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By Charity Posted on July 13, 2017September 22, 2017

TBR List Declutter: Week 5

Well, what do you know? Ten more titles from the book of books (added January 15, 2010). I really went to town adding titles from that book. Wondering what this … Continue reading TBR List Declutter: Week 5

Categories: Books, TBR List DeclutterTags: Books, reading, TBR
By Charity Posted on July 12, 2017

Footloose and Fitness Tracker-Free

In June 2014, I bought a fitness tracker. I got myself a Fitbit One to wear on my hip rather than a wristband tracker because I really liked wearing my … Continue reading Footloose and Fitness Tracker-Free

Categories: Self CareTags: fitness, fitness tracker
By Charity Posted on July 6, 2017September 22, 2017

TBR List Declutter: Week 4

It appears that two weeks after my bulk addition of titles, I must have picked up the book of books again and added more. These are all from January 15, … Continue reading TBR List Declutter: Week 4

Categories: Books, TBR List DeclutterTags: Books, reading, TBR
By Charity Posted on July 2, 2017July 2, 2017

The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri

The Lowland was the SBC selection for May 2017. Visit the SBC Page (linked above) for more books we’re reading/have read. This novel took me forever to read. I started … Continue reading The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri

Categories: BooksTags: book review, Books, reading, Sisters Book Club
By Charity Posted on July 1, 2017July 1, 2017

Bookends: June 2017

It’s finally strawberry time in Massachusetts! We’ve picked four weeks in a row and brought home a total of sixty-one pounds of strawberries. I froze a bunch of them and … Continue reading Bookends: June 2017

Categories: BooksTags: book review, Home improvement, progressive capsule, reading, riotgrams, strawberries
By Charity Posted on June 29, 2017June 30, 2017

TBR List Declutter: Week 3

Mundane detail that I’m going to pretend is vitally interesting: I’m putting these lists together when I have chunks of time available and then scheduling them to post weekly because … Continue reading TBR List Declutter: Week 3

Categories: Books, TBR List DeclutterTags: Books, reading, TBR
By Charity Posted on June 22, 2017June 22, 2017

TBR List Declutter: Week 2

Another week, another ten books from my TBR to scrutinize. For background about this weekly event, check out the introductory post. In December 2009, I visited the Salt Like City library … Continue reading TBR List Declutter: Week 2

Categories: Books, TBR List DeclutterTags: Books, reading, TBR
By Charity Posted on June 15, 2017June 22, 2017

TBR List Declutter: Week 1

If you go to my Goodreads profile, you’ll see that my to-read shelf has only seven books on it. “That looks pretty good,” you might say. “That’s a minimalist TBR … Continue reading TBR List Declutter: Week 1

Categories: Books, TBR List DeclutterTags: Books, reading, TBR
By Charity Posted on June 4, 2017June 4, 2017

Bookends: May 2017

May found me celebrating my daughter’s twelfth birthday and realizing that there’s less than 1.5 inches between her height and mine, writing and mailing our homeschool annual reports to the … Continue reading Bookends: May 2017

Categories: BooksTags: book review, reading
By Charity Posted on May 2, 2017

Bookends: April 2017

April in Massachusetts was a stop-and-start process towards spring. We heard spring peepers peeping, watched the maple trees bloom and then make itty-bitty seeds, and now we’re seeing leaves galore. … Continue reading Bookends: April 2017

Categories: BooksTags: book review, Deweys 24-hour readathon, Massachusetts, reading, spring
By Charity Posted on April 30, 2017April 30, 2017

Dewey’s April 2017 Readathon Wrap-Up

Here I am, another readathon in the books. So to speak. I ended up reading from 8am Saturday until about noon on Sunday, with a 7-hour break to sleep and … Continue reading Dewey’s April 2017 Readathon Wrap-Up

Categories: BooksTags: anne tyler, Books, cats, Deweys 24-hour readathon, lionel shriver, Readathon, reading
By Charity Posted on April 29, 2017April 29, 2017

Dewey’s Readathon, April 2017 Edition

Today is one of the best days of the year: readathon day! My TBR is this stack plus a download of the audio version of Anne Tyler’s Vinegar Girl, a … Continue reading Dewey’s Readathon, April 2017 Edition

Categories: BooksTags: Books, Deweys 24-hour readathon, Readathon, reading

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