Where did November go? It was another one of those months that flew by. Mostly I have been absorbed by work uncertainty. My contract went until Nov 29. On Nov 7, news came down and it suddenly seemed unlikely that my contract would be renewed. On Nov 21, the contract got extended two weeks to Dec 13… now I continue to wait and see what’s next. Maybe I’ll have end up with extra times for blogging in December lol. [Dec 3 update: My contract has not been extended 😑] In happier news, I am currently (Nov 30 to Dec 4) on a little vacation in Vancouver! My mom and I are out there mostly so I can take my teenage cousin to see Billie Eilish. But we will keep busy visiting all my old favourite haunts around town.
Books Finished
- The City in Glass by Nghi Vo
- The Color of Revenge (Inkworld #4) by Cornelia Funke
- Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear (Wayward Children #10) by Seanan McGuire
- Misadventures in Ghosthunting by Melissa Yue
- Midnight in Everwood by M.A. Kuzniar
- I wish I could say I finished The West Passage by Jared Pechaček but I’ve hit a wall on that one about 200 pages in…
Books Reviewed
- Daughter of Calamity by Rosalie M. Lim (adult historical fantasy)
- The Color of Revenge (Inkworld #4) by Cornelia Funke (MG fantasy)
Posts Written
- “I Can’t Believe I Haven’t Read That Yet” #28
- Dad and I discussed Thomas King’s Indians on Vacation for Family Reads
Challenges Check In
- 20/30 middle grade fiction novels (excluding rereads)
- I plan to knock out at least four titles this month
- 8/9 Family Reads
- 4/6 “I Can’t Believe I Haven’t Read that Yet”
- 64/84 books read
- Reviewed 34% (22/64) of what I read (goal = 40%)
- Reread The Silmarillion,
The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings- RIP to this goal
- 5/8 posts in November
- 2,816/2,200 views in November
On My Radar in December
Nothing in particular! I signed up for the Broke and the Bookish’s Secret Santa and Christmas card exchange. While I have had fun getting everything together for that, I’ve been unable to mail anything as Canada Post has been on strike for a couple weeks now. It’s not looking like that will end any time soon. 🥲
How was your November? What new books, or bookish events, are you looking forward to this month?
I hope things with your job turn out OK. That must be very stressful😬 I’m hoping December is more of a relaxing reading month for me, although there’s the stress of the holidays to account for too. Have a good month!
Thanks Tammy! I’m out of work now 🙃 I ended up only working two days in December lol (I had a lot of vacation time to use up) so now I am also working on making this month a relaxing reading month. Happy holidays!
Being on a contract sounds very stressful! Sending good thoughts your way!
Also…I didn’t know the post could go on strike? I’m not an expert, but I think federal workers in the U.S. generally aren’t allowed to strike, so now I’m off to read some news articles about the Canada Post.
Canada Post workers aren’t federal workers – it’s a crown corporation.
Also, as we are a different country, we have different laws about our government and federal workers can strike here.
Thanks Krysta! I’m out of work now but still a wee bit optimistic that I’ll return by end of January (absolutely no guarantee on that yet, though.). I’ll try to enjoy lots of reading this month and then maybe start fretting in the new year, haha.
Laina is correct on both points below. I’m not sure the best way to explain what a crown corporation is haha. I suppose simply put it’s like a business owned by the government, but it’s not actually the government… unfortunately the strike is still ongoing! I’m glad I wasn’t too committed to the idea of mailing out Christmas cards to my friends and family this year 😛
Ah contract/job stress is so hard and it really sucks that they are leaving you hanging like this. I hope you hear something soon.
I got the update from work maybe an hour before you left this comment, haha. I’m out of work now but trying to enjoy the free time around the holidays! I’ll see how close I can get to catching up on my Goodreads goal 😛
Ugh that sucks. I hope you find something funin the new year!
I’m also in Canada, so I feel you there. You’re doing great on your challenges! You’re almost there on a lot of them.
Thanks Laina! I’m surprised the strike is still ongoing. Hopefully it will end with improvements for the workers.
Welcome back! I hope you get some news on the jobfront soon so there’s not too much more uncertainty. And I feel you on the strike, at least I have an excuse for not getting my gifts together on time
Thanks Sam! I ended up getting word of no extension on Dec 2, so I just worked two days when I got back from Vancouver and then took vacation for this week haha. I did not think the strike was going to go on this long! At this point, I feel like it could go another a month 🙃
I’m sorry to hear that! I’ll be crossing my fingers for you in January but glad you get some time to relax in December
Thanks again 🙏🏻 I have been enjoying the extra time for reading and family haha.
Hope you’re taking some time for yourself this month 💜. I neeeed to get to the new Inkheart book because the Inkworld series is one of my favourite book series so I’ll reread and get to the new one next year!
Thank-you ☺ That is a great plan! I didn’t reread the original series before #4 but rereading them is something I like to think I’ll do each year … 😅 maybe in 2025 haha