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april 2024 was full of animals but not many books
📚April Wrap-up📚 My lack of reading in April consisted of A mystery book Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie Selected Poems of Langston Hughes Godkiller by Hannah Kaner Book 3 of War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy I am currently reading Book 4 of War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 101 Top Picks for…
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sundays are for shit pics
Such a beautiful Sunday where I keep making excuses to be outside. So here’s a pic of my most recent library “haul” outside. I’m pretty proud of myself that I only got two more books than I had planned on when going to my library for the first time since December. I went for the…
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Harry Potter and David Goggins are personal must-rereads
What book could you read over and over again? I’ve reread Harry Potter as much as possible since I opened the first book for the second time. Now, I don’t reread other books as much. I reread Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins once. I’ll probably reread that again. I’d like to reread A Song…
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fuck the govt, but congrats, you made me stronger
How have you adapted to the changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic? The covid pandemic, though utterly unnecessary and absolutely insane, forced me to become stronger and better than I ever was. I’m in great shape physically. I had used the lockdown to hone my exercise discipline. I have been working out pretty consistently…
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mornings on the reading homestead
What are your morning rituals? What does the first hour of your day look like? Mornings around here have changed drastically in the last few months. They generally vary as well, there’s really no morning that goes the same around here. And this is for either me or both my husband and I, depending if…
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march’s slow reading wrapup
📚March Wrap-up📚 My sad lack of reading for March included Real Food for Fertility by Lily Nichols Book 2 of War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan Screwjack by Hunter S Thompson My reading in March was so slow, the slowest that it’s been since I permanently left the…
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an easter outdoors
🐰✨️Happy Easter ✨️🐰 From the new homestead buns with my current read And now it’s time for me to spend as much time as possible outside, as should those reading this caption ☀️💚 Try as I might to finish this today (good luck to me, I have about 150 pages ), my biggest goal for…
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saying no to the phone and reading update
How often do you say “no” to things that would interfere with your goals? Not enough. This mainly persists in my random scrolling and checking notifications. While I mean well for myself when opening apps, it can turn into anywhere from a mere 5 minutes to an hour of bullshit that could have been spent…
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green all around
✨️📗A Very Green St Patrick’s Day📗✨️ I recently finished Book 2 of War and Peace, so I’m now taking a break with Jenny Colgan’s Bookshop on the Corner. And I love that my current read matches today’s holiday. I rarely do stuff like that (or check on it) so that elevated my mood a little…
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reading on the homestead
Why do I never post anymore? Short answer: homesteading is taking so much out of me. Long answer: what little time I do have to myself in the wee hours is spent reading 5 pages. And sometimes, 5 pages is the only amount that I can get in. If that. It makes my little reading…
