Rainy Day Reads

So in order to get cracking on my newfound reading resolutions I went to the library today and picked up a bunch of books. To be completely honest I had some of these books lying around from my last trip to the library, but I figured I would just make one big haul.   I’ve divided the books into 3 groups; Diversity Bingo, Around the Year in 52 books and others.  Let’s start with the books I’ve managed to get for Diversity Bingo:  First up we have “NIght” by Elie Wiesel. This will go towards the challenge of a book with a Jewish Main Character. It’s part of an autobiographical novel trilogy about the author’s experiences during WWII. I have high expectations for this one, since some of my favorite books are set during wartime and I have heard good things about this book.  Then we have “P.S. I Still Love You” by Jenny Han. This will be my book with a person of color on the cover. This is the second book in the “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”...

I am going to Morocco soon (YAY!) and being in town yesterday, I took the opportunity to buy a few items for the trip. It turned into a bigger shop than intended, so I thought I would share my little haul. First of all there are a few essentials, like sun block, bug spray and bug bite relief creme. Sun block especially for the lips is important too! You don't want crispy lips! I always opt for quite a high SPF as my skin does not tan well. This is a new type for me though, as I have not tried the Ambre Solaire SPF 50 before, so I hope it will actually absorb into the skin and not just sit on top like a white coat of paint (I am pale enough as it is). Cremes with high SPF sometimes don't really absorb that well, but Ambre Solaire is usually okay. Then I got a few pouches for packing. I thought these small one from Tiger were especially handy. They have suggestions for what to put in them like q-tips and your toothbrush. I will definitely use the small ones for q-tip...