes, 4 de febrero de 2014

365 CHALLENGE: DAY THIRTY FIVE

4TH DAY THEME: CHILDHOOD

MY OLD STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE FIGURINES! I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY HOURS I SPENT PLAYING WITH THEM. I THINK I STILL HAVE THEIR LITTLE HOUSES PACKED SOMEWHERE. I ONLY HAD THOSE FOUR, BUT A FEW MONTHS AGO, I TRIED TO COMPLETE MY COLLECTION AND GET A FEW MORE OF THEM ONLINE. BUT HONESTLY, THEIR PRICE WAS KIND OF RIDICULOUS, I COULDN'T JUSTIFY THIS SORT OF EXPENSE OUT OF CAPRICIOUSNESS.

I LIKE THE OLD VERSION OF STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE BETTER THAN THE NEW ONE. I'M A TRADITIONALIST! ALTHOUGH I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT HER NEW OUTFIT MAKES WAY MORE SENSE THAN THE OLDER ONE, SHE ALSO LOOKS OLDER NOW, NO LONGER THAT SWEET PRETEEN GIRL OF MY MEMORY.

I GUESS THAT'S BECAUSE PRETEEN GIRLS NOWADAYS LOOK NOTHING LIKE WE USED TO LOOK AT THEIR AGE. I'M FEELING REALLY OLD, RIGHT NOW!

lunes, 3 de febrero de 2014

365 CHALLENGE: DAY THIRTY THREE

SECOND DAY'S THEME: FAVOURITE.

BOOKS ARE MY FAVOURITE THING IN THE WORLD. THERE ARE SOME OLD BOOKS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO ME. THEY TAKE ME BACK IN TIME, THEY COMFORT ME, THEY MAKE ME CRY AND SMILE WITH MEMORIES. THEY REMIND ME OF PEOPLE THAT IS NO LONGER HERE WITH ME.

ONE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS, THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, LAZARILLO DE TORMES... I'VE SPENT SO MANY HOURS READING AND REREADING THEM, I'VE LOST COUNT.

ONE OF THOSE TITLES I LOVE UNCONDITIONALLY IS FRANK YERBY'S THE FOXES OF HARROW. IT'S AN MAZING STORY, WRITTEN BEAUTIFULLY AND I STILL LOVE IT TO PIECES. FLAWED CHARACTERS FULL OF HUMANITY, PETTINESS, INSECURITY AND PASION, TRYING TO SURVIVE IN A CONVULSE HISTORICAL MOMENT. IT MADE ME THINK ABOUT RACE, PRIVILEGE AND SOCIAL EXPECTATIONS.

I'VE JUST REALIZED THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT THIS BOOK: IT MADE ME THINK. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING I CAN HONESTLY SAY ABOUT A LOT OF STUFF I'VE READ AFTERWARDS. SO FROM NOW ON, THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE REASONS FOR ANY READING SUGGESTIONS.

IT MADE ME THINK.

THIS IS THE SCHEDULE FOR THE MONTH. DROP ME SOME LINES IF YOU'RE GOING TO JOIN THE CHALLENGE! I'D LOVE TO FOLLOW YOU!