Sweet baby carrots, what fresh madness is this?

So, uh, the picture above is different, because I have issues.  The best I can explain is that something irrational comes over me from time to time and I become convinced that the library is going to disappear and I must reserve ALL THE BOOKS or else I may never be able to read them, ever.  Please send chocolate.

Here’s the new sitch:

Due back June 29th:

The Mother-Daughter Book Club
Summer for the Gods

Due back July 8:

Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity
She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris
The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England

Sheesh.  What is WRONG with me, people?  What is this strange compulsion that keeps me frantically reserving books while simultaneously bemoaning the fact that I never get the chance to read anything from my own shelves, or re-read my old favorites?  There’s a simple solution here; I just can’t figure out what it is.

This week’s reading:

• Blazed through The House Girl, which turned out to be a very quick read once I kicked the urge to throw the book down every ten pages and complain, “That would NEVER happen!”  (Note to self: don’t read any more books set in law firms.)  I loved the historical parts of the book, and I also enjoyed the present-day protagonist.
• Finally managed to pick up and read Beautiful Creatures, which I’ve been promising R and my mom that I’d read.  I never read Twilight and never had any desire to do so, so it took some motivating for me to crack the spine of this one.  It was a fast read and I finished it, but I can’t say it was my cup of tea.
• Started The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England and so far, two chapters in, I’m loving it.  It’s such a fun premise – a non-fiction history written like a travel guide – and it’s also fascinating.

This was another busy week at work and at home.  Things have just been piling up in both areas.  I’ve got several big projects on my plate at the office – interesting ones, and all things I’m excited about, but lots of moving pieces, and ones that will involve working this weekend – and at home I’m making an effort to stay more on top of meal prep and cooking, to save money and calories during the week.  Peanut is also eating more purees, which means I have to keep churning out baby food.  No complaints there; I love cooking all of her food from scratch.  But it takes time!  Still, I’m managing to squeeze some book time in each day and still not beating myself up if I have to return a book and get back on a waiting list.  (I may have to do just that with Far From the Tree, which would be a shame since I waited so long for it.  But it’s 972 pages of dense non-fiction, and I’m more excited to read the other new books I had reserved – especially The Most Beautiful Walk in the World and The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England.)  I’m planning to attack some of the July 8th books first, because I believe I should be able to renew both of my June 29th books, so after The Time Traveler’s Guide, I’ll be hitting up The Most Beautiful Walk in the World.  Can’t wait!

Check back next week for more reading progress, and in the meantime, you can find me (still) furiously turning pages.