Happy 2021, my friends! I think we are all excited to be in a new year with so many possibilities for new beginnings and more joy! I was recently looking at my 2019 reflection post and was amazed at how different 2020 went than I expected. We still had some truly fantastic joys in our …
Category: Why I Read
Happy 5th Blogiversary, Greenish Bookshelf!
Happy Birthday, Greenish Bookshelf! My blog is now 5 years old! 5 years. Wow, that seems like a big milestone. I could not have imagined when I started this little blog of mine that it would be such an important part of my life. My blog keeps me balanced. It gives me a place to …
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2019 Thoughts, 2020 Goals and What I’m Reading Lately
Happy 2020, my friends! You have probably noticed that my posts and replies to comments have come a bit sparsely the last few months. I apologizing for being so inactive but I have great news to share with y'all! I am expecting our third child! And with this pregnancy came all the usual nausea and …
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Top 10 Tuesday: Changes in my Bookish Life
Welcome back to Top 10 Tuesday hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! This week's prompt is a bit different and reflective: what has changed in your bookish life since the time you first started blogging? It's been fun to look back and reflect on over 4.5 years of blogging and a lifetime of reading. Enjoy! …
6 Books I Can Read Over and Over
Hi y'all! Welcome to my latest edition of my Saturday Book List series. I hope you've had a great Saturday. I managed to go to our local library book sale AND Half Price Books BY MYSELF! Shout out to my husband for the double treat today! Naturally, I was very successful at both places. I …
[The Read Aloud Family]: A Review
Happy Thursday, y'all! Today I am excited to share my review of The Read Aloud Family by Sarah Mackenzie--the creator of the Read Aloud Revival Podcast and Blog. I have known about this book for a while. But I haven't really wanted to read it until more recently. I knew I would love it before …
Reading Reflection 2018!
Happy 2019, my friends! I am very pleased with how my 2018 reading goals came together this year. While I certainly wasn't perfect (still not reading much nonfiction and plenty to read for the first time on my shelves), I had such a great reading year! I read so many wonderful books and was able …
Happy Blog-iversary, Greenish Bookshelf!
I'm a few days late, but still want to mark... Greenish Bookshelf's 3rd Anniversary! What an adventure this is! This is kind of amazing and super exciting!! I am so glad I decided to join this lovely bookish world and read so widely! This blog continues to keep my motivation to read high, to …
Thank you, 500 Followers!
This weekend I hit a huge milestone here on greenish bookshelf... 500 Followers! Thank you, thank you, thank you for taking the time to follow, read, comment, and share this little blog of mine! I love books. I love writing about books. But writing to an audience as bookish and wonderful as y'all is an …
[Les Miserables]: A Small Review
I am finally feeling more capable of writing a few thoughts about Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. I love this book. I am in awe of this book. I am still a little intimidated by it. And I hope I can make sense of my jumbled thoughts. First, this novel is incredible in scope, fascinating …
