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I have a potential week of a little normalcy coming up. Going to prioritize getting back to people who've sent me messages (so sorry for the delay!). And then I'll knock out as many reviews as I can before chaos starts again next week. Thanks for hanging on with me for those who have been so sweet and supportive (insert heart emoji).

Back from vacation but got sick on the way back. Still sick, but also dealing with governement bureacracy as I try to extend my visa in India while selling my house back in the US and screaming and cursing at my laptop every few minutes because it keeps freezing. Also had to reset both phones to factory settings twice this week. Be patient with me folks as I try to catch up on life. I'll be back fully soon!

Back from a beautiful vacation in Greece. Unfortunately, got sick in the last couple of days, and now, it’s really icky in my sinus, throat, and chest. So I’m going to take it easy a few more days and will be back to engage with everyone here when I’m better. XOXO

Heading to Greece with friends for ten days. Will try to keep up with my reading still, but will only be able to hang out with you all online minimally. I much prefer to use Goodreads on a computer, which stayed home. Too hard to do by phone. Sorry!

Hope everyone reads only great books 💕

Pulling my hair. With only 15 pages left, library took it back, and now I have to wait another 16 weeks. Might have to buy it just to finish it…

Finally caught up on all my pending reviews from the last couple of weeks. One more review to write for yesterday's book. Hope they are helpful to folks considering those books for themselves. One email to catch up on. Then I'm all caught up here for real. Feels good to be back!

I've been in India for two weeks now, and my daily outlook has significantly improved. I also have a lot less time to read, now that I'm living with my best friends. They take up so much of my time. Oh! And I sleep a lot more too (insert rested beaming face emoji). So I think I am probably going to slow down to one short book a day or one long every two days from now on, and I think that's awesome!

Friends, I'm back! I moved to India last week, and it took about this long to find a way to plug in my laptop. I've been reading in between, and I have a lot updating to do with all the reviews. I also have a ton of messages to reply to. Promise I'll get to you. Please be patient. It's going to take a few days to get back to current. Thanks for hanging in there with me!

One suitcase left to pack. Three errands left to run. Several more people to see. Then it's sayonara to my life in the US.

When I get on the plane, first priority is to sleep. Second priority is to read!

When I get to India, finally, I'll hug my friends, shower, eat, and then catch up on my messages here.

Thanks for all your support friends!

How do I keep finding more stuff in the house? Every time I think I’ve given away or thrown everything out, something else shows itself 🤦🏻‍♀️

Today, I finish packing my eight suitcases. Each bag has its assigned contents, but now, I have to stuff and zip ask the bags and keep then each under 70 lbs 😅

In one week, I’m flying off into the Indian sunsets and toward more reading time!

Reflections on being sick: how can my nose be both runny and stuffy at the same time, and wow, do I love to sneeze! Sneezing feels SO good! Instant relief.

I'm so rarely sick. When I am, I'm the most miserable person ever, because it always seems to happen when I have so much to do. Only two more weeks before I have to move, and there's a ton to do!! I miss reading multiple books a day. Hopefully will manage at least one a day and then can read in earnest again in my new home.

It's just turned 1:00 am. I'm so sleepy. Have to get up at 5:30 to catch my flight back home. But staying up to hang out with my brother was completely worth every lost minute of sleep.

Feels like I'm coming down with something. Throat is dry and scratchy. But I'm so happy that I don't care. Will take it easy through the weekend and catch up on reading! (and messages).

My last day in NYC 😢. Technically, my last full day. Flight out at dawn tomorrow. It's been so great to be with my family. Going to miss them a lot. Easy to sacrifice reading time when I get to go to my nephew's concert, take them to dinners, do nothing in particular with my brother, plan trips with my sister-in-law, play with my niece and other nephew...

After 26,097 steps today, I'm wiped out. Thinking I need to go to bed without my book tonight...Hoping tomorrow is better and will save my book for the morning, if I can wake up early enough.

Hope all the mothers, including fairy godmothers like me, had a beautiful Mother’s Day! Mine was full of some of my favorite children, and so it was perfect 🥰. Also managed to get in 96 pages of reading. Woohoo!

Well friends, I made it to NYC! Landed safely yesterday (phew!). Hanging with my nephew is the BEST! He’s very sweet and smart, and he really, really, really loves me. I’ll be here the rest of the week. Dropping in once daily to check notifications, but won’t get to your messages until next week (sorry). All my time belongs to my nephew, who is my heart. 💕💕💕

Flight #2 is tomorrow. Short flight, so short risk? Had a blast in the DC area with my cousins and very good friend Abdul, but got virtually no reading done. Hoping to finish a book tomorrow. Let's see! My nephew will keep me busy, though, so it's unlikely. Still, 🤞🏻