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#5JoysFriday

~ haircut- new growth coming in curly! ( lost lots of hair after surgery this past autumn)
~ making packing list for plane flight to CA next Thursday the 16th for a family wedding and reunion
~new bombass compression socks for flight.
~ kitty cuddles
~ teacher appreciation week:fed:food truck, catered lunch,breakfast,snacks,cupcakes-won a begonia plant(gifted it to my custodian,who adored it),
student letters.
#gratitude #joy

#5JoysFriday
🙏🏼 I was on the waitlist for a spiritual direction course, and a spot opened up
🍎 Plans for an NYC trip with one of my best friends
🎹 My husband‘s piano service—much needed peace after a rough day
🍣 Sharing sushi after helping good friends pack for their upcoming move—bittersweet!
🎶 New album from Over the Rhine in my inbox today—a delightful surprise, since I preordered ages ago!
📚 Bonus: Library book haul!

1- We have a new variety of tulip blooming this spring🌷
2- I am absolutely tickled reading about Nancy Drew's first meetings with Ned Nickerson 💘
3- My hubby and I have made some really good salads this week 😋
4- Our white lilac is blooming like crazy 🌸
5- I've rediscovered mini M&Ms and they've been helping me through my afternoons at work
#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

📚A great IRL book club meeting on Sunday
💐Roses and larkspur from the garden
📚BookSpin Day!
👒Starting Vol. 1 of L.M. Montgomery‘s journals
🦘The news that this weekend my niece gets to help transport a baby wallaby from the Tampa Zoo back to the zoo where she works in Kentucky

#5JoysFriday
🎷My husband‘s jazz combo concert on Sunday: big turnout, gorgeous weather, fantastic music!
💍 My husband and I ordered rings for our 10th anniversary in March, and mine finally arrived
🍻 Had a great lunch with former coworkers on Wednesday
✍🏻 Made progress on a writing project, so I had something to share at writing group
🏕️ The #CampLitsy24 buzz is bringing me joy—can‘t wait for the reveal of the July/August titles!

Obviously I‘ll read anything by Jason Reynolds. This is an ode to the “King of Letters” Langston Hughes of Harlem Renaissance fame and it happens at the Schomburg Library (qv The Man Who Built a Library by Carole Boston Weatherford). The guests include Angelou, Baldwin, Butler, Brooks, DuBois, Walker, Morrison and the like. Reynolds‘ 1st picture book.

#LitsyLove
#ReadAway2024

This is my 3rd completed book of the #readathon. I liked it and recommend it. #deweysreadathon @DeweysReadathon

Congratulations to @DebinHawaii for reaching 500K Litfluence! #500Kgiveaway

Here are five things that give me joy
-my morning coffee ☕️
-fuzzy black brat cat 🐈‍⬛
-hearing my husband‘s key in the door 🔑
-bagpipes (I‘m weird that way) 🎶
-cheering for the Nationals ⚾️

In March, these were my #bookspin and #doublespin picks. Book 2 was my #bookspin pick and Book 17 was my #doublespin pick. I DNF‘d my #bookspin pick but I didn‘t read my #doublespin pick so I‘ve added it to my list again this month.

A #bookstack for mental health (and some Dove chocolates, which I find help a little)