It's Monday 6/2! What Are You Reading?

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 I finally had a full week at home, with no travel or family obligations, but it was a super busy catch-up week! I had two medical appointments and a haircut (and it was only a 4-day week), so that kept me out of the house more than usual. But the haircut was overdue, and I finally got my new sets of Invisiline (at my last check-up, the orthodontist said they weren’t fitting right, so they rescanned me and ordered new ones). The good news is that these definitely fit better and don’t affect my speech as much (it was getting pretty bad!), but the bad news is that now I have another 13 weeks to go, instead of just four more. So, I was upset about the extended time, but I’m glad they fit better. Making videos with a bad lisp was getting challenging!

I fit in a stock-up trip to Trader Joe’s after the orthodontist (I rarely go food shopping anymore, so this was a treat!).

After before my massage therapy appointment, I squeezed in a quick walk in a beautiful area tucked into the middle of the suburbs–even just 15 minutes spent surrounded by birdsong and lush greenery is rejuvenating!

Saturday morning at 4 am (!), my husband left for his annual golf week in his hometown with his two best friends from high school. He already arrived last night (record time for driving from Delaware to Oklahoma!), and they’re heading out for their first round this morning. He looks forward to this all year. And so do I! We spend a lot of time together, so I appreciate a week of quiet solitude to myself. As usual, I planned WAY too much for myself, thinking I could get SO much done home alone–I never learn! I had a good, productive weekend, but I definitely pushed myself a bit too hard and was wiped out by last night. On the plus side, I learned to use my new Go Pro and tested it out on a hiking trail yesterday, so I’ll share the video next week. And today, I am meeting a good friend that I haven’t seen in over a year for a walk at a local park. 

Just a reminder that we are now a week into the 2025 Big Book Summer Challenge! We’ve already got over 50 participants in our Goodreads group, about 40 in the Storygraph group, about 30 Booktubers, and a half dozen bloggers. If you’re not on any of those platforms, no worries; you can post updates on any social media using #BigBookSummer. Everyone is welcome to participate, and you only need to read one book (though you can read more) of 400 or more pages by September 1 to join the fun! Details on the Big Book Summer page

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My husband, Ken, has been reading his first Big Book of the summer (yes, he participates, too!), Hunter by Tana French. She’s one of our favorite authors, and he loves this new series of hers (book 1 was The Searcher and is now on my side of the to-be-read bookcase). However, I doubt he’ll read much this week, while on his golf trip!

 

 Our son, 30, is still rereading the Night Angel trilogy by Brent Weeks, an old favorite of his, in preparation for the latest book (Beyond the Shadows). So, he’s rereading book 1, The Way of Shadows, and will then reread book 2, The Shadow’s Way. He hasn’t had much reading time lately, but he trained someone new at work, which should give him more weekends off and more time to read!

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What Are You Reading Monday is hosted by Kathryn at Book Date, so head over and check out her blog and join the Monday fun! You can also participate in a kid/teen/YA version hosted by Unleashing Readers.

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