Show Us Your Books: Three Year Anniversary

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What would we do baby, without us

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Happy three year anniversary to this awesome reading community! Thank you for joining Jana and I on the second Tuesday of every month to talk about books, whether you are linking up your own post, commenting on ours, or just reading them and thinking about them on your own. Reading is so fundamental to who we are as people - it impacts how we think, how we relate to others and the world around us, how we cope, how we grow - I am so glad to share those pieces of me here with you, and to get those pieces of you through conversations about books and reading.

As usual we are hosting an anniversary giveaway that you can enter at the bottom of this post for a $25 gift card to Amazon + a $25 donation in the winner's name to the Children's Literacy Initiative, which is local to us (out of Philadelphia), and like us believes that reading = opportunity, reading = choice, reading = power. We know our booknerd community is as civic minded as we are and knows the importance of literacy so we figure you win and the community wins and the future world wins if we raise a generation of readers who are critical thinkers and we all freaking win.

And can I take a minute to wish my long long time BFF Melissa a very happy birthday? 

Linkup Guidelines:

This link up is the second Tuesday of every month. The next is  Tuesday, November 14, 2017 
Please: 

1. Visit and comment with both of your hosts, Jana & me
2. Display the button and/or link back to us on your blog post
2. Visit other blogs who've linked up and talk books as booknerds are wont to do

Here's what I've read from the last linkup.

Engrossing Reads

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng - I was super pumped to read this and it did not disappoint. I liked it better than her first. I'd recommend this book to almost any kind of reader except the person who wants something very not thinky. BOTMC hardback, own

The Rules of Magic (Practical Magic 0) by Alice Hoffman - When Alice Hoffman is on, she is on, and I am in love with her books. When she's off she's way off. She is on here. Everything I love about Alice Hoffman is in this book and more time with the Owens family was a great treat. For lack of a better word, magic. Free e-book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward - Ouch. This book hurt in a way reminiscent of some Toni Morrison books. So good. BOTMC hardback, own

Passed the Time Just Fine

Brass: A Novel by Xhenet Aliu - This had some of my favorite novel components: more than one generation of mother daughter relationships, blue collar town, struggle, American dream...it was like a Bruce Springsteen song off The River album. I loved the writing, the story itself was a little secondary to that. Free e-book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Liar's Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard - Interesting premise for sure, and I had no idea where this book was going through most of it which is always a good sign. It kept me interested. Free e-book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Best Kind of People by Zoe Whittall - Really well written and emotional - character and subject-wise. It was a good move to focus on the family of the person committed of a terrible and ostracizing crime over the alleged criminal himself. Too often we forget the people who are in the orbit with no blame to share and we heap it on them anyway. Free e-book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Do This For Me by Eliza Kennedy - I think I was the first person to review this on Goodreads, so it's like new new new. LOL. Some books arrive in your life at the exact right moment. I loved how outrageously this woman lost and found herself. It was exaggerated and ballsy and totally not real life and I would not have appreciated it even three days earlier or later. Free e-book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

All of Us and Everything by Bridget Asher - I was super pumped to read this at the shore as it's set in Ocean City. Then the author made a total setting mistake and it annoyed me terribly - she talked about the boardwalk way down in the 50s streets. The boardwalk ends on 23rd. Totally lame error. Other than that and some excessive wordiness and explaining of shit we didn't need to know, the concept of this was really pretty interesting. Paperback, own

Burnt Mountain by Anne Rivers Siddons - Man, people on Goodreads shit all over this book. While it certainly is not her best, for me it was a perfect way to while a few hours away on the beach without asking too much of my brain or soul. Paperback, own

Fractured by Catherine McKenzie - This has been on my kindle for a while and I ended up liking it more than I thought I would even though some of the plot points were poorly developed and the end result seemed like the easy way out. Amazon kindle e-book

Cause to Run (Avery Black Mysteries #2) by Blake Pierce - Solid Avery story, pretty solid suspense series if you're into that. Amazon kindle e-book

Don't Tell a Soul (Detectives Kane and Alton #1) by D.K. Hood - First, D.K. Hood, why is Kane listed first? Because he's the male? They are co-lead characters. How about alpha order? Anyway, this was fine. Fine. It didn't knock my socks off but it entertained. Free e-book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Not Worth It

Did Not Finish

The Art of Hiding by Amanda Prowse - Yeah, no. Sorry, Netgalley, I cannot finish books that are weak, whiny, and unreadable with female leads who have no fucking clue what is going on in the real world. I am sick of those female characters. Free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

Poison by Galt Niederhoffer - Another turd bomb. This book spent over 20% of itself electronically giving too much background detail about these people. It was literally the build up that would not end, so I ended it. Bye, boy. Free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel - So, this is a weird situation, I don't think I've ever had it before. I loved the writing - it read like a love letter to family and kids who are different. I loved the characters, all of them. I loved the world Frankel created. But it never seemed to move more than a foot forward. I never got any closer to the end, and I just put it down lovingly, like a toy that has served me well and was much loved but that I grew out of. I think this subject is important. I think the way it was written about was beautiful. I am annoyed that I couldn't stick it out, but that goes against my reading philosophy. I'd rather put it down still loving it 3/4 of the way through than push to finish and end up hating it. So that's what I did. I read it the week before Geege died, when I knew the end was coming. I'm sure that had something to do with it. OCNJ library hardback

And you? What have you been reading? 

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Show Us Your Books: Celebrating Two Years of Reading Together

Two years ago Jana and I thought what the hell, let's make the book talk post into a monthly linkup and see if anyone links up. And boy, have you. Together with all of you, we've really built a nice reading community. Thanks for linking up or commenting on posts or tweeting us about what you're reading. It's awesome to be surrounded by other booknerds, and to celebrate, we're giving away four prizes this month so be sure to enter the rafflecopter down below before you hit the linkup. The prizes are all book related. First prize = $50 Amazon gift card; second prize = banned books socks and a library card catalog coffee mug; third prize = reading journal and book ornament; fourth prize = card catalog pouch (when we bought it, Out of Print sent a book to a community in need, so it's a feel good prize too). The thing you can do to get the most entries to win is follow The Armchair Librarians on Instagram - even if you (like me) don't listen to podcasts, on Instagram we post about book and reading related stuff so I think you'll like it. Please and thank you. Speaking of, who would like to take over The Armchair Librarians account for a few days with your reading/book related thoughts/pics? 

Linkup Guidelines:

This link up happens the second Tuesday of every month.

The next one is Tuesday, November 8, 2016

1. Please visit and comment with both of your hosts, Jana & me
2. Please display the button (need it? let me know) or link back to us on your blog post
2. Please visit a few other blogs who've linked up and get some book talk going!

Here's what I've read since the last linkup. 

Engrossing Reads

Siracusa by Delia Ephron - I was in thick with this book from jump. I devoured it. So many assholes, so little time. Four different viewpoints tell the story, and there's a little overlap with each. The perspectives are true to each character and what could have felt burdensome to read did not. Ephon did well. Thanks to Jen from That's What She Read for the recommendation.

The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena - There's something appealing about reading the monumental fuckup that a circle jerk of dumbasses can get themselves into. This was like hopping on the crazy train from beginning to end and the ride was pretty enjoyable to me even with insane plot jumps, sometimes flat characters, and general lunacy from all parties involved. 

Swear on This Life by Renee Carlino - Touted by at least two people in last month's linkup, I got right on this and I'm glad I did. I don't often read love stories, but I loved this one. A few times I was like yes WE GET IT when the author repeated, but all in all I had feelings for this book. (Amazon e-book)

The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison - Kristen told me this would be a good read for me, and she was correct. This was creepy as fuck and God knows I love psychotic characters. (Amazon e-book)

Sleeping in Eden by Nicole Baart - I don't often have great luck swiping books off of library shelves, especially when I judge a book by its cover, which is what I did here. That was not true with this hidden gem. Fast moving, a little weird, and told in a really interesting way that only became apparent later on in the book. If you've got nothing else to do, give it a go. This is straddling the line between engrossing (was it just a good time for me to read this book?) and passed the time just fine. (library paperback)

Passed the Time Just Fine

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead - I think this is an important book, but I drug my feet reading it through most of the first half. I think it actually is a good commentary on race relations today, and how there are so many things that are not the same for black people as they are for white people. There was also a liberty taken with history in this book that I absolutely could not hurdle. (hardback, purchased and passed on) (discussed on The Armchair Librarians)

The Girl in the Ice (DCI Erika Foster #1) by Robert Bryndza - I thought this was a little scrabbled together as far as mystery stories go, but I liked the writing and I liked DCI Foster so if there's another I'll give it a go. (Amazon e-book)

Let Me Go (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell #6) - I read this series a few years back, and was unsure if I'd finished it out. Turns out, I hadn't. This is the last one, and it felt like meeting up with those fucked up old friends you used to have and finding out that shocker they're still a little fucked up even after all these years. (library hardback)

The Wednesday Group by Sylvia True - Kimmi read this last month. This was a quick and interesting read, especially having lived the role of an addict's wife (different type of addiction, but still). Some of it rang true and some did not. (library paperback)

Owl Island by Randy Sue Coburn - A weird little book filled with eccentric characters. I had to skim some of it because one of the characters could be a real dumbass and the other a real pain in the ass. I wish there was more of the surrounding cast. (cheap Amazon e-book)

The Guineveres by Sarah Domet - This book was close to being not worth it. I had to skim a good deal, and even though it wasn't actual repetition it felt like it at times. Other reviewers were all oh in the vein of The Virgin Suicides - I don't think so. In the end, some of the storylines did redeem it and I was pretty surprised at how it ended. (Free e-copy from Netgalley)

Not Worth It

Seventh Heaven by Alice Hoffman - Every once in a while I like a dose of Alice Hoffman's mystical writing. This was like pounding warm keg beer as an adult. Too much, why am I doing this, no thank you. (e-book, not sure from where)

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Link up here - what have you been reading? 

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Show Us Your Books - What I read in November

'Tis the season to give one lucky winner a $25 gift card to Amazon so they can buy books. And for us to give $25 on your behalf to Project Night Night, which is a charity that provides free Night Night Packages to homeless children. Night Night packages contain a new security blanket, a children's book, and a stuffed animal. Ho HO HOOOOOOOOOOOO You can find the entry form all the way at the bottom of this post.

But apparently for me 'tis not the season to read. I clocked six books but most were read quickly with a lot of non reading downtime. I've had a lot going on and I even let some holds go at the library - that's how you know shit is serious.

One more announcement before we get into the nitty gritty here - Jana and I are doing a Favorite Books of 2015 on Tuesday, December 29. A bonus Show Us Your Books if you will. If you were planning a similar post, we hope you'll join us!

Linkup Guidelines:
1. Please visit and comment with both of your hosts, Jana & me
2. Please display the button or link back to us on your blog post
2. Please visit a few other blogs who've linked up and get some book talk going!

Here's what I read since the last linkup. 

Engrossing Reads

Angels Burning by Tawni O'Dell - When I got an email from Netgalley telling me this book was available, I nearly killed myself getting to the website to request it. Another one of O'Dell's books, Back Roads, has haunted me since I read it over 10 years ago. No one writes Appalachia and rednecks and Pennsylvania pain like O'Dell. Both books are worth your time but if you're like me will activate your melancholy dark winter spark like nobody's business.

Beneath the Bonfire: Stories by Nickolas Butler - Some things you should know: a) Butler's novel Shotgun Lovesongs is one of my favorite books. I love it to the borderline obsessive point and if you haven't read it, I'd really like you to, and b) I do not read collections of short stories but I devoured this one. These are not happy stories. Some just about ground my soul out, but hot damn this is some fine writing. Really, really fine writing. I need more Nickolas Butler!

Passed the Time Just Fine

Ally Hughes Has Sex Sometimes by Jules Moulin - I was surprised by this book. I liked it more than I thought I would, and there was more actual sex than I thought there would be even though the title indicates it's a book that has sex in it. LOL.

Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart - I loved Constance Kopp as a character and I enjoyed the writing but was easily distracted from this one. I really enjoyed it when I was reading it, but if I can't put it down it goes up to engrossing and if I am like oh yes, I'm reading that book it goes here. This was a Netgalley read as well.

The Pocket Wife by Susan H. Crawford - This book is inhabited by shady fucks. I wanted to shake the lot of them and the story had holes but it was worth finishing. 

Try Not to Breathe by Holly Seddon - I was caught up in the main story here, the one centering around Amy. I figured out who the bad guy was early, which I don't like, but alternating chapters of interest kept me invested.

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This link up happens the second Tuesday of every month.
The next one is Tuesday, January 12, 2016. 

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Non-bloggers, what have you read recently? Let me know what you recommend and what to stay away from. Bloggers, link up your posts below.

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It's here! My birthday month has arrived.

Happy Sunday and happy March! The month of daylight savings, the month of spring and green and the month of my birthday on the Ides of March and the month-long celebration of it.

I love to celebrate with you, so I'm giving away some of my favorite things. And I'm pointing you towards some blogs you might not be reading.

- Mariah at Food, Booze, and Baggage. I mean, for the name alone, but also because she runs a bi-monthly beer linkup called Into the Pint Glass, blogs openly about choosing to be child-free, shares recipes and culinary adventures both in her new home of San Diego and in places she's traveled.

- Nicole at Nicole Marica Blog, so you can learn how Marica is pronounced, but also because she has a winding and interesting About Page, she has her email right out in front of your face (why do some bloggers hide their email addresses?), she runs a teen bookclub and is active on Goodreads, and because she's challenging herself to expand her cooking horizons this year and that's cool to watch. Plus, she's close to Philadelphia. So that's automatically cool.

- Jenn at Hello Rigby, so you can learn who the heck Rigby is, be a little more fashionable, follow along on her reading challenge monthly, and talk blogging. She lives in Seattle and her blog post photos are a zillion times better than mine.

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Ain't Nobody Love You Like I love You - Debbie Rae Designs Jewelry

I love love. All kinds of love. I think we should celebrate the shit out of love every day. Things I love about love:

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1. There's so much love to give and receive every day between you and the people around you: between you and YOURSELF (an often overlooked relationship), you and your parents, you and your children, you and your siblings, you and your best friends, you and your partner, you and your pet, you and your God. Sometimes you're born with shitty relatives, which is why it's awesome that you can have framily: the relatives you choose by choice. Even if your parents or siblings suck, love is out there for you.

2. No one gets to say who you love or how much you love someone. You can love whoever you want with your whole huge heart.

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3. Love exercises your heart - it pushes your heart to be bigger to hold all the love that needs a place to live, to stay strong when it's been mistreated, to hold its muscles tight when it's bursting with pride, to keep a steady beat when it's full.

4. Love gives you a safe place to land - when you screw up, feel worthless, get kicked around by life - it's the love of your tribe that will prop you up until you can stand on your own two feet again.

5. Love gives you the opportunity to share with and give to others. It allows you to find joy in their joy. I love my Debbie Rae Designs jewelry and wear at least one piece every day (but am usually wearing two or three bracelets at a time). To celebrate the talent of my fabulous BFF Debbie and the launch of her new Debbie Rae Designs website and because ain't nobody love you like I love you, one of you will win a custom Debbie Rae Designs bracelet (you pick the bead and the charm) and set of earrings.

Cheers. From me to you with love. Good luck!
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We have so much.

Fresh off of a weekend chock full of food and family and shopping for most of us, we are checking in online on our computers, tablets, smart phones. We're likely somewhere warm, having some coffee, in comfortable clothes. We live an abundant life.

If we have a list of needs, they're likely actually wants. When we say we need it, we know we're exaggerating. Most of us have no idea what it's like to truly be in need of water, food, shelter, heat, etc.

Even when we're having a poor month, to most of us that means having to cut down on cups of coffee on the go or the amount of beers we drink or bottles of nail polish we buy to round out our collection. It means stretching food in our pantry and staying in. Sure, there are times we struggle to pay bills or have surprise expenses that wiped out savings. But to struggle daily or not be able to provide for our kids is not something that's familiar to most of us.

Thankfully.

I want to help others, even when the a amount I can afford to give or the time I can afford to spend is small. I want to help others even if they never know it's me that went shopping for canned goods, me that raised the money for that ride to chemotherapy, me who donated the clothes they're wearing. I actually prefer to keep the me out of it. I imagine that having to rely on charity is humbling and I don't need to be out there tooting my own horn. I don't give to get recognition.

I give because I believe that giving back to others to ease their load is one of the best ways to feel like a human being. It makes me feel like part of my community. I feel grateful that I can contribute, no matter the size of the contribution. It reassures me to know if I ever find myself in dire straits that someone will be out there ready to give me a leg up when I need it.

MFD and I like to be charitable and make a difference volunteering where we can throughout the year, but there's something that tugs at your heartstrings even more at Christmas, isn't there? So many people in need, so many wishes to be granted. 

Since most of us truly have so much, this month I'd like to do a giveaway that will extend your charity to whatever organization you choose. Happy holidays to you and yours and to whomever you choose to help if you win.

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How do you choose to give back?
 p.s. Happy birthday to my uncle Billy today!
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Rustic Tuscan Sausage Soup

Try your hand at this simple, hearty soup. You won't be sorry. Plus I love the word rustic. So play along.

I found the recipe at Feast on the Cheap and modified it to my liking. If you double this, it will feed an army. It freezes well. It's always good to have some soup in the freezer. 

Ingredients

1 lbs. sweet Italian sausage patties

3 carrots, washed well and chopped (I don't peel them) 

1/2 sweet onion, chopped  

2 tbs minced garlic

1/4 cup water

2.5 quarts chicken broth

2 14.5 oz cans diced tomatoes with juice

1 can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed

1 tbs dried basil

8 oz whole wheat shell pasta, uncooked

8 oz spinach leaves (you can use frozen)

salt & pepper to taste

Directions

Brown sausage over med-high heat in the bottom of a large stockpot. Crumble the sausage as you brown it. 

Add the carrots, onion and garlic and saute until tender and starting to turn a bit golden, about 7 minutes. Add water if it starts to get a little dry or too brown.

Add the chicken broth, tomatoes, beans, pasta and basil. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to a simmer. Cover the pot and continue cooking for 7 minutes.

Stir in the spinach and cook until just wilted. Taste and season with salt and pepper.

MFD tops his with parmesan cheese. He likes it. And now Haikuesday:

Rustic sausage soup

Whisks me off to Tuscany.

Airfare is too high.

Congrats to Nadine, winner of the Chloe + Isabel $25 shop credit!

p.s. Tuesday sucks.






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Meatloaf beatloaf I...love meatloaf

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Similar to when he said, "Daddy's gonna kill Ralphie," Randy was wrong about meatloaf. Meatloaf may be my number one favorite comfort food. I love it out of the oven and I love it cold.

My basic meatloaf recipe is very simple, but some Sundays call for the big mama meatloaf and that was this Sunday. When I want to be a fatty, I use the Pioneer Woman's meatloaf recipe as a guide. This leaves a lot of leftovers, so if you are not feeding a crowd or interested in leftovers, you should halve this recipe.

Ingredients:

2 lb ground beef

6 slices white bread (I used whole grain white, you can use what you have)

1 cup milk (I used 1/4 cup fat free half & half and 3/4 cup 1%)

1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt

1/2 teaspoon regular salt

1/2 teaspoon onion powder

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

3/4 cup shredded cheese of your choice

1/4 heaping cup parmesan cheese

ground black pepper to your liking

1/2 cup minced flat leaf parsley

4 whole eggs, beaten

10 slices regular bacon (don't use thick cut)

1 cup ketchup

4 tablespoons brown sugar

1 teaspoon dry mustard

Sriracha (squirt or to your taste)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

Put your bread slices in a large mixing bowl and pour the milk over them. Allow to soak for a few minutes. I use this time to deal with the parsley and gather the rest of my ingredients. I also get out my broiler pan, line the bottom with foil, and spray the top with nonstick spray. I set this next to my mixing bowl. Using the broiler pan allows the fat to drip through.

When you're ready, add parsley, ground beef, cheese, spices, and lastly eggs to the mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, combine ketchup, brown sugar, dry mustard, and sriracha and mix well. Set aside. 

Wash your hands, dirty friend. You're mixing this meat mix beeotch by hand until well combined. Place it on the broiler pan and form into a loaf. 

Top it with bacon slices, tucking them under on the sides and overlapping them just a little.  Pour a third of the sauce over the top and spread it with a spoon. 

Bake for 45 minutes, then pour another 1/3 of the sauce over the top and spread. Bake for another 15 minutes. 

We serve our meatloaf with mashed potatoes, corn and green beans.

And now for Haikuesday:

Meatloaf sings to me.

Paradise by the dashboard...

Lighten up, it's meat.

Do you love monograms as much as I do? My friend has started a new business and I am the lucky recipient of a glass to test. Do you want one? Go like My Fab Glass on facebook and tell them Steph sent you. They will pick a winner on Friday at midnight and you'll have your own awesome monogrammed glass. 

Other than that...suck it, Tuesday.

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TGIF! $25 Target Gift card giveaway today!

Five Photos For Friday

1. I love my striped bedroom chair. Just looking at it makes me happy.
2. I organized my makeup brushes on my dresser a la Gwen from Confessions of a Gila Monster. They need a little more work - I have to swap the round jar out for one of my square ones. I'm dying to try the polenta dish in that post too.
3. My happy place: cucumbers and cream cheese on a bagel and an icy cold V8.
4. It's time to change my wallet. I got these on super clearance at Target. Which to choose which to choose.
5. Spare room vignette: Love Makes Life a Beautiful Ride printable, old garage sale tray, candle, Grandmom's ring holder.

I am so so happy it's Friday. Here are this week's happies and crappies. I'm starting with crappies and ending with happies because I like to end on the up.

• Lots and lots of deadlines with a heaping side of stress and headaches for dessert. 
• Butthole drivers caused me to miss my train on Tuesday morning. 
• Then I was stuck on the train for an extra hour on Wednesday. 
• This impending bastard winter storm has cancelled my weekend with my BFFs, which I could totally use right now. Suck it, winter. 
• Precipitation makes MFD think he's a weatherman. He's been monitoring this storm and telling me all about the Gulf Stream and the European Model and the flim flam and the shim sham and I don't care we can look out the window and see the weather we don't need to study it. Sweet Brown, save me. Ain't nobody got time fo dat. 

• In a few short hours, this week will be in the history books. There will be much rejoicing throughout my land.
• I was rocking my favorite nail polish, Essie Merino Cool.
• I'm all caught up on Downton Abbey. This is also a crappie, because now I'm like a crackhead jonesing for more Downton Abbey and no dealer in town has any. 
• Even though I was looking forward to being with my girls this weekend and away from my everyday digs, the truth is I could probably use some major decompression this weekend after the week I've had. 
• I hausfraued like a champ last night so I can lounge, read, cook, nap, and maybe do some organizational projects this weekend. Or I can find another show to watch obsessively for 14 or 15 hours a day. 
• I signed up for the Lucky Leprechaun Book & Polish Swap. Visit Fortune Favors the Brave, Lulu & Sweet Pea, or My Three Bittles to sign up! Who doesn't love books and nail polish? If you say ME to both, we maybe can't be friends anymore. I need to decide which of my favorite books I'll be sending. It's safe to say I have my favorite polish picked out already. Someone's getting Essie Merino Cool. Boom.

• This $25 Target Giftcard Giveaway. Because I love you. 

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Thank you so much for reading my blog.  Good luck and have a great weekend! You can enter through the weekend. Spread the word and share the love!

New Englanders, start limbering up for the shoveling now. Stay gold, Pony Boy.



Linking up with The Sowell Life for The Friday Five and The Vintage Modern Wife and Scissors & a Whisk for Happies & Crappies.