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This started off slow for me, but once it picked up I could not put it down! I love fairy tales, retellings and this version of Tales of 1001 Nights worked well for me! Will mail this week to my #LMPBC group. @ElizaMarie I‘m procrastinating my schoolwork to read- but I bet this would be a good audiobook. Hope your ride is going well! #isolationinteraction

sprainedbrain, cobwebmoth, tdrosebud

ElizaMarie This book looks really good! 5y

ElizaMarie So the ride is going well .. but I slowed it down a bit... I should get there by tomorrow noonish. (Calling it a night tonight and gonna play on my computer and stuff and take a nice sleep!) 5y

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Chrissyreadit

The Wrath and the Dawn | Ren�e Ahdieh

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sprainedbrain, cobwebmoth, tdrosebud

ElizaMarie I am on the last leg of my ride. I have been doing less and less hours a day because ... I am just rundown. I have about 3.5 hours to go but I am going to do them tomorrow. I rented a pretty nice hotel so I was able to take a super refreshing shower! 5y

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wanderinglynn

The Wolves at the Door: The True Story of America's Greatest Female Spy | Judith L Pearson

#friyayintro

1. Hiking
2. Introvert
3. Tagged, but I haven‘t read as many as I had planned 😕 hoping to get a few more in with #24b4Monday
4. Sending much 💗 to my #isolationinteraction buddy @RachelO 😘

howjessicareads, alisiakae

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💗💗💗 5y

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TheKidUpstairs

Spread the Love: 75 Ways to Build a Better World | Lovebook

Hi All, sorry I missed posting for #isolationinteractions yesterday. The truth is, I'm having a hard time with everything at the moment.

For today, I challenge you to reach out and share some off-line love. Phone a loved one, write a letter, video call with friends. Give someone a smile! You can choose to tell us about it, or not, up to you.

😗😗😗😗😗😗

TheKidUpstairs In case anyone missed it, here's today's activity! @Mtroiano @youneverarrived @AmyG @RachelO @Laughterhp @cleoh @Desha @Cinfhen @Amor4Libros @zezeki @julesG @Lizpixie @Scochrane26 @mrp27 @mydearwatson @CarolynM @Cupcake12 @mcipher @ElizaMarie @MissAimz_55 @CBee @SquidgetsRoom @DebinHawaii @Smrloomis @Mynameisacolour 5y

Cupcake12 I want to say a big THANK YOU to @NeedsMoreBooks. We were paired up as buddies and without fail we have messaged each other everyday. I‘m in the UK and NeedsmoreBooks is based is the USA. It is so nice to check my emails and see a daily message from someone who has thought of me and taken the time to write to me. ❤️❤️💻 Sending some Litsy Love from the UK to @TheKidUpstairs (edited) 5y

Laughterhp I hope you are doing okay 💚. Last night my friend and I did a video conference call and played trivia. It was a lot of fun and put me in a good mood. It was nice to see other people‘s faces when you‘ve only seen your own for a week! 5y

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TheAromaofBooks Hope today is better for you!! One step at a time is all we can do - thank you for all the efforts you are making to help everyone else feel better!! ❤ 5y

rockpools Sending 🤗😊 and 💐 to you - one day at a time! And thank you so much for setting this up in the first place. This week has been rough! 5y

julesG Hugs to you! 5y

Smrloomis It‘s a stressful time for so many people. Sending you some good thoughts and definitely hope today is better. ❤️❤️❤️🤗🤗🤗 is this the hug emoji? I‘m not really a hugger 😬 5y

Cinfhen Sending hugs💚💚💚these are definitely challenging days. Thinking of you and the little ones. 5y

cleoh Sending hugs 🥰🥰🥰 I‘ve been feeling it too, as I‘m sure everyone is. Here‘s hoping you have a better day 💜 5y

erzascarletbookgasm Hugs 5y

Velvetfur I know exactly what you mean, I'm having a pretty terrible time right now.... Sending hugs to you anyway 🤗 5y

Lizpixie Already done! I spent the morning home schooling my grandson and making him laugh then this afternoon I chatted with my youngest via messenger just to tell her how much I love and miss her.♥️This isolation from loved ones is the hardest part of all, I miss my hugs! (edited) 5y

Reagan Feeling the same. Sending a virtual hug your way. 5y

Desha @TheKidUpstairs thank you so much for setting this buddy system up! You have made a difference in my life just by doing this! ♥️ When times are hard you are a bright spot! 💛 Hugs! 5y

TheKidUpstairs @Cupcake12 @Laughterhp @TheAromaofBooks @RachelO @julesG @smrloomis @Cinfhen @cleoh @ezrascarletbookgasm @Velvetfur @Reagan @Desha thank you all for the kind words and love. It helps more than I can say that there is such an amazing support system here on Litsy. Sending love back to all! 5y

TheKidUpstairs @Lizpixie ❤❤❤ 5y

AmyG Megan, sending a hug. This time is so hard. I just do one day at a time. I have found myself reconnecting with a few old friends...checking in to see if they are ok and texting and calling. I haven‘t spoken on the phone to people more in the last week than in the last 10 years. 5y

Smrloomis @AmyG same here 😄 and it‘s a small bright spot to be back in touch with people 5y

CBee @TheKidUpstairs sending you hugs 🤗❤️ 5y

youneverarrived Hope you‘re ok ♥️ 5y

ElizaMarie I‘m sorry you were having a rough time yesterday. I‘m here if you need anything 5y

mrp27 Sending lots of love and support. I really appreciate you setting up the isolation interactions, I know it's helped me. I've been calling 2-3 people daily this week, family and friends just say hi and check in, it's been a boost to me. 5y

DieAReader I‘m sorry to hear you‘re having a difficult time @TheKidUpstairs ☹️ My grandma called & asked me if I could go to the store for her. She was worried about too many people causing her bp to rise. She rarely asks anything of anyone, so I know she was concerned. The store was drive-thru only, so when it was quick. I hung out a bit. She in turn sent some lemon meringue tarts for Kevin & I to share too. Not quite an #IsolationInteraction but...🥰📚 (edited) 5y

NeedsMoreBooks @Cupcake12 thank you so much for the kind words, Kerry! I enjoy your emails and hearing about your family ❤️❤️ 5y

NeedsMoreBooks @TheKidUpstairs hugs Megan! Hope you are feeling better. These are stressful times and it is perfectly valid to feel what you are felling. I am here if you want anything 🤗🤗 5y

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Chrissyreadit

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Dsm-5(r)) | American Psychiatric Association

#isolationinteraction @ElizaMarie I cannot get my brain to settle enough to read a book or write my paper that is due Saturday. I never expected this side effect from a pandemic.

In other news I‘m so glad for Litsy!!!! Anyone else really struggling with focus??? And oddly, fatigue? (Of course rainy weather is not helping)

Bry I was having a hard time focusing during my first couple days off but I found it helped to pick a book that had really short chapters so I only had to commit to a few minutes at a time...not sure how that would apply to paper-writing though! 5y

Amandajoy Yes, all of the things. I feel like everything I learned reading Burnout did not prepare me for a pandemic, social distancing, working from home, & homeschooling step kids. 5y

Chrissyreadit @Amandajoy 🙌For real!!! Truth!!! 5y

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xicanti I seem to be doing okay with books, but I find it REALLY hard to write and, oddly, to watch TV. On the writing front, drafting longhand has helped me focus. It lets me get SOMETHING down, even if it‘s not perfect, and I can usually manage a preliminary edit while I type the thing up. 5y

BethM Word! Fatigue and focus are both hard. You got this! 5y

Hooked_on_books Yes, focus is a definite struggle. For me, audiobook + crafting helps, as it engages my brain and my hands and splits my focus enough that it‘s hard to think about anything but what I‘m doing. Which is a win in my book. 5y

Chrissyreadit @Hooked_on_books what are you crafting? Share some pics? 5y

Chrissyreadit @xicanti yes! Even tv is difficult! I am working from home and am struggling from not having the transition time. I think I need to just build in transition activities to reset my focus. 5y

Hooked_on_books I‘m putting together a model kit of a bookshop, actually. I posted a pic a week or so ago, but next time I do, I‘ll tag you. 5y

ElizaMarie Oh no! I am so sorry that your mind is wandering too much. Could you be hearing too much COVID news? I felt like when I was looking at it too much I was unable to think of anything else. This road trip drive thing is getting so icky with just viewing people in gloves/gowns/masks while pumping gas and stuff.

5y

Chrissyreadit @ElizaMarie I‘m a total news junkie, info junkie nerd. I‘m just not focused because there‘s so much to do! My change in routine and the teens routine has thrown me. 5y

ElizaMarie @Chrissyreadit Ah yes. I didn't think about routines too! I think because I do the 3 - 12 hour days and they kinda vary as to which day... I don't have a strong routine for anything.

I feel like I really should get started with a routine (like a work day routine and a non-work day routine) it might help me feel more centered. 5y

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Cupcake12

Untitled | Unknown

One lovely handmade bookmark made by One very talented daughter...she made me this bookmark today ❤️ Hope you‘re all ok xxx
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TheKidUpstairs

NeedsMoreBooks Beautiful! 5y

LiteraryinPA How lovely! 5y

Megabooks So pretty! 5y

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TheBookHippie ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 5y

TheKidUpstairs That's awesome! 5y

BethM Love it! 5y

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Chrissyreadit

Moon of the Crusted Snow: A Novel | Waubgeshig Rice

The tagged is my new favorite, followed closely by Station Eleven. It‘s a genre I love, and I may enjoy cynical and snark for my own coping. If you were stuck in a Pandemic what would your go to book be? #pandemictbr

Chrissyreadit @ElizaMarie I‘m afraid I lean toward cynical and snarky in my sense of humor. Do you like dystopia? #isolationinteraction 5y

Chrissyreadit @Mommamanzi @Avanders @BethM @BookwormAHN @SamHeartCoffee are there any dystopian cozy‘s? Enquiring minds want to know. 5y

sudi The Stand was really scary too 😨 5y

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Chrissyreadit @sudi The Stand is in my top five favorite books of all time 😂 5y

BookwormM Oryx and Crake for me

Oryx and Crake

ElizaMarie I want to say I am not super familiar with dystopian novels. I read Handmaid's Tale, Stand, Hunger Games and Vox (I think they count) but I don't know if I am very familiar with them. But I do have a dark/cynical type of sense of humor (goes with the job) (edited) 5y

BookwormAHN I think dystopian cozies would be great right now but until then The Fifth Season is great. 5y

Chrissyreadit @BookwormAHN I did love The Fifth Season! 5y

Hooked_on_books I love the one you tagged. I would definitely not want to be stuck in Vox or Red Clocks! Though both are great reads. (edited) 5y

BethM Dystopian tends to stress me out. 5y

Chrissyreadit @BethM I loved it when it was fiction!!! 😷🤣😂- I really do not get stressed - we are in the safest time in history. This too shall pass ❤️❤️❤️ 5y

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TheKidUpstairs

Alias Grace: A Novel | Margaret Atwood

Good Morning Litsy! Let's play a game, shall we? For today's #IsolationInteraction, I want to play the alphabet game 😁 I've tagged my favourite book that starts with A, the first person to comment should tag their favourite that starts with B, the next C and so on!

Let's play!

OrangeMooseReads

Breakfast of Champions: A Novel

Bookwormjillk

Calling Major Tom: The Feel-Good Novel of 2017

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HeathHof 😀

Dr. sleep: het vervolg op de shining

AmyG

Everything Is Illuminated

Lcsmcat

Far from the Madding Crowd ...

Laughterhp

Garden Spells

Lesanne

Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race

julesG

Monday Mourning: A Novel

Crazeedi Where's L?

The Lions of Fifth Avenue: A Novel

Cupcake12

Me Before You: A Novel

Queen of the Damned (Bound for Schools & Libraries)

Sharpeipup

Red, White & Royal Blue

BookishMe S

Shakespeare Saved My Life: Ten Years in Solitary with the Bard

raeintheworld

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Where'd You Go, Bernadette: A Novel

MissAimz_55

Xena: Warrior Princess

DebinHawaii

You

Exbrarian

Zombie Haiku: Good Poetry For Your...Brains

CarolynM

Angels and Men

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Chrissyreadit

One Day at a Time: A Novel | Danielle Steel

Not from today- last week at My daughters show before #isolationinteraction and #theworldturnedupsidedown I‘m struggling to read. Anyone else?

TheKidUpstairs, ElizaMarie

Butterfinger Yes. It is hard to focus. 5y

Butterfinger Beautiful picture. 5y

Avanders ♥️🥰♥️ 5y

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Bookzombie Great photo! I‘m struggling to read too. I‘m not even at 4 hours for the readathon. 5y

sudi Lovely picture ❤ 5y

SleepyDragon I'm honestly not even trying that hard, only picking up my book when the urge hits. That's not often the last couple days. 5y

Soubhiville I love this photo! And yes, my concentration is really spotty lately. I just can‘t focus. 5y

Tamra Terrific pic! 💜 Between work & kids & distraction very little recreational reading happening. 😕 5y

Books88 My mind keeps getting distracted when I try to read lately too 5y

Jeshara Yes! I thought at least I'd get a lot of reading done, but I just can't concentrate on anything. Glad to have communities like this for the support and distraction. 5y

ElizaMarie I totally forgot about the readathon. But I am struggling to read too. I think it's because I am home right now and my hubby is hard to concentrate around. He pretends he is doing something and I start reading then... BAM he needs attention (haha, but I wouldn't want it any other way).

Also, such a beautiful picture! 5y

inthegreensandblues I see I'm in good company. ☺️ Reading has been not going well at all for me. 5y

inthegreensandblues What a lovely Elsa she makes 🤩 5y

Chrissyreadit @Butterfinger @Bookzombie @sudi @Soubhiville @Tamra @ElizaMarie @inthegreensandblues thank you! 5y

Chrissyreadit @ElizaMarie now is the time to enjoy hanging with your hubby anyway! 5y

Gissy Beautiful photo! 😍❤️❤️❤️ 5y

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Butterfinger

Gentleman in Moscow | Amor Towles

#IsolationInteraction @TheKidUpstairs @Mtroiano

My three authors to force isolation with me - My Nanny (not published, but she did write), LM Alcott, and LM Montgomery. My Nanny's favorites and mine too.

I'm really interested in your favorite authors Meredith.

Mtroiano Definitely CS Lewis but I‘m going to have to think a little on the other two 5y

TheKidUpstairs I like the personal touch! 5y

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