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Sunday Matters: Reading Frenzy

Sunday Matters

I’m not big on reading goals but last year’s modest goal was missed by half. FAIL! This year, I am just working my way through all my review copies and so far, so good. I am about to begin book four of the year. I am also sprinkling in buzzy reads to keep my interest up.

Right Now:

My first week back was pretty good. By the end of the week I was grumpy and my body hurt from sitting all day long. It’s like my body forgot how to do that. But a lot of people were out so I was able to return without a fuss. Nice and quiet. That said, this mama is tired this morning. I am volunteering in a bit but the rest of the day is mine.

Also, my daughter had her first behind-the-wheel driving lesson this morning!

This Week:

Ladies and gents, we have hit production week #1 for Annie. Each show, we get better at handling it. This time, because of my daughter’s role, she needs to be at the theatre so early that it conflicts with school. This presents a problem for the obvious reason but also because she still isn’t driving on her own. We will get through it. The managing of meals, transportation and the like need to be handled day by day or it’s too overwhelming for her and I to figure out.

Reading:

I am about to pick book #5 of the year. It will probably be this one, The Other Mrs. Miller by Allison Dickson.

The Other Mrs. Miller

Watching:

I haven’t been able to watch anything.

New Things I’ve Tried:

I am not big into makeup but the one thing I must have is mascara and I don’t like to pay a lot of money for it. The last brand I had, Lash Paradise made my lashes so clumpy. The wand was totally lame and did nothing to separate,  just added huge clumps to my lashes.

So, the other day in desperation I picked up a cheap, Cover Girl brand (Clump Crusher) and so far, it’s pretty darn good. I love the wand. No raccoon eyes.

Grateful for:

Bright blue skies.
Crisp mornings.
Page-turning reads.

How is your weekend going?

Books Reviewed in 2019

This is a list of the books I read in 2019. It was a slow reading year.  Something happened to me in September and my reading came to a crashing halt. The result is a very short list.

Each link takes you directly to my review of that book. Happy New Year!

2019 Reviews

  1. Stretched Too Thin by Jessica Turner
  2. An Anonymous Girl  by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen
  3. Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
  4. The New Me by Halle Butler
  5. White Elephant by Julie Langsdorf
  6. The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted by Robert Hillman
  7. A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jackson
  8. Tomorrow There Will Be Sun by Dana Reinhardt
  9. There There by Tommy Orange
  10. Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
  11. Henry, Himself by Stewart O’Nan
  12. The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen
  13. Letters to the Church by Francis Chan
  14. The Invited by Jennifer McMahon
  15. No Exit by Taylor Adams
  16. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
  17. I’ll Be Gone In the Dark by Michelle McNamara
  18. The Summer Demands by Deborah Shapiro
  19. The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister
  20. The Friends We Keep by Jane Green
  21. Judas by Amos Oz
  22. The Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andric
  23. City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
  24. This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
  25. The Institute by Stephen King
  26. Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson
  27. The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
  28. Promises of the Heart by Nan Rossiter
  29. The Passengers by John Marrs