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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pushing Appliances to Their Limits
Tonight while we were making dinner, our twenty-six-year-old stove went kaput. Luckily, just yesterday we got a new toaster since the one we bought in 2003 stopped working the day we … Continue reading Pushing Appliances to Their Limits
Imperfect Happiness 