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Susanita
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This should right up my alley, but I found it kind of dry when I first started reading it, and now the moment has passed. Off to the LFL it goes!

It wasn‘t a good month for reading magazines either, but perhaps I can catch up a little in May?

Meanwhile, I managed to acquire “only” six books at Malice Domestic. Three of them were free, and of the ones I bought only one is for me. Just don‘t ask about the swag!

#readordonate #monthlymagazineblitz

julieclair Hmmm Because Internet looks really interesting to me, too. But dry, not so much, lol! 2w
julieclair I think only six books is perfectly fine, especially since free ones and books you‘re giving as gifts don‘t count! 😉 And swag? What swag? I don‘t see any swag. 🫣 2w
slategreyskies Add me to the “swag? What swag?” group! I love swag! 🤣 2w
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Susanita @julieclair @slategreyskies Let‘s just say I won‘t need a new bookmark for the rest of my life. 2w
slategreyskies Haha! 🙋🏻‍♀️ same! 🤣 2w
julieclair @susanita 👍👍😂 2w
Suet624 Are you trying to get through New Yorkers? Because I have a really hard time reading books and getting through my NYers.
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Susanita @Suet624 I‘m trying to get through back issues of Real Simple. New Yorkers would be a bridge too far! 1w
Suet624 😂😂😂 1w
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julieclair
Various | Magazines
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Okay, fellow Blitzers! It‘s time to gather up all our May issues!
How did everyone do in April? Hopefully, better than I did. I just couldn‘t seem to get motivated to read them. 🙄
#MonthlyMagazineBlitz

TheBookHippie I read NONE 👀😵‍💫🤷🏻‍♀️😅 2w
julieclair @TheBookHippie Well, in that case, I consider myself a rock star! I read TWO! 💪😂😘 2w
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Crinoline_Laphroaig I read one and marked a recipe but that's it 2w
dabbe Magazines? Aren't those just to decorate coffee table books and put in the bathroom bookshelf? 😀 2w
julieclair @dabbe 👏😂😂😂 2w
julieclair @Crinoline_Laphroaig So glad to have company in the “not a great magazine month” club. 😘 2w
Roary47 I‘m not doing so good 😭I‘m thinking I just need to focus on February with its two issues and then bam I‘ll feel accomplished. 😅 2w
julieclair @Roary47 You can do it! 👍 2w
Kristin_Reads I thought I finished and then found another one tonight. 😬 2w
julieclair @Kristin_Reads LOL! No worries. You still have today to zip through it! 😅 2w
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julieclair
Various | Magazines
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Okay, fellow blitzers, it‘s time to round up our April issues - no matter how old they are - for our #MonthlyMagazineBlitz ! Happy Spring Reading!🌷

TheBookHippie My plan after coffee in the am!!! 1mo
Kristin_Reads Mine are ready to go! I have an upcoming trip so I can get through these on the plane! 1mo
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Susanita
The House on Mango Street | Sandra Cisneros
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Today I finished the last March back issue of Real Simple, as well as this sad and insightful collection of vignettes about a young Hispanic girl in Chicago.

A couple days ago I got a free copy of the April 2024 issue in an attempt to lure me back. Nice try but no.

#readordonate #monthlymagazineblitz

lazydaizee Looks interesting. 1mo
julieclair Congrats on making it through your March magazine stack! And I'm glad you finished your #ReadOrDonate book, too. Was it a good kind of sad, or a depressing kind of sad? 1mo
Susanita @julieclair It‘s well written but TBH I found it a bit depressing. 1mo
julieclair Thanks… good to know. I have heard good things about this book, but I generally shy away from books that are on the depressing side. 1mo
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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This time of year @julieclair it's not so much #MonthlyMagazineBlitz that is needed but #GardenCatalogBlitz. I'm working through these.

Friend turned me on to Diane in Denmark on YouTube and she's really helped me with Decluttering. https://youtu.be/Myu6xfGipZA?si=jYgx1MNTwAOnQd8A

julieclair What a lovely photo! That seed catalog cover is gorgeous. And thanks for the heads up about Diane in Denmark! I have never heard of her before, but I‘m following her now. She seems so approachable and realistic! 2mo
Crinoline_Laphroaig @julieclair I just love her! Especially how she doesn't try to sell you things. 2mo
julieclair @Crinoline_Laphroaig I like how she references FlyLady concepts. I have been a FlyLady fan for years. 2mo
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Susanita
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This collection suffers a little in the compilation, I think. By the end, they seemed like the same story with just some details being changed. It also leads me to believe that everyone in England hates each other. I‘m giving it a pick for the craft, but maybe leave some reading time between stories. In any event, it‘s back in the LFL.

Meanwhile, I‘ve finished one lonely Real Simple issue so far this month.

#monthlymagazineblitz #readordonate

julieclair You‘re making progress! And you‘ll get the magazines done. 👍 2mo
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julieclair
Various | Magazines
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Hello fellow Blitzers! How are your #MonthlyMagazineBlitz efforts going so far this month? I‘m about halfway through my pile so far, but I have a long car ride tomorrow and I‘m hoping to finish a bunch of them.
 @TheBookHippie @Roary47 @Susanita @LapReader @Kristin_Reads @Crinoline_Laphroaig

TheBookHippie Hoping this weekend!!! I‘ve fallen behind 👀 2mo
Roary47 I‘m hoping I can catch up. I only had 2 in February, but still haven‘t finished January. 🫣 2mo
julieclair @TheBookHippie I think I need to build a home in Behind… I‘m always there! 🤪 2mo
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julieclair @Roary47 I had the same thing in February… hardly any! But a ton in January and March. 2mo
Crinoline_Laphroaig Im doing pretty good. Cleared out a bunch. But I've always have some English Garden magazines I've kept for reference. Also I'm buying a lot less because I can get most on Libby from my Library. Which is great because magazine prices have gone crazy. 2mo
julieclair @Crinoline_Laphroaig I keep all my genealogy magazines for reference, too. I never thought to use Libby for magazines! Thanks for the tip! 2mo
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Susanita
The March: A Novel | E. L. Doctorow
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I should read these books in March, right? Meanwhile, I‘ve got four back issues of Real Simple, and this one from 2009 is actually the newest. #readordonate #monthlymagazineblitz

julieclair Perfect March books! And I bet seeing the new Spring trends for 2009 will be a hoot! 2mo
Suet624 Magazine twin! 2mo
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julieclair
Various | Magazines
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Hello, fellow Blitzers! Time to gather up our March issues, no matter what year they‘re from. Happy reading!
#MonthlyMagazineBlitz

Roary47 I‘m behind. Hoping to catch up now and when I have to do the standard tests for my students. 😊😅 2mo
julieclair @Roary47 Sounds like a good plan! 😀 2mo
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TheBookHippie
Untitled | Unknown
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#MonthlyMagazineBlitz

I dropped mine off yesterday for the month to an English language learners (ELLs) teacher, since my magazines are all food she can use them 🙃

julieclair That‘s a great place to donate them. 👍 I wouldn‘t have thought about the subject matter, but I can totally see why it would have to be on the bland side. 3mo
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