Overall pick- some things I loved and some things I didn‘t. I‘m glad I was finally able to finish it!

Life update since it‘s been a while: I went back to school last year to finish my Bachelor‘s, after a ten year break, and graduated in May! (Finally finishing this book was my celebration.) I might go back for a Master‘s in linguistics eventually, but not anytime soon. It was really hard to balance my illnesses, homeschooling, and (cont‘d 👇🏼)

And this. 😠 It just seems wholly unnecessary to include these kinds of statements in their conversations. Maybe I‘m more sensitive to it than other readers. This was written as lighthearted teasing, not threatening.

Lines like this one are killing me. If I ignore them, I can enjoy the story. I‘m definitely liking this character more in the show than the book though, and that‘s unusual for me.

I was able to finish a book! 🎉 I started 2021 with a case of strep, and spent a lot of time reading for the first time in a while. 🥰 I‘ve had horrible fatigue since then, and I‘m not sure if it‘s normal post-infection fatigue or post-exertional malaise from reading so much, but I‘m continuing slowly with the 2nd book.
I really enjoyed this story, aside from some consent issues that bothered me a lot. Continued👇🏼

I‘m a little late, but Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays!!👶🏽🎄🕎❤️🖤💚🎁❄️⛄️🌞 Tagging a book that we gifted to the 10 year old for Christmas. He loves it!

I disappeared for a while because my health issues started flaring pretty badly, then I dislocated my kneecap. You would think that I‘d have a ton more time to read or interact on here, being stuck in bed, but that hasn‘t really been the case. But, I wanted to wish you all a happy December—👇🏼

#day19 #simple #poetrymatters

I sang this in choir when I was in middle school. I still remember the melody, and it popped into my head as soon as I read today‘s prompt. 😊

#two4tuesday Thank you for the tag, @QuietlyLaura 😊
1. Definitely Reepicheep from The Chronicles of Narnia. He has many admirable traits. 🐭
2. Yep! Not nearly as much here in Philadelphia as back in Michigan (born and raised there). My latest snow day of the year when I was a kid was May 1. 🤣❄️🧤

#day14 #hermit #quotsynov20

#day14 #majestic #poetrymatters

#day14 #fallcolors #forevernovember
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower."

#day14 #peacefulpets #thankfulthoughts #catsoflitsy
#HappyCaturday from my favorite ball of fluff, Bagheera!
For those of you who are new friends: he‘s actually my neighbor‘s cat. We‘ve both accepted that he‘s chosen to lead a double life, spending his days here and his nights there. 😂 He can tell when I‘m having a high pain day (#chronicillness) and likes to sit on me and purr when that happens. 🥰

#day13 #fear #forevernovember

#day13 #freak #quotsynov20
“We‘re all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that‘s all.”

#day13 #praise #poetrymatters

#familymatters #caregiverappreciationday #thankfulthoughts art by Anna Daviscourt

I got to talk with my own personal Mrs. Weasley this morning 🥰. She only has 4 kids of her own, but she used to always take in stray teenagers (like me) as well, stretching dinners and offering a couch or bed to whomever needed one. She‘s been my “sort-of-mom” over the years when my mom hasn‘t been able. I‘m so thankful for her. 😊

#day12 #women #forevernovember

#day12 #rodent #quotsynov20

#day12 #loop #poetrymatters

This looks like it‘s going to be great!
Release date: May 21, 2021
#TBR #peacemaker #antiracism #grace
Also, the cover art is by a #philly artist. 😁

“John the Baptist, imprisoned by Herod and awaiting death, struggles to understand a Lord who did not live up to his expectations.” Bagheera really wanted to be in this review photo 😉😸. This book is a pretty quick read, even for me. It felt more like a sermon series than a story, but I‘m totally okay with that. It was some preaching that I needed to hear. ❤️ I‘m grateful that my book club friend sent it to me. 🥰
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️4/5
#catsoflitsy

1. My real last name was flagged as inappropriate 😅, so I felt frustrated and wanted to obviate the problem. Then I realized that obviateit also looks like “obvi ate it”, which made me laugh because that‘s my favorite approach to delicious food. 😂
2. I‘m thankful for family and friends, IRL and online. I‘ve been struggling with my brain fog, and people keep encouraging me, which is lovely. 🥰
Thanks for the tag, @Eggs ❤️
#thankfulthursday

#day11 #kindness #forevernovember

#day11 #soldier #quotsynov20

#day11 #intersect #poetrymatters
“You were headed straight for me, there would be an intersection, a sharing of a single point and we, no longer parallel, would have something in common.”

#day11 #veteransday #thankfulthoughts
I saw this on Instagram and thought some of you might appreciate the books that they recommended to learn more. I‘ll try to tag the rest of them in a comment. ❤️

#two4tuesday Thanks again, @Eggs 😊
1. The Prisoner in the Third Cell (which I still need to review 🤔— it was a quick read, and I finished it last week)
2. Not this past week, but I want to say it was 9 or 10 days ago, if I‘m not mistaken. @CaitlinCasillas surprised me with it because she wanted to encourage me. 🥰

#day10 #youngreadersday #thankfulthoughts
Throwback to last year, when this cutie put this book on his Christmas list. Unfortunately, we‘d already finished buying his gifts for that Christmas. But, I‘m #thankful this prompt reminded me that he wanted it, because now I can buy it for him for this Christmas! 😊🎄

#day9 #goingtheextramile #thankfulthoughts

#day10 #forgettable #forevernovember

#day9 #unexpected #forevernovember

#day10 #puppet #quotsynov20

#day9 #relationship #quotsynov20

“If conversation was the lyrics, laughter was the music, making time spent together a melody that could be replayed over and over without getting stale.”

#day10 #future #poetrymatters

#day9 #present #poetrymatters

If fear was plucky, and globes were square,
And dirt was cleanly and tears were glee
    Things would seem fair,-
    Yet they'd all despair,
    For if here was there
We wouldn't be we.

#day8 #thestarsabove #thankfulthoughts
This whole series is so good. 🌙👑

#day8 #writer #forevernovember

#day8 #twist #quotsynov20

#day8 #past #poetrymatters
“This hand shall shake no more, nor that wine spill.”
🥺😭🙌🏼💖

I posted about storiarts.com yesterday, and then I saw this email from them today! This would be a great month to order some bookish gifts for yourself and/or your loved ones. I have a pair of writing gloves already, and I‘m thinking about getting more 😅. They also have free shipping on orders over $70 (or $100 intl). #stillnotsponsored #ijustlovethem 😂💖

#day7 #forevernovember
My favorite bookish product shop— that can be found on Etsy as well— is storiarts. These writing gloves are lovely and comfortable, and they have lots of different book prints. #notsponsored lol

#day7 #bookloversday #thankfulthoughts

Hopefully I haven‘t been posting about #chronicillness too much. I‘ve been pretty open about my journey, because finding other #spoonies (people with chronic conditions) who were open about their struggles helped me to feel so much less alone. 🥰

#day7 #hollow #quotsynov20

#day7 #blue #poetrymatters

I love my city. 🎉❤️🎉🤍🎉💙🎉
#philly

#day6 #siblings #thankfulthoughts
I need to get this for my boys! They love the first Maple and Willow book. This one seems to be all about learning to get along. We may or may not need some encouragement in that area. 😅

#day6 #rest #forevernovember
What is the meaning of life when the Doing is stripped away, and all you have left to do is whatever you can do from a place of rest? Is there still value? Yes, those of us who have been bedridden with #chronicillness would say. ❤️ I‘m adding this to my #TBR.

#day6 #false #quotsynov20
“I am fond of history and am very well contented to take the false with the true. In the principal facts they have sources of intelligence in former histories and records, which may be as much depended on, I conclude, as anything that does not actually pass under ones own observation; and as for the little embellishments you speak of, they are embellishments, and I like them as such.”

#day6 #poetrymatters #highway

#day5 #blessed #thankfulthoughts

#day5 #forevernovember
“You must remember, #family is often born of blood, but it doesn't depend on blood. Nor is it exclusive of friendship. Family members can be your best friends, you know. And best friends, whether or not they are related to you, can be your family.”