Welcome to this week's Sunday/Monday Post, where I will be linking up to:
Sunday Post
Sunday Salon
Stacking the Shelves
Mailbox Monday
It's Monday, What Are You Reading?
This week was definitely better at work. Calmer and I was able to focus on what I needed to. In fact, I even worked on something that I don’t need to do until January! Hoping to do a bit more of that working ahead this coming week.
If only the getting ready for Christmas were going as well. I keep finding things to distract me from wrapping presents, like my friend inviting me to join her dinner and games group Tuesday night. Or blog work. But I finished that Friday night before midnight! (It was 11:45).
And on Monday I finally had a plumber come for what I
thought was going to be a simple but annoying recurring job. It turned into
something major he will have to come back and tackle in January. Which means I
will have to take down Christmas decorations as soon as Christmas is over so I
can organize some stuff so he has access to what he needs. I’m not looking
forward to that at all. I like keeping my decorations up until mid-January
before I start thinking about taking them down. I’m just trying to remind myself
how nice it will be when they are all down since I dread the undecorating.
Which is another reason I often don’t start taking them down until mid-January.
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Book Haul:
Despite what I said last week, I’ve got two books to tell you about. Because I got two ARCs.
The first is Lime and Punishment, the fifth in the Fatal Food Festival Mysteries by Cathy Wiley. This time, the main character is in the Florida Keys. I love this series, so I’m looking forward to it. The book actually came out this week, but I’m going to be reading it for review next month. Which is next year. Crazy to think about, isn’t it?
The other book is Buried in Shamrocks by Lisa Q. Matthews. This is the second in her Irish Bed and Breakfast Mysteries. Appropriately enough, it will come out close to St. Patrick’s Day at the end of February, so I’ll be reading it for review then. I’m looking forward to getting to know the characters a little better.
What I'm Currently Reading:
I’m actually posting my last book review of the year tomorrow. So I decided to reread some to finish out the year. Specifically, I’m rereading Elizabeth George Speare. I finished The Witch of Blackbird Pond, which I enjoyed all over again. Now, I’m working on The Bronze Bow, which was my introduction to her books. I was hoping to get The Sign of the Beaver in as well, but I don’t get as much read typically when I’m with my family, so I might decide to save that one for later and start on 2026 books. That way, I don’t start the new year stressed about my reading.
And how crazy is it that we are looking at 2026!
Anyway, that’s it for me. Hope you have a Merry Christmas or
happy whatever holiday you celebrate.
I always dread undecorating, too. And then the house seems so colorless after all the bright red decorations are safely tucked away.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your plumbing issues. Ugh. Bad time of year for troubles.
Happy holidays.
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When I see the date, like 2026, I feel like I have traveled into the future.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you will have to undecorate so soon. Ugh. I enjoy the lights so much that this year I plan to keep some up all year.
I haven’t wrapped presents yet either, I really need to do it tonight.
ReplyDeleteWishing you and yours a very merry Christmas
Ah, Gremlins. That's a blast from the past. Looking forward to your review on that one. I watched it again a couple years ago and let's just say I saw it from a completely different perspective than I did growing up. :D Hope you have a very Merry Christmas! :)
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