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#5JoysFriday

1) I‘m temporarily on some meds that allow me to walk the neighborhood again without my back cratering in pain. The neighborhood garden is full of veggies and flowers!
2) I made some fun wall art
3) My new paralegal started working for me this week and she‘s awesome!
4) I wrapped up an awful harassment investigation & the stress lifted from my shoulders
5) My sister is visiting me at my lake house this weekend

@DebinHawaii

#WeekendReading

My weekend basically. Pass the sunblock and the orange slices.

#moodboardcontest #mbc @dabbe

Congrats to @TheBookHippie! 🤩😍🤩 E-mail me your top three books, Christine, when you have a chance! 😍

Thanks to all who shared a mood board in celebration of my Litsy points. My heart is full. 🩵💙🩵

I would also like to send a wee something to all of you, so if you're interested, please fill out your address information at this link: https://forms.gle/hCCichm5u7shKEZz9

Thanks again, everybody!

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1. Sherlock. 💙🐶💙
2. Our anxiety stuffies. Sherlock now cuddles with Holmes during thunderstorms instead of hiding in closets. With the exception of Keefe (KOTLC), they‘re all #Sherlocked. Holmes, Watson, Mycroft & Moriarty.
3. My daughter will be home in a week for (most of) the summer. 💙💜💙
4. Her recovery from ACL surgery is going great.
5. Brian. Always. 💙💚💙

1. Public holiday on Monday - I did Acrobranch with my girls (first time I did the course myself). I'm just sad that I didn't take a picture!
2. My partner completed his outpatient programme and had another really good week
3. Work was not too hectic (boss was away, which is always nice 🙂)
4. My youngest took part in her first choir performance last night and it was such a nice evening
5. Some sunny days in between the unseasonal continuing rain

May #BookSpin #DoubleSpin list

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1. May flowers in April.
2. Reading during lunch.
3.Cup of green tea.
4. Saw baby ducks this morning. You can just make them out in the picture.
5. Dogs enjoying the back porch at the office.

Play? @DebinHawaii @kelli7990 @WildAlaskaBibliophile

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

What a week! We were on spring break then came home to full on teenager springtime schedule madness.

5 joys:
1) a gorgeous spaghetti squash plant from a neighbor
2) puzzles!
3) my cat flirting with not my cat
4) visits to colleges with my son
5) mini golf!

Happy Friday!

#WeeklyFavorites

Here‘s the May #WeeklyFavorites template. All are welcome to join. Fill it out weekly, at the end of the month, skip weeks, etc. Whatever works for you.

Thank you for playing along with me.

Let me know if you‘d like to be added/removed from the tag list.

@Deblovestoread @kelli7990 @LeeRHarry @Crazeedi @dabbe @AmyG @kspenmoll @BarbaraBB @willaful @CoverToCoverGirl @sblbooks @ImperfectCJ @melissajayne @TheEllieMo

I blinked & another Friday is upon us which means it‘s time to start posting your #5JoysFriday lists of those things big or small that brought your heart some joy this week! 💛

Make your post & tag it with #5JoysFriday making sure to tag me & anyone else you‘d like to join in to spread the joy party. You can use the background if or as you like. As usual, I‘m tagging some regulars but everyone is welcome to join in!

My picks for May #roll100! I liked having a choice of 2 numbers to pick for each this time around!!

#weirdwords #weirdwordwednesday @CBee
#allusions

One day late.

#crocodiletears

#dynamicds
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#dark

I scored a pathetic 15/100 (19 if you count ones I‘ve tried and bailed), which is mind-blowing when I think of the sheer number of books I‘ve read in my lifetime. I‘m always entertained when Flowers in the Attic pops up. I hated Moby Dick and will never forgive my American Lit professor for “inspiring” me to read it on my own. It took me an entire summer. #tlt #threelistthursday

#ThreeListThursday #TLT @dabbe
1. Survey link: https://www.listchallenges.com/litsy-the-bbcs-big-read-200-101
2. Share your score if you'd like.
3. Share your 3 favorites from the list or 3 that you might be interested in reading, or 3 you thought were horrible or a combo of whatever you'd like.
4. Tag a few!
Tagging those who played last week. Thank you. 😍

P.S. If you read only 1 book in a series, it counts!

That‘s April‘s rolled books finished.

#Roll100 @PuddleJumper

1. Very little
2. Looking at my Goodreads list of read books I see I have not read any books with wealthy people lately.

#Two4Tuesday
@TheSpineView

All four spun #readyourebooks books completed. Bonus that they were all picks. 👍🏻

A lovely afternoon spent walking along the Malvern Hills. Sunshine, picnic and fur babies 🐶🐾💕

#Bookspin May 2025

@TheAromaofBooks

Our rescue, Barde. He is doing better. We made it to the vet yesterday. No growls or hisses or scratches or bites ( he was so scared the other day). Gabapentin to calm him, pain relief and antibiotics for the abscess on his face from cat fight injury. We have been able to pat him with no gloves, he is so scared but doesn‘t hurt us or hiss. He meows a lot. We have a long road but we made a promise to him.

#PoetryMatters @TheSpineView
#Way
Fleetwood Mac

Now this song will be stuck in my head all day.

💜🎶💜

May #BookSpinBingo list

I‘m proud to be boring and sensible ❤️
#cooltobeboring

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

1. Cleo is 11 years old (and has been lovingly catnapped by my parents) and Pixel is about to turn 2
2. Both
3. I recently read The Eyes and The Impossible and loved it

Happy World Book Day! Not sure if it‘s a real holiday but loved seeing things like this coloring page on an app. ☮️💗📚

Not book related at all but so proud of this kid for placing 3rd in Piano during his first ever Music Festival.

#NotBookRelated #ProudMom #Piano

Well. I have 2 days of jury duty. Let's see how much reading I can get done. We are currently one lunch during day 1 and I am finishing this one up. I am liking it way more than the GR reviewers.

#poetrymatters
@TheSpineView

#wax

And this is why I love reading ❤️

Fact.

So *raspberries* 😝 to my certain family members who say audiobooks do not count as reading. Penguin says it‘s so.

#DynamicDs
Day 15. Denial
#Denial

Book one of three, lots of sizzle in this book with a cliffhanger, so of course I have to continue with book 2. One bingo spot for #ISpyBingoApril @TheAromaofBooks #Read2025 @DieAReader #SeriesLove25 @TheSpineView @Andrew65

#WeeklyForecast

#Roll100 #AuthorAMonth #TBRtarot #readyourebooks #SeriesLove2025 #LittensLoveRomance #SUNDAYBUDDYREAD #NoPlaceLikeHolmes

So April has been a rough reading month, so I am mixing things up for May. It‘s my birthday month so I want to give myself more freedom. So I have 10 planned reads-due to #roll100, book clubs and just high interest. Then I will aim to read from the library, a BOTM pick, an ARC, some KU picks and some audiobooks I own. Should be fun!

#MentalHealthMonday checkin

1. Nervous about my cat‘s vet appointment. She has chronic kidney disease & I‘m worried her condition is worse.
2. I am cautious with mental health content creators. I follow some on YouTube. I try to stick to certified professionals & those who don‘t claim to have all the answers. Some of my favorites are Russell Razzaque, Patrick Teahan, & Emma McAdam. ⬇️

Making the most of the Easter bank holiday 🐾❤️🐶

#WeeklyUpdate

Just because I can‘t stand the dull a moment longer! I don‘t care if I have to bring it in at night like a baby. First pot of the season. 😊

We‘re still away for spring break. We visited the University of South Carolina yesterday for my son, and then my daughter and I stayed up way too late finishing a puzzle. So it‘s a slow morning of eating scones and catching up on buddy reads and journaling.

Repost for @dabbe

Wow! I've gone over 200,000 Litsy points!

To celebrate, I'd like to host a giveaway for a book on your TBR (plus a little book merch) if you post (by 4/24) a mood board of where you are in life. Good, bad, a combo--wherever you are! Be sure to include the hashtag #moodboardcontest/#mbc and tag me @dabbe.

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