Librocubicularist February 2017

I have to admit that I haven't read much this month. The bronchitis made me want to do nothing but sleep and take hot baths to try and help my muscles relax after all the coughing. After that, I feel like I've been playing catch up with my life. Laundry that didn't get done, all the thing that needed doing for our Pi Day party (still feel like I'm running behind on this), plus, it started to get warm and we have yard work that needs serious time and attention. But here are a few things I did manage to read and quick reviews. I really hope that March is a better month around here, that we can be a bit more intentional about what we do and how we spend our time for a more productive, meaningful month.



Table Manners: How to Behave in the Modern World and Why Bother by Jeremiah Tower

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


This was a surprisingly interesting read. There's a large discussion about social media and when it is acceptable to use and when it's not. There is also a section titled 'Pretentious or Not' which was funny and entertaining. There are also funny exceptions, like the fact that it may be okay to slather a warm muffin with butter and eat half of it in one bite just because warm muffins are fantastic and other people will understand.

LEGO Star Wars: Small Scenes from a Big Galaxy by Vesa Lehtimäki

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This is basically an art book full of Star Wars Lego photos. They are scenes set on Tatooine, Hoth, and Endor. There are captions for each photo that discuss the techniques used to create the effects in the pictures, such as how the artist created falling snow.


Sneaky Art: Crafty Surprises to Hide in Plain Sight by Marthe Jocelyn

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


A fun little book about making art so that you can sneak in and hide it to surprise people and brighten their day. Most of the projects are super simple and use only a few supplies. I like that it makes a point of stating that sneaky art is 100% removable, that it doesn't damage or harm the place where it's placed at all. I think that finding one of these projects hidden somewhere would make me smile and that that smile could inspire a little artist to make more stuff and that'd be awesome.

What happened here?

I don't know what happened to the end of January, seriously it just blew by. I made the giant list of projects to try to make decisions about what to work on next a bit easier but then my spare time seemed to evaporate. I know that January's final week was spent preparing my husband for a sudden business trip. He needed a bag and a haircut and who know what all other little things we had to rush to get ready. Then he was gone for most of the next week which, in theory, should have given me loads of spare time to do stuff. What really happened is that I felt sorry for our puppy and couldn't bring myself to but him to bed for craft time when he was feeling a bit stressed by the situation. Gil actually did really well with the separation except for checking outside several extra times a day looking for someone.

I wasn't completely idle in that week, though. I did some work getting ready for our Pi Day party, working on invitations and such but I don't want to share that here until closer to the event. I also downloaded the Project Life app and tried it out, making a quick page about Gil and I hanging out watching tv together.

I had lots of things I was going to work on but then Gil was doing so well and getting along with the cats and I didn't want to make him go to bed just for me to sew. The second week of February I was going to start sewing my Wonder Woman shorts but for some reason, I didn't do it at the beginning of the week. I also intended to try making a hat for our bear head to wear on Pi Day but then at the end of the week, I got sick. I spent all weekend achy and coughing and finally went to the doctor on Tuesday to find out I have Bronchitis.

I am finally starting to feel better but still get tired if I try to do anything real active for a long time. I have about a week of antibiotics left to take but I'm not coughing anywhere near as much. I can also sleep in my regular position instead of propped up almost sitting and I can eat and drink without it making my throat hurt.