Linking up with Sunday Post hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer and It's Monday! What are You Reading? now hosted by Kathryn @Book Date.
So this week when I should have been getting ahead with blog posts I joined Fat Mum Slim's Photo a Day challenge #fmsphotoaday. It takes me longer to do things but I really want to stick with it this time. Find me on Instagram @teddyree if you want to have a squiz or join in in the fun. And let me know if you're already participating :)
I'm having a surgical procedure on my hands midweek, it's a test procedure, meaning if there's some improvement it means I'm an excellent candidate for microsurgery on the nerves. No improvement = no point doing the bigger surgery. Wish me luck, it will either be the best birthday pressie ... or not.
#FitReaders co-hosted by Felicia @ Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and Jen @ That’s What I’m Talking About. FitReaders is a great way to stay motivated, accountable and it's more fun having bloggy friends to check in with. If you also have a fitbit and want to add me, let me know :)
Fitbit Steps:
Mon: 8792 steps ~ swimming
Tue: 7019 steps ~ swimming
Wed: 8760 steps
Thurs: 10,384 steps ~ walk with Bella
Fri: 9448 steps
Sat: 7680 steps ~ walk to community garden with Mia, play in the park
Sun: 9513 steps
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Reviews & Posts: (click on title)
THE THINGS WE KEEP by Sally Hepworth ~ beautiful read, heartbreaking & heartwarming
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Finished last week:
JUST SAY YES by Alyssa Goodnight ~ a sprinkle of magic and humour
THE PATTERSON GIRLS by Rachael Johns (audiobook) ~ over-long audio but still good
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This Week's Reading List:
MISSING PIECES by Heather Gudenkauf ~ 50% done. It's awful-good
NUMBERED by Amy Andrews & Ros Baxter
I'LL SEE YOU IN PARIS by Michelle Gable
THE FRIENDS WE KEEP by Susan Mallery (MIschief Bay #2)
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Reviews Coming:
IF YOU COULD SEE WHAT I SEE by Cathy Lamb ~ loved it, what a great way to start 2016. It will be on my favourite list at the end of the year! Thanks Kathryn :)
THE EYE OF THE SHEEP by Sofie Laguna ~ strangely beautiful and it broke my heart
LITTLE BEACH STREET BAKERY by Jenny Colgan (audiobook) ~ fun. Looking forward to the next one.
Loving the photos and good luck with the surgery!! Will be praying for you!!!!
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DeleteGood luck with your hand surgery! Hope it helps out. Will keep you in my thoughts.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kay, I'm hopeful but trying not to get my hopes up too high, don't want to be gutted.
DeleteCrazy warm
ReplyDelete... and polar opposite on your side of the world lol
DeleteI wish you the best of luck with your procedure and pray that they have good news for you!
ReplyDeleteGreat job with the steps in spite of the heat! I hope to do some outdoor walking when spring arrives. I'm not much of an outdoor person but I like the idea of walking in a park.
I'm glad you liked The Things We Keep. I just finished that one this past week. I need to write my review while it is fresh in my mind.
I love the cover of I'll See You in Paris. I might have to request that one for review. I also love the cover of the Susan Mallery book. I'm not familiar with that one.
Thanks so much Christina, will keep you posted. You absolutely nailed last week ... great job!
DeleteI loved The Things We Keep but it was nice the sadness was balanced with light and humour. Lisa Genova's Still Alice made me bawl my eyes out. I don't even know what I'll See You in Paris is about lol ... I requested it because hello ... "Paris" and I loved the cover.
I so loved Missing Pieces...couldn't stop reading until the very end...yesterday. Hope you enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteI must read Just Say Yes...soon!
Enjoy your week...love the photos, especially Mia.
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I'm dying to get back to Missing Pieces but I have to do blog visiting/commenting first ... no getting sidetracked lol
DeleteGood luck with the surgery. I think Missing Pieces will be my next read, amazing reviews on this one. I have really enjoyed her books.
ReplyDeleteThanks Marce. I've read all HG books too, love her writing!
DeleteOh do hope the surgical procedure gives hope. Will be thinking of you. Missing Pieces was very good, I didn't guess the killer though. Love your photos, all the best for the challenge. Great steps in spite of the heat. We've been up to 28 and muggy. Today I am not going on a walk, unless it cools later. Yesterday came home drenched in sweat! Thought 9am would be okay but no!
ReplyDeleteI nearly opted for Jenny Colgan listen as I just started a new audio, but went for new to me author instead. I er.. had to wash the urban fantasy I had been listening to out of my ears! J Colgan would have done it for me as well I think.
Thanks ... me too Kathryn. I don't want to put Missing Pieces down but I must get blog stuff done. That's a good thing not guessing the killer ... I have my suspicion but hmm wonder if I'm right.
Deletelol on the urban fantasy, which one was that? Jenny Colgan would have definitely done it. I'm thinking the next one in the Little Beach Street Bakery series will be a nice easy listen while I'm in hospital.
I hope the medical procedure goes well. Hopefully you'll hear some good news. Sounds like you are doing good with your FitReader goals! Oh, how I wish I had access to a pool! I am looking forward to reading Missing Pieces. It sure sounds good, and I am glad to see you are enjoying it. I hope you have a great week! And good luck again with the surgery.
ReplyDeleteThanks Wendy, this week I think I'll probably be a bit quieter, not sure I bounce after general anaesthetic lol. Hope you love Missing Pieces, I can't wait to get back to it!
DeletePraying that the procedure results in you being a candidate and that it works wonders! The flu took my fitness goals for the week, even though I laid around in bed I kept the fitbit on! I wanted credit for every movement. Looking forward to Missing Pieces and The Friends We Keep. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteI've seriously got everything crossed that this works Nise`, you know what that's like. Darn the flu, hope you're feeling a bit better, but ease back into it. Will be around to visit soon :)
DeleteGood luck with the hand surgery!!! Will keep you in my thoughts and send you good vibes all week!
ReplyDeleteYou had a great week with your steps, despite the heat - we are finally getting winter here in NY with a little snow...nothing big, but flurries here and there.
All your books look good and I have a few of them in my stacks!!! Have a great week and keep us posted about the surgery! xxoo
Thanks Kristin, all good vibes gratefully accepted :)
DeleteI love photo challenges! They're so much fun! My stepmom had to have surgery on both of her hands. So I know how that is for people to deal with. I hope it works out for you the way you want!
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Thanks Lisa, hope your step mum got a good result. Will check for you on IG, might see you on the photo challenge :))
DeleteGood luck with the surgery and I hope this procedure is a success! I love the picture of your granddaughter. I've tried to do the photo challenges but then I end up falling behind lol. I'll look for you on Instagram =)
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathy. I did this photo challenge for a couple of months 2 years ago and fell woefully behind lol. I probably won't do every day but I'm determined to do better this time around :)
DeleteA couple of familiar reads on this week's list.
ReplyDeleteI hope the operation goes well, and hope you're a candidate for the further surgery if that helps.
I did the Fat Mum Slim challenge once and what I enjoyed about it was that it made me focus more on everything around me as I had to be 'ready' for a potential pic if the right image / situation popped up. (IF that makes sense!)
I want hot! (Not so much humid). But after going on about snow it was around 15 degrees today so yeah, I'm over that. LOL. I hope your procedure goes well, best of luck!! And happy birthday too sounds like?
ReplyDeleteMissing Piece looks good, everything I've read sounds good so hopefully you enjoy it. Have an awesome week!
I enjoyed Missing Piece's I thought it was very well written.
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Here is my Monday read
I have Missing PIeces by Heather Gudenkauf too. I hope you enjoy your books!
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So sad to hear about the surgery you will have to go through - I hope you feel better soonest and that your recovery will go well. I like the look of I'll see you in Paris in the stack of books you have here. Happy Reading!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the procedure!! I hope it leads to you being able to have the other surgery and getting some relief!!
ReplyDeleteI love your pictures on Instagram. They're always so beautiful!
Missing Pieces - I really need to read that one soon! I'm glad you're enjoying it!
I hope the surgery is a success for you! Sending warm thoughts and prayers. And as for the walks - I don't blame you for hitting the water instead! That's hot!!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the upcoming surgery - positive thoughts being sent your way.
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Oh my, good luck on this micro surgery. What will happen if it doesn't work? Will you be stuck with pain? I hope not. Your little one is cute. Children are a gift and their innocent wonder of the world makes an adult's outlook so much more fun.
ReplyDeleteI hope that medical procedure works out for you. I envy your warm temperatures but perhaps not quite that warm. We started the day well below 0 Fahrenheit today. Here is what I read last week. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize you were having trouble with your hands (where have I been?!) I hope the procedure goes well and they can go ahead with the microsurgery - and I hope that works.
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet photo of your little one! And I like the wagon-wheel bench, though at first glance I thought it was a very big spinning wheel.
I'm looking forward to your review of The Friends We Keep. I like Mallery a lot, but haven't started that series yet.
Good job on your activity this week. I want to get back into swimming but, right now, I can't get the pool schedule and my familiy's schedule to mesh. Oh well!
ReplyDeleteHoping for much success on your procedure!
ReplyDeleteI am reading I'll See You In Paris...I like it. Love the cover.
ReplyDeleteMissing Pieces is up next.
I hope your week is a good one.
Elizabeth
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My It's Monday, What Are You Reading
It is so hard to remember to ask questions while you are in front of the doctor - you really are sometimes standing there, just trying to take in what they are saying. I wish you the best of luck in your procedure!
ReplyDeleteHow did the surgery go? Hopefully you got good results!
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