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๐Ÿ“Œ Here's a thread of the books I've read for this year's #20BooksByBlackWomen & #20BooksByBlackFolx challenges (that I plan to update throughout the year as I finish more books)
Sometimes I really hate when I have to go to the store w/my husband. I go in for 2 things that could take me 10 minutes max. But he likes blind boxes & bags, so I always end up being here for 45-60 minutes ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ
House hunting sucks ๐Ÿฅบ

Hubby & I are having a hard time agreeing on things, we are stressing each other out, & the two houses we loved & put offers on recently, didn't pan out. It's been a mess & our relationship is strained & idk how to fix it besides finally getting a house ๐Ÿ˜ญ
Holy water is blessed water. Ice is water. Make it make sense ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
Religious people losing their minds over Pope Leo XIV's ice blessing is hilarious. If God created the Earth, created all things in nature, then ice & water are another of God's wondrous creations. Homes can be blessed; no one blinks. Earth is our home. Find something worth being indignant over ๐Ÿ˜‚
This evening, for the first time in my life, I have seen a baby rattlesnake ๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐Ÿ
I never would've anticipated reading this today. Never would have thought I'd be at Book Club today. But I'm glad I read it, I'm glad the exchange happened, and I feel more enriched today because of the fortunate circumstances I stumbled into โค๏ธ๐Ÿ“– 4/4 #BookSky #BookClub #Librarian #LibraryLife
I just finished reading the book. It's: The Cat Who Taught Zen by James Norbury. Mainly has pictures & short sections of wording per page.

Much like the book, today has been pleasant because of unexpected things happening to me, that I wasn't anticipating on a day that felt like it'd drag on. 3/?
I've never run the Book Club before. I've not interacted with the ladies beyond checking in and out their weekly books when they come for the program.

Today, they learned my name, I learned some of theirs, and one of them lent me her book to read, completely unprompted. 2/?
Today I hosted the Book Club program at my library. It's a regular group & the ladies that come every week basically run the show themselves. We, as staff, just pull up the titles they discuss on Goodreads so they can see the books and see the general rating from others. 1/?
I'm now addicted to Jurassic World Alive (JW Alive) courtesy of my husband. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
"You need to be sure to do this, before you move, cause you'll have a huge list of things to do and you'll forget".

Full respect to my in-laws but umm....don't you know how I operate? I'm a List-Maker. I make tedious, thorough to-do lists, ahead of ANYTHING big I have to do. I'll be ok ๐Ÿ˜‚
A long Pokemon Go drive with my mom & sister is exactly what I needed this evening ๐Ÿ˜Š
Just listened to the newest live recording of Love Drunk (the Fenway recording {The Homecoming}) from Boys Like Girls....& why does it actually sound better than the original recording? ๐Ÿ˜ฎ I love it so much ๐Ÿ’•๐ŸŽถ

I listened to it when it first released. This version's hitting me in all the right ways
Me before: I'm not big on soccer, I'll watch something else...

Me now: *continually turning on Blue Lock to see what happens next*

๐Ÿ˜‚ I love how anime can be so surprising & rope me in when I least expect it
My house hunt continues today. It's been a long, tiring process overall. But I'm so ready to strike out on my own at this point. Please let this house be the right fit ๐Ÿฅบ
What'd you think of the Villains collection at B&BW?
There's no family/couple bonding activity quite like suddenly having to change a tire. At least this one was in the garage & we weren't on the side of the road somewhere ๐Ÿ˜‚
My mother treats me like I'm a major inconvenience, when she's the one who basically designed my life to be the way it is right now, specifically the way it's inconveniencing her...how ironic. Naturally I get all the emotional fallout of it, though.
Current anime obsession: Horimiya ๐Ÿ’–
Wonder Lass' outfit is EVERYTHING โญ
Your first look at THE TITANEERS, sailing into Aquaman Yo-Ho-Hold Onto Your Hook this Tuesday! ๐Ÿ”ฑ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ

Our motley crew consists of Tempest, Wonder Lass, Lad Flash, Dove, Bumblebee, and of course Speedy!

Designs by the immaculate @andrewdrilon.bsky.social!
Today I've realized I like wooden chimes far more than metal ones. ๐Ÿ™‚ They just sound more pleasant & calming to me overall.
If there's one thing I really really hate, it's being rushed on big decisions. When my plate is full and I have a big life choice to make, the last thing I need is to be reminded of tight deadlines & told to essentially hurry it up when I still have an opportunity to get more time ๐Ÿ˜‘
I forgot how intense of a book Animorphs is. I'm listening to the audiobook of book 1 & WOW. Talk about a dark kick-off to a series. ๐Ÿ˜… I read it as a kid, but forgot about it's details over the years.
But instead my husband did things the Frozen 2 Kristoff way. We've been married 5 months, together for 10 years. My childhood/early adult home life generally left me feeling on edge a lot, w/a major guilty complex. But I feel like I'm healing w/the care I'm getting in my new era of life. ๐Ÿ˜ญ 4/4
"I'll pick you up from work when you get done. Do you need me to help you pack? I can take you shopping. Or do you just need dinner? Let me know what you need, we'll get it done."

I expected to feel so negative this evening, I was getting overwhelmed pretty quick with everything 3/?