Jovana Tomin: list

Every year I have the same goal - read more. I get so caught up with all the things the Internet has to offer that I put books to the side and I wish I would stop doing that. Here are some of the books I'd like to have read by the end of this year. I'll try and keep it realistic for once.

1. Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird

This one has been on my 'To Read' list for ages and I think it would be pretty nice to finally tick it off. It's sitting on my shelf ready for me to pick it up and hopefully I'll do that soon. Maybe the second half of September (after my exams) could be reading time.

2. Jostein Gaarder - Sophie's World

I've started this book, but the amount of philosophy in it is kind of draining for me, so I can tell that it'll take me a long, long time to finish it. I don't know if I'll be persistent enough to get to the end of it, but it just feels so wrong abandoning it. *sigh*

3. Erlend Loe - Volvo Trucks

I recently finished reading Doppler - the first part of the trilogy - and now I'd quite like to read the second part as I absolutely loved the first one. Doppler was absolutely hilarious and one of those books that you simply can't put down. I've written about Erlend Loe before and I've mentioned how much I adore his writing style. The fact that I loved Doppler so much makes me very excited to read the following book. Fingers crossed it's just as good.

4. Anything by Ingmar Bergman
You may or may not know this, but I am studying Swedish at university and as Ingmar Bergman is a very prominent Swedish writer, I think it would be only right to actually read something that he's written. My mum really likes his books and that's why she has a pretty decent collection and why the only thing I need to do is stop being lazy and pick one of the books from the bookshelf.

I think that list is long enough (even though my OCD self is screaming because I didn't include a 5th one), although I would love to read even more books than just these four. However, I know myself and how overly ambitious I can get and I really don't need to do that with reading for pleasure. Leave any book recommendations in the comments below and hopefully one day I'll get to them.

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For today's blog post i decided to write tips for being more productive, because God knows I need these tips myself. I will just quickly apologize for not writing anything on Thursday, I had a family matter to attend to. For updates about my blog, you can follow me on Twitter and be the first to know. Now that that's out of the way, let's get right into the tips.

1) The first tip is definitely to have a good night's sleep. I find that when I get at least about 8 hours of sleep and ideally wake up on my own at a reasonable time, I feel rested and ready for work. Remember not to wake up too late, though, as sleeping for too long can be just as bad as not sleeping enough.
2) Have a good breakfast. If you're like me and you keep eating granola or muesli for breakfast, try to break out of that pattern from time to time. I feel like on school days I don't have the time to prepare a full on breakfast, but on the weekends there's nothing stopping me. Some fried bacon will get you energized and ready to take on the world.
3) To get the ball rolling, do some chores. This is just to get you in the mood for working. If you don't necessarily wanna wash the dishes, at least tidy the room you work in so that your mind is at ease when you're ready to start.
4) Make a list of things you need to do that day. I don't like planning ahead because I tend to write more things than I'm able to do. So when you wake up, think of the things that are essential to be done that day, and if you have some extra time, you can do other things later.
5) Get into an outfit that isn't too comfy and made for lazy days. I feel like when I put jeans on instead of leggings, I am much more in the mood for doing things.
6) Finally, turn off the Internet on your phone or put it in the other room or put it on silent so that you're not distracted by all the messages and notifications that you get during the day.

After you're done with all your assignments, you'll probably feel knackered which is a good sign, so take a shower and go to bed.
P.S. Remember to drink lots of water and have regular meals. Snacks are important so at least have some fruit or a smoothie, it doesn't have to be anything fancy.
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This is my third time writing about books I wanna read, and I'll be honest, I still haven't read all the ones that I've listed. But here's my latest wishlist.

1. Irving Stone - Lust for Life (can you tell I'm really into Van Gogh?)

I bought this book a few weeks ago and still haven't had enough time to fully commit to it. I've been reading books for school and studying, so I'm looking forward to finally digging into it one of these days. I forgot to mention that it's a biography of Vincent Van Gogh.

2. Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird

This one has been on my wishlist (or reading list if you will) for the longest time and as my mum has purchased it a few months ago, I think it is high time I read it.

3. F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby

I mean, this one is just a classic and I can't forgive my self for not having read it yet.

4. James Franco - Palo Alto

If you've read my May Recommendations, you'll know that Palo Alto is one of my favourite movies and the fact that it was based on a book makes me really happy because it means there's much more to it that I can enjoy. Well, hopefully it is enjoyable.

5. Jostein Gaarder - Sophie's World

This is another one that I've been wanting to read for a long, long time but never got around to it. I've been really bad at committing to books and I am annoyed with myself.

6. John Green, Maureen Johnson & Lauren Myracle - Let It Snow

I simply need to reread this one because it's Xmas season and it's the only Christmasy book that I own. Also, I found it really entertaining when I read it last, so I don't see why not.

7. Cassandra Clare - The Mortal Instruments: City of Fallen Angels

I just freaking need to finish this book franchise. I've been reading it for years because I'm not very good at reading PDF books for some reason.

That's all for this time, I tried keeping it shorter and a bit more realistic even though who knows when I'll actually finish reading all of these. This and this are my previous reading lists if you are interested. Now I'm going back to listening to Blue Neighbourhood. Goodbye for now.

P.S. I apologize once again for not doing Blogmas this year, I am a bit gutted about it, but I have way too many things that I need to focus on much more. But I am trying to think of something that will make up the fact that I'm not daily blogging.

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As I am currently feeling feverish and very under the weather, I decided to make a list of things to do on these kind of days. I've made a similar post in the past, so you can check that out here. If you're feeling poorly as well, I hope you get well soon!

1) Watching YouTube is always a good idea and being sick is a great excuse to binge watch your favourite youtubers.

2) If, however, you're not into YouTube, you can always binge watch a TV show. My current recommendations would be Scandal or How To Get Away With Murder as the new seasons are smashing it.

3) I'm not a big movie fan, but sometimes it's fun to make some popcorn and relax with a nice rom-com. Last night I watched About Last Night and I did actually enjoy it.

4) If you don't have temperature, books are always a great time killer. If you don't have the energy to concentrate, go for something simple and easy like a Y/A novel or maybe a chick-lit one if you're into that.

5) The best part of being sick is being able to do whatever you want with the excuse of being sick, which means you can take a nap at any time of day.

6) Tumblr is always a good option, so put on some music in the background and you're all set.

7) Provided you have enough energy, you can always make some cookies which will definitely put you in a better mood.

8) This one isn't too fun, but you can catch up on your schoolwork as you're not really doing much else.

9) In case you are just feeling bad and not actually ill, you can invite some of your friends over and make a movie night or something of that sort. Lots of snacks should be involved, obviously.

10) In order to feel a bit better and energized, I recommend drinking lots of tea, vitamin C and eating a lot of soup. That's what always brings me back to life.

11) Light some candles, put on some nice music and take a long soothing bath. You can also bring a book into the mix if you feel like it. If you don't like baths, just take a prolonged shower.

I hope I gave you some ideas cause that's all I do when I'm poorly. Talk to you Thursday, hopefully completely healthy.

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