Totally forgot to post. Finally got my #wintersolstice and #jolabokaflodswap packages in the mail (took me multiple trips to the post office.) I forgot to put the hashtag on the #jolabokaflod package, so @Soubhiville the package you get from Nebraska is for the swap! @sprainedbrain @Chrissyreadit @MaleficentBookDragon
I picked up the tagged book while swap shopping at B&N today. @sprainedbrain I‘m seeing a very chunky theme with your #newyearswhodis picks. So here‘s some chunky books next to a chunky pup.
For anyone on Storygraph & doing @PuddleJumper ‘s #roll100 challenge, I created a challenge to track your list of 100 books. Thought if it might make it easier for me to track, it would probably help a few others too.
Amazingly, I have read none of the books off this list @sprainedbrain ! The three in the corner I already own, so I will definitely be checking those out. The ones on right have my interest piqued. Funny enough, there was a Sally Rooney book on @MallenNC ‘s list last year that I bought & never read. Maybe someone is trying to say I should read some Sally Rooney? Though, I think I may check out the tagged book first… #newyearwhodis
I came off night shift this morning and didn‘t go to bed when I got home because I didn‘t want to miss this sign up! Now that I‘m registered, I can go to sleep and dream of books. 🤓🍾
I may have overdone it with the book swaps this holiday season! At least I know there will be books under the tree for me! #jolabokaflodswap #bestof2021swap #wintersolsticeswap @candority @MaleficentBookDragon @Chrissyreadit @sprainedbrain
Thought I‘d do a #nonfiction2021 bingo card update. Last year I got no bingos and this year I already have one and may end up with two or three! @Riveted_Reader_Melissa are you doing another in 2022?
I‘m working night shifts this week & have no idea what day it is, but I realized I forgot to post my #bookspin & #doublespin books for November. One of the lists I have that I‘m trying to read more off of was picked, so I chose a physical book off the list. I wanted to read Sister Outsider, but sadly, it‘s packed in a storage unit while we redo the basement. But, I‘m excited about this one!
October‘s wrap-up. I‘d put all of them solidly in the “recommend” category.
If you look at this picture and then close your eyes, you can see a home library. 🤓
Y‘all. When I sold my townhouse earlier this summer, my husband said I should get one thing I really, really wanted. I have been wanting a custom picture from Ideal Bookshelf for about a decade. I am so excited about this! It came out fantastic & I love it! I can‘t wait till there are walls in my library to hang this up on!
Everyone is napping, which means it‘s quiet and I can read. Well, almost quiet. I‘m being serenaded by the gentle snores of the sleeping.
Picked this up on our Costco run today. Anyone know how to get the sticker off without damaging the cover?
A very apropos #bookspin this month. And my #doublespin has been in my audio queue for about four years? Maybe more?
Hit the bookstore today and picked up my new #myTBR picks (Five Wounds & Gold Diggers). I also couldn‘t resist picking up TJ Klune‘s new book. And then, because I‘m a sucker, the step kids got a few too. Definitely a good haul!
My #pennyperpage for August. I should be more in the red, but I decided the books I bought in August don‘t count. August is my birthday month & this year I turned 40, so I get all the books!
pickCatching up on my #bookspin reviews, this was August. A story about first love and exploring faith. The artwork added to the story and made his angst palpable.
pickMy July #bookspin is an enthusiastic pick. This was a love letter to the food & people of the United States. The nuance he used when looking at cuisine, culture, the immigrant experience, tradition, cultural appropriation, and life was masterful. After finishing, I promptly went out and bought his cookbook just to read more.
so-soMy July #doublespin. I think I might have enjoyed this more in paper? It was meandering and I kept losing the thread as he was talking. I did enjoy some of the stories, but it was a little uneven. Maybe it just hasn‘t aged well?
My #bookspin & #doublespin selections for September. Not seeing a theme this month but looking forward to reading then nonetheless.
And the ever favorite, audio book #doublespin.
I have today off - in a quiet house which is my favorite thing. I was planning on settling in with my book & a cup of tea, but Gus is making it difficult. Good thing he‘s cute.
Had to put it down here before we left to go to a baseball game. I work tomorrow & have to be up at 4am. It is going to be VERY hard to put this down when I go to bed tonight.
Started this this morning at work on a very slow, eight hour shift. If I don‘t finish it tonight, I really hope tomorrow‘s shift is just as slow.
Indulged in some literary treats on my 40th b-day trip to New Orleans. Went to the Faulkner House Bookstore & we stayed at the Hotel Monteleone (on the literary landmarks registry!). The only thing I couldn‘t find was a books & booze tour - New Orleans would be a great town to tour literary landmarks with cocktails.
Starting my gigantic, heavy #bookspin pick for August. I‘m going to need a support system to hold it.
Forgot to post my #bookspin & #doublespin. Didn‘t take either of these with me on vacation, but I am looking forward to them when I get home!
New method for tracking my #pennyperpage, which is great, but I‘m still in the red. I decided souvenir books bought on vacation don‘t count in my numbers.
Lots of stuff going on means not a lot of books read, but they were all pretty good. Maybe I‘ll get to more in August.
Listening to this today & this chapter had me nodding along the whole time. I‘ve been working for the last almost 10 years to become a dietitian. Next week I start a job as a defense contractor. Being tired of working for little pay while paying back lots of student loans & trying to afford a ton of continuing Ed credits was a big part of the reason I changed jobs. I‘m lucky I had the option. The moral of the chapter was “F passion, pay me.”
Help (the fun kind)! We are starting to move forward on our basement, which means this space is soon to be my library! The space is going to be about 9ftx13ft (you can use all the junk as reference 🤣). What would you do in the space? Those who have a home library, what do you wish you had in yours? There are so many possibilities, I‘m almost stuck!
Hit a local bookstore while on vacation in KC. Rainy Day Books was charming & the staff was lovely. I even managed to snag a book at the Jazz Museum - which I highly recommend.
We‘re visiting Kansas City so I made everyone find the giant books at the KC library. My stepdaughter wanted her picture taken by Charles Dickens. She plans on reading him when she gets older.
Saw this car in the parking lot today. Do you think they‘re a Litten?
My #pennyperpage June #wrapup. I didn‘t buy any books!!!
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