Rainy day activity

Considering it is less than a week now until the first day of Spring I do feel like the weather should be improving for the better. Instead there has been a constant chill in the air combined with rain and lots of it. For as much as I love Vancouver I definitely do not love the winter weather and do not think this will ever change. I do however like to use the weather as an excuse to stay indoors in a comfy outfit usually in the form of sweatpants or pyjamas. With comfort taken care of all that is left is to entertain my mind and provide a distraction from the dreary weather. On a side note, if I was brave enough to venture out then I could check out one of the adventures suggested here. To be honest though it doesn't take too much convincing for me to stay indoors during the winter months. I use the time to daydream about adventures or, more productively, bake, blog, read and catch up on the endless amount of television that I have become consumed by. At the moment the main focus has been reading. I often forget how much I really enjoy reading until I get back into it and a good book sure does help. Of late I have been catching up on two of my favourite James Patterson book series, one featuring the main character of Alex Cross and the other focusing on the Women's Murder Club. They are both such an addictive read, especially with their short chapters. Now that I am pretty much caught up with both of these series I have picked up a couple of random books from the Vancouver Public Library. I am a big advocate of borrowing from your local library, especially for those books that have caught your eye, but you are not quite sure whether they would be a good enough read to buy. I am not one to really read romance books unless they are period novels or the occasional chick lit, but for some reason I have been drawn to a couple of Nora Roberts book series. The first one I read and enjoyed was the Bride Quartet, which I highly recommend. As such I have just begun reading The Inn BoonsBoro Trilogy. I am racing through it although it is not lost on me that once I am finished the first book I will have to wait for the second one's release in May. This is the price you pay for getting engrossed in a book series. Luckily enough I do have at least two more books to read to tide me over, The Bourne Objective, which is part of a series, and The Book of Awesome, which I believe will be a light-hearted reminder of the simple things in life that bring joy and happiness. As you can see I do like to mix it up a bit when it comes to my reading choices. The journey your mind gets taken on through the written word is a fantastic bit of escapism and one I really enjoy.

The coliseum-like Vancouver Public Library (images courtesy of Wikipedia)