Today was this little monkeys 9th birthday. 9 years of wishing I could read more but having a beautiful reason why I can‘t.

I had a bookshelf reshuffle today and pulled out some books I want to read for #booked2022 #roadtripusa2022 #authoramonth challenges.

The Guest List- Murder Mystery
Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw- Canadian Province
Queenie Malone‘s Paradise Hotel- Hotel in title
My Sisters Bones- About sisters
Poirot The Perfect Murders - Adapted for the small screen
Anansi Boys- Mythology retelling
The Arctic Fury - involves exploration

It‘s a grey day outside. Washing‘s on, dishwashers on, laundry‘s folded, beds made, toddlers still asleep so I‘m going to sneak in a little reading before school pick up 😊 📕

Audiocooking the Sunday roast today. I‘m about half of the way through this book now. Parts of it remind me of A-level Kantian ethics, parts of it have me a little intrigued, but at the moment a lot of it is leaving me cold. I think I expected something different . #Booked2022 #ecofemenistnovel

Being on a misty beach with no horizon gave the right sort of atmosphere to read this book today. It was so lovely to escape my house and leave little Mr Covid (day 8 and still testing positive 🤪) and the gang at home

5am paw patrol and The Night Circus. Everybody‘s happy, we‘ll as happy as you can be when you are up before the sun in a Sunday morning #toddlerlife

I‘ll be honest, I had to Google eco-feminist novels for my #Booked2022 prompt. This came up and as I have never read Atwood this seemed like a good time to start.

My hubby came home today so I was released from Covid watch and got out to the beach in the sunshine for a little while. I was starting to feel like a vampire trapped inside so very glad to have got some vitamin sea. Now snuggled up in bed with The Night Circus

Just picked my #authorofthemonth book up from the library… it‘s a chunkster! It filled my little dyslexic heart with fear!! I‘m a very slow reader. I better get The Night Circus finished ASAP if I‘m going to get this done before Feb!

I got a new book light , but it‘s one that goes round your neck not on the book. I‘m finding it much easier and I could wait to get into bed to carry on with this book tonight. I know every review says this, but it really is so beautifully written.

For all the book clubbers out there 😁 🍷

Not only is this one of my January #roll100 books but a friend said she recently read this and felt transported to another world… I could do with a bit of that this week! So next up is The Night Circus as my little poorly people make a puppet show in the background

2/2022 (book club pick) I don‘t want to give any spoilers so I will just say I don‘t agree with Stephen King on this one. I very much saw what was coming. I think I‘ve just read too many mystery thrillers now. It‘s been a long time since one suprised me. But that being said it was a quick read that made me stay up later than I should to finish it. Which is always a good indication of a pretty good book I think. #RoadTripUSA2022

So the only kid in my house who doesn‘t have horrible non Covid virus symptoms over the past week got this last night 😭 What a start to the year!

Another day, another really poorly kid 😞 2022 weren‘t you supposed to start a bit brighter?! Anyway the tagged book has me hooked and as Teddy just wants cuddles I‘m getting some snuggly reading time in (before another long night of being mummy). Hope everyone else is having a lovely Sunday ❤️❤️

Fox and I are feeling much better today but my hero husband is still letting me lay in bed this morning ❤️ so I‘m making progress on book 2 of 2022 which is my book club pick. I‘m not sure how I feel about this one at a third of the way through, it‘s certainly strange but maybe not in a way I totally enjoy, but it is picking up pace so I‘m hoping for a satisfying conclusion 🤞

I had a frightening night at the hospital with my little one last night. He‘s feeling much better now. But as always I am so grateful to the wonderful NHS staff who are there, exhausted but skillful and kind, to care for us. Also thank goodness for antibiotics! Sometimes they are magic! I have a raging temp today so also feeling so grateful my husband has a rare week off (not sure he‘s seeing it quite the same). Going to try to do some reading 👍

Thank you so much @Mitch for my #littlechristmasswap gift. I have been really poorly today and this has given me something to smile about. I‘m so pleased you sent me this book, I love Kevin Wilson and can‘t wait to read it!

1/2022 Well that was a much quicker read then I expected! Half of the book was actually recipes. It was a sweet and easy cosy mystery. Just what I needed for a sick day. And some of the recipes look pretty good to! #booked2022 #bookwitharecipeinit #RoadTripUSA2022 #Minnesota

I‘m so poorly today and I was up all night with my equally poorly toddler. But I‘m feeling very grateful because my husband is off work and has told me to stay in bed. I‘m usually at home alone with three kids so even though I feel crappy, staying in bed feels wonderful! Hoping to finish up this book for #booked2022 although recipe making will have to wait!

Having a sleep over in my kiddos room tonight so I‘m reading by dim light 😊 Finally getting round to one I meant to read over Xmas before I return it to the library. But by happy coincidence it‘s packed full of recipes so perfect for #booked2022 #includesarecipe Looks like I‘ll be reading all over the seasons again 😬

My first book of 2022 is my book club book (above). Then my plan is to read one #booked2022, my two #roll100 books and my #authorofthemonth book… so not too many books to get through in Jan! 😬

There will be no reading today 😞 Stocking up on caffeine before a day with the mother in law- wish me luck 😜

Thank you @Mitch for my lovely #bestof2021 treats and books. I haven‘t had these books on my radar but reading the blurbs I‘m excited to start them both. I love fancy socks, baths and cuddling up with a good book and a hot water bottle so your gifts are perfect! Wishing you a wonderful 2022 💗

It has just turned 2022 here in the UK. Happy New Year everyone. May this year be better than the last and may all your reading challenges be completed! Looking forward to seeing what 2022 brings for all my Litsy friends ❤️ 📚 🌅

My first #roll100 selections are in! 24- The Body Keeps the Score 49 -The Night Circus. Thanks for hosting @PuddleJumper

And with an hour to spare I finished my final #booked2021 prompt. It was interesting but I found some of the very outdated language hard to stomach and I wonder if this had been updated in later issues? Thank you so much to @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage & @4thhouseontheleft for hosting this challenge. It has broadened my reading, introduced me to new authors I love and helped my TBR. I‘m feeling pretty proud of myself for completing it 😁

In order to complete the #getbooked2021 challenge I must finish this book today! Not that I‘m a cut it fine type of person or anything! 😬 Wish me luck!!

Started my last audiobook of 2021 whilst making my first ever baked cheesecake for a twixtmas party tomorrow. This book was free on audible and I‘ve been meaning to read it for a long time. But next year no more new books. They will all be ones I already own… or that‘s what I keep telling myself!!

Sometimes listening to Get Booked is really bad for the size of my TBR! This week was one of those weeks 🤦🏻‍♀️ Including the tagged book. They make every book sound so good!

Book 35 - 2021 The plan worked- tidy clothes and finished my penultimate book for #booked2021 at it was ok. If I‘m honest I really didn‘t like the audio narrators voice which never helps! I liked the idea of the book but it just didn‘t quite grab me. It hasn‘t put me off reading other books by Haig though. Which is lucky as I have some in my shelves! ⭐️ ⭐️ 1/2

Just had breakfast and made a Plan for today- wade through the pile of toys and clothes and try to get the house back in order whilst finishing the above audiobook for #booked2021 #blackjack21. I‘m about half way through and I‘m not sure it was the best introduction to Haig as I‘m not enjoying it that much but care enough about the MC to finish it.

My Christmas bookshelf for #wintergames #teamgamesleighers

This is the book that has got me through the last two days. I love the fact that every recipe has prep ahead directions too. The recipes I have tried came out really well and were easy to follow. This year I borrowed it from the library but it has been so good I think I will have to buy this one (also I‘m such a messy cook borrowing recipes books is a bad idea! I‘ve also realised I should use this for #booked2021 #bookwithphotos prompt.

I made whole orange spice cake for Christmas and everyone enjoyed it- Thank you Mary Berry! 🍊

I didn‘t get any books for Xmas but I did get these ghostbuster mugs 🥰

From my -very excited- family to yours, wishing everyone a wonderful Christmas full of joy (and new books) Have a great day tomorrow xxx

Thank you so much @Cathythoughts for my book and choccies. I can‘t wait to read it (a ghost story- perfect for Xmas eve!) and to try my chocolates. I don‘t think I‘ve had Irish chocolate before 😊 Have a wonderful Christmas ❤️🎄#jolabokaflod #christmaseve

This is the largest decorated Christmas tree in the UK. It is 35 meters. You have to be quite far away to actually take a photo 😂 #wintergames2021 #teamgamesleighers

Every year my family and I go on a drive of the area looking at the best and brightest Xmas lights. We finish at a house which is. bananas about Christmas lights and they raise money for charity from all the people that come to see it. It‘s lovely BUT is this not the most terrifying Christmas decoration you have ever seen! My kids are traumatized 😂 #wintergames2021 #teamgamesleighers #selfiescavangerhunt #christmastraditions

The way my toddler is behaving lately (Father Christmas has the sack of coal on standby) this photo is just about right. Although I couldn‘t get said toddler to stand where I wanted him (of course!) I took this whilst out doing the last few bits of Christmas shopping yesterday. #wintergames2021 #selfiescavangerhunt #christmasshopping

Here was the view from my garden this morning for #wintergames2021 #selfiescavangerhunt #viewfrommyyard the weather was frosty but clear. After a week in illness fog and Christmas catch up panic I‘m finally feeling better and able to take a moment to enjoy the beautiful sunrise. 🌅

Book34- 2021: I was looking for a science book written by a female author for a #booked2021 prompt and liked that this was to do with brain science. I thought it was a “shock” title to draw readers in but I wasn‘t expecting every page to be filled with F bombs, it was really distracting. I love a good swear, but only when it actually fits within the context of the sentence and situation! There is some good advice in here if you can get past that.

I‘m so sorry I‘ve been quiet this week #teamgamesleighers I feel like I‘ve really let you down. I have been so poorly I haven‘t even been able to get out of bed (unless it‘s to crawl too the loo to be sick—TMI?) hopefully back in the game next week #wintergames2021

#festivephotochallenge #wintergames2021 #teamgamesleighers

Next up… time for a bit of Christmas murder #wintergames2021 #teamgamesleighers

My New points total for week two of #wintergames2021 is 4857 😁🎄🎅🏻 #teamgamesleighers I‘m looking forward to hearing our grand total @StayCurious

Getting into the classic Christmas films now with National Lampoons Christmas vacation whilst I wrap 1000 stocking presents! (Seemed like a great idea to do stockings when I had one little boy 😂 now it‘s 3 it takes forever!) Tome to start filling in my Christmas film bingo card! #wintergames2021 #teamgamesleighers

Book 33- 2021: This was a fun fast read that made me chuckle a lots of times. The film is actually pretty faithful to the book and now I‘ve read it I will watch it 😊 (for the 1000th time). #WGwordsearch 2060pts #wintergames2021 #teamgesleighers

I really love that there are whole books of Christmas stocking designs 🥰 #festivephotochallenge #stocking #wintergames2021 #teamgamesleighers