Monday, February 13, 2023

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? and Mailbox Monday - Feb 13

Welcome to It's Monday! What Are You Reading? and Mailbox Monday.   

 


It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's a great post to organize yourself. It's an opportunity to visit and comment, and er... add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date.     

Welcome to Monday! I hope you had a lovely week. Mine was good. Hectic, but good. Though the real estate market is shifting, we are still seeing price gains here and multiple offers due to low inventory. The dip in interest rates has helped with that. 

On Saturday, I went to a local production of Clue. This fabulous local theater used the game of Clue to create a fun and engaging whodunit. If you want to read more about Exit 7 Players, you can find them here. I also finished formatting and editing the first book in a planned series for one of my author friends. 

In my reading world, things are chugging along. After finishing 365 Thank Yous, I grabbed this book on Audible and have made it half way through. 




I finished Family Gatherings at Promise Lodge on Saturday night. Look for my review on February 20 during Hubbard's virtual book tour. 


These two are next. 




I definitely want to do more reviewing and blogging at my children's book blog

Upcoming virtual book tours:
  • The Menagerie by Julie Willmore - Feb 15
  • Family Gatherings at Promise Lodge by Charlotte Hubbard - Feb 20 (review)
  • Interview with Thomas White, Author of The Siren's Scream - Feb 22
  • Kiss My Boots by Jennifer Learmont - Feb 23
  • The Code by Sean Keefer - Mar 6 (review)
  • Path of Peril by Marlie Parker Wasserman - Mar 13



Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came in their mailbox during the last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.

I grabbed this book on Audible as I continue my professional development for 2023. I am enjoying it so far, but somehow the narrator is stating chapters that are three or more chapters behind what it shows me on the screen. The book only has 14 chapters and an epilogue, but according to Audible I am on Chapter 15 with an hour left. :) Sounds like the narrator is right and the text is wrong. 



Drawing on Zen philosophy and his expertise in the martial art of aikido, bestselling author George Leonard shows how the process of mastery can help us attain a higher level of excellence and a deeper sense of satisfaction and fulfillment in our daily lives.

Whether you're seeking to improve your career or your intimate relationships, increase self-esteem or create harmony within yourself, this inspiring prescriptive guide will help you master anything you choose and achieve success in all areas of your life. In Mastery, you'll discover:

• The 5 Essential Keys to Mastery
• Tools for Mastery
• How to Master Your Athletic Potential 
• The 3 Personality Types That Are Obstacles to Mastery
• How to Avoid Pitfalls Along the Path
• and more...

I still have this month's Audible credit to use, but I haven't decided what I want to listen to next. 

That is it for me today. If you have any recommendations for personal development books or children's books, I am open to hearing them. 

10 comments:

Mary (Bookfan) said...

Have a good week, Cheryl, and enjoy spending the audible credit!

Yvonne said...

Enjoy your books! The Clue production sounds wonderful. I've been wanting to see shows like that but haven't yet.

Hope you have a great week!

Kathy Martin said...

I've built up 4 credits at Audible and don't know what to use them for. Right now I'm listening to books I got in 2021. I think our local theater group is doing or has recently done Clue too. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

Kathryn T said...

I have used up my Audible credit for this month. My eyes are always bigger than my ears and I see more I want to listen to but I have heaps already! Your real estate market sounds a bit better than ours. Interest rates are up here for those buying.

Cheryl said...

Happy Monday, everyone! Thanks for visiting.

Mary, I will definitely have fun spending that credit.

Yvonne, Clue was wonderful.

Kathy, how cool that the credits build up. I didn't know that.

Kathryn, I am glad I don't get too many credits of I would have way more in my Audible library.

Thanks for the comments, everyone.

Cheriee Weichel said...

Happy reading this week! I get all my audio books from my local library. It seems like all the reserves become available at once!

Martha Eskuchen said...

I like Clue and I'm glad the production was good.
I have a very old Audible plan with two credits for a very good price. But mine do not roll over. I have to use them each month. Which is fine by me. :-)
We are seeing a slow down in real estate closings and a low inventory. I suspect it is going to be an interesting year for business.
Enjoy your continuing business development and Happy Reading!

Emma at Words And Peace / France Book Tours said...

I usually don't read self-help, but using aikido notions sounds intriguing

Savvy Verse & Wit said...

I hope you have a great week.

Melinda said...

The real estate market in our area seems...strange. We had a lot of houses go up for sale in the past year, with a huge spectrum of prices (all the of the houses in our neighborhood are one of five home plans, so I don't know why there was such a range), and some houses were snatched up quickly and others sat there for months. It wasn't a case of the less expensive houses being sold earlier, either, so I don't know what was up with that.

We have no plans to move in the foreseeable future, so I'm just a spectator to it all right now! - Melinda @ A Web of Stories