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Hello! I'm Kara, a mid 30's mum of one, teacher by day and mummy by night. I would say I am more slummy mummy than yummy mummy but I live in hope of my fairy godmother casting her wand! I am also a sister, a daughter, a godmother, an auntie, a wife and hopefully a good friend! Having spent more time lately reading blogs than studying current affairs or indulging in "chick lit" I thought I'd give it a go so here I am! I have been married to Mr D for 12 years now and we have been together since I was 14!!! Miss D came along in 2009 and life changed for the better from that day. I work a 4 day week as a tutor in Childcare and Education (sounds far posher than it is!) and spend the other 3 days being the best mummy I can be to my adorable daughter. I *LOVE* shopping, chatting, card making, scrapbooking, cooking and reading. I want to share some of the random thoughts that I have and the craziness of my life with you. I hope you enjoy what you read and if you don't........well I gave it a go!!!

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

Books, books, books

A think I thought today was that I love books!

I could spend hours in a bookshop or a library just looking at the books and flicking through.  I love the feel of them, the smell of them and just everything about them! I got excited recently when we were visited by a photographer who is going to do portraits of Miss D later this year.  He produced the most amazing photographic coffee table book with metallic pages and an acrylic photo cover - just gorgeous - but way out of my price league so I shall keep dreaming of it!

I cannot sleep at night if I do not read at least a couple of pages before settling down, this is regardless of how tired I am or what time it is when I crawl into bed.

A perfect day for me would be spent  in my bed, in PJ's reading.  I currently have 12 books beside my bed ready to read! I cannot leave the supermarket each week without checking out the book section much to the frustration of Mr D. I panic if there are only 1 or 2 books beside my bed waiting. I have eclectic tastes and will give anything a try.

I have favourite books, those that I can read time after time and not get bored of and those that I have read once and have stuck in my mind. In no particular order here is my top 10:


  1. Love you, Mean it - Patricia Carrington, Julia Collins, Claudia Gerbasi and Ann Haynes
  2. By the time you read this - Lola Jaye
  3. My Sisters Keeper - Jodi Piccoult
  4. PS I Love you - Cecelia Ahern
  5. Long walk to Freedom - Nelson Mandela
  6. Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
  7. Charlottes Web - E. B. White
  8. The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopoholic - Sophie Kinsella (written about me!!!)
  9. Rebecca  - Daphne Du Maurier
  10. Losing My Virginity - Richard Branson
Random selection I know but they are my favourites.  Try them and let me know what you think! 
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