I swear every weekend I just want to end up resting since the work week is always really intense with all the brain power I need to use, and then I end up making myself sick from not resting like I should. I’m supposed to go to a fashion show tonight, but I don’t think I’ll feel up to it by the time it comes around. *sigh* It’s a bummer, but hopefully my friend will understand. Or if I do go, I’ll leave super early. Plus I have work tomorrow and I probably need to go in a little earlier because my boss has a lot of back to back meetings and I need to go over his schedule for the week.

I’m tired, fam.

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I’ve been doing such a great job catching up on my backlisted ARCs every week now that I have been doing a read it or weep type of thing. If that makes sense, anyway. I’m on my next one, so I’m hoping that I’ll finish it by next Sunday! Or even earlier, if possible. We’ll see.

• Wings of a Flying Tiger – Iris Yang

• A Song for Bill Robinson – C.E. Atkins
• Storm of Secrets – Loretta Marion
• A Christmas Hamster – Stephanie Digg
• The City of Souls – Vacen Taylor
• Christmas From the Heart – Sheila Roberts

Wow can you believe that 2019 is almost over? I wonder how many ARCs I’ll end up finishing by the time December is up.

This was also a pretty slow week for book hauls, and I’m totally okay with that. I actually have so many books to read this week and I know I’m not going to finish them all, but at least I can start them in between all my rest periods. I guess.

• Gin & Daggers (Murder She Wrote #1) – Jessica Fletcher and Donald Bain

I hope I get to read this one soon because I really just missed this show. It may be on Hulu, and if it is, I’m definitely going to have to watch some of it again. I used to watch this and Matlock with my mom and grandma growing up, so it brings back some great memories.

• The Monster Hypothesis – Romily Bernard
• Woven in Moonlight – Isabel Ibañez

I legit screamed when I got Woven in Moonlight in the mail! I’m so freaking happy that I got approved to be on the blog tour for this one, and got approved for a physical copy as well! Ugh I’m just so floored in the best way possible and I can’t freaking wait to start reading this one!

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Thank you so much to Disney-Hyperion and RockStar Book Tours for sending me this copy of The Monster Hypothesis! I can’t wait to read this one 🎊 #bookishlovegroup

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I've been appointed by the Governor of Virginia for the Statewide Independent Living Council for a three year term. And I think it’s safe to say that I’ve finally chosen the perfect notebook to start my term on the Council. I feel like a boss today, and I think about how I was so afraid that I was going to fail in life when I moved here to Virginia. I think about some of the other people in my life that told me I was going to drown here, being from the islands and not knowing how the mainland runs. As my beautiful and amazing friend @nancysfab told me: They Weren’t Ready! And neither was I! But I’m ready now and I’m so excited to see what more I can do for my community and how much more I can thrive outside of my island element. Thank you to those that always believed in me, knew that I was going to surprise myself out here and just continued to be that support for me many many miles away. I couldn’t have made it without you, and I will never forget you ever. @ohsopaperco you ready for this journey with me? Expect a lot of notebook orders from me! This is just the beginning.

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So, I was appointed by the Governor of Virginia to sit on the Statewide Independent Living Council, and the news was released on Friday. I was just so shocked and honored have been appointed for this Board because… well you can see it on my Instagram post, and if you’re friends with me on Facebook (feel free to add me of course!) you’ll see that I was following in my grandpa’s and mom’s footsteps by getting this appointment.

Other than that, I’m just taking it day by day, trying to rest as much as I can when I get a chance. That’s why I don’t think I’ll be able to go to the fashion show tonight, even if I wanted to.

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I may have treated myself to these amazing steak frites from Outback when I found out about my appointment to the SILC Board but the real goal of this meal was to have some uninterrupted reading time. The Wedding Date reminded me so much of my earlier times of my relationship and I couldn’t help but smile the entire time 🥰 Stay tuned for my review coming up later.

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When I’m back on a full schedule again, I’ll be sure to keep you guys updated on some more things that are happening with me. Other than that, I’ve been watching the original 90’s dub of Sailor Moon whenever I get a chance, and I’ve been loving it. Ended up binge reading The Wedding Date but don’t have the energy to write my review like I want to, so I think I’m about to take another nap.

Yeah, today is going to be a sleeping day with the puppers. I’m way too tired with too much of a headache to do much. Until next time, fam.