I see some real possibility here. Could this be the month I finally get a #BookspinBingo !?!!!???
The blog I got this recipe from says it‘s a Greenlandic recipe, but didn‘t provide a whole lot of further detail. I overcooked the fish (maybe because it was also was without its skin…sorry), but the sauce and vegetables were so good. I‘ll definitely be making it again.
I‘m nowhere near finishing the book, but I hope to get through it quickly before moving on to Peru. #FoodAndLit
Did Wednesday just become my favorite day of the week? Thanks @dabbe for the prompt! Sincerely, a proud, card-carrying member of the We Do Not Care Club. #WDNCW
It‘s been a rough week, but I‘m Looking forward to a lot of reading time over the long weekend. #BookspinBingo
“Nothing brings people together better than death.”
Happy June and Happy Summer! I showed my mom my #Bookspin #Doublespin, and she said she votes for number 18. I told her that‘s now how this works, but she REALLY wants me to read The Island of Sea Women 🤣.
This month I‘m catching up on #Roll100 #Bookspin and #FoodAndLit (although I added two books for April‘s Food & Lit country because I couldn‘t decide). And one of the books on my list was picked as a nod to the birthday I‘ll be celebrating in a couple of days. Any guesses which book and how old I‘ll be?
I‘ll jump in…
1. I didn‘t have a good day. 1st day back from Spring Break. My boss can barely hide his contempt for me, and it‘s absolutely exhausting to be so hated.
2. Negative for sure.
3. Yes, but I‘m noticing that it doesn‘t matter. I know so many people who have to document every single thing they do online, and, if you DON‘T, they assume that you‘re a loser with no life.
Sorry…needed to vent. Thanks for the safe space. ❤️
My Litsy app is fixed!!! (After I uninstalled it and reinstalled).
So…Here‘s the quote I was trying to post.
Testing…is anyone else unable to add photos to their posts?
My #Bookspin list for March. The tagged is my #Bookspin, and my #Doublespin, It Can‘t Happen Here, may be too much right now.
I‘ve been out of town, so I‘m just getting around to planning out my month of reading.
#Bookspin #Doublespin
pickI‘m tempted to give this a lower rating, but I realize that wouldn‘t be fair. B/C while I hated everything that happened in this book, I think that that was exactly the author‘s intention. I don‘t have a sister, & don‘t know any serial killers (that I‘m aware of), but I related to the narrator, who lives in the shadow of her beautiful, enigmatic, dangerous younger sibling, & their relationship reminded me of many past friendships-minus the murder.
pickI received this book as a gag gift ages ago, but I actually didn‘t hate it. Some of it definitely didn‘t age well (her successful partnership with K-Mart, her praise of Diddy and Jared from Subway, and her friendship with a certain someone whose name I refuse to speak or type). And I had to wonder what her staff REALLY thought of her opinion of herself as a leader. But I absolutely would recommend this to someone looking to start a small business.
#Bookspin #Doublespin January (and my new 2025 tracker that turned all my hair gray trying to make).
Happy New Year, Litsy!
I‘ve still got 3 hours left, but I‘m calling it on my 2024 reading challenges. Still no Bingo, and I didn‘t finish all my #Bookspin & #Doublespin picks, but at least I met my 2024 book goal. Even if I did have to pad it a bit today with some kids books, including the tagged, which I picked thinking of the meme at the bottom - this year has been ROUGH, including some bad news that I got just today. I need a break in 2025
Girl, same.
(Hugs to anyone else who‘s missing someone this Christmas ❤️❤️❤️)
so-soI absolutely hated the first 3/4 of this. Part of the problem was that I looked up July‘s Instagram before I started reading, and could not separate the author, who I found to be a self-indulgent exhibitionist, from her main character. However, it was very well-written (although it dragged in parts), and the stuff about aging resonated with me.
so-soWhen I first read this, I gave it 5 stars. Age & wisdom have bumped it down to 3; it‘s not nearly as funny as I remember. Maybe it‘s because I‘ve seen the movie too many times, where the mom is redeemed just a little, I felt ZERO sympathy for the Mrs. X in the book. My heart breaks for that little boy (& the dog). I hope he gets a happy ending in the sequel
And this line hit like a punch in the gut. I have felt exactly that way in my own career.
I found out today that I had access to the paid version of Canva through work. *HAD*, as in past tense, because the contract expired or some sh*t. Oh, well, I guess it‘s good that I don‘t know what I‘m missing.
Last Bingo board of the year! I know I say this every month, but December 2024 REALLY is the month I get a Bingo. 😂
#BookspinBingo
This is a pretty sad interpretation of a Canadian poutine (frozen French fries, instant gravy, and mozzarella because I couldn‘t find cheese curds ANYWHERE). But I‘d definitely be interested in trying the real thing if I ever make it to Canada. 🇨🇦 #FoodandLit
Just under the wire…
I think the tagged book seems fitting for the end of Daylight Savings Time this weekend. Very much looking forward to that extra hour. #bookspin #doublespin
I really thought I had posted this already, but I guess I was about as good at posting in October as I was at reading. Since I finished a big, fat zero books during my favorite month (and because I‘m feeling super into sugar skulls right now - check out my Paint & Sip creation from last Saturday!), I‘m sticking with a spooky/Dia de los Muertos theme for November. Thanksgiving is just gonna have to wait. #Roll100
Watching Jeopardy from a few weeks ago, and I learned that this gentleman is the husband of Bonnie Garmus, who wrote Lessons in Chemistry. I may owe her an apology for saying that her characters didn‘t seem realistic. I can DEFINITELY picture this guy asking someone to pass the sodium chloride. 😜
October has been SCARY busy, but not in the fun way I'd prefer. It's been way too work-y and family emergency-y, and not enough spooky books and movies. And it feels like every time I do open a book, my eyes want to close. Hopefully I'll be able to find some time to squeeze it in. #BookspinBingo
This book is giving me both the heebies AND the jeebies. Setting it aside for a couple of hours to watch a less creepy movie (Poltergeist). 👻
I‘ve already finished one book in September. Which is one more than I finished in August. So, I‘ve got that going for me. In my defense, today was my first day off work since July 28th. Here‘s to a much better month of reading (and relaxing). #BookspinBingo
