
Good morning! Today’s post will link up to The Sunday Salon, The Sunday Post and Stacking the Shelves, for weekly updates.
Mailbox Monday is hosted at the home site: Mailbox Monday.
And let’s join Kathryn, our leader in It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?, at Book Date.
I actually read and reviewed THREE books this week. I only wrote
fivesix blog posts (I added another one today!), but that’s how it goes sometimes. However, I very lazily slept in two days this week, not even going to the dining room until dinner! I did get up and read, played on the computer, and enjoyed going with the flow. It reminded me of my days before I moved into this residence.Then I realized something. My life in retirement was supposed to be about doing what I want and when I want to do it. No alarm clocks or schedules. So having to get up at the beckoning sound on my phone, get dressed, and go OUT, even if it is just down the hall to the dining room…was starting to feel constrictive. So I decided to give myself permission to do what I want at least two days a week.
This morning I turned off the alarm, but decided to get up anyway an hour later. So here I am, writing this post and actually ready to go to the dining room in 45 minutes.
Let’s grab some coffee…I haven’t had any yet! And check out my week.
LAST WEEK ON THE BLOGS:
Tuesday Excerpts: “Confessions on the 7:45”
Tuesday Potpourri: Adding to the Hoard…
A Bookish Delight on the Backlog…
Bookish Friday: “All the Best Lies”
Sunday Potpourri: A Quest for Coffee…
Review: The Library of Lost and Found, by Phaedra PatrickReview: Confessions on the 7:45, by Lisa Unger
Review: Rage, by Bob Woodward
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INCOMING BOOKS:
Empty mailbox…but I downloaded two e-books:
Invisible Girl, by Lisa Jewell
Return to Virgin River, by Robyn Carr
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CURRENTLY READING: Remain Silent, by Susie Steiner
I have enjoyed previous books in the series, so I bought this one in June. Time to read it! So far, so good.
An immigrant’s mysterious death sets off a chilling hunt for the truth in this gripping crime novel from the author of Missing, Presumed, featuring a “delightful protagonist who deserves a place alongside other beloved literary detectives” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
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That was my week…better than usual, and I credit the more relaxed week with giving myself permission to “go with the flow” a little bit. My lunch reflected that attitude:
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You definitely deserve to decide when to get up, when to be lazy, and just go with the flow, Laurel-Rain!
Your new books look really good, and I hope you’ll enjoy them.
Have a wonderful week ahead, stay safe and healthy, going with the flow 🙂
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Thanks, Linda, I am definitely looking forward to more “going with the flow.”
Enjoy your week!
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I hope you enjoy The Return to Virgin River, should be a good light read. Yes doing what you want is good and sleeping in when you can is great too. I wonder do we ever really “get to do what we want!”
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Thanks for the encouraging words, Kathryn, and I suspect that we don’t ever really get to do what we want. There are tapes running in our heads with all the “shoulds.” But we can try!
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Yes for sure.
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Good for you for letting loose a little! I think it’s good to go with the flow and I think we forget to do that a lot in life. I hope your week ahead is a good one, and I like the look of the Lisa Jewell book!
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We do forget to relax and enjoy, but when we choose to read our books and watch our shows/movies, we are sort of moving in that direction.
Thanks for stopping by, Greg, and rest up!
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My Granny was a lovely lady who spoke her mind as she wanted, did what she wanted and ate whatever she want. That was when she was about 80 years old already. I’ve asked her once why she does it and she said that she played by the rules for long enough. She’s now at the age where she will do as she please.
So go for it! Schedules does provide security and purpose yes, but it’s fun to break the rules every now and then.
Have a good week, read some great books and break another rule. Just for fun.
Here’s my latest post: The Sunday Post #15
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Thanks, Mareli, and I love the sound of your granny! I want to be like her when I grow up…lol. Oh, wait, I am almost at that age!
Relaxing the rules feels right for me now…in fact I am taking the day off today. Sunday feels like a great day to do it. I will go down for dinner later.
Enjoy your books and your week!
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Here’s to turning off the alarm! I hope you love the Robyn Carr book as much as I did. Have a good week!
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Thanks, Mary, I am so looking forward to the new Robyn Carr, although I do have a few of her summer reads still waiting on my Kindle! I have a feeling Virgin River will have my attention first.
I turned off the alarm today, too! It will be a quiet day, with the housekeeper coming in the early afternoon to clean. I stay put and visit with her when she comes…I think we both enjoy it. I will have her get my autumn wreath out from my under-the-bed storage. I am afraid to get down on my knees to pull it out…in case I can’t get up again! LOL.
Enjoy your week!
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I am so glad you got into this relaxing mind set. Here is to many more of the snoozing and lazying around. Have fun, you earned it.
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Thanks, Gayathri, I am loving the relaxing approach to my days! I think I will enjoy mixing things up.
Have a great week, and enjoy your reading and your activities.
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Yes! Absolutely do what you want! Lol though the dinner hour thing reminds me of a few of my nights in college… where my roommate and I slept through breakfast and lunch because we had been up all night. Lol.
I hope you are enjoying your reads this week! Take care!
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Ah, yes, back in the day, Erin…I do remember those days, too. Enjoy your week, and have a wonderful day today.
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If you can’t have some lazy, go with the flow days when you’re retired, when can you?! Take care, enjoy and happy reading! 👋📚🙂
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Thanks, Jessica, I remember looking ahead to those kinds of days when my career was coming to an end…and I loved planning to do whatever felt right.
Enjoy your day and your week, and thanks for visiting.
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Oh yes – you have earnt the right to turn off the alarm and go with the flow, Laurel:)). I hope you have another relaxing week, where you do what you decide what your needs are, rather leaving that decision to the clock…
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I am trying to do just that, Sarah, and did it again today! I am enjoying my cup of coffee while visiting blogs…and soon will return to reading the new Susie Steiner book.
Enjoy your week!
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Love that rage title. And good for you getting some much needed zzz’s.
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Thanks, Trin, I do want to enjoy relaxing and settling into my books and movies today!
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Of course this is the time to do waht you want Laurel! And I am happy you are doing just that.
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Thanks, Sophie, I had settled into doing that…and then the Pandemic knocked me off course for a bit. Back to the original plan!
Enjoy your week!
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I always find some books to add to my TBR list when I read your posts.
I’m retired since 2012 and find I am up earlier and in a better mood than when I had to go to work.
I do have to give myself permission not to get dressed, though….and only on the weekend!!
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Thanks, Jackie, and yes, I love a morning hanging out in my PJs…and when I do get dressed, I am ready to do something fun. Even in lockdown.
Have a great week!
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Yes, you definitely need time to do whatever you want to do including turning off the alarm clock. Good for you!
Your books all look so good. Invisible Girl has my interest. I think I’ll have to add that to my list. Hope you have a great week!
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Thanks, Yvonne, I do love turning off that alarm! And then I am ready for the day to begin when I wake up “naturally.”
Enjoy your books and your week!
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Hooray for turning off alarms and relaxing a bit more! As they say… If not now, when? Sounds like you had a good week, too. Hope the upcoming one is more of the same. 🙂
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I completely agree, JoAnn…and I am eager for each day when I don’t feel rushed.
Enjoy your week and your books!
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You had a cheese and cracker lunch. Yesterday I had an apple and caramel sauce lunch. Who cares if we aren’t eating from all the food groups, right? My Sunday Salon post with a focus on faith
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Thanks for visiting, Anne, and I do love eating whatever appeals to me! I like the sound of your lunch!
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Wow 5 heart reads and going with your own schedule. I love it! I hope you continue this plan. Enjoy your new books!
Anne – Books of My Heart This is my Sunday Post
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Thanks, Anne, I am very happy to have had such good books this week, and I’m loving my more relaxed schedule.
Have a great week!
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I think you should sleep in ! It’s quite dark in the mornings now & perfect to stay in bed & read. It’s gotten cold here recently – so we surely don’t want to get up. You were so productive this past week — you are putting me to shame. Keep up the good work. ps. We watched the Netflix movie about The Trial of the Chicago 7 …. I think it was just okay … but still an interesting piece of history.
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I have added The Trial of the Chicago 7 to my Netflix queue, so I’m ready to start watching it. I am currently viewing additional episodes of Wentworth, the Australian prison show. When I first started watching, I wasn’t sure I was up to it…all the prison violence. But then the connections between the women grabbed me again, and now I am binging it.
Thanks for visiting, Susan. I definitely want to relax more and I do love sleeping in a little.
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Remain Silent has a creepy cover! I need to add that one. I hope you have a great reading week and a great week in general!
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Oh, yes, that cover is definitely creepy, Gofita. I am enjoying the book, though.
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You are exactly right; you are retired and you can come and go when and where you please. That’s, for me, one of the great joys of being finished with working.
Didn’t you have a great blogging week! Lots of posts. And I’m quite interested in at least one of the books you read. I think I’ll take a look at your review of Library of Lost and Found. I can rarely pass up a book with “library” in the title.
Have a lovely week!
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Thanks, Deb, I have decided that I won’t let the Pandemic ruin everything, so if sleeping in now and then helps, I will do that.
I am feeling more invigorated as a result.
Enjoy your week!
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I totally agree that you should do what you please with your time! I’ve heard good things about Invisible Girl. Enjoy your new books and your two-days off in the week. 🙂
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Thanks, Laura, at my age, I should be able to make choices with my schedule, and I won’t let the Pandemic ruin everything!
I am loving my reading this week, and I’m eager to read Invisible Girl. Enjoy your week!
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I loved both THE LIBRARY OF LOST AND FOUND and CONFESSIONS ON THE 7:45.
I actually didn’t like INVISIBLE GIRL…I had to put it down. Most everyone loved it. I hope you do too.
Have a wonderful week.
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Oh, wow! I hope I like it, but I know how it goes. Lots of people loved Anxious People, and I tired of it early on. I may try again, though.
Thanks for visiting, Elizabeth.
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I just didn’t like the content or the characters.
I hear I should have kept going, but couldn’t.
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When something in a book turns me off, I don’t usually come back to it. Sigh.
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It’s funny isn’t it, as a child you want to be an adult so you can do whatever you want, then when you are an adult you realise that isn’t how it works at all!
Wishing you a great reading week
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A sad fact of life, Shelleyrae, lol. Always something to do that we wish we could avoid.
Enjoy your week, and stay safe!
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I’m excited to read Invisible Girl!
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Me, too, Jess, and I hope to love it!
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I’m glad you’ve decided to live life the way you want. We spend so much time doing what is expected of us or what others want us to do that we can sometimes get lost.
Nice books this week. I really want to read Return to Virgin River. Thanks for sharing. Hope you have a great week.
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Thanks, Cheryl, I think it is important to acknowledge what we want and try to follow our own path.
Enjoy your books and your week, and thanks for visiting.
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Your lunch and your books look good!
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Thanks, Gilion, I enjoyed the lunch and the books are keeping me company.
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Very seldom having to set an alarm is the best part of retirement for me. I like to be able to live by my own schedule – with just a little input from my brother. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
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Thanks, Kathy, I completely agree! While I will occasionally have to set the alarm to make it to the dining room for breakfast, I don’t have to go every day.
Enjoy your own schedule and your books.
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You have earned the privilege of going with the flow when you want. Looking forward to Return to Virgin River.
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Thanks, Nise, I hope to love Return to Virgin River…and I also hope there will be a continuation of the series on Netflix.
Enjoy your week.
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I think it’s awesome that you wrote so many blog posts. I’m the slowest blogger ever. I don’t think I’ve ever written 6 in a week. Enjoy relaxing! Have a great week.
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Thanks, AJ, now that I am having to use Block Editor, the post writing is more of a challenge. But slowly I will conquer it!
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Hope this week is more relaxing with the new perspective 😉 Happy reading.
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So far, it has been, vvb; today I am relaxing with coffee and my laptop in my apartment. Enjoy your week!
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Cheese and crackers are always a good meal for me. I am glad that you are allowing yourself to relax on scheduling. Someday I might get there. 🙂 I plan to check several of your reviews this week. Nice new additions too. Happy Reading!
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Thanks, Martha, I like how my plan to relax my schedule has improved my mood!
Enjoy your week.
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I love going with the flow and hate my alarm clock with a passion!!! Also, I have so many great memories when it comes to the Virgin River Series – enjoy your read!!!!
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Thanks, Brown-Eyed Girl. I’m so glad to be going with the flow again…and I love the Virgin River series, too.
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