- Category: Notes -

  • Display of the various crochet projects.

    Everything I crochet in 2 months

    Back in May, I decided one random day at 2 am to crochet flower pot coasters for Mother’s Day (celebrated on the first Sunday of May here in Portugal). I found it while casually browsing…

  • In game image: sitting on a picnic blanket.

    Animal Crossing: The Burnout

    Update 28th July: Ninten Talk is back at it again with a new ACNH challenge Rags to Richies. New ways to play the game are always welcome when trying to fight burnout. So check it…

  • Pile of unread sci-fi books.

    Project TBR Zero: After a Year

    June marks one year of my Project TBR Zero, and I have to say that after a whole year, it’s been hard to keep focus and find meaning in this project. Not what I expected…

  • Bookshelf with unread books.

    Project TBR Zero: The Second Quarter

    I’m so excited to finally do an update on Project TBR Zero! I’ve spent the entire month of January counting the days to write this post. I want to look back and see my progress.…

  • Pile of books next to an hand drawn tournament bracket.

    Favourite Book of 2022

    Last week, I posted about all the 49 books I read and how my reading year went. Although I kept out my rating for all those books to now do a little world cup/tournament bracket/let’s…

  • The book Deep Work by Carl Newport propped up in a book wooden book stand next to a planner.

    Deep Work: Rhythmic Philosophy

    When I decided to buy Deep Work by Carl Newport, I had no idea the journey it would put me through. I was reading about a different approach to work, a change of perspective when…

  • Book Deep Work by Carl Newport laying next to a keyboard.

    Deep Work: Trying the Four Philosophies

    Everyone that has worked from home knows that as good as it sounds, it’s not always a walk on the beach. There are so many distractions, and it’s easy to lose a routine. And that…

  • Picking up a book from various stacks of books.

    Project TBR Zero

    After a particularly spectacular reading month back in June (you can read more about it in this post), I felt I could conquer the reading world. I saw how much I could accomplish if I…

  • Bent over a stack of books.

    Turning Reading into a Competiton

    I need to start by clarifying that reading is not a competition or that I think it should be. Reading is a hobby, a source of entertainment, therefore, should never be a competition. And in…

  • Book stack of all the books I use to track words in March.

    Reading Experiment: Tracking Words

    The title is very self-explanatory. I decided to experiment for a month to track words instead of books. Yes, I’ve managed to complicate something so simple. Although, I have a good reason. I am a…

  • Holding a phone showing the app Bookly against a background mosaic of books.

    Reading Apps You Should Try

    Some readers don’t care about tracking books and keeping tabs on everything they read. But I am not one of those. And I’m guessing you aren’t either. For that reason, I bring you three mobile…