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Our house hold is finally free of sickness! J is fine, except for the usual health problems, and my cold has pretty much gone. I still have a stuffy nose and a bit of an easily irritated throat. But considering we have been sick most of 2018, I'll take it!  This does mean we have to catch up on all the things we didn't have the energy or time to do. Yesterday we both went to get eye exams, for the first time in at least 5 years. Turns out my prescription hasn't changed much, but J's sure has. J's insurance covered his glasses and exam & we only paid $8 for his glasses! Without insurance, last time they were $300, so that is amazing. My glasses will be a bit more expensive, so we need to save up a bit before we can get them. It is reassuring to know my glasses are still pretty close to my prescription. While we were in the Dr.'s office, he made a comment about any kids we have are screwed as far as their eyes go. Yup, we are aware. One of many reason's we don't have any.

On the reading front, I am almost done with all the books from the library. The Patricia Briggs books were great, and I am defiantly going to get more of the Mercy series. The Hurog books were better then I expected. Lots of character development, an interesting magic system, and realistic romance. The romance doesn't come in until the second book, and it is really just a small part of the story. It doesn't take over the book, once it is introduced, which is nice. I would recommend it if you are interested in a fantasy series with dragons, magic, and lots of character development. Superman vs the KKK  was a good read if a bit dry.  I would recommend it if you are interested in the early history of Superman, specifically the radio show. 

I am still reading Chocolate & I haven't started Alex and Eliza but I am planning on reading that at work. I am going to try to pick out some books and put them on hold. Then we can swing by and be in and our quickly. I normally take my time at a library, so this will let us go grocery shopping or run another errand on the same trip. We need to go grocery shopping & do laundry & I need to clean, so anything that will help conserve time and spoons is very helpful.





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So today had many things to enjoy, despite my possible strep throat. J picked me up from work, which I got off from early, and then we went adventuring. And by adventuring I mean, we went to the library and then to get bbq. Which were both very nice. :) 

Thanks to leaving early, we got to the library before it was overrun my school children. We returned most of the Green Lantern comics, J and I are reading what the library has of the Brightest Day, Blackest Night storyline. It doesn't have all of them, but they are fairly self contained. It was kind of annoying to figure out the order to read them in. Now, I don't mind reading things with different titles. But we couldn't find a page that had all the comic collection books, listed in order.  J found it via a wiki page using google fu. 

New acquisitions from the library include three Patricia Briggs books, the first Mercy Thompson book & the first two of the Hurog series Dragon Bones & Dragon Blood. I haven't really read anything much of hers, but I have been meaning to for a while. I also picked up Alex and Eliza by Melissa De La Cruz, who's Blue Blood series I liked. I picked up Superman vs the KKK & a non fiction on the history of chocolate titled Chocolate: a bittersweet saga of dark and light & the Batman Killing Joke movie. 


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I thought I would share some more links to what I am browsing. I hope everyone had a good holiday season, and a Happy New Year! Instead of a New Years Resolution I am setting a theme for the year ahead. My theme for 2018 is Get Organized! This includes my house, my budget/money, & my mental & physical health. Do you do resolutions or themes for the new year? What are they ,if you do? 

Money/Shopping Links 
  1. 13 Tips for Holiday Clearance Sales  This is US centric in the stores they feature, sorry non US peeps.
  2. Best low effort ways to save money in 2018    Low Spoon ways to budget & save. Lots of apps in this, including one I am already using.
  3. 28 Walmart tips from a store Manager.   Employees know all the best tips! Spoonies take note, Walmart (depending on the store) offers online ordering & free pickup! Order groceries online, drive to store, get & pay for groceries without ever leaving your car!
  4. 16 Panara Tips from former Employee  Employees know the tips, y'all.
News Links
  1. Top Youtube videos of 2017 by country 
  2. In 18 states lawmakers are forcing up the minimum wage on Jan. 1.   Yay! Too bad Tx isn't one of them.
  3. Refugee focused Sesame Street local programing
  4. 9 Global Stories from 2017 that you may have missed    I missed all of them.
Books & Libraries
  1. LA Library letting kids pay of fines by reading more.    What a neat idea to get kids to keep reading & using the library! 
  2. People who read Harry Potter as kids are more accepting people.    Good to see a study backing up what years of fandom have shown me.
  3. Interview of the Oral History of Reading Rainbow.   Wow, what a read. Long but very interesting.

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Due to an amazing gift from a friend of a car, I can now make use of my local library! Years without access have made me loose track of what books I should be looking for next. So I am asking for recommendations for J and I. 

We are both Sci-Fi & fantasy fans, and tend to dislike military sci fi. J was looking for a good stand alone book, but he could provably be sucked into a series. I love series as well. We both like YA well enough. Good non fiction books on blacksmithing, stone carving or dremel use would be great as well.   

Thanks for the recommendations! 

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