Chava’s Comments (group member since Dec 19, 2013)

Chava’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

I would love to visit India. The colours, the food, the people...I've wanted to go for a long time! Kids need to be a bit older to really appreciate it, I think

Nanci wrote: "Nancy, we stayed one day in Adelaide on our trip. It was a day when the hot winds were there in January, so it was really warm! The area was fun to explore!"

Nanci, I agree. Adelaide is lovely. Sydney is great too, definitely worth a visit as is Queensland where Sally is from. I'd love to be in Queenland right now, it's freezing here in Melbourne!!
Where in Melbourne did you go?

Sonia wrote: "Hey lovelies!

How are you today?

So, my cat was spayed yesterday.

I present to you, the cone of shame:



And yes, she looks quite unhappy, specially because she tricked me into take it off yest..."

We spayed our dog a few months back. She kept running into walls and door posts with the massive cone.
I hope puss feels better soon

Hi all,

Another Aussie here. I'm Chava from Melbourne at the bottom of Australia's mainland. I am married (11 years coming up) and we have 4 children - my 10 year old voraciously reading daughter; my 8 year old dreamer & joker son; my 7 year old games playing & 1kg bag a day carrot eating son; and my 5 year old son who comes up with the craziest theories about his daily life - never a boring day! I work full-time as a psychologist and family therapist specialising in early childhood trauma. COVID0-19 is definitely keeping me in a job!

My favourite trip
I'm lucky that I used to live in Europe so I've seen a lot there. We went to Thailand last year and that was very special and we'd like to go again.

Dream trip
I'd love to take my family in a camper van around the rim of Australia or do a trip from Asia to Europe so they can learn about different cultures

Reading genres
I mostly read thrillers and mysteries, but I'll read eclectically if I have to for challenges. I have done Wheel before but each time it takes me a while to remember the rules, I forget easily lol. I rely heavily on audiobooks because I drive a lot for work so I can get 'reading' in then.

I'm really excited to read and play with you all

Cat wrote: "The intention is that you go forth and chat amongst teams, so ideally Jenny suggesting dinosaur tentacle porn in response to a question indicating your keenness for such a book.

It's a fun game, s..."

walk away from the dinosaur tentacle porn!
I am still in therapy for the book suggestions that have been given to me by some of you evil folk!

Happy birthday, Sonia. Have a great one!

Alysa wrote: "I have a very weird mental problem for a week or two after Wheel ends, where I see random stuff out in the world -- like the name of a store or restaurant or something -- and for a moment, I'm like..."

That's me!!!! Yes I totally do this. So glad I'm not the only one LOL

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "I'm not so secretly relieved. Not too many zoom meetings in historicals/ mysteries or paranormals, LOL."

Yeah I kinda agree, but I'm totally up for total evilness with this pandemic. LOL

Awwww. That disappoints me! I was already looking for those (no luck so far)

Melindam wrote: "Can't remember any books I've recently read mentionin zoom, only FaceTime. :)"

I'm up for it! There must be something

finished my book!
What's up next?

Sally906 wrote: "Chava wrote: "lol. if it needs to have a zoom call in the book, it's going to be super tricky. I guess only recently published self-help books on working from home during the pandemic will work..."..."

Good decision!

Sally906 wrote: "Zoom - as in fast? Read as fast as you can? Hmmm slow readers doomed!

Zoom - as in zoom in? Make bigger? Read a large print book? Now even I could do that 😂😂😂

Zoom - as in no idea but the mods ca..."

lol. if it needs to have a zoom call in the book, it's going to be super tricky. I guess only recently published self-help books on working from home during the pandemic will work

Jenny wrote: "I've done doubles a few times. I hate it when publishers change cover and book size. I can be fooled.
Then there are the books that I keep buying because I give them away. Occasionally there will ..."

at risk of adding to my TBR pile, what are the books you often give away? I am assuming they are the ones you recommend to everyone

Jenny wrote: "Cataloguing my books. I so want to do that. Some day.

I do have them vaguely alphabetical by author in fiction (most of them) and non fiction is mainly in one place. Well, three places. I have a ..."

I tried cataloguing my books....there are just too many. I have absolutely no order in my book location. They are wherever I can find space LOL. At times I see a book and am like 'I really want to buy that' to then go 'or do I already have that?'. I seriously could have doubles without knowing

Sammy wrote: "Bookcases my husband built into our livingroom wall when we bought the house: (the little packets are a loose-leaf tea advent calendar, lol)



We've got a further 7 & 1/2 Billy bookcases in the ho..."

That is awesome!!
We went to London for a wedding in Feb (right before the world closed down, literally 2 days after we landed the borders closed!). We stayed with this lovely family and they had a floor to ceiling book case with books for adults and kids. My kids are super early risers (sigh!) and usually really noisy once they're up. Not this time, they got up, went to that bookcase and just read and read.

Sammy wrote: "Chava wrote: "My bookcase literally collapsed last week with the weight of unread books. They are on shelves 2 deep and then some on top of that."

That doesn't mean you have too many books. it mea..."

I love the support, guys!
I have 1 bookcase in my room, a huge TBR pile next to my bed and the hallway bookcase is full with books as well.

Either option is fine with me. I am reading as fast as I can!

Keri wrote: "My libraries haven’t opened back up yet. I was lucky to have just picked up a ton of stuff before they closed ThAts helped hold me over (along with my own collection) but I just miss going there an..."

I really shouldn't complain. My bookcase literally collapsed last week with the weight of unread books. They are on shelves 2 deep and then some on top of that. It's gotten out of control. I'm a book hoarder LOL. My husband kindly asked me to go through them and give some away...

Sally906 wrote: "Chava wrote: "Restrictions have really eased over in NSW. Here in VIC, libraries will remain closed but the chutes will open next week so we can return the books we got out 2 months ago. LOL ..."

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QLD and SA are definitely going the fastest with the relaxing of restrictions. The VIC premier is very careful, although he went pretty fast with relaxing some restrictions in just 10 days.
Playgrounds opened yesterday here, but libraries will remain closed until further notice. They open the zoos and pools from next week and we can get our hair cut again and our nails done. Priorities, huh...I wish the libraries would open already, I really miss it!