whatcha readin'? {goal 40::book 4}

And yes, I am back to the YA
side of the fence…
reconnecting with my inner 13 year old
who can now
READ ANYTHING SHE WANTS
and doesn’t have to rely on
what is only available in the
MCS library OR
the bookmobile
especially after being banned
from both
for not returning books
(I have good intentions but
a long history of never returning a book…
don’t lend me any…heh…
plus…shhhhhhh, don’t tell anyone but…
I fold the corners…)

Sidenote…thinking about this
really makes me wanna read all the
Sweet Valley High books that I
missed out on back then. Heh.

So anyway…
what can I say about this?
It was a fun, feel good
quick read that made me happy.

If you like feel good make you happy books
that don’t require a lot of thinking,
then you should read it too! :)
I’d lend you my copy but I already lost it
plus…you know….the pages are all bent and foldy….

♥♥♥♥ 4 out of 5
NEXT UP:: LIFE AFTER LIFE- KATE ATKINSON

friday i'm in love...sorry, not a St Patrick's edition...cause I'm lame.

I know this should somehow
be a St Patrick’s day edition
but instead, I
HAVE
to tell you about the
frigging amazing
homemade flakies I got from
sweet’ems bake shop!!!!!!!

These were literally too die for
and I looked forward to picking up
this order all week…
my week was sleepy and stressy,
time change killed me,
work is insanely busy
and I just can’t keep up
in anything that I am doing…
house, work, exercise, consignments…
but these little sweet delights
made
up
for
everything.
♥

Look at allllllll that lemony goodness
dripping out …and that flaky flaky-ness.
Sooooo good.

OTHER THINGS I AM LOVING ON A FRIDAY

♥ Slowly, you will learn how to lay down your arms. How to walk away from those who will only ever love you in halves. Slowly, you will learn that you cannot love someone into loving you, or being ready, if they are not. You cannot love someone into their potential. You cannot close their hands around your heart if they are not willing to hold it themselves. You have to let them go. You have to focus on the people in your life who bring you back home to yourself. You have to focus on standing up for that kind of connection, on honoring that calm, because it exists. It exists.

♥ murmurations. always, always, always with the murmurations

♥ that Sunny’s Dairy Bar commented on my
little salty chip watercolor on FB, heehee.
(and to say that they loved the doodle,
not to threaten to sue me for copyright, heh)

♥ accidental hearts….

and in the spirit of St Patrick’s,
I can only offer this:

tuesday truths....

the truth is
i am so sleepy
i can barely think
in a straight line.

lots going on right now….
a lot of it is very, very, very good.
a little of it is slightly
stressy and sucky
but that’s kinda what life is
i think…
a mix of the very, very goods
seasoned with a little bit of stress and
sometimes suckiness.

but i like to focus on the good….
so here’s a little bit of the good in my life
lately….and i hope there is a little bit
(or a lot) of good in your life, too!

I made a plant hanger! :)

I have been trying to eat a little better…
and get some fruit in there
(not really any vegetables though…heh)

I got ALL THESE polka dot mugs and bowls
for a mere 25.00….such a happy steal! :)

and the longer, brighter days
allowed for some time at the
little blue desk ♥

And the truth is
I hope you have a happy
Tuesday and are not feeling
the daylight savings change to
heavily…I feel jetlagged…
if I knew how jetlagged felt, I guess. Heh.

whatcha readin - 2023 {goal 40 - book 2 and 3...kinda}

Not gonna lie
so far 2023 has been a rough year
for me
as far as reading goes.

First I struggled with the
extremely annoying not scary at all
Frankenstein.

And then I just couldn’t seem to settle.
It’s just been slow going…
I blame my daughter and that we
started watching Sons of Anarchy and
even though I say JUST ONE
every night,
it is never
JUST ONE.

(and Jax. I blame the cuteness of Jax. Heh)

So anywayyyyyyyyyyyyy,
I read The House in the Pines
but for the moment my opinion must
remain classified information
because I read it as part of a
very small teeny tiny book club
and I don’t want to give anything away.

So instead, we’ll skip to
The Art of Racing in the Rain
which so many people told me to read and
raved about it and I was dubious
cause it was the story from the point of view
of a dog
and I was kinda like well….I mean….
how good could that be?

So frigging good.

Note I wrote while reading this book:
"For a little bit I kinda hated this story
because it was so good
and broke my heart so much.”

So there you go.
Those who told me to read this were right to do so.
And now I have become one of those people
telling YOU go read it.
(and I have a copy to trade or sell if you want)
:)

5♥♥♥♥’s out of 5
NEXT UP:: LOVE AND GELATO - JENNA EVANS WELCH

thinking thoughts out loud...as i often do

I just renewed this website
and the cost was higher than I had intended
(my fault for not paying attention)
so now I feel like I better start using it
to make good on the extra money I accidentally put into it.

But also the brighter longer days
are making me dizzy with
excitement…there are so many things
I want to do…
so many things that I struggle to focus
on just one thing
to settle down on doing…
and instead I make list after list
of what I could be doing
instead of actually doing anything….

But….baby steps. :)

I have been writing this blog for a long time.
I don’t really do it for any reason other than
as a way to document my life for me…
it’s a way to push myself to do things…
to find ways to be creative.
I am not going to be famous….I don’t need a huge readership…
I am not looking for likes or follows or shares but I do love the
connections it occasionally brings me.
I just want to be able to look back and smile
and think
oh….I remember that day.

I remember feeling that way.

I remember doing/making/seeing/hearing/eating that. :)

All that said,
I am going to come here more often….
and I am going to use this to push myself
to not just make the lists
but actually COMPLETE something on said list.

I’d love it if you come along for the journey
but only if you wanna.
If this kinda thing feels cringey to you…
selfies and affirmations and slightly sad attempts
at poetry and lopsided sketches
and a multitude of photos of candy, ice cream and doughnuts
then….
you might want to avoid this page.
And I’ll totally understand. Heh.
♥

But it’s about to get messy.
And real. But fun.
Cause at 52, I can’t keep worrying what
other people think….
I started life as the “weird” kid in class,
I may as well keep going. Consistency is key.
:)