Sunday Post – 26 January 2025 @caffeinatedreviewer.com @kimbacaffeinate @readingreality

Posted January 26, 2025 by Anne - Books of My Heart in Sunday Post / 48 Comments

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly  @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week, and showcase books and things we have received.


Don’t forget to look at my giveaways on the right sidebar.  On the Edge giveaway ends tonight!

Sunday, I am so far behind on stuff.  I did get the menu planned yesterday.  I hope I can stay home mostly and catch up because it will be freezing for the highs.  The chat was fun to start the new Read-along.  It’s always so interesting to get different impressions and ideas I didn’t have.  We ended a little late, and so I went to take Lulu for a walk before dark.  We got not quite to the corner and it was starting to rain.  About halfway back, we started running because it was really coming down.  I finally got to the Sunday post visiting, but I have more catchup to do tomorrow.

Monday,  with the holiday I thought I would get lots accomplished.  I did a little computer stuff but then I cleaned up the laundry room for the dryer repair to happen.  The guy was on time, professional, knowledgeable.  It would have cost what I expected but I got a dryer vent cleaning which I was shocked to learn added $200!  He was here an hour and 15 minutes and about 20 minutes for the cleaning which the total was $500.  If I had known it was so much I wouldn’t get the vent cleaning because apparently it was quite clean already.   But the dryer is working.  We walked Lulu.

Tuesday,  I worked on getting the audio CD I got at the library into itunes so I could put it on my phone to listen.  I tried a bunch of things which mostly didn’t work.  Then my daughter and I went to see her neurologist.  It was more of a checkup because the current med is working. He gave us more samples in case there is a lag in filling or shortage.  Then we picked up a pizza and a Walmart curbside.  I ended up putting each CD in its own “audiobook” since if I put them together they shuffle out of order.  I used to upload CDs all the time but I haven’t done it for awhile. It started snowing after dinner.  Lulu is not amused.

Wednesday, lots of snow but with sunshine it doesn’t feel as cold as it is.  I swept the back stairs for Lulu to go out.  I have so many things to do but so unfocused I’m making a mess of it.  I need to stop jumping around my tasks as I think of something and focus on each one to completion.  I did make good progress on things today so I feel better. I wrote a review,  set up some more reviews.  I forgot to eat lunch. I had numerous dinner plans that I couldn’t execute well so we had leftovers I had planned for lunch.  We did stay up a bit late watching Shetland. Then I read a bit.

Thursday,  still cold but it changes to a south wind and gets warmer from today. I set up more review posts for new ARCs, called to get an oil change appt for the car.  We walked with the neighbor and Abbey and Lulu.  My daughter and I signed up for a class at the extension service for seed starting and transplants for Feb 5th.

Friday,  starting to warm up, but still below average temps for this month.  Next week should be 20 degrees higher, into the 60sF / 17-20C.   I texted my neighbor farm to order my composted soil blend for the raised beds.  The week after looks rainy but it means a slog next week. I’m really enjoying the lack of most social media.  I’m mostly looking at Bluesky and Discord.  I can tell in FS Poster if my shares went to other social media. I ran an errand to return stuff at Home Depot and then pick up a few things at Target.

Saturday, it’s warming up already. I wrote 2 more reviews.  My daughter needed some help getting the printer to work with her computer.  She’s working a bit ahead on homework.  This week our Britbox deal ends, but we have Acorn for the next month.  Lulu loves the TV and couch time.

So many horrible things and unqualified people and it’s not even a full week.

 


Stacking the Shelves is hosted by  Reading Reality.  These are the exciting ARCs I received this week (If you click on the cover, it will take you to the Goodreads entry):

     

     

My grateful thanks to Recorded Books,  Penguin Audio (2),  Minotaur Books                          

 

(If you click on the cover, it will take you to the Goodreads entry)

 

I purchased these deals at Chirp in 2 series I am collecting.

         

I got these for the 2 first reads for being a Prime member.

         

         

I purchased these sale items at Chirp. The Jodi Taylor one was $4 and the Martha Grimes were $5 each.

 

Now the really scary one. This is all the Kindle and Audible freebies I grabbed this past week. You can see why I need to do Thrifty Thursday to be sure I read a few at least one each month.

    

    

 

Chirp Friday freebies:

   

 

I really meant to cut back on freebies BUT  they are free so I guess that won’t be happening.

 

I’m not including things like reviews posted or upcoming as they are always in the right sidebar. And, my challenge status is also there.

 

Anne

 

 

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Posted January 26, 2025 by Anne - Books of My Heart in Sunday Post / 48 Comments


48 responses to “Sunday Post – 26 January 2025

  1. Adorable pics of Lulu as always! Glad the read-along is going well! Maybe I’ll take a look into some series I’ve wanted to read that are along the same lines and recommend them for next year and join in again! My last week was so busy I didn’t really feel like I got much done, at least not with blogging. Oh well, here’s to one more week of January!

    Lisa Mandina (Lisa Loves Literature) recently posted: Weekly Wrap-Up #208 – January 26th, 2025
  2. Yeah, social media is rough right now with politics being awful. I like that the TikTok algorithm works so well, because I have now curated pretty much only books and cute animals. Lulu’s looking cute as always.

    Samantha recently posted: #SundayPost: January 26th
  3. Glad you’re warming up, but I know your temperature swings tend to be a bit bonkers! I hope you enjoy Smallhope & Pennyroyal as much as I did – it so very nearly made my outstanding reads of last year. And I hope the coming week is a good one, Anne:).

  4. Kills Well with Others looks amusing 🙂 I think I’ve read some other books by Sonali Dev in your Book Buys section. Hope the weather gets nicer – I’m tired of the cold too!!

  5. I’ve been thinking of going to Bluesky now that I’m back blogging. I considered it once but then drifted away. Glad your temps are improving. It’s been s ocold here but I guess it’s warmer now.

    Shetland! I think I’m behind on that show, was watching it a few years ago. I need to catch up!

    Your last sentence– soooo true

  6. Your temps sound unusually low for you this time of year. I thought our temps were higher than normal for us, but they’re lower apparently. It feels colder because of the wind, too. I finally got a Bluesky account, as you know! I forgot to list it on my Sunday Post. I’m just winging it with the seedlings here, but a class probably would be helpful, lol! Sounds fun to me. I’ve been reading all the instructions and tips on the Burpee site. They give you recommendations based off your zip code on each individual plant/seed. I spent a long time writing things down and figuring out dates to plant and whether to start indoor or directly outdoors. I look forward to hearing how the class is. Yes, the chat was fun. I need to look up the next date because I’ll be gone over Presidents Weekend so if it’s then I won’t be able to go.

    Rachel @Waves of Fiction recently posted: Sunday Post #281
  7. Did I miss who that cutie is in your post? Such rosy cheeks!

    The week was awful as far as news, but I mostly stayed off. I did write two emails each to my senators and congressman today. I feel like I will be doing that a lot this year. I also took the day yesterday (Saturday) and just read. It was good for my soul.

  8. Aw Lulu! Glad the dryer is fixed. It’s amazing how much they charge for seemingly simple things and maintenance. I went to get my oil changed recently and I needed new wipers, they tried charging me like $30.00 per each wiper! And they would charge an added fee to install them 😀 No thanks I’ll do it myself for less than half that price lol.
    Enjoy your books this week, I have seen Onyx Storm everywhere.

    Bookworm recently posted: Night Shift by Stephen King
  9. It sounds like you had a busy week. I am glad you were able to get the dryer fixed. Our garbage disposal has been out since just after Christmas and I’m thinking I may need to call someone out. My husband wants to try to fix it first so I’m waiting until he either does or I get tired of waiting and make the call. LOL It’s not urgent at least. I’m looking forward to Deanna Raybourn’s new book. I enjoyed the first in that series. I hope you have a good week and are able to stay warm!

  10. Sounds like it’s been a full and busy week for you, with lots of ups and downs! Hopefully, the warmer weather ahead makes everything feel a little lighter! Looks like you have plenty of good books when you need to escape from reality. Have a great week!

  11. I am glad your daughter’s meds are working. That has to be a relief. My boys were definitely not a fan of the cold temps we have. Their little pigskin furs do not keep them very warm. And Zekey, bless his heart, does not know how to hurry up on potty breaks. Wow $500.00 seems like a killing for an hour and 15 minutes. I am finally becoming more active on Bluesky and am enjoying using it. Glad I switched. I still post my book review notices to Twitter but I don’t read any other content on there anymore. Hope you guys have a great week!

    Barb @ Booker T's Farm recently posted: Cold Weather Zombies?

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