Tag: Donna Tartt
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52and40/38 Habit Forming
I read thirteen books this year. I’m happy about re-establishing reading after years of total drought. Some say it takes twenty-one days to form a habit. It’s taken me nearer twenty one months. At first my concentration was so poor I had to read every paragraph repeatedly, forcing myself to put down my phone for twenty…
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addiction, Angela Carter, challenge, change, Christmas, Deborah Levy, Donna Tartt, Elif Shafak, Elizabeth Gilbert, Fay Weldon, Festive, habit, habit breaking, habit forming, identity, Jodi Picoult, Karen White, learning, lessons learned, life, lists, Madeleine Thien, Maggie O’Farrell, Margaret Atwood, Maria Semple, Mental Health, metamorphosis, new year, Pentlands, personal audit, postcard blogging, Psychology, reading, resolution, Roger Hutchinson, Scot’s Pine, Scotland, self-actualisation, self-care, taking stock, women writers, women’s impact, women’s stories, writers, Xmas -
52and40/9 (Shop) Local Hero
I’m dreaming of a non-line Christmas Just like the ones we used to know Where purses jingle And footsteps mingle And we all go shopping in the snow. I’m also dreaming of a socio-political re-org for Scotland which ejects a Daily Mail state of mind for the rest of time. And a plan for my big…
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52and40, art, beauty, Christmas, craft, Creativity, Donna Tartt, Dutch painting, Edinburgh, Fabritius, Levels cafe, life, light, love, Philosophy, politics, Sass & Belle, Scotland, Scottish National Gallery, self-actualisation, shop local, stories, The Goldfinch, The Squid Ink Co., weaving, writing, Xmas