#partner I made a decision a while back to stop requesting/accepting ARCs that I wasn’t genuinely enthusiastic about. So, when I say that I’m excited about reading The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa, know that I am VERY excited about reading The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa. I can’t wait to get started on this story about a stray cat and his travels with the owner who took him in from @berkleypub , and I will be sharing my thoughts on my blog soon. Thank you, @berkleypub !😻🐈❤️ (Also, you should have seen me try to get a photo with all three of my cats for this post. I can always count on Gus to cooperate though! 🤷🏻♀️)
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Hello, long lost friends! I’m going to be honest...I haven’t been reading much this summer. I have spent WAY more time binge watching Sherlock on Netflix, cultivating my Funko Pop collection, playing in the cheap little pool we put up in the back yard with my boys, and spending entirely too much time on my phone. But guys, I needed a break. I started this account a year ago this month because I didn’t want to keep annoying my real-life friends with book posts, and before I knew it, I felt like I HAD to post at least every other day, HAD to get the hot ARCs everyone else was posting, and HAD to read, read, READ...and I burned myself out. So, I took a break from all the extra things in my life that had started out fun and ended up just feeling like extra jobs...because comparison is truly the thief of joy.
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I turned 35 a little over a week ago, and I decided something—who cares what everyone else is doing? I can love and respect others and admire their photos and posts without having to be LIKE them. If I want to love GLOW far more than 35-year-olds should, so what? I’m still gonna buy that GLOW tee from the juniors section at Target and wear it proudly. If I want to choose nothing but cheesy “chick lit” to read over my summer break, so what? I’m still gonna read the CRAP out of that cheese and LOVE it. And if I want to watch all those super long episodes of Sherlock all the way through TWICE this summer, so what? I’m gonna LOVE spending all that time with Benedict Cumberbatch (🤤, by the way). And if my bookstagram pictures aren’t as good or I’m not getting as many ARCs as someone else, so what? I’m doing this for fun, and I’m not going to compare myself anymore.
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So, here’s to doing whatever brings me joy and enjoying every moment that my depression is under control. I love you all, bookstagram buddies, and I have missed you. ❤️
