#friyayintro A rare selfie with my 3 year old. Not sure what‘s even more rare; the fact that I took a selfie or the fact that she‘s actually smiling AND looking at the camera. 😱

I‘ve been in the longest reading slump of my life. I haven‘t finished reading anything but self-help books in months and I miss my old reading life. I have the week off work (my new school has a President‘s Week break) and I‘m determined to finish something. I‘m going in. Wish me luck. 🤞🏻

Litsy Family- I‘ve missed you all. Life has been very rough recently. In short, divorce sucks. However, today I‘m celebrating getting the key to my very own place. This will be my first time living alone and I‘m excited to make this little place feel like home. That will of course include lots of books. I can‘t wait to dive back into reading and chat with all of you again.

Finally settling down for the night after a long day of housework. Off to a good start with this one.

Angry and feminist AF. ✊🏻🙌🏻

1. School is closed today, so having a treat yo self day. Going to a winery tomorrow. 🍷
2. Pacific Standard
3. My reading time has been dismal lately. I normally love classics and mysteries in the fall.
4. Occasionally. When I do, it‘s normally books from my childhood or teen years.

#friyayintro

1. 5th Grade
2. Teacher‘s Assistant
3. 1 daughter
4. A tiny, no-name one that no one would ever find. #introvertconfessions
5. @mdm139 @SNM99

#friyayintro

Hello friends! I‘ve hardly been on lately and am missing seeing what everyone is up to. My school year just started (my first year back since having my daughter) and I‘ve been swamped with work. I haven‘t been reading much, but here‘s a picture of my classroom library. My students are enthusiastic readers so far! 💕 #teachersoflitsy

1. That Thing You Do! I was obsessed with the soundtrack. 🎧
2. French Fries, but honestly I love both. 🍟
3. Top 40 and Alternative rock
4.✅
5. 👍🏻

#friyayintro

1. My 2 1/2 year old went on a hunger strike for a full day at daycare. 😤😫
2. Starting my training for my new job!
3. Cran 🖍
4. Crazy Rich Asians, I think. It‘s been awhile since I‘ve actually finished a book. 😭

#friyayintro

1. Cookies 🍪
2. Yes
3. Not for speeding 🙈
4. Any or all. Depends on my mood or who‘s with me.
5. Got it! 👍🏻

#friyayintro

This wasn‘t quite what I was hoping for. I was expecting something more fluffy and fun. While it was both of those things, it carried a note of seriousness that I wasn‘t anticipating. I still found it enjoyable and plan to continue with the series. Hopefully the movie will be as fun and fabulous as it looks!

1. Still undecided at the moment. Possibly going to visit a silent film museum where they‘re celebrating Charile Chaplain all weekend. I‘ve been begging my husband to take me for years! 🤓
2. Both 🌅
3. Yep
4. Medium brown
5. 👍🏻👍🏻

#friyayintro

1. We‘ve had a few family adventures so far. My daughter is still talking about our trip to the Santa Cruz boardwalk! 🎠🎢🎡🍦
2. Frankenstein 🧟‍♂️
3. The Incredibles 2. Already saw Jurassic World and it was just ok. 🤷🏻‍♀️
4.💕😍😘😂🤦🏻‍♀️

#friyayintro

This is between a Pick and a So-So for me. Mary Shelley was clearly an excellent writer and the fact that she wrote this so young is mind blowing. Obviously the monster is a much more sympathetic character than Victor Frankenstein. Not a new favorite, but definitely worth the read.

#GARbingo book #3

1. Donating blood 💉 and hiding indoors. It‘s supposed to be 106 tomorrow. 😭
2. 4
3. Winter because I hate the heat!
4. The Foo Fighters
5. 👍🏻

#friyayintro

1. The Little Mermaid 🧜🏻‍♀️
2. Monsters Inc “Put that thing back where it came from or so help me!” 😆
3. 8:33 PM
4. Peppers 👎🏻👎🏻

#friyayintro

I don‘t read many YA novels these days, but something about summertime makes me crave cute contemporary books. This was just want I was hoping for! I appreciated that the story focused more on friendship than on romance.

1. 6 🙈 My husband, father-in-law, and my dad each got one from me and one from my daughter. Cards are our love language in my family. 🤷🏻‍♀️
2. Both
3. None. It‘s all about baseball! ⚾️
4. Russian Tea cakes

#sassysunday

1. The Lunar Chronicles
2. Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones
3. Yup, every year. We‘re baseball fans in general. ⚾️
4. My father-in-law likes to cook on Father‘s Day, so we‘re having a big pasta dinner on Sunday. 🍝🥖🥗
5. My dad does like to read, but only will if he‘s got books on hand to read. I‘ve been making it a point to buy him books as gifts and keep him well stocked. 😁

#friyayintro

1. 💓💜
2. The Toys That Made Us, I think? It‘s been awhile.
3. I can‘t think of one. Usually movies, TV shows, and other pop culture stuff is what sends me down a rabbit hole.
4. Mayo, ketchup, mustard, lettuce, tomato, onion, on my veggie burger.
5. Not sure yet. Maybe a trip to Half Price to sell some stuff.

#friyayintro

1. Ice Cream 🍦
2. Pool. 🏊🏼‍♀️ The beaches here aren‘t warm enough for me.
3. Strawberries 🍓
4. Travel at least once. Sometimes we just have to escape the triple digit temperatures for some place a little cooler.
5. Print and ebooks

#manicmonday

#Riotgrams Day 2: #Librarylove

We ❤️ our library! I take my daughter every few weeks to pick up holds, return books, and play in the children‘s area. She especially loves to play with the learning toys and always asks to “do puzzle” as soon as we get in the door. I don‘t know what I would do without it. 💕

Today was $6 bag sale at the library! 🎉A few of these I‘ve already read and others will be added to #GARbingo. Now I need to find some room on my shelves to put them. 😬

Day 1 of: #Riotgrams #readingselfie

1. It was very low key, which I needed after the craziness that was last week! 😵
2. Two
3. One grandma and one grandpa on each side.
4. Yes! I‘ve done some basic research, but I‘m not in a place in life where I can dedicate the time and resources to investigate more.
5. Pacific Standard Time 🏖

#friyayintro

1. Graduation party for my sister 🎉👩🏻‍🎓
2. Crazy busy! It included a trip to the dentist, library, chiropractor, play group, and a graduation. 😵
3. San Francisco 🌁
4. Sloth
5. 64 degrees and rainy. ☔️Unusual for May, but back to the 80s and 90s next week.

#friyayintro

Sitting on our new patio furniture and enjoying the fantastic weather today. Reading my second book for #GARbingo. Another one I never read as a kid.

1. Laurel
2. Podcasts these days. I haven‘t been in the mood for audiobooks lately. 🤷🏻‍♀️
3. June 8th
4. My little is not in school yet, but my baby sister is graduating from high school next week. 😱 How is that possible?! 😩😭

#friyayintro

Helping me confirm my theory that I‘m essentially a younger person with the interests of an old lady. 👵🏻 But definitely not an e-book hater! 😂

If you want to join the team: https://bookriot.com/2018/05/16/which-avenger-are-you-reading/

1. Housework, reading and checking out the honey festival. Can you tell I live in an AG town? 😂
2. Gimme all the donuts you have! 🍩
3. No, not yet.
4. My two year old singing Itsy Bitsy Spider out of the blue at breakfast this morning. 😍

#friyayintro

Here‘s my April reading wrap up. The month ended up being unexpectedly busy. I‘m hoping to get in some of my #GARbingo pics in May!

2. I live just outside Sacramento, so the arrest of the Golden State Killer is a pretty big deal around here.
3. Not officially, but definitely planning to sneak away from the husband and toddler to get in some solid reading time.
4. How do you wake up Lady Gaga? Poke her face! Bad jokes are the best jokes, right? 😂

#friyayintro

Here‘s my Bingo card for #GARbingo. Most of these are books that I‘ve had on my shelves for years, so now is a great time to finally read them. Thanks for hosting, @4thhouseontheleft 😊

I don‘t normally read true crime because I‘m wimpy and it makes me paranoid, but I just had to read this book. I grew up in the Sacramento area of CA and knew nothing about the East Area Rapist, which is shocking considering how many crimes he committed here. McNamara did some incredible investigating and her passion for soving this puzzle is evident. The book does feel unfinished but that‘s somewhat expected considering the circumstances.

1. Anywhere from 0-5 on average. I‘m really trying to buy fewer books this year.
2. A year with no new books. Eating the same thing every single day makes me miserable.
3. South Lake Tahoe last summer
4. A Starbucks You Are Here mug. My collection has grown quickly since then. 😬
5. ✋🏻

#friyayintro

1. Oldest
2. I always wanted a sister close in age to me. I did get a sister eventually, but not until I was 14.
3. Two
4. The March sisters
5. On it!
#friyayintro

I went a little coloring book crazy on Book Outlet. 🤦🏻‍♀️I guess this is my way of buying ‘books‘, since I‘m on an unofficial book buying ban. 🤷🏻‍♀️ It looks like there will be lots of audio coloring in my future! 😆

Whew! I finally finished this beast of a book today. It‘s been a 6 month journey, but I enjoyed the ride. The characters are fantastic and, in my opinion, what makes this book so great. I wanted more Clara and her girls! If you enjoy character driven stories, I highly recommend this one. 🤠🐎🏜

1. Impatient people
2. Pie! 🥧 I have birthday pie instead of cake every year.
3. Thomas the hamster 🐹
4. Contemporary YA
5. ❤️💜🧡💚💙💛

#friyayintro

1. My two year old met the “big, big, big, big bunny” yesterday. 🐰She was NOT a fan! 😂
2. The tagged book just came in through Libby. I‘m about 100 pages in and I‘m already terrified. 😱
3. #friyayintro

I‘ve been enjoying this series so far and this book was no exception. My only critique is that I feel like Bray wants to put too many ideas in one book. There are so many different threads going that they don‘t always match up well together. This also makes the novels overly long. Still, this series is always lots of fun and full of diverse and interesting characters. Looking forward to the fourth book!

1. Disney Emoji Blitz
2. Historical Fiction
3. Cadbury Mini Eggs
4. My best friend 👯‍♀️
5. Just to name a few: @britt_brooke @Reviewsbylola @emilyhaldi @LauraBeth @swishandflick @Chelleo @JoScho

#friyayintro

Is there really anything better than Heart and Brain? This is just what I needed today. ❤️🧠

I‘m not reading tonight, but this is a great substitute! I‘m pretty sure this is the first play I‘ve been to with the husband since before our two year old was born! 😱

1. 😵🌧📚🤢👧🏻🌧👯‍♀️🥗😭⚰️ It‘s been a week, friends. 😭
2. I don‘t get too rage-y over characters. 🤷🏻‍♀️
3. Over
4. Nope
5. 👍🏻

#friyayintro

This is my first book completed for #middlegrademarch. I loved it! I somehow missed this one growing up, so I knew almost nothing about it beforehand. The story has a surprising amount of depth that I wasn‘t anticipating, but really enjoyed. I laughed out loud a lot too!

1. Middle Grade 💕
2. Housekeeping for a neighbor
3. Stay at home mom
4. Elementary school librarian
5. Allll the tea! 🍵🍵🍵

#manicmonday

1. Tea out of my Disneyland mug
2. I just finished The Keepers on Netflix last week.
3. Tagged book. I‘m determined to finish it! Eh, maybe recommend. Depends on the person.
4. Upper 60s, but cloudy ⛅️
5. Pierced ears and one tattoo

#HumpDayPost

I got Harry Potter and I‘m not mad about it. The description feels surprisingly accurate too.

Which Book Perfectly Matches Your Personality? https://www.buzzfeed.com/ishabassi/i-just-wanna-be-at-home-reading?utm_term=.kj0...