Author Archives: Spider

About Spider

Hi! I am me, I do stuff online. And sometimes offline too. Hanging about in the garden, playing with my food. You know. Do what Spider's do. I also read a lot.

Baked overnight oats with berries (and an update on my celiac life)

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I have been neglecting all of my online presence lately, and with reason. Five years ago I was diagnosed with celiacs, an auto-immune disease. I was glad, because even with all the difficulties of having a strict medical diet for the rest of my life, I would be able to feel good again, I could finally participate in life! Last… Read more »

My 2023 BuJo pages

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For the last couple of years I am keeping a Bullet Journal. It’s not about having a space for creativity per se, I mainly use it to track my days, appointments, events and chores as was intended by Ryder Caroll when he shared his technique with the world. When needed I also use it as a diary, to empty my… Read more »

Series I want to prioritise in 2023

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According to my StoryGraph Wrapup, 59 of the 130 books I’ve read last year were part of a series. If you have visited me before, you know that could easily be true, because I love my series! Because there are so many series on my TBR, there are a few I want to prioritise this year. On top of that,… Read more »

Top Ten New-to-me authors from 2022

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According to my theStorygraph wrap-up I have explored the works of 93 new authors last year. Considering I read 130 books, that’s quite something! This weeks TopTenTuesday by thatArtsyReaderGirl is just about all these new discovered authors. Below is a list of well, eight, authors I would like to read more of. I decided to not-include any authors I’ve already… Read more »

My physical 2023 TBR – aka all the unread books on my shelves

Last year, I started the year with 23 unread physical books. And I’ve read 130 books in 2022, so you would probably think, this list has grown a lot shorter… but Dear Reader, it has not! 😅 Most of these I have bought, found or received during 2022, but a couple are still from the previous year(s). Apparently now that… Read more »

My recommendations from 2022

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The year is over, another has started! And we are still here and reading. I hope you had some wonderful holidays and I wish you a great 2023! During 2022 I’ve finished reading 130 books, across 44,417 pages. I got wrapped up in intrigue, went to dark places, and explored new worlds. I read 94 new authors, had 9 rereads… Read more »