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Books of February 2019 – Beauty Abounds

04/02/2019 No Comments
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  • 2019 is shaping to be the year of reading outside my comfort zone and in just glad I haven't come across anything that dulls me to tears yet. I read my first business book in maybe 5 years this month and you can find my review at the link in my bio. I shared some interesting opinions that didn't even occur to me as I read this book but became apparent while consolidating my notes for this review. If you've read #TheVillager I'll like to hear your thoughts. If you haven't, I'd still love to hear your thoughts. See bio for my review . 📸@princejarekenis
  • Looking forward to exploring contemporary African poetry this year. And what better way to pop my cherry than with #TheCarelessSeamstress I'll admit I'm a bit intimidated now since I spent the weekend watching spoken word performances by Tjawangwa Dema. However, today is the day I shake off my fear. Lol What are you currently reading?
  • Better late than never, right? - Unknown I promised myself I'd get back into the habit of doing monthly blog wrapups and I'll just say this now, this one is incomplete. Better incomplete than undone. Which is what I told myself as I compiled the latest wrapup ever. Lol See the link in my bio to catch all the deets 👆 January was a busy month for me as par reading and blogging. And I loved every minute of it. I hadn't even realised how much I missed being in that space and I am now determined more than ever to hold on to this energy through 2019. As you can see, it took only 4 weeks for me to start flirting with procrastination. Sigh. I cant deal with myself sometimes. Are you a procrastinator too? Can we create a support group? I've seen people talk about having accountability partners (is that the correct term?) and so on. How do you deal with procrastination?
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