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January 29, 2018 - Updated May 7, 2019 // 11 Comments

 

Coming to you on a MONDAY instead of a Sunday as we had a pretty busy weekend! Hope your weekend was great! We had a pretty eventful weekend — Riley’s Purposeful Play class again Saturday morning, Shake Shack date and then we picked up Genevieve and Adela, my nieces, for a sleepover til later Sunday afternoon. Riley had fun playing with and watching her cousins and Finn loved all the pets.

 

 

 

  • Do you read ebooks?? There are some awesome, awesome deals going on right now. I decided to make a page I will update on my blog so add this page to your bookmarks or follow me on Facebook where I regularly update them! I also added THIS PAGE which I hope is helpful to you. Just changing the site around slowly but surely!

 

  • It is rare that I actually click through an ad on Instagram but when I saw this Dorotea collection…UH YEAH. All our dinnerware stuff is super plain and I’ve been wanting to get something a little more nice and I’m obsessed with these!

 

  • I’ve been looking for something to hang in Riley’s crib area (we don’t have a nursery obviously because we are in a one bedroom) and so I don’t want it to be too ~baby~ since we room share and I FOUND THIS. I’m in love. I’m also in love with this sign but ummm I’m the only one in my household so far to have read Harry Potter so I might have to kick em out.

Harry Potter Nursery Hanging

From Three Mango Seeds

 

  • Interesting….Walmart is going to be selling ebooks and audiobooks?

 

 

  • I’ve only read one book off this list but I’m very interested in the rest!

 

  • I am going to be a FUHREAKING mess during this Super Bowl episode of This Is Us despite this article talking about closure! I mean, we know it’s coming but I can’t even. I CANNOT. Anybody else want to call in sick the next day?

 

  •  This is my life right now.  Especially tonight. I really wanted to get a bunch of things done and read and blog but Riley was just having an abnormal rough night about an hour after we put her down (normally she’s a great sleeper) so I checked all the things that needed to be checked and held her. Even when she was finally asleep and I could have put her in bed I was too busy soaking up her baby smell and the feel of her soft baby skin on mine. It’s like suddenly all my to-do lists melt away. I mean, now I’m staying up late now that she’s snoozing in the crib just fine but alas…it’s only for a season and soon she won’t want me to hold her.

  • I need this onesie for Riley (from this shop on Etsy)!!!! And when she gets some freaking hair the Granger one! I wonder if she will get my Granger-like hair. Will has a thick mane of hair too so she’s screwed between my out of control curls and his thick hair.

Harry Potter baby onesie is the cutest ever!Find it here

 

Hermoine OnesieFind it here

 

  • SO I like NEVER solicit you guys BUT my adorable and super kindhearted niece Genevieve is in her first year of Girl Scouts and she’s selling cookies! A ton of amazing people bought when I shared on Twitter and Instagram so I figured I’d put a little plug here that if you’d like a cookie dealer (lol because really…I just ate a whole box of thin mints today and have no recollection of how that happened) I would love for you to consider buying from her — with the direct online order they ship anywhere in the US! A bunch of my friends who ordered last week got theirs already!

 

  • On the Blog This Past Week: 14 Romantic Books To Read For Valentine’s Day // 6 Lessons I’ve Learned Lately

 

What did you do this weekend? Read any interesting articles or find any good recommendations (for anything)? Tell me, tell me!!

 

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  1. Charlotte Anne Brand says

    January 29, 2018 at 6:24 am

    Love this! The baby clothes are so cute! <3
    Charlotte | https://charlotteidek.com

    Reply
  2. Rosie @ Rosie Writes Things says

    January 29, 2018 at 7:38 am

    I am in NEED of that Dumbledore sign!!! It won’t really go with baby’s Doctor Who/space-themed bedroom, but it will fit perfectly in mine! ;D And I love that Granger Hair Don’t Care onesie! I hope for a girl in the future so that I can buy cute stuff like that. Also, how adorable is your niece in those pink cowboy boots!! I also really love her name. I actually just ate half a box of thin mints last night while watching tv. It’s not hard to do at all – no regrets!

    Reply
  3. Lea K. says

    January 29, 2018 at 3:12 pm

    OMG! Adorable finds!!! I love Harry Potter stuff for kids!!!

    Reply
  4. Emily Fata, www.EmulatingEmily.com says

    January 29, 2018 at 3:25 pm

    I was so against reading ebooks, but for my last birthday, my best friend bought me an ereader so tat I would stop complaining about the weight of carrying around a couple of physical books on the subway to and from work/school, as well as in my carry-on when I go travelling. I’m so glad she did, because I’ve become quite obsessed with my Kobo now!!

    Reply
  5. Ashley says

    January 29, 2018 at 3:30 pm

    I never really got into ebooks although there are some days when I am tempted, but I am so in love with the actual book that I can’t seem to convert to the electronic kind – something about holding, smelling, turning the pages of a book makes me happy!

    I often stalk Etsy for the adorable baby clothes! :)…and OMG those dishes are SO ADORABLE. One day when I am able to own my own home, I’d love to get something cute like this <3

    Reply
  6. Laura @BlueEyeBooks says

    January 29, 2018 at 10:41 pm

    Oh my goodness those onesies are adorable!! Also, I may just need to steal that sign from you because it is GORGEOUS! I seriously need more bookish stuff in my life… I think this is the main reason I decided that banning Etsy from life was for the best but I’m kind of regretting that decision now.

    I discovered this completely by accident but apparently The Sun is Also a Star is on sale for $1.99 too (kindle version)!

    Laura @BlueEyeBooks

    Reply
  7. Christina | From Under a Palm Tree says

    January 30, 2018 at 10:59 am

    I LOVE ALL OF YOUR HARRY POTTER THINGS! That quote for the bedroom is so perrfect and that clothing set is even better. Omg I love it so much!

    Reply
  8. Kimberly at The Windy Pages says

    January 30, 2018 at 6:45 pm

    ebooks are hard for me sometimes because I have so many physical books i want to get through (and get rid of.) That said, I find it so much easier to read in bed with my kindle than a hardcover!
    The best/worst thing about ebooks is how cheap they can be and sometimes I find myself buying a whole mess of them at once! I really need to obviously curb this habit, as it’s not the ebook’s fault, and more my own problem with immediate gratification. 🙂
    Hold your baby. It’s okay> I have a 2 year old now. Enjoy this time. The dishwasher will get emptied eventually.

    Reply
  9. Bryony says

    January 31, 2018 at 1:34 am

    Sounds like you’re so busy! I love reading ebooks while we are travelling – so much more practical!

    Reply
  10. Michelle says

    February 1, 2018 at 10:03 am

    I am currently having flashbacks to having a baby with the addition of our new pup. Except when I have a mile-long to-do list, my pup doesn’t cuddle. Usually, he’s too busy trying to bite everything in sight and play with everything he can see. I live for puppy naps these days!

    Thanks for the link for your niece’s cookie sale! I want to share the love with cookies this year. I love that I can buy from people I know and support them rather than a stranger locally. And Thin Mints delivered to my house? SO, so dangerous!

    Reply
  11. Terra Heck says

    February 3, 2018 at 4:21 am

    Oh my goodness, those two baby outfits are beyond adorable! I’m still an old-fashioned gal when it comes to books….I want them in physical form.

    Reply

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These indie bookshops are so vital to our communities and I know everyone’s situation is different so this isn’t to shame but That Website can’t replace what can be created in these book spaces. Shop local when you are able! #indiebookshop #bookshop #bookshopping #independentbookstore
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The Trouble With Anna — I enjoyed this delightful little historical romance about a heroine who is carving out her independence only to find out, when her grandfather dies, that he tied her inheritance/future to marrying her best friend’s brother — a not-so-happy surprise for both of them. I could understand why they both had some guardness/walls up and I enjoyed watching them slowly start to lower them.

Mayhem and the Mortal - I’m not too far into this romantic fantasy but it is one of my most anticipated that came out last month and I’m excited to dig in more.

Hamnet — I know, I know. For April I decided not to make a traditional TBR list of books I wanted to read but instead give myself some prompts to guide my reading (bc I’m overwhelmed with all my choices at hand) without feeling rigid. One of the prompts was to read a book I HAD TO BUY but is still unread. So going to finally get to it. Have you read this one or watched the movie?

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I had no idea what I was getting into.

I hadn’t really known what it was about but I didn’t really need to given its TJR & the fact it was 1980s NASA & astronauts.

But this book was about love to me - romantic love, platonic love, familial love, love for something bigger than yourself, love for the person you are & are becoming, love in the face of obstacles, love for what lights you up.

Having been invested in real life astronauts & their journey lately really made this book even more vivid to me — seeing the bonds of the crew so deeply, feeling the fragility that exists while they are doing this wondrous & crazy thing that often still boggles my mind that we can do.

And, hardest to put into words, that feeling of awe in the expansive nature & capabilities of love & the universe that I felt when a husband named a crater after his late wife which doubly helped me understand how Joan & Vanessa felt looking back at earth.

It made me sob & feel everything about being a human so deeply basically from that Frances/Joan phone call at 86% of the way through until the final words. Like could not breathe.

*might be a tiny bit spoilery so beware:

I think the way she wrote this was so impactful bc we start out knowing something bad happens &it’s not even that far when we know that some of them def won’t make it back & some are alive in peril.

I was like “oof” when *it* happens early on. But each and every chapter where we learn more about these ppl & their relationships felt agonizing & I was retroactively grieving for them more deeply every turn of the page.

The hurt and grief just compounds from a moment that was sad from the jump to something that had dug in deep to me.

To know what happens right before this mission makes the mission control bits even more excruciating. Makes the peril a character is in hit even harder than just “oh that must be scary!”. 

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Interesting things:

1. January started out rough. I only read 1 physical book and leaned very heavy into audiobooks only. At first it was distressing that my brain -thanks to current events and their effect on my mind - couldn’t work out how to sit down and read with my eyeballs but I was like…let’s just roll with it and wait for it to pass. So I waited and enjoyed a ton of audiobooks.

2. I don’t think I’ve ever read so many thrillers and mysteries in a quarter. It’s a genre I love but I’m normally quite more balanced. However, it’s what I was craving and what my brain was tolerating so…I just went with it.

3. I have always been a reader led by my moods (both how I feel reading wise and personally). This quarter was FERAL. Like the most feral mood reading ever. I couldn’t even categorize it. I’d decide on one book enthusiastically and suddenly I was like…absolutely not that.

4. I read way less fantasy than normal which was WEIRD but I felt like I also wasn’t surprised given my brain space.

5. I really started to resent people even more who said “it’s a book account stop talking about politics etc”. Babe, I’m a human who gives a shit but ALSO this has and always been an account of MY reading life. And my reading life was profoundly affected by the things that were going on in this country. Like they have been before - whether it’s been current events or things like having a kid, being depressed, slumps, etc.

6. I return to the fact that, for me, I am happiest when I pay attention to my reading whims. The end of the month I had a very specific reading mood (wanted time travel element but not a heavy time travel book) and I decided to pick up A Rip Through Time at the end of the month and I’m now halfway through book 4. Having the best time ever!!! 

Anyways, tell me how your reading life was in Q1! Fave books? Biggest surprises??
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A book recommendation for all my historical fictio A book recommendation for all my historical fiction readers - The Briar Club by Kate Quinn. My holy grail historical author came through for me again. I can’t express how much I cared for and was pulled into the lives of these women living in a boardinghouse in DC during the McCarthy era just as much as I was racing to find out what happened in this house. The tension mounted as we got to what actually happened?? Masterful. Truly. #historicalfiction #bookrec #bookrecommendation #historicalfictionbooks @williammorrowbooks
Made a fun family day out of Independent Bookstore Made a fun family day out of Independent Bookstore Day and hit up new faves @maveybooks and what used to be my second home when I lived closer @childrensbookworld which was so nice to be back home 🥹🥹

Book shopping is great but I can’t express how incredible building community is and indie bookshops do just that. I always wanted my own version of Cheers and, while not a bar where everybody knows my name, CBW was that place for me for almost a decade when I built community by going to YA book events there and moderating events. And while I am not able to get there as often as I was before I became a mom and we moved further away, It’s been so special to be able to share this beloved space with Riley.

These indie bookshops are so vital to our communities and I know everyone’s situation is different so this isn’t to shame but That Website can’t replace what can be created in these book spaces. Shop local when you are able! #indiebookshop #bookshop #bookshopping #independentbookstore
Ok technically I’m lying. My last read was technic Ok technically I’m lying. My last read was technically ATMOSPHERE but I feel like between my stories and my dedicated post to it, I’d rather talk about the book I read before it but didn’t update y’all on.

The Trouble With Anna — I enjoyed this delightful little historical romance about a heroine who is carving out her independence only to find out, when her grandfather dies, that he tied her inheritance/future to marrying her best friend’s brother — a not-so-happy surprise for both of them. I could understand why they both had some guardness/walls up and I enjoyed watching them slowly start to lower them.

Mayhem and the Mortal - I’m not too far into this romantic fantasy but it is one of my most anticipated that came out last month and I’m excited to dig in more.

Hamnet — I know, I know. For April I decided not to make a traditional TBR list of books I wanted to read but instead give myself some prompts to guide my reading (bc I’m overwhelmed with all my choices at hand) without feeling rigid. One of the prompts was to read a book I HAD TO BUY but is still unread. So going to finally get to it. Have you read this one or watched the movie?

What are you currently reading?
I had been waiting for the perfect time to read th I had been waiting for the perfect time to read this one after Random House sent me a finished copy as TJR is a longtime auto-buy author.  I found myself caught up in all the space joy and wonder and feeling quite parasocial about the Artemis crew...I decided now was the time.

I had no idea what I was getting into.

I hadn’t really known what it was about but I didn’t really need to given its TJR & the fact it was 1980s NASA & astronauts.

But this book was about love to me - romantic love, platonic love, familial love, love for something bigger than yourself, love for the person you are & are becoming, love in the face of obstacles, love for what lights you up.

Having been invested in real life astronauts & their journey lately really made this book even more vivid to me — seeing the bonds of the crew so deeply, feeling the fragility that exists while they are doing this wondrous & crazy thing that often still boggles my mind that we can do.

And, hardest to put into words, that feeling of awe in the expansive nature & capabilities of love & the universe that I felt when a husband named a crater after his late wife which doubly helped me understand how Joan & Vanessa felt looking back at earth.

It made me sob & feel everything about being a human so deeply basically from that Frances/Joan phone call at 86% of the way through until the final words. Like could not breathe.

*might be a tiny bit spoilery so beware:

I think the way she wrote this was so impactful bc we start out knowing something bad happens &it’s not even that far when we know that some of them def won’t make it back & some are alive in peril.

I was like “oof” when *it* happens early on. But each and every chapter where we learn more about these ppl & their relationships felt agonizing & I was retroactively grieving for them more deeply every turn of the page.

The hurt and grief just compounds from a moment that was sad from the jump to something that had dug in deep to me.

To know what happens right before this mission makes the mission control bits even more excruciating. Makes the peril a character is in hit even harder than just “oh that must be scary!”. 

I loved it. I needed it bad.
The theme of Q1 was “just go with it” — it being m The theme of Q1 was “just go with it” — it being my reading whims, quirks and troubles.

Interesting things:

1. January started out rough. I only read 1 physical book and leaned very heavy into audiobooks only. At first it was distressing that my brain -thanks to current events and their effect on my mind - couldn’t work out how to sit down and read with my eyeballs but I was like…let’s just roll with it and wait for it to pass. So I waited and enjoyed a ton of audiobooks.

2. I don’t think I’ve ever read so many thrillers and mysteries in a quarter. It’s a genre I love but I’m normally quite more balanced. However, it’s what I was craving and what my brain was tolerating so…I just went with it.

3. I have always been a reader led by my moods (both how I feel reading wise and personally). This quarter was FERAL. Like the most feral mood reading ever. I couldn’t even categorize it. I’d decide on one book enthusiastically and suddenly I was like…absolutely not that.

4. I read way less fantasy than normal which was WEIRD but I felt like I also wasn’t surprised given my brain space.

5. I really started to resent people even more who said “it’s a book account stop talking about politics etc”. Babe, I’m a human who gives a shit but ALSO this has and always been an account of MY reading life. And my reading life was profoundly affected by the things that were going on in this country. Like they have been before - whether it’s been current events or things like having a kid, being depressed, slumps, etc.

6. I return to the fact that, for me, I am happiest when I pay attention to my reading whims. The end of the month I had a very specific reading mood (wanted time travel element but not a heavy time travel book) and I decided to pick up A Rip Through Time at the end of the month and I’m now halfway through book 4. Having the best time ever!!! 

Anyways, tell me how your reading life was in Q1! Fave books? Biggest surprises??
New historical fiction books on my radar for April New historical fiction books on my radar for April and I feel like there is quite a bit of variety. Any of these on your TBR? #historicalfictionbooks #historicalfiction #newbookrelease #newbookreleases
Being someone who reads based on their ever shifti Being someone who reads based on their ever shifting reading moods (sometimes very feral) makes library holds and tbrs very hard. It’s the worst when 5 weeks ago I would have gobbled the library hold up but now when the hold comes in I’m like…I think not. #readersofinstagram #readerproblems #librarylife #librarybooks #moodreader

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