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D is for Daughter #AtoZChallenge
My daughter is here with me during this COVID-19 crisis, and I could not be more grateful. Regular readers of the blog may remember that my daughter started a study abroad...
C is for Corona Princess Diaries #AtoZChallenge
Living queen emoji Meg Cabot has decided to bless us with Corona Princess Diaries. That's right: completely free updates of The Princess Diaries in which Meg Cabot shows us how...
B is for Bejeweled #AtoZChallenge
For this year's A to Z Challenge, I have decided that I’m going to focus on my survival/coping strategies while practicing social distancing. What are the things that make it...
A is for Attitude #AtoZChallenge
So, last night I decided to sign up for the Blogging from A to Z Challenge. I almost (but didn't) signed up for the Slice of Life Challenge and then *waves hands* all of this...
A Perfunctory Catch Up Post
Welp, a lot has happened since my last non-book update, hasn't it? For one thing, the world has changed irrevocably and, as they say, turned completely upside down, but I'll get...
We’re Going to Need More Books #IMWAYR
My last post about prepping for courses to start in mid-February is like a time capsule into another world. Live theater? Flights? I mean, one of those things is still happening...
Plays and Marie Kondo
School starts today, and I am about 75% ready. More importantly, though, I'm requiring one of my classes to blog every week, so I figured I better get back into it myself post...
More abandoned books! #IMWAYR
(I don't know why I am feeling the exclamation point for post titles so far this year, but I'm going to leave it.) The title, btw, is only a little misleading. I mean, I did...
My first reading update of the new year! #IMWAYR
Welp, I said I wasn't participating in any reading challenges, and then here comes Audible with their three audiobooks in three months challenge, complete with a $20 gift card...