@CoverToCoverGirl @theresidentromantic @Daughter-of-words @LaurenReads look what was in my email! I‘m so excited!!! Pretty sure my weekend reading is all set. Yes, I know it‘s 4 am-my old lady bladder woke me up. Imma trying to go back to sleep for a couple more hours but I‘m too excited!

The hub cleaned all the spiders out of the windows today while I was at work. It‘s a perfect chilly fall day so now I can read with the window open while under a warm fuzzy blanket! #fallperfection

Loved this goofy tale, but the artwork really makes it fun. #bbrc #picturebooks @LibrarianRyan

Meh—I checked it out simply because the title amused me, but this story of a principal who can‘t find his teddy bear (and completely overreacts) fell flat for me. Younger kids preschool and kinder age, might enjoy it though. #bbrc #picturebooks

#7covers7days #covercrush

#7covers7days #covercrush

I think I forgot to post yesterday. Heres‘s my next #7covers7days #covercrush

Finished the book group book before book group! It was really good. It might be tied for first place with the first Borgia book in my Kate Quinn favorites.

#7days7covers #covercrush

#7days7covers #covercrush

#BBRC #AtoZPictureBooks I really enjoyed this one-the subject, of course. When you have a book, you‘re never alone and I liked how it mentioned other types of reading as well—Braille, signing. Nothing earth shattering but the illustrations were lovely and I liked seeing all the places the kids were reading. @LibrarianRyan

#7Days7Covers #covercrush #lovethemboth Anyone else want to play? Consider yourself tagged!

Someone, a couple someone‘s actually but I can‘t remember who, tagged me days ago for #7days7covers #covercrush im finally getting around to playing. They won‘t all be beefcake, I promise. Anyone who wants to play, consider yourselves tagged!

Had my second cataract surgery yesterday. It went well, that eye is still blurry but the other eye is pretty much all healed. Since I don‘t go back to work until Friday and I can‘t bend or lift anything until then, I‘m just going to chill and work on my book group book. It‘s really good so far.

#BFCr3 final check in. I can‘t believe it‘s over. I keep losing and gaining the same 6 pounds. But that‘s ok. I‘ve built some strength and stamina, I‘ve got a habit going, and I miss it if I miss more than a day or two. This is yesterday‘s sweaty selfie after my workout. Something I NEVER would have posted before. Oh this week I got 6/5 workouts in and read 7 books for a 36/40 total.

#BFCr3 @wanderinglynn Thanks for leading us through 3 rounds of #BFC It could not have been easy to get us all organized and motivated but you did a great job. I know I was less active this time around but life happened. But even though I keep gaining and losing the same 6 pounds, the habit has been built and I‘m to the point where I miss it if I miss more than a day or two. Thanks for all your work! #TeamLetsDoThis

Finished this on my lunch break. Holy hell does she have some great covers. The story line was pretty good too. 🤣🤣😍😉 #lawenforcementmcromance

So freakin cute, you guys! Haley and Martin Nathaniel Monroe II (there‘s 2 of them-long story) get to know each other by texting but it becomes clear to Martin that Haley doesn‘t have a clue which one she‘s talking to. There‘s a lot of mishaps relating to the 2 Martin‘s and it‘s just a really fun take on the epistolary novel. And it‘s my first book for #BBRC @LibrarianRyan #teenangst #newin2019/2020 #BFCr3 (31/40) @wanderinglynn

Week 5 wrap up—I can‘t believe it‘s almost over for #BFCr3 ! It was a hectic week but I managed to workout 3/5 times. I did read 7 books this week though bringing my total to 29/40. Next week will hopefully be better workout wise-I‘m on almost all early shifts and cardio today kicked my butt making me realize how easy it is to lose the habit and stamina I‘ve built. @wanderinglynn

Got to take a fabulous ride on this beauty yesterday. Glad the weather cleared up as it was a 2 hour cruise and we sat up top.

#BFCr3 check in since I had eye surgery earlier in the week I only worked out 2 days (last Sunday and today) but I read a total of 7 books this week bringing my overall total to 22/30. Went to a baseball game tonight. We have the cubs farm team here and one of our pharmacists arranged an outing for us. Cubs lost btw, but the people watching was spectacular and a good time was had by all. 😁 plus there were fireworks! @wanderinglynn

#bfcr3 (19/30) not much fitness going on here as I had my left eye cataract surgery yesterday. It went pretty well, things are still blurry and it feels like I‘ve got an eyelash in it but I think when it‘s fully healed and the other eye is done and healed that it‘s going to be a life changer. Anyway-this book is a reread but I still enjoyed it. @wanderinglynn

My treasures from the mall yesterday. Going back again in a little bit. I‘m going to try to restrain myself. No promises. 🤣🤣🤣❤️ 📚

#BFCr3 And that‘s a wrap for week 3. 4/5 workouts but lots of steps at work. 6 books for this week (because they‘re short). Next week will likely be dismal because I‘m having my left eye cataract done on Tuesday which means very few workouts. Not sure how reading will go. I am looking forward to better vision though. #TeamLetsDoThis @julesG @britt_brooke @imabusybee @LibrarianJen @Reecaspieces @jb72 @Eeyore031370 @CaroPi @Moony @wanderinglynn

When you come home to exciting bookmark mail from one of your favorite authors....I‘ve got her books on kindle but I feel I need to start ordering in paperback too. Lol. Seriously, it‘s been a super busy day. Work was crazy enough that my lunch was delivered at 12:15 and I didn‘t even really start it until 1:30, finished it around 3. Came home, when to the mall with my kids and now am ready to drop! Happy Saturday!

Book 13/30 for #bfcr3 and it‘s so good, but be prepared with book 2 handy as it ends on a cliffhanger. One, which I have to wait for since book group is Sunday and I haven‘t read that book yet. But the next one, Written With You, is my next priority. 😁@wanderinglynn

Finally getting to my #bfcr3 week 2 wrap up. Exercise wise, it was a rough start to my week but I managed 4/5 workouts (by doubling up one day), had 2 writing sessions, and read 5 books bringing my total up to 9/30. @wanderinglynn #TeamLetsDoThis @julesG @britt_brooke @imabusybee @LibrarianJen @Reecaspieces @jb72 @Eeyore031370 @CaroPi @Moony

My first Beverly Jenkins book but it totally won‘t be my last. I enjoyed her attention to the history, both of New Orleans as well as the time period of reconstruction. I admit, I don‘t know a whole lot about it from either side but this felt very real to me. I also really liked that it was Valinda who didn‘t know what Love was and didn‘t want to marry, and although Drake was in love from the start, he gave her time. 👇

Finally Z and Lilly get their HEA. Yeah, this is book 14 in a series, and the 4th in this particular story arc but I‘ve discovered LOKI is my favorite MC series. But...they def need to be read in order. I still love the Hangmen and the Last Riders but this series has my heart. @CoverToCoverGirl @theresidentromantic

#bfcr3 Week 1 off to a decent start. I exercised (outside of work) 4 days and read 4 books. Stayed pretty positive (by staying off the scale) and occasionally made some good food choices. Heck I even ate a salad at lunch today and only half my calzone. 🤣🤣🤣 @wanderinglynn

I know it‘s not #socksunday but my feet are cold. Are these not perfection?

#bookhaul post 4/4. Ok, these were my non book purchases but I can‘t make a trip without a good pair of Blue Q socks. The magnets are perfection and the soap is fantastic. I mean, I bought it for the label but it smells great as well!

#bookhaul post 3/4 back in my 80s high school years we devoured anything Judith Krantz and Danielle Steel. Plus Flowers in the Attic. I‘ve moved on from Ms. Steel and VC Andrews but I couldn‘t resist the nostalgia of Krantz.

Post 2/4. Some mystery, some historical fiction, plus Savages—violence, drugs... #lowryssturgis

Went to the used bookstore in Sturgis, MI again today. Post 1/4. I might have a problem. #truecrime #bookhaul

I may have taken today as a rest day on working out but jeez, look at what I did at work today! Also I finished a book this morning (I‘d Rather Not by Lani Lynn Vale). #bfcr3 @wanderinglynn #TeamLetsDoThis @julesG @britt_brooke @imabusybee @LibrarianJen @Reecaspieces @jb72 @Eeyore031370 @Moony

Look at the exciting goodies from @LibrarianRyan ! It was so exciting to come home to yesterday after a draining day at work. Looking forward to getting into some #BBRC books! Thanks so much—it made my day!

Sweet novella featuring the only Free couple that was already married when the series started. No real revelations, just a series of Christmas vignettes of Blaine and Elliott‘s life together from the time they meet, through his deployments, through the loss of a friend and a miscarriage. I think this book is all the sweeter for it, as it shows marriage not always being a bed of roses but that even true love goes through rough times. #bfcr3 (2/30)

Apparently I hit my Goodreads challenge today. Go me! I‘m not going to reset it—I‘m just going to bask in the glow of actually accomplishing so@etching. 🤣🤣

Happily continuing my reread. And what‘s not to love about a group of former Army Rangers running an Underground Railroad for abused women out of their bike shop? I love the witty banter and her covers are 🔥🔥🔥 #BCFr3 1/30 @wanderinglynn #TeamLetsDoThis @julesG @britt_brooke @imabusybee @LibrarianJen @Reecaspieces @jb72 @Eeyore031370 @CaroPi @Moony

Ok #TeamLetsDoThis I‘m ready for #BFCr3 I didn‘t change many goals and I‘m sure I‘ll adjust as we go, especially when I have my cataract surgery (I‘m thinking September but I don‘t see the eye dr again until the 15th so who knows) but this is what I‘ve got for now! @wanderinglynn @julesG @britt_brooke @imabusybee @LibrarianJen @Reecaspieces @jb72 @Eeyore031370 @CaroPi @Moony

Didn‘t sleep well last night. Trying to get motivated to do something. But I‘m thinking I may just try to squeeze in a little more sleep first

I outdid myself on week 6 as far as exercise and reading went. I didn‘t make my (many times) readjusted goal of 30 books but I came damn close! And I worked out 6/5 days so yay me! Thanks for a great #bfcr2 @wanderinglynn and many thanks to #TeamFlow @julesG @imabusybee @Reecaspieces @Moony @britt_brooke @LibrarianJen @laurenslibrary for motivation and encouragement. Looking forward to Round 3!

#bfcr2 25/30 it was a reread. She has so many different series but they‘re all interconnected. Now we‘re pretty much in the second generation so I decided to go back to the beginning. I needed a refresher on how everyone is connected and which kids belong to which parents. @wanderinglynn

Diet Pepsi (darn diabetes), Cheerios, I fall them flip flops, um, neither but I am fond of iced tea (unsweetened), again neither-I‘m not much of a chip girl unless it‘s Pringles, if I‘m having the captain-it‘s gotta be peanut butter crunch, I love fries-pretty much any way I can get them! @LibrarianRyan I haven‘t made any progress on #BBRC but I‘m planning on a library trip tomorrow!

Finished this chunkster tonight. Some authors I was familiar with, most I wasn‘t. Some stories were dark, some were sweet. Most were teasers for upcoming books in already established series. I bought it solely for Autumn Jones Lakes story, which was complete in and of itself even though it‘s part of a larger series. But now I have some new authors to check out and that‘s always a good thing! #bfcr2 (24/30) @wanderinglynn

Yes, another #bookhaul stopped at b&n on our way to bookgroup tonight. Could not resist these guys.

I‘m calling this #24b4monday readathon at 19 hours. I finished 3 books and read about 70%of this chunkster. In addition to working, a day trip and book group tonight. I‘d say overall a success! @Andrew65 @TheReadingMermaid

If you know me at all, you know my love for blue q products is deep and abiding. Somehow these socks and dish towel just spoke to my soul. And the bookmark was on point as well.

The rest of my #bookhaul I got some treasures here!