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kindergartenkat

Joined July 2017

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Small Town Sins: A Novel | Ken Jaworowski
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I loved loved loved this book! I don't think I have encountered s book that has such a crazy mix of feel-good and messed up. This book is intense! There are 3 main storylines and that can be hit or miss with me but Jaworowski pulls it off well. I was invested in all the storylines . It was listed as a thriller and while it does have thriller elements I would say it's more of a book about the thin line that holds back chaos.

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#BFC28 week 3 check-in. This week I realized that I need to focus on one habit and go bigger on it. So I walked just over 19 miles this week. I did 2 of my workouts. I dropped the smoothies because that obviously wasn't something I wanted to do right now. I listened to 7 books. Walking has been a good habit to develop.
@wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Awesome job 🙌🏻 Way to adapt & be flexible! 🎉 5y
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#nonfiction2020 I used the tagged book for #somethingaboutacandidate and for #somethingaboutdrugaddiction I used Kitchen Confidential - which I know is mostly about behind the scenes cooking, but there was a lot of drugs!

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Here's my check-in for #BFC28 week 2. I am struggling with everything except books. I only did 3 of 5 workouts. Only 1 of 7 smoothies. I didn't run, but I did walk 6.5 miles. I think I will change my goal of running 2 miles to walking at least a mile a day. I did get through 8 books though! I am escaping into books big time!
@wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn I‘m going to rewrite your sentence to: “I did 3 workouts this week AND walked 6.5 miles.” 🎉 Celebrate what you accomplished. 💜 I know it wasn‘t necessary what your goal is, but it was a lot more than you might have otherwise, especially considering this is a challenging time. And goals are something to work towards. So aim to do a bit better each day, each week, but also celebrate what you did accomplish. 🙌🏻 5y
kindergartenkat Thanks @wanderinglynn ❤ this is why I need #BFC28. I had some great health habits that have bit the dust in the last few months - not just because of Covid-19, but also some family crises. I'm feeling like I'm in a tail spin and I want to crawl out 5y
wanderinglynn You‘ll get there. 💜 One step, one day at a time. Keep focusing on your goals and before you know it, you‘ll be out of your tail spin and back on track. And if you ever need to talk (or vent), feel free to email me at lynn@wanderinglynn.com 5y
AceOnRoam @kindergartenkat you also have my email so if you need to chat, rant or talk about books I'm here as well x 5y
keithmalek I read The Divide and The Curse of Lono. 5y
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Wow! This book reads like a horrifying thriller. I CANNOT believe that we allow nuclear power. The consequences of things going wrong are just too terrible!
#nonfiction2020 #somethingaboutinfrastructure

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I haven't updated my bingo card in a minute! #nonfiction2020

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The Murmur of Bees | Sofa Segovia
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I finished my first book for #BFC28. I started a few days late but I really need some structure and motivation as being home from my class has been really depressing. I did my crossfit at-home workouts 2 days in a row now and had my green smoothie today. Thanks @wanderinglynn ! The tagged book was wonderful, though it did deal with the influenza epidemic, so that was a bit surreal

wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 It‘s never too late to start new habits. ❤️ 5y
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Deathless | Catherynne M. Valente
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I loved the blend of myth and history in this book and I thought the writing was beautiful.
#ReadingEurope2020 #Russia
@Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

Librarybelle That sounds good! 5y
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The Glass Woman | Caroline Lea
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Excellent atmospheric novel! The writing was elegant too. Nice read for my snow day off work! ⭐⭐⭐⭐
#ReadingEurope2020 #Iceland
@BarbaraBB @Librarybelle

Librarybelle I really like the cover! 5y
BarbaraBB I‘ve never heard of this one but it sounds good! 5y
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Angels and Demons | Dan Brown
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Librarybelle Good choice! 5y
MadDustKitties I enjoyed this book. 5y
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The Girl with No Shadow | Joanne Harris
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I had no idea there were more books after Chocolat! I enjoyed this one and the end was surprising. I will definitely read the third one too.

#nonfiction2020 #france
@BarbaraBB @Librarybelle

BarbaraBB This is news for me too. And I did like 5y
Librarybelle I also loved Chocolat! I‘ve been meaning to read this one 5y
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Here's my bingo card for #nonfiction2020

jb72 I enjoyed that book as well. 5y
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I am no stranger to local food as my husband is an urban farmer, but there was a lot of interesting information in this book and of course Kingsolver's writing made for a great story too.
#nonfiction2020 #somethingyouaregratefulfor
#readingwomen2020 #abookaboutfood

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She is smart and inspiring. And now I need to find ways to reduce my carbon footprint.

#ReadingEurope2020 #Sweden #nonfiction2020 #somethingaboutclimatechange

@BarbaraBB @Librarybelle

Librarybelle Excellent choice, and one I really want to read! 5y
BarbaraBB Very good choice 5y
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The Shadow of the Wind | Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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This is a reread and I loved it as much the second time! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#ReadingEurope2020 - Spain

JazzFeathers Just decided I'll go with thus for Spain 😆 5y
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My Beloved World | Sonia Sotomayor
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I really enjoyed hearing about Sotomayor's journey from the Bronx to the Supreme Court. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐The audio was also great.

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Thought provoking! I want to read more of Dyson's books.
#nonfiction2020
#somethingaboutsocialjustice

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My first book for #nonfiction2020 ! A hard story to read because what she went through was horrific, but Nadia Murad is an inspiration. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#somethingaboutacurrentwartornarea

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#readinthenewyearswap
Yay! I love my box @Reading_E ! I love the variety of genres! And I just got back from the gym and that bath bomb is calling my name. 💪🏋️‍♀️🛀📚
@MeganAnn and @Chrissyreadit

Crazeedi Brilliant friend and gentlemen are great! 5y
Chrissyreadit 🥳👏💕🎉💕👏 5y
MeganAnn 😍🎉✨👏🏻❤️ 5y
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What the Wind Knows | Amy Harmon
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My first book for #readingeurope2020 !
@BarbaraBB @Librarybelle
1. Ireland

Librarybelle Nice choice! 5y
BarbaraBB Well done! 5y
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MeganAnn Yay!! 🎉✨❤️📚👏🏻 5y
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New Year, New You | Steve Pacer
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Yay! I was hoping for a swap that wasn't Christmas themed - Christmas books are not my favorite.
Thanks for organizing @MeganAnn and @Chrissyreadit
I just signed up!

MeganAnn Yay!! 🎉✨📚❤️ Thanks for sharing 5y
Chrissyreadit 🎉👏❤️ 5y
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Europe | Mike Graf
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Just signed up for #ReadingEurope2020 I think it will go well with my other challenges for 2020 🤗
@Librarybelle and @BarbaraBB

BarbaraBB Happy to have you! Thanks for spreading the word! 😻 5y
Librarybelle Awesome! Thanks for joining us! 5y
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Lie With Me: A Novel | Philippe BESSON
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Things that make you go hmmmm? Goodreads decided to recommend Pet Sematary because I enjoyed Lie With Me? Often their recs are fairly good - but what on Earth would link Lie With Me (a coming of age/reflection story about being gay in the late 80s in France) and Pet Semetary?

Chrissyreadit Maybe becoming dead and coming out to your mother in the 80‘s in Castle Rock? Also, without fail, I always hear the song lyric “I don‘t want to be buried in a pet cemetery “ every time I see the title. (By the Ramones 🖤)🤣😆😂 (edited) 5y
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Akata Witch | Nnedi Okorafor
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I love my #nightmareswap ! I have wanted to read the tagged book for a while now! I love love love the coloring books! Neil Gaiman is awesome. I was Coraline for Halloween today! All the books sound great!🧙‍♀️💗 Thanks @Tex2Flo !
@LibrarianRyan

LibrarianRyan Nice!!! 5y
Tex2Flo Glad you like it. I tried to get some of everything since you seemed to like some of everything. It was a lot of fun to seek and find. 5y
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LibrarianRyan Yeahhh 5y
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My package is now on its way! Thanks for organizing @LibrarianRyan
#nightmareswap

LibrarianRyan Yeahhh 5y
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Nighty-Nightmare | James Howe
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Packing up my #nightmareswap !

LibrarianRyan Yeahhh 5y
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First of all, thank you so much @Karisa! Also how hilarious that of all places on earth and the universe we choose the same one!!! I think you must really be my twin! Thanks @Chrissyreadit for organizing this #staycationintimeswap

Chrissyreadit 🥰😍🥰Hope you have a lovely Staycation! 5y
Karisa Hurray! 😃 5y
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Daisy Jones & The Six | Taylor Jenkins Reid
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It's been a good week for books! This is an amazing audio book!

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Lost Children Archive | Valeria Luiselli
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#bookerprize This has been my favorite of the Booker books so far. I have been a fan of Luiselli since The Story of my Teeth.

Cathythoughts I‘ve started it a couple of times ... I need to persevere as I really want to read it 5y
kindergartenkat @Cathythoughts I did the audio which was really good. Luiselli reads the main part herself 5y
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Staycation | Dennison Berwick, Simone Pertuiset
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@Karisa I‘m not a patient lady. Having to look at my package and not open it is SOOO hard!
#SITS #staycationintimeswap

Chrissyreadit ❤️💚❤️💚 5y
Karisa 😂 5y
Karisa It's like Christmas in August. My kids keep swearing they are going to get to open my box. Gonna have to beat them to it! 😜 5y
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Bad Blood | John Carreyrou
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All done with my #nonfiction2019 BINGO card!

mhillis Woohoo!! That‘s fantastic!! 🥳 5y
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Monsoon Mansion: A Memoir | Cinelle Barnes
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#nonfiction2019 BINGO #somethingfromanothercountry
Almost filled my BINGO card!

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American Gods | Neil Gaiman
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Thanks for a great round 2 #booknerdherd !
I exceeded my book goal, met my gardening goal and just missed my fitness goal. I loved my team! Thanks @wanderinglynn for organizing this. I hope there's a round 4 since I'm sitting out round 3.

Books: 35 of 20
Workouts : 20 of 24
Gardening: 12 of 12

mhillis You read so many books! It was great being on the team together!! 5y
jb72 Fantastic job! You did amazing on all of goals. I‘m glad we were on the same team. 5y
Crazeedi Great team we had! Way to go!!👏👏🎉❤ 5y
wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌 A fantastic round 2! 🎉 5y
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Florida | Lauren Groff
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I yelp aloud because of the swiftness of youth, these gorgeous changes that insist not everything is decaying as fast as we can love it.

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Staycation | Dennison Berwick, Simone Pertuiset
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#SITS #staycationintimeswap
I got my package! @Karisa you should have yours by Saturday!
@Chrissyreadit

Chrissyreadit 🙌👏🥰❤️🎉😁😍 5y
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Jamaica Inn | Daphne Du Maurier
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Sorry for the late check- in! This week I had my niece visiting so I was pretty wrapped up in that. It was slow as far as audiobooks, but I did get some graphic novels read.

Goals:
Books - 32 of 20
Workouts- 17 of 24
Gardening - 9 of 12

#BFCR2 @wanderinglynn @booknerdherd

jb72 Awesome job!! 🎉 5y
BarbaraJean Looks like a great week! Hope you and your niece had a fun visit! 5y
wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 A great week! 🎉 And your niece is adorable! ❤️ 5y
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I know many people don't like the lack of plot, but I ADORED this book. I was hovering on the edge of tears for much of it. The writing was stunning, heartbreaking, exquisite, lyrical...
I was torn between wanting to devour the book and savor it. This time I chose devour, but I will reread for sure so I can savor it more. The audio is read by the author and I highly recommend. However, I am going to buy the print book as well. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Leftcoastzen I loved it too. 5y
kindergartenkat @Leftcoastzen Yea! I saw so many reviews that were like, "the writing was beautiful but where's the story?" I just straight up loved this book! 5y
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Bunny: A Novel | Mona Awad
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I didn't do quite as well as I wanted to with workouts this week so I will head into next week with more energy!
Here is my goal check-in for Week 4:

Books: 26 of 20!! WooHoo!

Workouts: 14 of 24 😐 meh

Gardening: 9 of 12

Also, the tagged book is one of my favorites I have read this year! It is darkly hilarious and totally trippy pulled off in a genius manner.👍👍👍

#BFCR2 #booknerdherd
@Caterina @ wanderinglynn

Crazeedi You did great! Nothing to be negative about! 👏👏😍 5y
wanderinglynn You had a great week! It's good to strive for more, but it's also important to take time to celebrate what you did accomplish! 🎉 You're making great progress and more importantly, you haven't quit! 5y
jb72 I‘ll be checking my library for that book. Great job! 5y
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Selfies | Jussi Adler-Olsen
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@wanderinglynn
#BFCR2 week 4 photo challenge
#booknerdherd

BookwormAHN 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y
wanderinglynn Beautiful! ❤️ And great smile! Thank you for sharing. 5y
Crazeedi Hi Pixie! You look fab! Great photo!!💗 5y
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I said goodbye to San Diego this week 😭 I am hoping to make up for missed workouts this coming week.
#BFCR2
Week 3 goal check-in:

Books - 18 of 20

Workouts - 11 of 24

Gardening - 6 of 12

@Caterina @wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 A fantastic week! 🎉 And who doesn‘t love San Diego! ❤️👍🏻 5y
Crazeedi Wow you're doing awesome!!👏❤ 5y
BarbaraJean Sounds like a great week! 🎉👏🏼Except for the leaving San Diego part! ☹️ 5y
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#nonfiction2019 something with pictures.

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Love Warrior: A Memoir | Glennon Doyle Melton
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Almost done with my #nonfiction2019 BINGO card!

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The Weight of Feathers | Anna-Marie McLemore
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#BFCR2 Week 2 check- in @wanderinglynn @Caterina
I'm on vacation right now but still managed to get in a few books and workouts! But that's why I gave myself overall goals this round instead of weekly. I don't get home until Tuesday and I'll really need to buckle down to burn off some vacation pounds 😂

Books: 9 of 20

Workouts: 8 of 24

#booknerdherd

wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 A fantastic week, especially since you were on vacay! 🎉 5y
BarbaraJean Same here with needing to buckle down after vacation! We were visiting my in-laws, and my mother-in-law loves to feed us! I don‘t even want to know how much fat & carbs and sugar I consumed this week!! 5y
kindergartenkat @BarbaraJean Ya I am visiting my hometown so I always eat all my favorite home foods when I I! It's been a delicious trip! 5y
Crazeedi Great job Pixie! I was away too! Our team rocks!!❤ 5y
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I made this recently and it was delicious with fresh basil from the garden. Mmmmm!

https://www.veganricha.com/2016/01/roasted-broccoli-with-creamy-basil-dressing.h...

#BFCR2 Week 2 photo challenge
#booknerdherd
@wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Looks like a great recipe! Thanks for sharing! 5y
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#nonfiction2019 #somethingwithadeath

I just adore Sy Montgomery! Her love of animals just makes me smile.

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#readingwomenchallenge
Featuring a woman in science
16 of 26 completed

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With the Fire on High | Elizabeth Acevedo
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#BFCR2 week 1 check in
@wanderinglynn
Goals:
5 of 24 workouts
6 of 20 books
#booknerdherd
And I listened to all my library holds that came in at the same time, so yay!

wanderinglynn w00t! Great week! 🙌 You're going to crush your goals! 5y
mhillis These are some great books! You‘re doing great ⭐️ 5y
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mhillis Looks great! Looking forward to everyone‘s updates! 5y
rsteve388 Wow, um i am sorry but could you change the font this isnt that readable. Sorry. 5y
Crazeedi Thanks for the gorgeous post!!! 👏👏❤️❤️ 5y
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kindergartenkat 1. My fav read this week was With the Fire on High. Acevedo is a phenomenal audio narrator. I wish she did other books that weren't hers too. I would listen to her read anything! 5y
kindergartenkat 2. My fitness "high" was deciding to go to crossfit on Friday even though I really wanted to skip. It feels good to finish a workout you were going to skip! 5y
kindergartenkat 3. My biggest challenge was just general soreness. Weeding has really been kicking my ass! 5y
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