The Whimsy Bookworm: A Book Blog from India

 October is over. A month of Durga Pujo and Lokkhi Pujo, the most festive month in a Bengali's year.  There was a good dose of spookiness.  & For me it was a year since my stroke and a long year of healing since.  Honestly I was a little scared going into this month, since last October absolutely kicked my butt.  But this month has turned out rather kind.  Here are my faves from this month... Maa in all her glory.  Planner pages that I've minimally decorated.  Terrace time while it rains and reading for a couple of hours, while people watching on the side.  Blisssssss! Reading an old beloved book from my childhood.  Reading Bengali stories for Pujo. I started this book back in April and read half of it for Nobo Borsho and picked it up again this month and finished it for Pujo.  Did a fair amount of journaling this month and it made me so happy.  Also new journals came into our lives which is always a good thing be.  Lo...

  Hello Loves!  We've fallen for the trendy, very in Pouch Journals.  We've made three so far, and by me I mean my sister. She makes them and I decorate them.  First we made the small one, which I'm using as my Hospital Journal to jot down the memories of my 22 day hospital stay.  Then we made the big one that holds my current read and my Book Buddy~ a journal for my honest, unhinged bookish thoughts.  My two precious journal covers.  I love how they've turned out.  A closer look at the stickers.  I've used my Book Journal Pouch everyday since I've acquired it.  Its perfect to hold my reading supplies- like highlighters, page flags and sticky notes and a few pens and pencils.  It's a great way tote around your current reads and your annotation things.  One of my notebooks from my smaller pouch journals.  These are so easy to make, find a tutorial on IG and find supplies from  Amazon  Scooboo  And make yourse...

 Hello Loves!  Here are some Friday Joys 🎀🍄❤🎀🍄 Things bringing me joy this Friday:  Stacks of books.  Corners of home.  Sweet heart warming books.  Shelves on my iPad. Made a shelf for January in Japan.  Some new books. 

 I am totally into totes. The last 3 years has seen me become low key, well high key obsessed with totes. I also use them pretty much every single day.  I have a Planner Tote which holds all of my Planners and Journals.  Then I have a reading tote, that holds my current reads and some annotating supplies.  And I have a tote for my Laptop and iPad and Kindle. So three totes are always in circulation.  I change up said totes once in a while..like today.  Moved into a new Planner and Reading Tote, so thought I’d share.  This yellow gingham quilted tote is a recent find. It’s from the brand Orla that I got via Amazon.  I love the Springy and happy vibe and I’ve always loved gingham. This is spacious enough to hold all of my planners and journals.  And it has a zip which is great and keeps my things dust free and safe.  I filled it up and everything fits in just perfectly. It was some slip pockets inside that are perfect to store some of my s...

 Hello, hello, We come to you today with some very random (and not new) movie recommendations.  Let's get into it, shall we?  1. Wait Till Helen Comes (YouTube) First of all, if you want to watch a bunch of horror and thriller movies and are not finding anything on your usual subs, then go to YouTube and search for horror movies and you will find a bunch of not-so-bad movies!  Wait Till Helen Comes is a decent horror movie about a family that moves into a church-turned-into-a-home and strange things start happening.  2. Devil's Diary (YouTube) A teen/ high school horror flick. Kinda inspired by The Craft but is still its own thing. A mysterious blank journal that makes evil desires come true falls into the hands of the high school outcast. All kinds of evil shenanigans happen.  3. Solstice (2008 movie) (YouTube)  A pretty decent horror-thriller movie. The print on YouTube is not the best but it is okay if you are watching it on your tablet or phone. We...

 Hello Loves!  January is almost over, doesn't she always feel unduly long? I don't mind. I like January. I like how she is an importunity to set goals and get inspired and have hope.  I like her.  And this January has been good.  Very Good.  Here are some of most favourite things/feelings and moments from January 2024.  (I am hoping I keep up with sharing my Monthly Favourites all through 2024.)  JANUARY FAVOURITES:   1. Planners and Journals: As always, I loved setting-up and moving into my new Planners and Journals. It brought me so much joy and I have absolutely loved my new set-ups.  My Daily Life Planner.  My Blog Planner.  My Gratitude Journal.  Daily Journal.  Book/Reading Journal.  I have loved them all.  It's like the highlight of January for me, to set up a plethora of new journals.  Here is my Reading Journal.  A thing of joy.  2. Book Buying: January made me add 10 new books to ...