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Kerrbearlib

Kerrbearlib

Joined April 2017

Librarian. Romance reader. Fandom nerd. Opinions are mine & do not reflect those of my employer or my cats. She/her
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This book suggested naming our negative self-talk/inner-dialogue. I‘ve decided to name mine Ethel Merman.

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TheBookHippie This is brilliant. 4w
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Hilarious so far!

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Woman in Me | Britney Spears
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“Humor made it possible for me to not be consumed by bitterness.”

Santie I can‘t tell you how much I resonate with this 1mo
Kerrbearlib @Santie same! ❤️ 1mo
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Woman in Me | Britney Spears
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“I realized how powerful it can be when women defy expectations.”

I love that Britney is talking about Paula Cole, one of my favorite singers.

#BritneySpears #Memoir #Music

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Woman in Me | Britney Spears
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I‘ve been waiting for this book.

#BritneySpears #Audiobook #Memoir

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“This has truly been one of the most fulfilling yet terrifying and nauseating experiences of my life: putting pen to paper to share parts of my life that even I wasn‘t aware of.“

A great quote about writing.

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“…people prioritize problems that are happening to them, and subsequently prioritize other issues based on their proximity to them.”

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"IN THIS INCREDIBLY COMPETITIVE SOCIETY OF OURS, HOW MANY OF us truly feel good about ourselves? It seems such a fleeting thing—feeling good—especially as we need to feel special and above average to feel worthy. Anything less seems like a failure."

#MentalHealth #SelfWorth

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Ex-Wives of Dracula | Georgette Kaplan
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Really not liking the main characters so far. Especially not liking Lucia. But the story is interesting,so I keep reading.

Image by Renato Marques on Unsplash

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Human Enough | E. S. Yu
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A chapter and a half in and already in love with this book. A neurodivergent lead who hunts vampires while secretly dating a vampire? Yes, please!

#Vampires #Autism #Neurodiversity #LGBTQIA

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Ex-Wives of Dracula | Georgette Kaplan
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Current audiobook.

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"We‘re all so caught up being impressive or worth something and holding on to whatever praise we get that we don‘t often stop to consider whether it‘s actually worth it. Can‘t we just live?! Can‘t we just enjoy life‘s little pleasures without worrying that we are unimpressive?"

Santie Can‘t we just live!!??😫😫😫😫😫😫 3mo
Kerrbearlib @Santie right? 😩😩😩😩😩😩 (edited) 2mo
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Had a bad few days and realized it was time to read this book that‘s been on my TBR pile. 😄 #ADHD #EmotionalDysregulationSucks #Neurodivergent

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Heart Failure | Chris Zett
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Fulfills “‘Heart‘ In The Title” #SapphicBingo2023 category.

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Irregular Heartbeat | Chris Zett
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Listening to Chris Zett‘s first book. Really enjoying it so far.

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Heart Failure | Chris Zett
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50% through the audiobook.

#Audiobook #Romance #Romantsy

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Heart Failure | Chris Zett
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Had a hard time sleeping. Listening to an audiobook to compensate.

Lorelei says good morning.


#CatsOfLitsy #Romantsy #Romance #RomanceNovel

Jari-chan Good morning, lovely 😻 5mo
RaeLovesToRead Morning, Lorelei! 5mo
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Always hydrated when reading. Especially when the book has steamy love scenes.

#Romansty #Romance

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Untitled | Unknown
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Short, informative read.

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I have mixed-feeling. This book had a lot of helpful content for how to manage stress. However, it discusses neuro linguistic programming as a way to manage stress. NLP is the pseudoscience that has been used in the NXIVM cult. It can make people more susceptible to gaslighting. I‘m not a fan of that part of the book.

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Recently re-watched the 90s teen soap opera Fifteen. Later I found this book on Amazon. I read some of it today while waiting to pick up groceries. I regret nothing.

#90s #1990s #Nostalgia #Nickelodeon #Xennial

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“Look your perfectionism program right in the eyes and make a mental shift as you remember that you are enough just as you are, doing or not doing.”

“Explore the personal benefits of accomplishing your goal to yourself and others. Focus on doing what you do because you want to, not because you need to. Avoid guilt words, such as “need” and “have to.” Guilt will keep you stuck.”

#Procrastination #MentalHealth #Anxiety

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“Perfectionism and procrastination walk hand in hand: “If I do what I want or feel that I need to do, and the end result is not perfect, then I have failed. So, to avoid the emotions and experience of failure, I will put this project off for a while. In this way, I‘m safe.”

#MentalHealth #Procrastination #Anxiety

Tamra Yes, the two definitely go hand in hand. I will avoid something because it order to do it up to some arbitrary standard it will take a big chunk of time. I am learning to let go and be uncomfortable - which in the end I find out is not earth shattering or really anything at all. 😉 6mo
Kerrbearlib @Tamra that‘s something I am working on too ❤️ 6mo
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“Perfect consistency is for robots.”

#MentalHealth #Consistency #Perfectionism

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“When we worry about what other people will think, we end up becoming our own publicist and exhaust ourselves by protecting our reputation. We stress out doing daily damage control when we could be putting that energy toward learning, growing, and creating solutions.”

Tulip photo from my dentist‘s office.

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Tin Man | Justin Madson
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I‘m not good at book reviews, but this sums it up nicely. This graphic novel was lovely.

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This book is seriously adorable. Love the illustrations. It's cute and funny. Definitely a book I would've read as a kid.

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What a wonderful dedication 💜💜💜

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Tin Man | Justin Madson
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A Wizard of Oz Retelling

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Fulfills the same-sex wedding category for #SapphicBingo2023!

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Spare | Prince Harry the Duke of Sussex
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2/3 way through. From an audio walk. I‘m enjoying the audiobook so far!

⚠️Content warning ⚠️

If you‘re sensitive to animal cruelty, you might want to skip the last few chapters of part 2.

He talks about animal poaching in Africa & describes some upsetting stuff. Thankfully I was home when I listened to that part. I would‘ve been bawling in the street if it had been on a walk 😬😭

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Didn‘t finish this one. I loved Makeda. I thought Beznaria, Makeda‘s grandmother, & Makeda‘s mom were manipulative. I got as far as the scene when Beznaria tricks Makeda into going on a container ship. Beznaria claims that she technically didn‘t lie, since Makeda assumed it was a cruise & never asked what kind of ship it was. I can‘t stand that kind of behavior. It ruined the book for me & I decided to bail.

Anyway, here‘s my cat Lorelei.

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Spare | Prince Harry the Duke of Sussex
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Current audiobook.

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“You‘re not weird. You can grieve a friend you weren‘t all that close to, even one you haven‘t seen in years. You can grieve a celebrity you‘ve never met. It may not make sense to others, but that doesn‘t mean your grief isn‘t real.”

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Just bought this Belize travel guide from the Passport Heavy website. Very informative!

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“The problem with suppressing the absolutely justified anger we feel when a friend dies is that it will bubble up eventually. It will present itself suddenly and loudly and often in a completely unrelated situation. And that presents its own complications.”

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The nature of hope is curious to me. It can sustain us through the darkest of times. It can buoy us above every reasonable expectation of despair. Yet hope can shatter us just as readily as the darkness can. People refer to it as false hope, but I think that‘s misleading, because the feeling itself is painfully true. It is a treacherous hope, more precisely.”

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“It is not enough to “think positive”; you have to “do positive.” Push hope from theory into practice. Do something today, however small, to light up your own life. Or shine on someone else—the light will reach you, too.”

I‘m not a fan of my society‘s obsession with thinking positive. But I like the idea of “doing positive.”

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It's Like This, Cat | Emily Cheney Neville
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“Anything a cat does, he only does it when he wants to.”

Boots agrees. I love her so much.

#Caturday #CatsOfLitsy #Cat #Kitty #CatBook

RaeLovesToRead Hello Boots!!! 👋🏻😊💕 10mo
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Love Alyssa Cole

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“There is a fine line between self-protection and self-sabotage. Do not withhold love from others just because someone withheld it from you.”

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“Tell yourself kinder truths. You are not failing at life; you are reeling, sure, but you are succeeding at surviving.

KEEP MOVING.”

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“Imagine what might await you on the other side of this dark forest. Imagine the clearing, the sunshine.

KEEP MOVING”

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This history F/F romance looks really good.

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1/2 way through. A great read for figure skating fans!

SkateGuard Listened to the audiobook version & really enjoyed it! :) Karina and Joe's “Sweet Dreams“ program was so much fun. #IceDancing4TheWin 5mo
Kerrbearlib @SkateGuard that must have been awesome! I loved their “Sweet Dreams” program. I will have to see if I can find the audiobook. 5mo
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Fulfills the single parent category for #SapphicBingo2023. Protagonist Molly is a single mother. Loved this novella.

#SapphicBingo

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Romance author Jae‘s Sapphic Book Bingo 2023. Not sure if I‘ll finish, but it‘s fun to give it a try.

“The term sapphic includes any woman who‘s attracted to women, but unlike the term WLW (women-loving women), it also includes nonbinary people and intersex people who identify as sapphic (not all nonbinary or intersex people do).”

#SapphicBingo #SapphicBingo2023

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At the vet for my cat Lorelei‘s checkup. Found this adorable book in the waiting room. It‘s about Dolly, a black lab service dog.

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This Is Not a Valentine | Carter Higgins
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What an adorable book!

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Three Weeks To Wed | Ella Quinn
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Came across this audiobook on #cloudLibrary. Giving it a try.

#Romance #Romantsy #HistoricalRomance