2 books from #roll100 and 1 from #bookspin! I‘ll definitely be under the blanket this weekend.

Pretty happy with my first year of #wintergames! Read 10 holiday books in December. Thanks to my #SantasBookShELVES team! I really had a blast :)

Nice and quiet- charcuterie board, champagne and watching Anderson Cooper drink shots on CNN. Always a favorite! Happy 2024 to you all! #wintergames #santasbookshelves

1. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow.
2. Sadly my first #wintergames book was a dud- Christmas in Paris
3. Probably at home reading and watching the ball drop in NYC. Hoping CNN lets Anderson Cooper drink again- he‘s so funny when tipsy.
4. Don‘t like the shopping crowds on Boxing Day. We stayed in, puzzled, and watched Taylor Swift Eras concert with the kids.
5. Colorado near Denver- had a light dusting of snow. #santasbookshelves

Had a successful time- finished three books and halfway through The Holiday Trap. #DashingDecember

Audiobook baking is the best! First batch of cookies- cream cheese cherry cookies my mom used to make. #wintergames

Having a blast with this! With my daughter coming back home, I might not get as much reading time the next two weeks. #SantasBookShELVES @peanutnine

#DashingDecember

I know it‘s gonna get pretty cra-cra, but I‘m hoping for some good audiobook cleaning, baking and wrapping time. My goals are:
📚 finish The Holiday Swap
📚 read Three Holidays and a Wedding
📚 read The Book Club Hotel

Ornament with a picture frame #wintergames #ornamenthunt

#wgguessthebook #wintergames Here‘s another zoomed in image!

Christmas Gnomes! #wintergames. https://www.itsalwaysautumn.com/easy-brownie-bite-gnomes.html

#wintergames #WGGuessTheBook

Wish this was life sized! #wintergames #ornamenthunt

Good enough to eat ornament. #wintergames #ornamenthunt

Here‘s my jolly old North Pole character! #wintergames #ornamenthunt

Reminds me of a family member! My dad used to work at this ski resort near Traverse City, Michigan. I have fond memories of growing up as a hotel brat there! #ornamenthunt #wintergames

Me reflected in the National Gallery of Art ornament. #ornamenthunt #wintergames

A successful 20 hours! Read Christmas in Paris, A Boy Called Christmas, and Meet Me in London. 1/4 of the way through Royal Holiday. #20in4

Here‘s my “gift from family” ornament.
#wintergames .
#SantasBookshELVES

#OrnamentHunt Here‘s my animal ornament. Surely this earns points for book related :)
#wintergames #SantasbookshELVES

#DecemberDreams Here‘s my #whitestack for Day 2. #wintergames

My ornament that sparkles! #SantasbookshELVES Off to a great reading start! #wintergames

Super motivated! Hoping to read: Christmas in Paris, A Boy Called Christmas, and whatever book I get in #castthedie. Going to push for 20 hours! #SantasBookshelves

So excited for my inaugural #wintergames. And ready to pick up any pointers from team, #SantasBookshELVES. Here‘s my Pre December TBR list which doubles as my #CastTheDie and #BookSpin lists.

FOMO is strong with those who haven‘t heard from their #wintergames leader yet. Just kidding! Very excited for my first year. Any tips for a newbie?

I‘m going for 20 hours- finishing Dare to Lead and Hotel du Lac. Reading some chapters for work- Grading for Equity and Classroom 180, and starting I thought you said this would work! I‘m taking a bus to/from the mountains for a ski day in Breckenridge so I should get some good reading time in.

Excited for this new challenge. My goal is 2 of the 3 books each month.
📕44 Nobody Gets Out Alive
📗84 Lies, Love and Breakfast at Tiffany‘s
📘96 Daring to Lead. #roll100

Try try again! Read 4 bookspin and doublespin books last month to play catch-up! No May bingo. My #bookspin for June is Deconstructed and my #doublespin for June is The Astronaut and the Star. #bookspinbingo

I‘ve had better months but I‘m still going after it. Feeling the best that I‘ve felt in years! My goals have gotten more specific since Jan. helping me be more accountable. Appreciate the checkins!! #bfc2022

I tried… almost bailed but hung on. I thought surely an almost 50 year old would enjoy this classic by Hemingway. Nope… lots of drinking and more drinking. A girl friendzones a guy…and there‘s a bull fight. I wish I knew what I was supposed to ‘get‘ from this book! So sorry to all the lovers of this one. #MarchBookSpin #bookspin

If I put my May #bookspinbingo card out in the Litsy universe, surely I‘ll someday get a bingo, right!?! Love the challenge every month!

Rutroh… you can see I‘ve got some catching up to do… I got into some bad social media scrolling habits- but this month I‘m gonna kick it into high gear! Thanks for the motivation @TheAromaofBooks #maybookspin

Whoops! Fitting for today!

Loved this one… spanning 300 years, this is how Addie leaves her mark. Truly an infinite game!

Someone‘s got some catching up to do! Read 3 books in March and binged a little too much tv! April is a new month! #bookspin and #doublespin

Just got into a reading funk in March. Still feeling really strong with my Pilates/ yoga practice! Hope to get outside more with spring and warmer temps! Love the motivation and supportive accountability! #bfc2022

Just so much fun with witty banter throughout. Monty‘s Grand Tour they Europe takes some wild twists and turns. Definitely recommend the audiobook narrator.

#bookspin is The Sun Also Rises and #doublespin is The Upside of Falling Down. Also excited to see what this month brings…especially with Spring Break ahead! #bookspinbingo

Here are my goals for March! February was pretty good- completed bookspin and half done with double spin, did yoga or pilates for 23 days, and volunteered 4 days! Excited to continue my yoga/ pilates practice- I can see muscles! #bfc2022 #bfc

A Freaky Friday mom switch…stay at home vs working mom. Lots of lessons learned between the two. Sweet and a little emotional. #bookspin for February

Seven Day Itch- #bookspin and A Foreign Affair- #doublespin. And a snow day off of school today! #bookspinbingo

This was was not your normal rom-com as friendship between Maisie and Willa took center stage. Willa is getting over finding her fiancé together with her best friend. Maisie desperately needs a bridesmaid and a friend. Willa is hired for the role. Such a sweet book where true friendships develop. And of course there‘s brewing relationship with Willa and one of the groomsmen!

January #bfc2022 goals met to my satisfaction. 📚 #bookspin and #doublespin books completed 🧘🏻‍♀️ 24 days of beginners blogilates (feel so much stronger than day 1)
Added volunteer work @ Marshall Fire Resource Center ❤️ #bfc2022 #bfc

A successful Jan start reading both my Jan #bookspin and #doublespin books! No bingo but 4 books- 1 a chunkster is huge for me! @TheAromaofBooks

Daughter goes back to Wellesley College on Friday so priority 1 is spending time with her. And then taking down the tagged chunkster for #doublespin. Might try to start Love at First if I‘m really ambitious. #JoyousJanuary #readathon

Light hearted cute rom com. May follow up with more from this author.

Dylan overcomes growing up in a chaotic family, an awfully demanding boss, and an eccentric tech CEO challenging her every move. All while balancing a budding relationship with her hot neighbor. January #bookspin

17 hours was a great accomplishment considering a college daughter visiting for holidays and the Colorado fires nearby. Finished Mistletoe and Mr. Right and P.S. from Paris, almost done with The Checklist. No Bingo. But had fun setting up my reading journal and challenges! Thanks @Andrew65 #20in4

Whew- squeezed in this November #bookspin! Fresh romcom with Mia, a famous actress in disguise, and Paul, an author, meeting one another in Paris. Not initially looking for one another but relationship develops. Left me wanting to read more books by Levy.

January‘s #bookspin list!
I ended 2021 with 11/12 book spins and 9/12 double spins… great for my first year with this challenge. Here‘s to a great 2022!