Happy Gotcha Day to this beautiful girl! We adopted Boots January 31, 2011. She was a year and a half. Today she‘s 15. Hard to believe that much time has passed! She has chronic kidney disease now but is doing well overall. We love her so much ♥️ #CatsOfLitsy

Didn‘t sleep well, so I read some of this book & then I stretched. Lorelei tried to steal the yoga mat again 😆😆😆

Screw nationalist executive orders. It will always be the Gulf of Mexico to me.

I‘m looking for ways to limit my time online & to have better time management. (Time management can be hard when you have ADHD!) I created a folder on my iPhone for apps I use daily. I hope having them in one place will keep me focused. We shall see!

BlueSky may come off the list! 😆

Today is the 39th anniversary of the Challenger Disaster. I was in kindergarten at the time. Thankfully, my class did not watch the launch. Folks who were alive then, do you remember where you were that day?

My friend Stephi wrote this great book about Ellison Onizuka, one of the Challenger astronauts.

I‘ve been listening to iLe & Ivy Queen‘s “Algo Bonito” a lot lately. Great song for #TuesdayTunes

Song: https://youtu.be/cglgGAMD5-g?si=z76P0VczERTzmuoZ

Article: https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/ile-ivy-queen-deliver-algo-bonito-feminis...

Listened to this audiobook during a workout. Lorelei sometimes steals my yoga mat, like she did in this old photo, but thankfully she didn‘t today 😆

#CatsOfLitsy

1. I'm a bit sleepy. Cats woke me up early. I may nap later! 😆
2. I read this book the summer of 2016. I hadn't dealt with depression in years, but that changed after the November election. I'm glad I read it when I did. It reminded me it's OK to be not OK. I wrote Jenny & shared how much her book meant to me. She wrote back to thank me & said she really needed to hear it that day.

#MentalHealthMonday

The Emma Project is one of my go-to comfort reads. It's a beautiful love story that tackles difficult topics like familial abuse, sexism, homelessness, and mental health. The chemistry between Naina and Vansh is 🔥🔥🔥.

#SundayFunday

I‘ve been watching the U.S. Figure Skating Championships this weekend & remembered Rudy Galindo‘s biography. Rudy was the surprise U.S. Men‘s Champion in 1996. His long program was one of the best in U.S. skating history in my opinion. #FigureSkating

Boots new morning routine: paw at my face until I get up 😁 #CatsOfLitsy

#FirstLineFridays

“Jane Bansil threw the heavy blankets over her head and burrowed deeper beneath the covers.”

Simon & Garfunkel's "The Only Living Boy in New York" is in my head today. Fun fact: this was one of the quotes I picked for yearbook senior year. ?

https://youtu.be/5biEjyXNa2o?si=RWH0fBkMq5I96Xnf

#TLT #ThreeListThursday

I've only read 10 on the list 😳

My favorites:

1) Emma
2) The Canterbury Tales
3) Beowulf

Hey y‘all! Question for you. I have friends from Brazil and Germany who want to join Litsy, but they say they can‘t access it there. Any suggestions for who to contact to recommend that Litsy expand access? I don‘t know if it would help, but it‘s worth a try, lol!

I‘m giving this a pick rating for good content. However, it‘s the same content from Emma‘s emotional regulation course on her Therapy in a Nutshell YouTube channel. I‘m watching the course now, so I didn‘t learn anything new from this title. I recommend this book if you haven‘t taken the course. If you have taken it, skip this book.

“Emotions can serve an important function, but the one thing that is sure to make them worse is by fighting them or avoiding them.”

Excerpt from: "How to Notice and Name Emotions" by Emma McAdam.

Read this book on Everand: https://www.everand.com/book/561935345

#MentalHealth

Lorelei tried to knock things on the floor as I watch a film with friends. She‘s so silly. 😆😆😆

#CatsOfLitsy

Welcome to #MentalHealthMonday! What are you doing today to take care of your mental health? So far I've watched Star Trek with friends & spent time with my husband. I'm about to excercise & maybe take a nap. Taking care of our mental health will be vital in the coming weeks, months, & beyond. We still live in an "f your feelings" society & it's likely to get worse. Making mental health a priority is one way to fight back.

Taking care of our mental health will be extremely important in the coming weeks, months, and beyond. Any interest in a #MentalHealthMonday tag? Would love to see the books you're reading related to mental health!

It's been a while since I read this book, but I think it's a good fit for a plucky group fighting back against a fascist government.

#SundayFunday

Today‘s audio walk. Its supposed to be freezing next week, getting outside while the cold is manageable!

#Audiowalk

"My best friend Valentina Ramirez has been relentlessly tapping my shoulder for the past three minutes and forty-seven seconds."

#FirstLineFridays

1. My cats Boots & Lorelei
2. My husband Justin
3. Borrowing an adult coloring book kit from the library
4. Long talks with friends
5. All the wonderful like-minded people on Litsy

#5JoysFriday

I'm watching Star Trek VI with friends on Monday. I love Grace Lee Whitney in that film.

My cat Lorelei sitting with my husband's glasses case. How's everyone holding up? I'm anxious but hanging in there. The impending inauguration is days away and it's weighing heavily on my mind. I'm taking things one moment at a time and embracing joyful moments when I can. But good gracious, this is hard 😥

Last year I did the 100 New-To-Me albums challenge. I listened to 100 albums I'd never heard before. You can see them listed in the link below. I'm doing the challenge again this year - any recommendations for albums to check out?

#TuesdayTunes

https://tinyurl.com/buvw9wsv

Image by blocks on Unsplash

#Two4Tuesday

1. My favorite thing about winter is taking pictures of the landscape on beautiful winter days.
2. This is the first book that came to mind. The romantic leads get stuck in a snowstorm and have to spend the night together. This spicy romance is a great winter read. ❄️🔥

"As we collectively come to understand just what verbal abuse is and how it impacts humanity, we will have a healthier world... For example, a dictator using verbally abusive and controlling behavior could not rise to power if most who witnessed verbal abuse recognized it for what it is!"

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Read this book on Everand: https://www.everand.com/book/336811299

My song for #TuesdayTunes. W. Darling, whose real name is Hayley Gene Penner, is a underrated Canadian singer. I recommend her W. Darling EPs and her album People You Follow, which is under her real name.

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=_sPxorSU6RU&si=Yddj6QzJI5XMnMwZ

Happy New Year, friends. May your 2025 be filled with amazing books and music!

#TuesdayTunes

https://youtu.be/8JPznBPS5yU?si=f-07tGRbu0OmRDEc

A short audiobook for the day.

Merry Christmas! I am listening this audiobook while making chocolate baked oatmeal.

Who‘s watching The Muppet Christmas Carol tonight?

This is Arrow. I met her today at the Auburn Public Library. They‘ve partnered with a local shelter to help cats get adopted. Wish I could adopt Arrow, she‘s very sweet and friendly.

#CatsOfLitsy

I‘ve eaten 37 types of cookies from the cookie challenge list https://www.listchallenges.com/litsy-holiday-cookies

My favorites:
1. Snickerdoodle
2. Gingersnap
3. Sugar

I think everyone I would tag has already been tagged, haha!

#TLT
#ThreeListThursday

I‘m enjoying this steamy second chance romance.

Another one for #WeirdWordWednesday

Just discovered the Richard Marx Christmas album. I love his rendition of The Little Drummer Boy.

#TuesdayTunes

https://youtu.be/AOBbT9AA2xE?si=UsJm82gRbePHSIL_

This holiday romance novella features a stray kitten that the heroine adopts. It reminds me of this kitty I met in Belize. It was hard not to take it home!

#CatsOfLitsy

Switched my schedule this week & have to work later today. Wish I had the day off, but since I don‘t I‘m enjoying some holiday reading before my shift.

Just listened to this audiobook. Couldn‘t get into it.

Just started this lovely little novella. It has random definitions at the start of each chapter. Perfect for #WeirdWordWednesday.

I‘m listening to Kylie Minogue‘s Christmas album. I love her cover of The Pretenders “2000 Miles”.

#TuesdayTunes

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=KtHJ84Nsz0o&si=zN6N8Xc5pvrStKQA

I‘m starting my day with Lemon Loaf tea. Happy #TrekTuesday!

#Tea #Cats

Holiday romance time! 🕎

“One of the wonderful things about fictional characters is that they can illustrate for us, in particularly memorable ways, aspects of the human experience that we might otherwise fail to appreciate.”

My cat Boots is not a fictional character, but here she is!

#CatsOfLitsy

Happy December! Christmas music is one of my favorite things about the holiday season. This is one of my favorite songs. Reminds me of when I was in choir in high school.

#TuesdayTunes

https://open.spotify.com/track/40yfixqIk7v9MW3wZ9w8J3?si=qWl58MMPT4-R403n3QLuOg&...

Read this cute book about a therapy dog. It‘s a quick read with one-liners and pictures.

This short murder mystery was cute.