1. Listening/advice (sometimes I feel like a therapist without the degree lol)
2. Organizing/planning
3. Speaking with a British accent 🇬🇧

All of them come naturally, though the accent I've worked on for years. I can switch from American to English without thinking about it now and it amuses people 😂

@Eggs #majicmonday

Thank you for the reminder, @monalyisha for #AuldLangSpine 💕 I'd been keeping an eye out for it on Listy but must have missed the posts. All registered! I loved this event this year, so decided to come back for a 2nd year.

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

🌟 Visiting my aunt this weekend
🌟 A pile of Christmas TBR 📚
🌟 Going shopping with my BFF
🌟 Getting to see my 💙 unexpectedly
🌟 Almost done with Christmas shopping

"She kills her lover on the altar of a foreign goddess."

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

Goodreads Giveaway win, my first one in a long while. 🌟

#fireside #ARichLife 🔥
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

In lieu of a real fireplace, I have this charming little one I like to put going while I read.

Cinnamon, pumpkin spice, evergreen and apple 🥧
#majicmonday @Eggs

#saints ##ARichLife
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

#pumpkin 🎃 #ARichLife
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

#earthy #ARichLife
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

The lake hidden behind cypress trees at my 💙's new property.

#Twilight #ARichLife 🍎 🌹 🎀 ♟️
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

I opened my heart, and in so doing, worked on some prior insecurities/self growth that I needed to address. I also found better balance between work/life. 💜💙❤️
@Eggs #majicmonday

Especially with current events, it's the small things that make a difference. But everything that brings you joy is important.
#grateful #ARichLife
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

#apple #ARichLife 🍎 🍏
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
A new, yet-to-be-read find from last weekend.

#Harvest #ARichLife
One of my favorite thriller/suspense authors.
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Just signed up for my favorite holiday swap! #Jolabokaflodswap is the one swap I specifically seek out each Christmas. One book and some candy, super easy! @MaleficentBookDragon

Splurged a bit on this month's #BOTM. What did you pick?

Off from work today, decided to do some book therapy, and came home with this #bookhaul 📚. A couple for Christmas gifts, but most to add to my library.
Happy Halloween 🎃!!

This or that, #YuleSeasonSwap edition:
Fluff or ❄️Depth
❄️Fiction or Non Fiction
Romance or ❄️Cozy
Mittens or ❄️Gloves
❄️Scarf or Slippers
Stationary or ❄️Stickers
Notebooks or ❄️Bookmarks

@thebacklistbook

Working through my backlog of BOTM books before I pull out my Christmas reads next month. Enjoying this one so far, I'm about halfway through it.

I've traveled from Orlando to San Diego (driving and flying). Never been out of the country though I'd love to at some point.
@Eggs #majicmonday

Went to the Page & Pen festival at my local mall over the weekend and was pleasantly surprised at how many booths there were. All of the authors were super nice and excited to be there. Pictured is our bookmark, sticker, and book haul. 📚

I currently collect Titanic 🚢 and British Royal 🇬🇧 👑 memorabilia, and as a child, I collected post cards and business cards.
#majicmonday @Eggs

I'm the HVAC purchasing supervisor for our company for the SE US.
*I like the flexibility of being able to work from home or leave unexpectedly if I need to.
*I like my team. They are smart, great people, & self-sufficient. I don't have to worry about being gone & having a mess when I return.
*I don't like babysitting people who know darn well what they're supposed to do & don't do it, so my team or others have to fix it.
#majicmonday @Eggs

Book signing at our local bookstore with Rachel Hauck today! She was so friendly and nice to speak with! 💕

Forgot I'd pre-ordered this and it was waiting for me at the mailbox. Perfect time to sit down and start reading it as well.💙🩵

Any other #Twilight fans pre-order the special edition of the first book? 😍 Supposed to arrive next week.
#Falling
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Thank you so much @Avanders what an adorable fall fun package! 😍😍 I just love the scarf, it's soo soft! The book sleeve and pillow cover are so cute! I'm going to light the candle and curl up with the tagged book this evening. 🧡🍁🍂❤️ #FFFS #FallingForFallSwap @Chrissyreadit

A light read to balance out the darker book I just finished. New one by Carlson.

Went out on lunch for a bit of get-out-of-the-office shopping and found the cutest little bookish boo! This was at Marshall's, if anyone has one near them. So excited to find cute bookish things in the wild!

#pumpkinspice 🎃 #falling
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

@Avanders look what was waiting for me! 🍂 🍁 🧡
Can't wait to open!!
##FallingForFallSwap #fffs
@Chrissyreadit

My daughter's favorite book when she was a baby. I still have it memorized.
#BigMoon #Falling
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

I have to pick one?! No, seriously....
I have so many. Tagged for starters, others listed here in no particular order....
Just As long as We're Together; Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret; The War with Grandpa; Matilda; Anastasia, Again; The Giver.
@BookmarkTavern
#SundayFunday

Brought my best friend to the Friends of the Library bookstore that I've been frequenting for years (her first time) for some much needed book therapy, and came home with this #bookhaul. She bought an equally large stack and instantly fell in love with the store. 📚 💕

Omg! Our little town mall is hosting a bookish festival on October 4th! I've never actually been to one before, so I am super excited to go!! 🪶 📖 📚

Library haul from yesterday. A couple of Obama's summer reading, a couple thrillers, and Christmas-in-September cozy read. 📚

Snow, driven by a biting November wind, flurried against Guyon's dark cloak then swirled past him towards the castle glowering down from its crag overlooking the spotted River Wye.
#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

#Falling #DearDiary
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

We do not care that we asked our father to drive us/stay for a biopsy procedure for emotional support. Sometimes we just need someone to be there.
Which brings us to, we do not care that it's been almost a month of no contact from the man we thought was The One & then out of the blue said man asks our mutual friend how we're doing. We do not care that he asked bc we've been trying to get over said man.
We do not care.
...do we? 💔 #WDNCW @dabbe

Velaris. Hands down. Tagged is the novella from ACOTAR, which is my favorite little comfort read. I'd love to walk through the streets like Feyre does, soft snow falling. #SundayFunday
@BookmarkTavern

Splurged on myself and bought the hardcover edition of this, signed by the author. It's absolutely gorgeous 😍 I think I'll add it to my readathon this weekend.
Has anyone read it?

#whatsfordinner We love pasta in this house. Add in some chicken, too?🤩. Not my photo, but I've made similar lol #falling
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

A couple of days late, but the opportunity was too good to pass up for #wildlife for #Falling. An enterprising squirrel ran across the roof and scaled down the chain to the birdfeeder -but then couldn't figure out the gymnastics necessary to eat anything 😂🦫🐿

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

#bookmail came today from Amazon, BOTM, and Thriftbooks! A nice stack for a planned self readathon this Friday night. 📚 🕯 ☕️

It came! It's smaller than the last novel, but I hope just as gripping. Mommy gets some me time this Friday, so I plan to crack it open then.

"It has been called the auction of the century."
#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

Sending out my #FallingForFallSwap when I go to lunch today. 🍁 🍂 ☕️
@Chrissyreadit @Avanders

A pleasant surprise to find September's #BOTM is already up. It's been a rough few weeks so I spoiled myself a little. What did you pick?

#TimeTravel #CharacterCharm

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs