Welcome to Litsy!

#19in2019 better late than never...right? 🙃

And, for anyone interested, my Top 5 reads of 2019 along with top 8 honorable mentions on my blog https://leahsaylorabney.com/11796/top-5-books-read-in-2019/

Flipping pages on phone all day
Now eye tired
Leave me, lemme rest
Lol...count to ten book addict and pick the phone again

1. Most recent is a Xmas giftt from my daughter: party sign. And an absolute favorite is this mug, which my daughter gifted me for Xmas 2018. What can I say, she gets me. ❣

2. I rarely listen to audiobooks -- maybe 3 or 4 a year. Most recent was Tiffany Haddish's The Last Black Unicorn. Listening to her read it 😂🤣😂🤣

3. @booklover3258 @Balibee146 @ocdIrene @KendallHershey

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

The first 2020 #24B4Monday readathon is THIS weekend!

I‘m working on getting my TBR and snacks ready. Who else will be readathoning?

1. Most recent is my Poe pillowcase with ‘The Raven‘ printed on the back. One of my faves is my black cat bookend set. I keep it on my nightstand and use it for my current TBR. @flying_monkeys

2. Only once in a while. The last one I started was Jaws on Audible. I was given Emilie Autumn‘s ‘The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls‘ audiobook on CD for Christmas. I‘ll probably listen to that soon.

#WondrousWednesday

@Chelleo @Mitch #bhmswap #blackhistorymonthswap #blitsyswap arrived today! Now to wait until Feb 29!

PEE WEE‘s BIG ADVENTURE 🚲 I go to the library this morning to ask for assistance in finding more authors like Binchy and Pilcher. I get this big burly guy to assist me. I told him no romance ,no mystery, no inspirational , no chic lit. LARGE PRINT. He tried really hard. I came out with the stack plus a basket to haul them in. Look what‘s on top ! First Line : “Uncle Bernard was becoming bored with sitting in his drawer “.

Reading became my passion, with a great library program that got me learning fast and early. All the Goosebumps books! 📖💚

Also -- Collecting books in general, seemed quietly easier on some topics like witchcraft (tarot cards) and drag stories (witchy high heels) as it wasn't easy to discuss or really collect these in my younger teen days.

Books helped through reading escapes, towards coming out with all diversely knowledgeable positives. 🔮👡

Carebear had another rough night, which, in turn, makes Mommy and Daddy have a rough night.

Currently running on about 5.5 hours of sleep.

Good thing she‘s cute...

I've read 139 of the 1,000 books listed on this site! (Was it truly necessary to include seemingly every Nicholas Sparks novel ever written? 🤔)

See how many you've read here: https://www.listchallenges.com/1000-books-you-may-have-actually-read

Weird list. According to the list description, it's based on number of ratings on Goodreads. Still fun.

I didn't count books I DNFed (Eat, Pray, Love, I'm looking at you).

https://www.listchallenges.com/1000-books-you-may-have-actually-read/list/25

I was born to readers who shared their love of books.
Reading allowed me to escape when things were hard.
Reading helps me make sense of the world.
I get to travel to new worlds, distant lands, different times.

I say @4thhouseontheleft and @mrbook s posts. I did worse then they did, but better than I thought I would since I had read almost all the kids and teen books.

https://www.listchallenges.com/1000-books-you-may-have-actually-read

I can travel to places I'll never go
I have a desire to learn every day
It brings me joy and contentment
Books make a house a home

Papercaft Essentials has some useful stamps this month 😄

I thought it might be interesting to post this simple question today. Can you say what reading means to you and why you enjoy reading ? Are you reading to learn ? For entertainment ? Because you were raised to read and it‘s just a daily part of life ? Because you‘re bored ? Because it‘s just your hobby ? And part 2 : How long could you go without reading ? Not due to a Slump, but another unforeseen reason. Just curious.

☕️ The Book Nerd mug i bought at a local shop last week. 🥰

🎧 I listened to 16 last year, almost an equal distribution of fiction and non-fiction.

👋 @NomiReads @bookishnerd @Andrea313

#WondrousWednesday

As I‘ve been doing some heavy reading for work, I thought I‘d choose some bright cheery designs for home to help me warm up in this cold weather....just got back from the library...which one first??? ❤️📚
#lovefrontcovers #chicklit #romcom

Early this morning we said goodbye to our beloved cat Louie. My heart is breaking, but I know he was in too much pain to go on.

Beautiful 📚🙌🏻

Credit to the artist! I found it on Pinterest ☺️

#denial

#quotsyjan20

@TK-421

by Daniel, 2018
Hellopoetry.com

#question

#poetrymatters

@TheSpineView

After following a link to see how many books Rory Gilmore and I had in common I became addicted to the website Linkchallenges. So of course I made a list/quiz of all the books I read last year. Go see how we compare!

https://www.listchallenges.com/bookin-it-with-jens-books-of-2019

Swap that coffee for tea then yes yes yes! Wonderful recipe for happiness.

Next up, historical romance. Book 7 in The Survivors series. Out 2/11

#coverlove 💜 , but that is A LOT of dress, folks. 😳🤣

*Title not currently in Litsy database.

Happy Wednesday!

👜 a bookish tote bag from my eldest daughter-woman @SarahBradley It‘s quite colorful!

📖 I‘m sorry-not-sorry that I do not like or use audiobooks 🤪 Blasphemous, you may think, but I love reading myself and imagining or hearing the characters in my head; do not like most people‘s reading voices talking at me 🤫

🏷 Tagged 👋🏻👋🏻

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

#LitsyLove

Litten Cards coming in and going out. Thank you so much @OriginalCyn620 @TheAromaofBooks @dgingo @Suet624
So thoughtful of you all! It‘s such fun to come home from work to mail & good wishes. 💕💕

All the books I read for 2019! Too bad it‘s not as long as I hoped for. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Im two books away from finishing my 2019 tbr list so I got my 2020 picks off my shelves that I want to read & I felt so excited & invigorated!! #booknerd for sure

She‘s really interested in Goodreads tonight 😽😽

#Catsoflitsy #Fiona

#LitsyHumor 🤣🤣🤣

Day 22 - #Question #PoetryMatters

1. Are you kidding? Have you met me? Here are the books I've bought in the last 24 hours.
2. I don't remember buying any bookish items, but I can't promise I haven't.

#Two4Tuesday

Day 22 - #Denial #QuotsyJan20

I got my new glasses today!! Can you see the purple tent in the frames?!!! You know that‘s why I was drawn to them!! Lol 💜💜 My hair is growing so fast because I am actually taking care of it, using a great detangling comb that untangles my ends, and all the oils you see in the background, lol. Have a great night!! ❤️❤️❤️📚📚✌🏽❤️🙏🏽😻😊

Litsy friends... Please visit the Long Room at Dublin Trinity College... Can almost imagine the floating candles and ghosts ! 🕯️📚📚

#closestthingtoHogwarts #stuffofdreams #bookheaven #dustypages

Thanks for the awesome #LitsyLove cards @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @laurenslibrary @Soubhiville !! I will be replying this week sometime ❤️❤️😊😊Here‘s #Stormy sleeping again, lol 😻😻

Loving this weather! Soup & books here I come.

#two4tuesday @TheSpineView
1 one for myself, and a couple as presents
2 I've purchased a couple field notes for myself, and a few things as presents , are cards for #litsylove bookish??🙄

#quotsyjan20 @TK-421
#Sweat

#poetrymatters @TheSpineView
#Agreement

Read the whole poem here: https://www.rattle.com/prenuptial-agreement-by-stephen-taylor/

This beautiful planner was a very, very early birthday present (my birthday is in August) from my best friend. I've never had one before and this one looks so good that I can't wait to start planning.🤗🤗 #planner

New hat, who dis? #outofprint

Look what arrived today! My parents got me a year membership for Christmas and I‘m so excited cause art can be so expensive. Going to my first free exhibition this Saturday.

I haven‘t been able to read as much as I‘d have hoped the last few days 😞 someone at work has left and I feel like I‘m doing 2 people‘s jobs now, it‘s great getting to do new stuff but my lunch reading time has fallen by the wayside a bit 😢

#twofortuesday 1. I‘ve bought 9 e-books so far this year 😬📚🤦🏻‍♀️ but no physical books as of yet. 2. No bookish items yet.

So Im deep in binging Criminal Minds and when I watch a show I always *always stalk the actors' social media. Fast forward to last night when I fell down the rabbit hole of Matthew Gubler's insta. I LOVE that he called the Festival of Books "Coachella for Librarians". Side Note: Cant wait to go this year with @Come-read-with-me

This is so cool!!!

https://www.scarymommy.com/astronauts-story-time-in-space-kids-books/

@Soubhiville I can‘t find your house # in my phone. But I know the street name etc. Eggleston.sherri@gmail.com
Thanks 😊

#NewYearNewYou @Eggs
#HardTimes