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Kiesha
@kieshab.bsky.social
Mom, Wife, Story Teller, Shoe Aficionado
My oldest turning twelve. My youngest turning nine.
- what brought you joy in 2025?
December 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
It's Boxing Day.

Enjoy your fisticuffs!
December 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I want a reading journal. I use StoryGraph, but I'm itching to be able to write things down. I don't know if I want to make one myself or buy one that's premade.

#BlackBookSky #BookSky #Journal
December 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
30th Book of the Year

Artificial Condition
Book two in the Murderbot Diaries

3⭐

It was OK. I much prefered the first book in the series. ART is a deux ex machina. Murderbot's employers are so naive. What was up with the comfortbot? Why was so much shoved into this short book?
December 26, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Hands down. I LOVE The Year Without A Santa Claus.
December 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I got a bluetooth scanner for Christmas. I'm gonna use this as an excuse to buy more books so I can get my husband's money's worth out of it.
December 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
If your birthday is ON or AROUND Christmas, and you only get one gift for both when people could afford both, they suck.
My favorite girl's birthday is ON Christmas, and in the morning it's Christmas and in the afternoon it's her birthday. She gets a cake and presents wrapped in appropriate paper.
December 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
#BookSky & #BlackBookSky

How are we keeping track of who borrows our books? I loaned a book to a friend, COMPLETELY forgot about it, and freaked out when I went to show my kid.

Also, another friend has a book and I forgot about that as well.
December 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
December 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
My 'sorry I dragged you down the highway' book haul.

#BookSky #BlackBookSky
December 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
My youngest FINALLY found a book they're interested in. The problem is that it's the first Harry Potter novel.

I don't want them to read it, but considering this is literally the only thing other than Elephant & Piggie they're interested in I might have to roll with it.
December 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Neither. I'm a mid afternoon girlie.
1. Are you an early bird or a night owl?
December 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
December 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
29th Book of the Year

Of Kindness and Kilowatts by @susankayequinn.bsky.social

4.5 ⭐

This is the 3rd in the Nothing is Promised series. What I love is how family is one of the themes of the book. Yes, it deals with a climate crises, and I love the science behind it, but I love the people more.
December 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
My grandma, my 79 year old grandma, talked to me about breaking generational curses.

WOW
December 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
28th Book of the Year

Atomic Habits by James Clear

I normally don't read self help books, but I must say I needed to listen to this. It explained why I self sabatoge. Not because I want to, but because I don't have a good system in place to start.

#BookSky #BlackBookSky
December 4, 2025 at 12:48 AM
#TeaTime

Today's Tea:
Vanilla chai

Thoughts: It's not that spicy. You can really taste the vanilla.

Would I buy this? Maybe
December 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I just remembered I planned on doing tea reviews for my tea advent calendar. Here are the reviews for the first two days.

Christmas Time: black tea w/ flavorings.
No flavorings. All black tea. Solid tea.

English breakfast: you know what this is.
Of course it's good.

Would I buy either? Yes.
December 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Brandy Sandy fans,

Which should I read next? Yumi or Tress?

#BookSky #BlackBookSky
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
My youngest.
19. Who was the last person who told you that they loved you?
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I love a good ol' Earl Gray. It's classic.
11. Tea lovers, what is your favorite flavor of tea?
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
27th Book of the Year

The Frugal Wizard's Handbook For Surviving Medieval England

4⭐

First ever Brandon Sanderson novel and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'd love to see more of these characters, but from what I saw announced I doubt I will. Man is a machine.

#BookSky #BlackBookSky
November 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Reposted by Kiesha
November 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I love that I have living room kids. Even my youngest who LOVES being alone in their room spends hours in the living room.

I'm trying to be the best parent I can be, and it's stuff like this that proves it's working.
November 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
26th Book of the Year

Chain-Gang All-Stars

5⭐

This one is going to stick with me.
November 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM