Welcome to Litsy!

Does this ring true for any of you reader-parents??

My reading life changed significantly after having my son, and audibooking while choring is my main reading time now 😅💕

I love Books beautifully written, with evocative characters, which move me or teach me something. It strikes me now that my reading loves have morphed through life stages. As a teen and in my 20s, I was drawn to coming of age novels and generational family sagas. In my 30s the dynamics of marriage and children. In my 40s I loved novels of travel and history of countries yet unexplored. Now it‘s the interior life that draws me in. #dogsoflitsy

Litsy is where 125 books read seems average! I finished a book today just in time to get to this nice number. My total is thanks to #BookSpinBingo, audiobooks, and the lack of TV thanks to the Hollywood strikes! Looking forward to another great year of reading.

I enjoy several bookish (and other) podcasts, but Anne Vogel‘s What Should I Read Next is my #favoritebookishpodcast

Shoutouts also to Strong Sense of Place and Read or Dead!

Meanwhile, btw, today is also International Bagpipe Day!

#marchmagic

Welcome to Litsy @normalreadinglife Nadia.

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Happy Friday, Littens! 🎉📚

Tackling the boxes with Anne Bogel's "What Should I Read Next?" in my ears. I just discovered this podcast two days ago and I've already added 13 titles to my TBR. But to balance that, I'm feeling inspired by the guest who gave away all but 10 of her physical books. I'd have to keep more than that just because of the whole "homeschooling two kids" thing, but I bet I could cull pretty deep without too much pain.

March/Lent #BFC2022 goals. Instead of specific mile and book numerical benchmarks, I‘m just going to focus on progress.

By the end of the month, I want to be able to walk the path around a nearby lake, about 2.2 miles. I also plan to sign up for more classes for the next quarter (aquatics and senior exercise).

Meanwhile, I‘ve been neglecting my reading journal! I‘m going to set aside specific reading and MRL time each day and plug away at it.

I forgot to post my new book journal from my sister-in-law. I don‘t buy books for myself as I‘m always borrowing from the library, so my bookish gifts are typically journals and reading peripherals. Can‘t wait to dig into this one in 2022!

Spending an uneventful day at work (we do t use the “Q” work or the word that‘s the opposite of fast for good reasons. My sister got me this adorable reading journal for Christmas so I‘ve already gone through and marked the books I‘ve already read off all of the lists. She actually got this for me, her, my 2 girls, and her daughter. I‘ll post my actual book haul later when I get home from work.

My Anne Bogel reading journals have arrived! I'm keeping one but grabbed a spare to gift this holiday season 🎄📚

1. Leaf peeping
2. Apple cider
3. First post-op appointment tomorrow
4. Tagged book is on the way to me
#wondrouswednesday