It is NO secret that my reading hit a wall since 1) I stopped commuting to work every day and 2) I discovered TikTok. But this month I finished a book I started in November and could finally take my…
Mary Oliver Devotions: Felicity, 2015
Three years ago I purchased Devotions, a collection of poetry from Mary Oliver. I’m not a poetry person, but I always enjoyed Oliver’s takes on nature and humanity. I said, “I’m going to read one poem every morning.” Two years…
Friday 5: Aural examination
Happy Friday, which is also National Chocolate Ice Cream Day (YES!), World Caring Day (I care), and National VCR Day (be kind, rewind!). Most importantly, it is my second summer Friday of 2024, and today I am running errands. I…
Friday 5: Endless quest for love and glory
Happy Friday! Today is National Malcolm X Day, National Graduation Tassel Day and National Walnut Day. It’s also a Friday off which I have spent so far by 1) graduation from physical therapy (no tassel) and 2) waiting for Molly…
Read in 2023: Two Self Help Books
I do love a good self-help book. SARK’s Succulent Wild Woman came out the year I turned 25 and although I outgrew SARK (lady, I need a job and can’t spend my days in a nap hut) never stopped reading…
Read in 2023: Two Magical Realism books
I try to read all genres of books but I do have my preferences. I enjoy nonfiction, summery beach books, some fantasy, some romance, scant YA. Not deep fantasy, not murder/torture, not dystopian. But a genre that’s caught my eye…
Read: Bridgerton Series #1 and #2
Dearest Readers, Like many, I watched the Bridgerton program on Netflix. I adored Season 1 (Daphne/Simon) but did not finish Season 2 (Anthony/Kate) because the slow burn was too slow. For the last few years reading has been difficult for…
Show Us Your Books June 2022
Edited this morning to add: I just found out that today is the last Show Us Your Books. Many thanks to Steph and Jana for an amazing 8 years of one of the last great blog link parties out there….
Show Us Your Books – May 2022
I haven’t updated since last book review? And I have how many crummy drafts? Five? Do I even do the April Extras now that we’re 11 days into May? Eh, it’ll all shake out. It’s just a blog, not a…
Show Us Your Books – April 2022
Guess who’s back?Back again?Kim is back…tell a friend! I did a lot of reading in prep for my CAE exam in December and it put me off from pleasure reading for a while. Which is okay! I knew the desire…
Show us your books, November 2021
Book roundup time! Another 2-book month but by the next books roundup, my exam will be behind me! Hooray! And then it’ll be silly holiday books for the rest of the year. I sure miss pleasure reading. The Night the…
Show us your books: August 2021
Welcome to the monthly book post, where I share what I read while trying to be kind to myself and not beat myself up for reading more. For the last few weeks, my life has resembled a stereotypical country music…
