Two posts in one today, this first day of 2012.
I started 2012 standing on a plastic chair on a roof in South Yarra. I started 2012 with arms around me, leaning on the shoulder of a man who loves me very much. I started 2012 with red toenails. I started 2012 with a skirt on. I started 2012 with pizza in my belly. I started 2012 with a wheel of brie (yeah, I ate about half of it. Take that, 2011 belly!). I started 2012 watching fireworks. I started 2012 with a head full of resolutions, as always.
I just found this amazing resolutions list attributed to Woodie Guthrie, posted on Facebook. Isn’t it great?
Wake up and fight!
Here’s my last “Month of Reading” from 2011, ending the year on a measly 46 books. I failed in my attempt to beat 2010’s 53 books, but hey… Welcome to 2012!
Books Bought:
A Spy in the House of Love, by Anais Nin
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary, by David Sedaris
Eragon, by Christopher Paolini
Obernewtyn, by Isobelle Carmody
Unless, by Carol Shields
Flying With Paper Wings, by Sandy Jeffs
Voiceworks Summer 11/12, “Play”
Books Read:
A Spy in the House of Love, by Anais Nin
The Happiness Project, by Gretchen Rubin
Currently Reading:
Consolations of Philosophy, by Alain de Botton
The Little Red Writing Book, by Mark Tredinnick
Killing, by Jeff Sparrow
What did you read in December?
01/01/2012 at 11:01 am
I LOVE that list of Woody’s resolutions!!!!
http://100in2012.wordpress.com/
02/01/2012 at 1:27 am
Great list of books, maybe I need to do this too… might help me get through the HUGE pile of books I have sitting waiting to be read…
02/01/2012 at 2:37 am
Haha, so many different plans of attack, and that “To Be Read” pile never becomes really manageable. I do like keeping track though – and you’ll notice patterns in your own behaviour. Me – I’ve seriously cut down on borrowing books, because I know I’ll take ages to return them, given my leaning tower of TBR. Also, I have a really off-kilter “in:out” ratio of books I buy and accumulate to the books I read. 2012 is the year of fixing that…Hopefully.
I’d love to see your list, you should do one this month and send us a link!