I honestly forgot about writing this post until a few minutes ago (it’s 5:37 PM 😅). We went to church this morning, grabbed food from a hotdog stand we love, and then tackled grocery shopping. I spent the rest of the day finishing Graceless Heart so I can share my review this week.
Since we’re off tomorrow for the holiday, I’m on my second cup of coffee—a pistachio latte from Starbucks (thank you, teacher gift cards!)—and fully planning to enjoy a late night in bed with a book. The kids helped me get the house back in order after a busy week, and now they’re playing a game together before bed.
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| I saw these flowers at the store and couldn't resist bringing them home. |
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I’ve been really working on my NetGalley ratio and have made a lot of progress this month! The Past Due Reviews posts help a ton, and I finally went back and reviewed several children’s books I read ages ago just to get them cleared out. I still have books on there from 2018 😅—don’t judge me. I judge myself plenty, LOL.
What a beautiful bouquet!
ReplyDeleteWishing you a happy reading week
Thank you! I love having fresh flowers in the house. :)
DeleteThe flowers are beautiful! 🌸💮🌸💮
ReplyDeleteWould you be into watching older anime series? I'll hop over to My Anime List (it's like Goodreads for anime and manga) to joggle my memory of some of the series I used to watch with my son when he was younger. I was watching the Flying Witch anime, but compared to the manga it's pretty boring. Ha ha. I am excited for the Witch Hat Atelier anime to premier in April! Have you had a chance to look at that manga? It starts out MG but about half way through it changes to mature YA, which really bothered me from a book bloggers point of view because it was lovely MG with a great message and I can't recommend it as such anymore. It's still a great series, though. 🎏
Enjoy your day off and have a wonderful week. ☀
I love older anime too! Yu Yu Hakusho, Inuyasha, and Cowboy Bebop are all classics and still hold up so well. There’s just something special about that era of anime that hits differently. I go back and rewatch them all the time. ❤️ My kids enjoy reading manga, but I usually stick to the shows.
DeleteI would be frustrated with the change as well. Was it because the characters got older?
Enjoy your Monday off! :D
ReplyDeleteIt was great! We had a chill day at home and then went to Hobby Lobby for some beads and a few miscellaneous items.
DeleteIt's nice when the kids get big enough to help out. I saw something about kids doing chores and them being successful in life. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteMy kids should be really successful then. 🤣
DeleteEnjoy the time off.
ReplyDeleteI did! Thank you, Mary 😊
DeleteSuch pretty flowers! Hope you have a great week.
ReplyDeleteI thought the colors were really pretty! This week is going by really fast. I'm crossing my fingers for another snow day on Friday. 🤞🏼
DeleteOh, Graceless Heart sounds good, I hope you enjoyed it! I love Spy X Family, watched it with my husband and had such a fun time! Hmm currently watching and loving Apothecary Diaries, that would be my rec :) ! Congrats on your Netgalley ratio progress, I'm struggling with that myself so I'm proud of you!
ReplyDeleteVeros @ Dark Shelf of Wonders
It’s a lot longer than I was expecting—reading on a Kindle can be so deceiving! 😅 We already watched (and loved) The Apothecary Diaries. I need a new season ASAP!
DeleteI'm so impressed that you are almost to double digits with your GR challenge! Go you. :)
ReplyDeleteIn all fairness, some of them are children’s books I’ve had sitting on my NetGalley list for a while. I’m just trying to knock out what I can! 😄
DeleteThose flowers are so pretty indeed! Hope you had a nice Monday off and will have a great rest of the week!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lindsey! It's shaping up to be a pretty good week. :)
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