Welcome to Litsy!

Almost forgot to snap a picture but I took my #LitSolaceFallCardSwap cards to the post office yesterday.
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Starting September out right & finally getting some very late #LitsyLove replies out. 🤦🏻‍♀️ 💌 I think I have finally dug myself out of “the lost summer…”

If you sent me a letter or reply & haven‘t gotten one back, it should be coming you way this week! 📬💌

Forgot to snap a photo at home but I finally got to the post office this morning & sent out @TieDyeDude #500KGIVEAWAY prize & my #TravelingStars2024 to @inthegreensandblues & about ten #LitsyLove responses. I didn‘t bring my list of who those are going to so I won‘t tag, but if you sent me mail one is probably coming your way soon. I still have about 6 to go out this week. Lots of #HappyMail 📦📫💌

All the happy mail I received this week from #LitsyLove Thanks @TheBookHippie @AmyG & @Deblovestoread for the welcome mail! 💛💛💛

Also a lovely card from @maich all the way from Slovenia for #NaturalLitsySpringCardSwap 💚💚💚

Opening/looking at this today on a grey & rainy Sunday is such a bright spot!

Some #LitsyLove replies & more cards will go out tomorrow! 💛🤗

Since it‘s now my Friday, here‘s my #5JoysFriday post. I woke up to a lots of posts to view & I‘m doing that slowly, but it‘s already brining me joy. Mahalo everyone! 💛

1. Reading all the joy lists 💛
2. Joining #LitsyLove
3. Getting my first #LitsyLove mail - mahalo @thebookhippie 🤗
4. Greetabl box with caramels & sweet note from one of my team for my 1-year work anniversary Saturday
5. Large lemonade & fries with Raising Cane‘s sauce 🍋😋

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I mailed my #naturalitsycardswapspring cards today! I planned to send them earlier but parent/teacher conferences and report cards got in the way.
I got my first one from @dabbe ! Thank you! ☘️
Thank you for organizing us @TheBookHippie !

I hope my #naturalitsy #midwintersolace card swap friends are still enjoying the winter solstice! I‘m still enjoying my cards, the goodies, and the good wishes you all sent!
This is the last batch I‘ve received! I hope I got them all! Thank you @Debs @jenniferw88 @Chrissyreadit @kspenmoll @Texreader @Blerdgal_Fenix @Captivatedbybooks @Sarahreadstoomuch @quietjenn @JamieArc !

I‘ve been meaning to post this since last weekend!
The #naturalitsy card swap is my joy each morning as I open my cards on my commute.

Thank you for the quotes, good wishes, and goodies!

I will add tags tomorrow, and an updated photo with the ~10 I got this week.

#midwintersolace

#DecemberDreams

For #ChristmasCardDay I opened the first 3 #Naturalitsy #MidwinterSolace #cardswap cards I received. I was going to wait for Solstice to open them, then I was feeling a little down today & decided to open a few & hang them up, but I forgot to buy the peel-off hooks to hold the lights up on the wall.🤦🏻‍♀️ Ah well, it‘s a process…

Mahalo @TheBookHippie @Catsandbooks @Cuilin for the lovely cards. I‘ll post more as I open.❄️💙❄️

I finished my #Naturalitsy #midwintersolace nature swap cards over the weekend. Some of you got nice stamping, others, well, I tried! 😅
The international cards are on their way and I‘ll send the rest out December 1st.
Thank you for organizing the card swap @TheBookHippie !

Thank you @DinoMom for the #HappyMail! I‘m looking forward to scrapping with your goodies!
You brightened my day! 💙
#AThingADay

1 of the reasons I can do the #athingaday is a wonderful & generous friend gifted me a LARGE amount of stamps. It was so kind of her & it brought me much joy. I wanted to keep moving that joy forward … I am hoping this is accomplishing that goal.
Monday to today‘s parcel‘s went out daily this week, just forgot to post the last couple of days.
Coming your way @bookish_wookish @Maggie4483 @AmandaBlaze

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Saturday, Sunday and today‘s #athingaday were put in the mailbox this morning.

Be on the lookout for them @BookishMadHatter @Sarahreadstoomuch & @booklover3258

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@TheWolfbehindTheEyes your #athingaday parcel was put in the mail today

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@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks What a wonderful surprise! Thank you so much!! You are truly the most thoughtful person I know! Can‘t wait to read them both. Love the extras in there that make your packages so special! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Another bunch ready to go! #litsylove

Another bunch of #LitsyLove going to the post tomorrow. If case anyone didn‘t already realize it, I tend to binge write letters. LOL
When I finally do get the chance to sit down and write I take full advantage! Life gets crazy, and sometimes sitting down to write these is more self care for me than just sending happy mail to others.

On the way to the mail box to send some happy mail out for #litsylove
I have gotten a little behind because of general life craziness 🤪 but back at it again!
Hope to get some more caught up on the upcoming weekend.

I was super spoiled this year by friends and family and as much as I loved all the books I got I am equally excited about all the stationary supplies and stamps I got for Christmas as well. I am well stocked for #litsylove and #poutinepenpals for awhile. I better get my act together and get back at it! I didn‘t get all my Christmas mail out yet so I guess it happy new year mail now! 💌✉️📫

@AmyG and @Kdgordon88 I mailed out your books this morning. Amy yours should be there by Friday and Debra your book should be there by Saturday. I also mail books so much that the lady at the post office calls me the “book lady” and knows who I am each time I go in! 📦📚📦📚📦📚 #litsylove

Sent out some book mail this morning. @NeedsMoreBooks your books should be there by next Saturday and @abooknerdsparadise your books should be there by Friday! #litsylove

#sorrynotsorry early birthday gift to myself.

What can I say. They were having a sale? Alright, I have no willpower. At all. Happy?😋 Today‘s #bookmail was epic, I finally got the box set of The Expanse(didn‘t realise how big they were!)& a box set of Old Mans War(didn‘t realise how small they were!)plus the new MurderBot novella🙌& a few I‘ve seen recommended on here. Y‘all are enablers, you know that right? Hubby was not pleased🤷🏻‍♀️

@candority I sent out my #bookcupidswap this morning. It should be there by Wednesday! Thanks again for putting this swap together! 💘📚💘📚💘📚

IT'S ABOUT FRIGGIN TIME!! My package from discoverbooks.com has been sitting at the post office in Toledo, Ohio since 12/29. If it's in Charleston today, hopefully I'll receive it here on Monday. Just 16 days after it shipped 😡😡😡 The USPS was already messed up before Trump's crony made things worse. I think I'm willing to pay the extra for UPS or FedEx in the future.

@Littlewolf1 my #littlechristmasswap finally arrived! Can‘t wait until opening day! Thank you! @bookish_wookish

@Avanders I sent out my #elfswap this morning. Should be there by Thursday. I did order my bookish gift through Etsy and it is being sent right to my match. Didn‘t want to take the chance of it being mailed to me late and getting the package out late. @MaleficentBookDragon I sent out my #jolabokaflod swap out this morning. Should be there by next Monday!

My BOTM BFF bag is coming in handy this morning! Using the spot were the book is supposed to go to hold all my #litsylove letters. Getting ready to brave the rain to mail my letters, some swaps and some just because packages! 💜📚💌💜📚💌

@EH2018 I sent out my book to you this morning. #eastcoastbookclub It should be there by Tuesday. I also sent out my #littlechristmasswap this morning @bookish_wookish . I don‘t know if it is supposed to be a surprise but the man at the post office put it in a different envelope so it covered up who it was from. So @Scochrane26 it should be there by Monday. Sorry it is so early. Wanted to beat the holiday rush!

@Jari-chan - What a beautiful card!! The sparkles are lighting up my day and I can‘t stop smiling when I look at it. I love the little lucky charm ❤️ Thank you!!!

Sundays are for reading 📖 and #litsylove 💌

I am so excited about my new tote that just came from @EH2018 Etsy shop. I love it and can‘t wait to use it. Thanks for the bonus gifts as well. It made my day!

I am officially caught up on all my #litsylove letters!!! Feel very accomplished this morning! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

My main goal for my long weekend is to get caught up on all of my #litsylove letters. 16 cards went out this morning! Thanks for all the letters they always mean a lot!

Just raced to the post office in the rain and in the last half of my lunch break to get these #LitsyLove cards sent out 💜

I felt a little bit of internal anger when the man behind the counter stuck 3 stamps haphazardly on each (the perfectionist in me was not happy!!) but they are on their way!

Now just enough time for a cup of tea and a sandwich! ☕️🥪

Omg guys! 😍😭 I didn‘t expect so much, so soon from #litsylove. Thank you @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @ImperfectCJ @BayouGirl85 @LaurenAshley @Stacypatrice @Bookwormjillk @Moonprismpower

#bookmail from the last couple of weeks!

Killers of the Flower Moon was sent to me by
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you, Misty! I‘ve been wanting to read it for a long time. 💙

Gilgamesh is my next #LMPBC read. Thank you for the lovely package @HoneyBeeLee 💙

And Beach Read is this month‘s #BotM pick.

📬💌Outgoing LitsyLove 🐌💌

#SnailMail #HappyMail #MailboxCelebrations #EnvelopeHugs #PaperSmiles #FarawayFriends #Penpals #ReadingBuddies #PositivityWarriors #LitsyLove

@robinb and @EH2018 your picks for this round of #LMPBC are on there way back to you! They should be there by Thursday. Can‘t believe that this round is over!

I am sure that the people at the post office thought I was crazy with the amount of media mail that I sent out. So I thought it was perfect time to wear my book shirt. @robinb and @EH2018 the next #LMPBC book is on the way to you. Should be there by Thursday. Also some books are making their way to someone else too!

I am so freaking excited about my F•R•I•E•N•D•S book sleeve! I can‘t wait to use it!

@EH2018 and @robinb the next #LMPBC book is on the way to you guys. The books should be there by Thursday. Also lots of #litsylove went out too!

@aroc your #LMPBC book is on it‘s way back to you. It should be there Thursday. @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I sent out my #Litsylove winter swap box out to @Bookwormjillk it should be there by Monday!

@Meaw_catlady I got my #basicwitch swap package from @Scochrane26 !
I love the Harry Potter stickers and I‘m having a hard time keeping my hands off it until 10/31. I‘ll be sending mine out soon!

With back to school and my mom having surgery and helping her with her recovery I got behind on my #litsylove and #jb cards. But this weekend I was able to sit down and write all 21 amazing Littens back. Thank you so much for all the cards over the last couple of weeks. I really appreciated it. They were all sent out this afternoon!

I‘ve gotten a little behind on replying to my #litsylove letters with work being crazy and then a hurricane 😳 but I have set a goal. I will write one letter a day until I am at least a little more caught up 😉. That being said, @TheBookHippie your long overdue response will be in the mail in the morning!

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I feel so #LitsyLove-d!❤️Thanks to @Moodyreader @iread2much @IndoorDame @laurenslibrary @BookwormAHN @bullbunny @catebutler @CarolineLovesToRead @Nevermore88 for your sweet letters. You made my month!
Is this #LitsyLove pen pal group the greatest or what? Hats off and hugs 🤗❤️🙌🏻 to our fearless organizers @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks and @TheBookHippie
I‘m getting my stationery out right now... ✍🏻💌

Today I got the most #litsylove letters that I have ever gotten at one time. 8!!!! Thanks everyone for making my mailbox full of happiness today. It has been a rough week and it was much needed! 💜💌💜💌💜💌

Brillo went with me to the post office today to send off some #litsylove mail! 💜💌💜💌💜💌