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#MentalHealthMonday planning to avoid the news.big NPR listener , not today.turned on the local classical music station that has no news,just noting its MLK day & featuring some well known & lesser known African American composers.Played w/ my cats , some reading.Visited the newest location of the Az Humane Soc. is also bittersweet, I want to take all the cats ,dogs ,& critters home. Inspiring to watch volunteers work to get animals adopted .

Thanks to @Kerrbearlib for starting a #MentalHealthMonday post! This ties in so well with the hygge and self-care posts by @AllDebooks , @Chrissyreadit , and @TheBookHippie …I‘ve become more and more vocal over mental health awareness over the last few years, and it takes posts like there to remind myself to just stop and breathe. Thank you!

Last night, I deleted my social media apps from my phone…⬇️⬇️⬇️

6th Round Of Bookish Monopoly For 2025

1. New-ish Release - Somewhere Beyond The Sea
2. Hubby Picks - The Tombs Of Atuan
3. Book In A Series - Extra Witchy
4. Set In The Future - Catching Fire
5. Random Letter (S) - Shadows & Surrender

Feel free to join in with me. You can either read the books I'm reading, do the prompts, or make your own board. Let Me Know If You Are! #BookishMonopoly

5th Round Of Bookish Monopoly For 2025

1. Random Emoji (🕸️) - The Monarchs
2. Number in the Title (community chest) - Four Aunties And A Wedding
3. Random Genre (Crime/Mystery) - One of Us Is Back
4. Emotion Rec (Hopeful) - Anxious People
5. Kid # 1 Picks - Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

Feel free to join in with me. You can either read the books I'm reading, do the prompts, or make your own board. Let Me Know If You Are! #BookishMonopoly

Day 20 #Read2025
I read 4h 0min

YTD 120h 53min:
30h 14min in Finnish
100h 29min in English

I read 109 pages today

YTD 5323 pages:
1152 pages in Finnish
4171 pages in English

I finished two books today

YTD finished books
2 book in Finnish
11 books in English

These are the books I have been reading today for #Sharreadathon

What are you reading today?

It‘s been almost 3 years since we lost Sharon @sharread. In January we will have a #readathon in her honor on Litsy from January 20-26. The hashtag is #Sharreadathon. Set your own goals and make it as low-key as you want. Share what you're reading in honor of Sharon or a loved one.
Let's come together and celebrate life and our community ❤️

We will select participants randomly for happies!

#LitsyLove

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I‘m rethinking my rating system since StoryGraph (and most people) use a five star rating. I‘ve gone from C.A.P.E to C.A.R.P.E. The “R” being for readability (font choice and size, complexity, good wordy or bad wordy). Obviously had to change my reading journal page too 😂

#poetrymatters #wail
@thespinview

#Wail #PoetryMatters

@TheSpineView

Coffee and Baileys ☕️ with cinnamon

#FaveWinterDrink

#25Alive!

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:

#25ALIVE
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

TODAY‘S PROMPT: FAVORITE WINTER DRINK

Hot chocolate!!

American litsyheads, I‘m rooting for you

#WeeklyForecast

#WeeklyUpdate

Happy birthday @readwithcori 🎉🎊🎈🎉🎊🎈 we hope that your day is filled with all the things you love!

#LitsyLove
#LitsyLoveBirthdays
#LitsyLoveBirthdayCrew

Currently going through my goodreads to look for Series that I am in the middle of. Hoping 2025 will be a good yr to get through a bunch of them. Just gotta have some good prompts with #BookishMonopoly 🙏

Day 19 #Read2025
I read 5h 4min

YTD 116h 53min:
30h 14min in Finnish
96h 29min in English

I read 538 pages today

YTD 5214 pages:
1152 pages in Finnish
4062 pages in English

I finished two books today

YTD finished books
2 book in Finnish
11 books in English

Hello, my Whimsy readers and happy Sunday!! Our poll closed yesterday at a tie between Piranesi and The Starless Sea! Visit the club lobby for our tie breaker poll! Since I know we have members that really wanted to read both of these books, would y‘all be open to reading the book that loses for March?

It‘s been almost 3 years since we lost Sharon @sharread. In January we will have a #readathon in her honor on Litsy from January 20-26. The hashtag is #Sharreadathon. Set your own goals and make it as low-key as you want. Share what you're reading in honor of Sharon or a loved one.
Let's come together and celebrate life and our community ❤️

We will select participants randomly for happies!

#LitsyLove

Please share!

Happy belated birthday Maria!! We hope you had a wonderful day! @Maria_Pulver 🎈🎊🎉🎈🎊🎉

#LitsyLove
#LitsyLoveBirthdays
#LitsyLoveBirthdayCrew

#Waif #PoetryMatters

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@TheSpineView

#AuthorYouLove #25Alive! @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Impossible to choose just one, so here‘s my list: Kristin Hannah, Marcie Rendon, Liv Constantine, Jacqueline Woodson, Kate Quinn, Fiona Davis, Joy Harjo, Alice Hoffman, Amor Towles, Isabel Allende, Jeff Zentner, Wm Kent Krueger, Renee Watson, Laird Hunt…..🩷💛🧡🩵💚💜

Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:

#25ALIVE
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

TODAY‘S PROMPT: AUTHOR YOU LOVE

I can only name one???

I can‘t. 😊

Fiona Davis
Susan Meissner
Pam Jenoff
The Three W‘s - Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, Karen White
Hazel Gaynor
Heather Webb

AND MANY MORE….

“A confidence scheme, when properly executed, will follow five movements:

I. The Mark II. The Intrusion. III. The Ballyhoo. IV. The Knot. V. All In.”

FULL SPOTLIGHT: https://tinyurl.com/ny7sex2e

@alexhaybooks
@harpercollins

A busy book week - hope you can stop by.

Backyard friends caught on camera!!

@alexhaybooks
@lynnpainterbooks
@elaineneilorr
@cindy.goyette
@jessicabergergross
@lauriedoveauthor
@authorjamesletoile
@lisafrosenberg
@harpercollins
@penguinrandomhouse
@kayepublicity
@htpbooks
@htp_hive
@partnersincrimevbt
Jennifer Musico

Thanks @KadaGul @rachelsbrittain #weekendreads

#25Alive
Day 17. First book of 25
#1stBK25

#25Alive
Day 16. Fave book of 24
#FavBk24

#25Alive
Day 15. Lasting Love
#LastingLove

#25Alive
Day 13. Memory
#Memory

#25Alive
Day 12. Book Haul
#BookHaul
Here‘s a look at the books I plan on ordering/pre-ordering!

Getting ready for Chinese New Year 🍊

Day 18 #Read2025
I read 7h 57min

YTD 111h 49min:
29h 33min in Finnish
92h 6min in English

I read 306 pages today

YTD 4676 pages:
1125 pages in Finnish
3551 pages in English

I finished one book today

YTD finished books
2 book in Finnish
9 books in English

Continuing:
The Fate of the Day by Rick Atkinson
The Woman at the Front
Cold as Hell

Finished: Pray for Silence

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

My finds today at a little local library book sale. I grabbed a bread machine cookbook for my mother in law too, she just got her first (machine)!

As a teenager, I started reading Famous Five books and today my love for books is only growing. These are my overflowing bookshelves. Even the shelf in front of the wardrobe has a pile. I have plans for new shelves this year and I hope I can make it happen.

#25alive #LastingLove
@alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @eggs

#WeekendReading

1. #FictionalTraveler #TBRtarot #Roll100
2. #SUNDAYBUDDYREAD #Roll100 #readyourebooks
3. #Readyourebooks #SeriesLove2025

Getting ready to finish up Children of First Man. Next up is Secret Santa, which I had already tried to start while reading the other, but January brain wasn‘t having it. 😮‍💨

The Wyrmling is completely over his cold so everyone in the house is healthy (for now). I‘m seeing a friend for lunch and much needed margaritas later. 😅❤️

I hope everyone is doing well and has a lovely weekend ahead. What are you reading? Any fun/not-so-fun plans?

A Great Wagon by Rumi

#Wagon #PoetryMatters

@TheSpineView

#5joysFriday

1) Spending last weekend with my sister & visiting a small art gallery with this adorable painting of a cat
2) Trying poffertjes for #Netherlands #foodandlit
3) Making a scrapbook with photos of my parents‘ cat who passed at 17 years old
4) Reminiscing with old photos and found husband and me on the side of a mountain in Norway about 1992 waiting for an avalanche to be cleared on a road
5) Trying a Thai restaurant with my daughter

1-The Peanuts family
2-The quote: I often feel impatient with my current situation, so i keep reminding myself to “live in the question”
3-Little Bear is 17 months old today
4 & 5- We honored WWII veterans as they arrived at the Austin airport from their trip to Washington DC, as guests of Honor Flights Austin. Bearing the flags, the girl on the left is my granddaughter.

Play? @Bookwormjillk @BookwormAHN @Deblovestoread
#5JoysFriday

We support our female businesses whenever we can! There's not many out there.

#californiananncrystal

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
Thanks for the tag, Deb & @TheSpineView

1. Full moon over Magens Bay
2. Boat trip to St. John
3. Brian and I enjoyed the sunset over the pool
4. Delicious tiramisu
5. I love the beach but when multiple cruise ships equal 25,000+ more people on island, the pool is a much quieter option.

1. Frankie
2. Coffee
3. Wine
4. Decent work week
5. It's Friday!
Thanks @Kshakal @DebinHawaii #5joysFriday

Day 17 #Read2025
I read 2h 32min

YTD 103h 52min:
22h 53min in Finnish
91h 49min in English

I read 180 pages today

YTD 4370 pages:
828 pages in Finnish
3542 pages in English

YTD finished books
1 book in Finnish
9 books in English

Thanks for the tag, @DebinHawaii !

This is good to think about joys when I‘m not exactly feeling joyful. Can we just stall time???

1. My boys…always!
2. Litsy and buddy reads. Thank you, everyone!
3. My favorite bookstore announced their first big event of the year!
4. My parents…they‘ve been my cheerleaders as I set up my proofreading business
5. Snow, finally, in my area!

#5JoysFriday

I've been in a crappy mood this week in part because my ears are still plugged and ringing weeks after my illness over the holidays (nearly 4 weeks now). So, I'm trying to focus on #5JoysFriday to balance out my grouchiness:

1. Kitties
2. Tea and reading
3. Reading to preschoolers
4. The symphony (and minimal resulting tinnitus)
5. Helped my kid record and submit his audition for a summer music program.
@DebinHawaii

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