Did I mayyybe go overboard on Book Outlet a couple weeks ago? Probably yes, but…
In my defense they were all so cheap! And the tagged finishes a series I started in January that‘s been nagging at me with a need to find out what happens next. Also I‘ve been terrible about reading my library books and also at returning them super late. So owning the books makes sense right?
#bookhaul #bookmail

Cozy constant lap cat and this book I bought in the airport and just gulped down - these were some emotionally mature, sexy 20-somethings and it was a blast to read.

My desk is a mess and I know I should be working on my to-do list but all I want to do is read about the Virgin Islands and pretend my toes are in the white sand 😩

Got a day off today to myself so I wandered around town shopping (new books! lotion! puzzle!) and snuck in some sitting and reading, too. Last stop before I head home is tea and coffee cake and a little more of this funny, charming book

I hit up the library and then got my (probably first of many) book blind dates for Feb… The cozy is tagged, can you guess the romance? I had NO idea and I‘m looking forward to it - the bookstore owner said she loved it.

Finally finished my first #AuldLangSpine pick from @HOTPock3tt - I don‘t know what it was about this one, I tried two times before this to read it and ended up putting it down… I did enjoy it this time, even if it‘s not my very favorite Tessa Bailey. However: up next is Truth and Beauty, which I love and I‘m so happy for the push to re-read!

I saw the B&N 25% off pre-orders sale on Ali Hazelwood‘s Instagram and couldn‘t resist buying future me some presents (look at that discount!! They‘re practically giving them away!!)

Chloe snuggled up with me to read this - she‘s not a lap cat so I stay veeery still when she sits with me so she‘ll hang out longer.
My 2023 goal is to get thru my #BOTM back titles, and this is a January book, but oh well… I still think it counts as progress. Plus I‘m really enjoying it so far.

Quick trip back east to visit family and I got to take a little Book Barn side trip ♥️
Picked up the tagged for my #AuldLangSpine reread! @HOTPock3tt @monalyisha

I love this swap and I‘m SO EXCITED for this book! (I‘m diving in as soon as I hit ‘post‘)… and any chocolate with nuts is my jam 🍫
#jolabokaflodswap @LMJenkins thank you so much!! And @MaleficentBookDragon thanks for hosting 🎄 📚 ♥️

Sharing my December #BOTM stack and an adorable card (ostensibly from my cats while I was in SF last week) on my messy desk to say: I shipped my #Jolabokaflodswap box (it‘ll be there Monday!!) and also received one from a mystery sender in VA this week. @MaleficentBookDragon

In San Francisco for my company holiday party, so I took some time today to get my nails done and try a few beers with this twisty holiday book to get myself in the spirit 🎄 🍻 💅 📚

@HOTPock3tt So excited to read some really juicy fantasy in January (looking at all that Sanderson, who I‘ve never tried!) Tagged will be a reread for me, but I‘m stingy with my 5 stars and this was an easy 5 star book so I think it might be first (And if you haven‘t read Lucy‘s memoir, I loved it as a companion book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/534255)
#AuldLangSpine

I don‘t have a picture of my ballot because I mailed it in a couple weeks ago… instead here‘s my husband flying a kite at the beach yesterday (he voted by mail too!) and the last book I finished tagged so it‘s bookish 😆(this was another weird Hendrix horror - there were some gruesome parts and so many metal lyrics) #AuldLangSpine @monalyisha

My two for one #basicwitchswap AND #allhallowsreadswap -both are so fun! I‘m suuuper excited for all the books, esp the tagged. And I LOVE dark chocolate and tootsie treats so I have some plans for tonight 😆 The candle is adorable (already thinking about how I can reuse when I burn it down) and the mug and witchy bag are awesome (husband stole the mug for his coffee already!!) Thank you SO much @Pigpen_Reads 🧙‍♀️ 👻

Can you BELIEVE the view from my favorite coffee shop??? It‘s a little chilly but too gorgeous to not read outside for just a few minutes.

I took myself on a date to the bigger library (and then out for pad Thai) to pick out some October reads… and now I‘m struggling to decide which to pick next 🤷‍♀️

My kid in a giant tree making a goofy face has nothing to do with this book but I am too lazy to take a picture of said book, also miss my kid because vacay is over and he‘s back in CT. 🥺
Anyway: THIS BOOK! It‘s wiiiilldd - anyone else read/reading it? Can we discuss?! 🤯😳

In lieu of another picture of USPS boxes (cuz I forgot to take a picture) please enjoy this view of the lovely Oregon coast (this is Pacific City) and know that my #BasicWitchSwap and #AllHallowsReadSwap both shipped today for arrival on Saturday 🙌

I‘m late, I‘m sorry, but I got my package for the #BasicWitchSwap from @Pigpen_Reads on Friday and I‘m so excited about it!!

Oh were you doing something? Let me get EVEN CLOSER 😹 (and those stripes behind Amelia are Edith….)

I made my drink too strong so I have a second juice only to dump it into so it‘s palatable 😆
Also: everyone told us it rains a lot in OR and it‘s been sunny every day, so I‘m just waiting until cozy indoor sweater weather and hoping they weren‘t lying….

We‘re cozied up with a nice candle lit and some evening reading, but the window is open and hearing our neighbors‘ TV is really confusing to Amelia 😆😆

When you only take one small bookcase but you “narrowed down” to 8 boxes of books…. you make piles (and some just don‘t get unpacked…)

Reading this and unable to get up… We moved from CT to OR on Friday and the cats got here last night (they went by car with a service). They clearly are as happy to be reunited with me as I am to be with them ♥️😆

My son and I got matching “cattoos” of the scruffy kitty from Millions of Cats before he gets nice and plump. 🐈‍⬛❤️ (his looks funky in this pic because of the wrap which I am allergic to - so mine is just naked and shiny with aquaphor)

The totally classy layover environment of the Chicago airport Chili‘s bar…. I did buy five books on my SF work trip and I‘m having a beer while I read one, which really improves the experience 🍺 📚 🌶 ✈️

A little lunch fun reading. I‘m entranced so far… and the blood orange just cracked me up 😝

@DebinHawaii You absolutely blew it out of the water with this #spookysummerswap box… can I have a redo of what I sent to you so I‘m more on theme?! 😅😆 All the witchy items, three books that sound right up my alley, and so many local Hawaii treats plus bookmarks, a book sleeve (so cute!!)…. The wrapping was also adorable - what a fun box to open!!! 💗💗

@Avanders Thank you!! I absolutely LOVE my #staycationintimeswap - none of these books were on my radar but as soon as I read the blurbs I was like YES PLEASE!! The candle smells amazing and I‘m super excited for a bath and a cup of coffee (dark roast is my jam). ♥️♥️
#Staycationswap

I am sooooo late with this but @Avanders @DebinHawaii I got your #SSS and #Staycationswap boxes (a while ago, I‘m sorry!!) and both your packages went out today - they should be there before opening days for both swaps! So sorry for the delay and thanks for your patience!!

A successful first post-Covid ice cream and library trip (and now I‘m exhausted and gonna rest and eat and read for a bit 😆)

📺 👩‍🍳 😳 🧑‍🦰 💗 (I‘m only a few chapters in so this is a bit generic!)
I‘d love a sequel to Night Film - it‘s one of my very favorite books and I‘d totally go back into that weird world.
My last completed read was Things We Do In The Dark and it was ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ - so twisty and such a solid ending!
Thanks for the tag @Eggs @Avanders - better late than never right?! 😅

Such exciting (and kinda color matching) post-vacation #bookmail - I still need to read last month‘s BOTM but I couldn‘t resist these two. I won Daisy Darker from a Goodreads giveaway and it came with a daisy! 🌼

Reading this with leftover Chinese food, black currant hard cider, and this Andrew Bird song in my head because of the line about cartographers: https://g.co/kgs/Q1xLGs (under Chloe‘s watchful and slightly pork-interested gaze)

I loved Gaylin‘s Brenna Spector series, but I wasn‘t sure about this living up to my expectations (I‘m thinking about another Chelsea Cain situation here I think - something just kinda good after a series that I was obsessed with) So far, though, I‘m wrong - and might finish this in one sitting because I need to know what‘s happening next!! (PS hi unicorn comfy pants!)

Posting my #BFC2022 goals for the first time in forever because I really want to be accountable this month!! April was tough because I had terrible sciatica and spent a lot of time just managing that. Though I did ok with veggies near month end.
Book goal: finish at least 5 from my big library stack
Health goals: PT every other day, yoga 5x week, walks 3x week… but really just keep MOVING. And keep eating my veggies 😅
(Current read tagged)

Very much enjoying this matchmaker detective story and its NYC setting and quirky, smart, funny heroine (and her family) I‘m about halfway through, but so far two 👍👍, even if Amelia isn‘t so sure about it.

Currently reading 📚 for book club 📚 plus unrelated pic of my husband on our Oregon trip a few weeks ago. I‘m still thinking about those trees and beaches… 🌲 🌊 Side note: I‘m reading a lot this year and started buying too many books, but haven‘t been writing reviews (or posting here). Anyone else feel like their reading is still “off”? 😳 Each pandemic year has brought such strange reading changes for me.

Solo lunch date today - so far this book is so cute and fun!

Thank you @Chrissyreadit for my #littlechristmasswap - I‘ve been dying to read this book and both the chocolates look AMAZING. I‘m having a rough week with my anxiety so opening this was such a nice treat ♥️

Thank you so much for my #jolabokflod gift @BethM !! The chocolate sounds so delicious and I‘m excited to dive into the sweet book (plus, bonus adorable teas!!). Merry Christmas! 🎄

Gratuitous library cart shot to say I got my #littlechristmasswap (thanks @Chrissyreadit I think!) and my #JolabokaflodSwap (from the mysterious Edna the Elf?!!!) and I think I forgot to post both so I‘m sorry if you were stalking but they are here safe and sound!!

Thank you @Bookgoil - I love my #wintersolsticeswap !! The tagged book 📕 looks perfect for cozy winter break reading (how lucky am I to have gotten a kids‘ librarian as my swap partner? Cool teen lit for the win!!!). I‘ve already broken into the cookies 🍪 and the chai ☕️ will be 100% happening later today - in the tub with my favorite bath 🛁 bomb brand and a yummy-smelling candle 🕯 perhaps? 🤗 ♥️

Combined Litsy swap/group update post…. 🤗
My #WinterSolsticeSwap #littlechristmasswap and #JolabokaflodSwap packages all went out today (along with some Xmas cards to my family since still no big gathering this year 😢) Now to finish my #LMPBC and get that out the door (sorry @Readergrrl @Hazel2019 @Butterfinger - I‘m so close! Plus I got my December book in today‘s mail so I really gotta get cracking!)

It‘s here! Amelia says “do not open it yet, I‘m watching you…”. Thanks @Bookgoil ❄️ ❄️ ❄️
#wintersolsticeswap

Headed down the alley toward the Bodleian! Got to hit the gift shop but didn‘t have time for the tour this time…. Oxford has been amazing fun and now we‘re in London. ❤️

1 Cliche but Narnia ❤️
2 Very grateful for the day off today because I‘m jet lagged from a quick CA trip for work and headed out to England Sunday (for vacation) so my body needs this day of rest!!
Thanks for the tag @kspenmoll — better late than never right?? Tagging any other latecomers who want to play #wondrouswednesday

I went a little swap crazy this year, but no one ever buys me books so I feel it‘s justified 😆 and I‘m really looking forward to all 3 of these!
#JolabokaflodSwap @MaleficentBookDragon
#LittleChristmasSwap @bookish_wookish
#WinterSolsticeSwap @Chrissyreadit @sprainedbrain

@Readergrrl @Butterfinger @Hazel2019
I‘m going old school kinda feminist poetry for my potential picks (partially based on really liking the covers). Anyone have thoughts on any of these?
#LMPBC Group U