It‘s my 3rd Litsyversary!

Thanks to all of you who‘ve brought books and friendship into my life. I am grateful ❤️

Well, Halloween is over! That means there‘s another six weeks of busy season ahead! I‘m headed to the office this afternoon to catch up on some things.

I‘ve been terrible at birthdays this year, and for that, I am sorry. I plan on doing better with Christmas cards, though! I wonder if I can convince Mom to address my envelopes like she did last year 🤔

I hope everyone is well. I miss this place. 😞

Aside from Beartown, these are the books you voted for a few weeks ago, and so these are the books I‘ll attempt to tackle before 2020! Thanks for the suggestions. I seem to have a pretty good peak to tackle as I continue to scale #MountTBR!

Well, it appears my Sunday has been decided by #hoopla and The Weather Channel...

How are you, Litsyverse?

Check your Amazon account! The US store gave me this deal and I may have totally took advantage of it with some new releases!

#kindledeal

Finishing up this book today. Also, hi 👋🏻

I had a lot of intentions for the year I turned 40. Climbing Mount TBR. Completing #192019. Being up on birthdays and #jb correspondence. Reader, I failed at all these things.

I still intend on answering my #justbecause mail. I‘ll read what peaks my interest. But I need to not be so hard on myself when I don‘t make goals.

What intention did you miss the mark on this year? What did you learn?

I can‘t believe I forgot to read yesterday!

On the bright side, the pressure is off to keep that streak up.

(PS: my Twitter Halloween costume is Annie Wilkes.)

Good morning! Starting Monday with the Central Perk special!

(It‘s just black coffee. Apparently it leaves a shadow near the nose 😉)

Anyone want to join in? Take a photo with your Monday morning beverage!

#mondaymorningbeverage

You may remember seeing all of these #TBR books on the same shelf a long time ago. The final three months of 2019 are upon us; it‘s time I read some of them! I‘m polling over on Instagram, but had to include Litsy!
Pick your top two choices!

#mounttbr #shelfiesunday

Happy Birthday to the Bagginses! #HobbitDay

#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush

Day 7

Post 7 book covers that you love over 7 days, with no explanation.

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#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush

Day 6

Post 7 book covers that you love over 7 days, with no explanation.

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#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush

Day 5

Post 7 book covers that you love over 7 days, with no explanation.

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#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush

Day 4

Post 7 book covers that you love over 7 days, with no explanation.

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#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush

Day 3

Post 7 book covers that you love over 7 days, with no explanation.

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#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush

Day 2

Post 7 book covers that you love over 7 days, with no explanation.

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#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush

Day 1

Thanks for the tag, @Eyelit 👍🏻

Post 7 book covers that you love over 7 days, with no explanation.

Have you been tagged yet? If not, you‘re it! Join the fun!

#BFCr3 #TeamFitLit

I‘m glad that I found a goal to strive towards during Round 3. Decluttering is an ongoing task I plan to keep up!

In other news, all the #audiowalking has paid off! Though my blood pressure and weight are higher than I‘d like, my other bloodwork was stellar this week at my annual physical. This challenge is at least partly responsible 😉

Thanks, Lynn, for wrangling all of us up, and thanks to my team for finishing with me!

Wow! Looks like #Discworld has been added to Hoopla! Sharing for #OokBOokClub

#BFCr3 #TeamFitLit

I‘m still managing a book a week while walking, and I‘m still on the declutter train. Found all of this expired stuff in my closet. Organization means squat if you can‘t see it and don‘t use it!

#weekendplans

What are you reading this weekend?

These are the books I brought with me into September. Here‘s to finishing them before October! #currentreads

#BFCr3 #TeamFitLit

Finished another audiobook while walking this week. I also managed to clean up my nightstand. I‘m trying to declutter at least one thing each day for 40 days... even if it‘s only a paperclip!

My lower back is hurting me tonight. The older I get... 🤷🏻‍♀️

“For me, becoming isn‘t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. The journey doesn‘t end.”

Some motivation for #TeamFitLit, all the #BFCr3 gang, and anyone else who needs it!

#BFCr3 #TeamFitLit

Weather was amenable to walking today so I made progress on my 3rd audiobook for this challenge!

My goals continue to evolve. I spent some time making this list of every drawer, shelf, & space in my bedroom. I aspire to be a minimalist, but there‘s entirely too much stuff in this house - 3 generations‘ worth as family dies! This is a step towards a sanctuary I can escape to.

Plus, I like adding checklists to my planner 😉

To everyone I owe a letter, please know I‘m truly sorry I haven‘t responded yet. I feel like the summer got away from me as I‘ve been trying to work on my health and prepping for busy season at work.

Thank you for your kindness and for the community we build here. ❤️

#BFCr3 #TeamFitLit

I‘m obviously in need of a goal change, so for Week 3, I‘ll be focusing on gratitude. I have a new guided journal from The Happy Planner which should help me to do this. I hope to fill out 4 daily pages this week.

I was watching a Booktube video where the booktuber pointed out there‘s no possible way to read all the books in the world. Then I thought, if I live to be eighty, maybe I‘ve got 4000 more books in me.

That doesn‘t seem like enough! 😫

Thanks for the tag, @Susanita !

1. Fried foods. But they‘re so tasty!
2. Hmm. I upgraded to an iPhone XR, so that!
3. I‘m still in the middle of the tagged book!
4. Hi @Bklover 👋

#wondrouswednesday

I can‘t buy any more books when I have stacks on #MountTBR and have only read ten I own this year.

But that doesn‘t mean you can‘t. 😉

I‘ve been reading this series on #Hoopla. I like my graphic novels in collection format, and I‘ve finished Books 1 & 2.

Gods who die after 2 years of fame and adoration. Conspiracies, misdirection, and some nice artwork.

#BFCr3 #TeamFitLit

The Ten Percent Happier app sends an alert to my phone every morning at 7, when I‘m already en route to work. I‘m going to change that alert so that I can make my goal this coming week!

I finished I‘ll Be There For You during walks this week. It was a great walk down memory lane since Friends is one of my favorite shows!

#TeamFitLit #BFCr3

Hi, team! Welcome to the new faces and hi again to the familiar ones! I‘m pleased that the group name lives on 😁📚

1. I‘m a lifelong New Jerseyan. I live a few miles from NYC.
2. All of them!
3. The VIA survey says honesty!
4. I can take responsibility for my feelings and actions. Owning them will help me act on them positively!

reading goal: 6 audiobooks over 6 weeks.
fitness goal: use 10% Happier app 5 times each week.

I want to see how many consecutive days I can keep this up, but I have to admit, I‘d love a day without cracking a book or popping headphones in for an audio read!

Is there such a thing as a small burnout? Perhaps it‘s a simmer?

#BFCr2 Update

For the final week my goals were to work on being gentle with myself, and monitor my bp twice as directed by the doc!

I monitored my BP twice. As for being gentle, I‘m working on it. It‘s a process, much like everything else.

Looking forward to the next round. Meditation, you are my Everest for the next six weeks!

#amazonfirstreads for August are out! This was my pick; what was yours?

🤷🏻‍♀️ I‘m not the best at #readathons. I had fun, though. #readingrush

Have you signed up? @wanderinglynn is taking #BFC sign ups for Round 3!

My reading goal is 6 audiobooks over the 6 weeks.
My fitness goal is to use the 10% Happier app 5 times each week.

#BFCr2 Update

I walked 52K this week and those two books I finished for #thereadingrush? Totally audio.

I had doctors and a dentist to see this week, which I did. At one appointment, I talked meditation with the nurse practitioner. It‘s something I want to do, but I can never seem to quiet my head!

For the final week, I‘m going to be work on being gentle with myself, and monitor my bp twice as directed by the doc!

One of my goals for #BFCr2 was to keep my doctor and dentist appointments this week. The doctor appointment turned into three, but at least the dental cleaning went well!

This is the second time my dentist brought up Invisalign. My insurance doesn‘t cover it, so I‘m considering it from a financial standpoint. Does anyone have any experience with it? Is it worth the time and money?

I have 6 months to ponder 🤔

Today is the midway point for #thereadingrush! I‘m not sure I‘ll finish all 5 of the books on my TBR, but we shall see...

#readingrush

Finished my first book of #TheReadingRush! This one was also on my #NewYearWhoDis list... better late than never!

I found the story darkly funny, the main character not particularly likeable, and the plot fascinating.

Challenge completed: Book with 5 or more words in title.

Started one paperback and one audiobook today. It equals out to 158 pages when converting the audio minutes!

Two hours of reading on a Monday with a full day‘s work and a doctor‘s appointment is a victory to me! Here‘s hoping I make some progress tomorrow!

#TheReadingRush #ReadingRush #readathon

#chronologicalkingread

Misery is one of my favorite books, and I‘m listening to the audiobook for this reread. It‘s been awhile since I‘ve read it, and I‘m impressed with how well the movie kept with many scenes.

The hobbling is much worse, of course. ⛏

#BFCr2 Update

I walked 47K this week even though we‘re in the middle of a heatwave that‘s apparently affecting 200 million Americans! I also finished my sixth audioread of the challenge.

I‘m changing my goals this week.
Health: Doc & dentist appts. Move when I can, but be mindful of the heat!
Log food: recommit to logging. I missed this week!
Audiobooks: I already exceeded my challenge goal, so I‘ll continue reading when I‘m out and about!

All right, one 2019 reading goal achieved! 🙌🏻📚

Well, here‘s another week where I won‘t make my step goal. Time to change up my #BFCr2 intentions! I think if I don‘t melt during the next three days, that will be accomplishment enough!

I‘m hoping to finish a couple of books before the #readingrush starts on Monday. Good luck to everyone doing #24in48!

#BFCr2 Weekly Update

Although I‘m about 10K short of my weekly step goal, I had a cushion of over 20K from Weeks 1&2, so I‘m considering this a mere hiccup! I was under the weather on Thursday so rest was important!

I‘ve completed my goal of 4 audiobooks for the challenge and will continue audioreading as we move forward.

How‘s #teamfitlit faring?

I‘ve picked 5 books for The Reading Rush, which runs from July 22-28. I‘m excited to get to a few of these and so glad the organizers have rebranded to open it to those of us who aren‘t on Booktube!

If you‘re interested in joining, head to thereadingrush.com and don‘t forget to add me!

#thereadingrush #readathon