Friday (& Thursday) Finds & Reader Recommendations – 03-07-19

Wait. Am I first?

LOL!!!!! Tell The Truth it is! 😀

What’s this? A new Thursday post?
I also chose I’m Fine and Neither Are You for my March Amazon First pick.

A little early this week Nay…. too many cool-sounding books went live in the last 24 hours so I had to post it.

*throws glitter for bev being first*
I’ll put my FLT over here.
Astrid kicked on her mother’s door.
It’s from Soul’s Fire by Susan Fanetti. This is her series about strong Viking women. If you liked The Vikings TV series, I rec these books.
I’m really liking this one. There is a dark section *shudders* but it’s a beautiful love story between an English Prince and a bad-girl-tough-Viking-woman.

Omg Grey you are so lucky!!!! I finished reading Bennett Mafia today!! So good. I couldn’t stop reading!! Tijan is the best! Highly recommend!! Heavy sigh so sad it’s over. Book hangover in the middle of the day! I’ve been on a reading frenzy this week & it’s only Thursday!!! Damaged Queen by Sam Crescent I was shaking while ready it. Crazy I know!! So freaking good!! I couldn’t wait to read it. Now I want to read all her other books. Then there’s Becoming his Monster by Amelia Hutchins!! Started the week with this one. Loved it!!!! Crazy good!!

This is not ‘Nam. This is Maryse’s blog. There are rules!!

I devoured Make Me Bad and SWOOON I loved it. Funny and super cute.
About to start Bennett Mafia – sounds so good!

Anyone read Halo by Brooke Blaine/Ella Frank? Finished it the other day and it was soooo good. When I finished the book I immidiately went to chapter 1 and startede all over again. Looking forward to March 25 when Viper is released 🙂

Lol Leslie! Mine is nowhere near that advanced. He surprises me daily by what he knows that I know I didn’t teach him though.
I missed this post yesterday, but WOW what a list! I’m definitely grabbing that RS Grey for my Unlimited and already got Where the Forest Meets the Stars. I’ll start that after I finish FantasyLand. I fell asleep early last night so I didn’t get to read much.
Nay, we also signed up for the box this month (Ukraine). They showed the recipe for the month already so you could buy ingredients ahead if you wanted and I think I just might. Let me know what he thinks of the other box he got! And you’ll have to let me know about you’re pastry box. The danger there is we’ll inhale them all right away. Maybe he’ll share some with you and we can try together! It’s so funny how different peoples tastes are.

I’ve worn make up 3 days in a row this week (a feat that I haven’t accomplished in too many years to count) and I’m already so exhausted by it. Props to all of you who do this every day! It feels good to feel put together, gives me confidence and a better energy, but all the face washing (before and after) and removal- bah!!

The social media section on this. Especially the P&P (Never thought of it like this….love it more) and the dog crossing the street.
https://foreveryoungadult.com/2019/03/08/procrastination-pro-tips-march-8-2019/

Jamie Begley who writes MC Books has added all of her books to KU. I have read a few of them and have liked them. Also, Ginger Scott has added 5 books to KU. Happy Weekend!

Yup, that’s EXACTLY how I feel. I’m still loving it though. But, still reeling by my misconception. Lol And the kicker is we were just talking previously about how I make up all these ridiculous stories for my kids (for my own enjoyment) to get them going and they believe it all. They think it’s funny when they realize I’m yanking their chain and all, but gosh, they get so worked up when I’m in the midst of really spinning it. Like, and this is one of my not so good tall tales, but I was walking through the kitchen with a half eaten black banana to the trash and it was all floppy and nasty looking and my son says “ew, is that a banana?” And I say “no, it was a dead rat, don’t open the trash can.” So, of course he opens the trash, ever so slowly peeking inside and searches around for the rat. I tell him to be very careful, bc it might not be dead. And he’s looking and looking and I tell him to be quiet, I think I hear it scratching around in there and I don’t want it jumping out at him. I wish I could’ve scared the daylights outta him with a scream, but I could tell he wasn’t fully buying, so it wouldn’t have been as fun. 😛 Anyway, he was disappointed that it wasn’t a rat when I fessed up. Not quite how I pictured it playing out, most of the time I can really scare them good or have them believing the most off the wall things. Point is, I was telling my Mom this story and she’s saying “you still do that to them? Your kids are such guppies, they’ll believe anything.” And we’re picking on my daughter, in good fun, about how gullible they are…….but, in the next moment I’m telling them about this exciting book I’m reading and did they see it back then on the news? YEAH, who’s the guppy?! LOL

Sounds like your closet is way more organized than mine, Maryse. Some on my rooms are better than others, and without these freeloaders I could also be a minimalist. 😛 I like to think of mine as organized chaos. I only watched the 1st episode, but that couple was giving me major anxiety. Why don’t you do your laundry?! I was flummoxed about their whole system.
Bev, SAME. I just told my husband the same. Since I’ve been cooking up a storm, everything is (for the most part) healthy. Lots of veggies and fruits and healthy snacks. All the snacks that usually get pushed to the back of the cabinet and stay there, basically. I even bought figs and pea crisps, granola, yogurt (gag). And all I want is some regular potato chips and hot dogs! I am perpetually starved all day long. I read on a blog that the less processed crap you eat, the more real food, keeps you full longer. I beg to differ.

My latest food fad is dried fruit salad – has got dried apples (yum) pears peaches apricots and sometimes more like dates or banana crisps as well – i buy it mixed already in a bag and it depends which one you buy. I’m also in love with dried mango slices.
My doctor recommended dried fruit as a healthier snack. High fibre and keeps you full. Helps stop you craving those cookies and muffins I so love but shouldn’t have too often.

Well, there is meat in all the food I make, but maybe it’s not enough? Like chicken and veggie stir fry, there are eggs and chicken. Pumpkin waffles with eggs <-protein and fruit/yogurt. Meatballs with veggies mixed in, chicken and bacon gnocchi, spaghetti w/meat sauce, crab salad, chicken apple salad, Salisbury steak, sirloin steak, “veggie” soup w/2lb ground turkey, homemade chicken and mac, tuna. I think we get a good amount of protein in dinners and we either do leftovers for lunch or a sandwich (w/turkey typically). I ate a steak and a half tonight w/steamed greens and I’m hungry already. It’s been almost an hour. Just a bottomless pit over here, I swear. I’ve been restraining myself as much as possible w/cookies and pastries bc I realize my problem is outta control. For example, I made healthy, whole grain pumpkin muffins and I can and sometimes will eat 3-4 a day on top of lunch and dinner and multiple junky snacks a day. Or half a 9×13 pan of Rice Krispies a day. Gimme a 1/2 dozen cookies, they last me a day. 1/4-1/2 bag of chips a day. Not EVERY day, but u get the picture. And lattes always. So, I’m 10lb overweight and I suppose this is a good thing (the redtrictions and forcing myself to eat fruits and veggies again). But, I was really enjoying indulging myself as long as I have. *sniffles* I’ve spent 29 years not being able to put on any extra weight, so I thought it was exciting at first. Now, I feel gross and I want to at least lose my gut bc that’s where all 10lb went. And I’ve always eaten frequently, but I feel like with all the junk, I felt fuller longer. And satisfied, but also yuck. So, I suppose I’ll suffer with my trail mix and dried fruit over here…for the greater good.

Yes, I recognized my sugar addiction was WAY outta control after J was born. Ok, ok… And before for at least a year. But, it’s just so good! Muffin or granola? Muffin- it’s easier and more filling. Banana or croissant? Oatmeal or cream puff? Snack bag of chips, m&ms or pb crackers? Donut or omlet? BOTH! Girl Scout cookies or? No there’s no competition. Aha aha aha (channeling Danny Zuko)

My usual healthy substitutes are usually fruit and larabars. Though I have to be careful with the larabars.
I cant indulge right now i just started, lol.

I totally get it, Tasha. My issue is sweets. Not just diabetes, but pure who I am. If I eat one, I eat a TON. So, I eat none (except those two truffles occasionally). Also, bored eating, but I fix that with just water and gum. SO MUCH GUM… lol It’s been working though. Especially the eat meat thing.

None?! It’s so extreme. *sniffles* I’m not that strong m, I can’t. Gum is not my friend either. See, I know I’ve talked before on here about my stomach issues a few years ago that also came back during my pregnancy. I have really good results following the fodmap diet when things are out of wack. But, shortly before I had J and after, things were going pretty well in the gut. And after having so many issues and restrictions before, (I’m about 5’3 and weighed a whopping 94lb at the beginning of my troubles) when I could finally free myself of pain and such a strict diet that excluded everything I’d always loved to eat, I pigged out on everything I’d been not allowing myself to eat. Well, there are hard limits for me that I know my body won’t tolerate anymore so I’ve modified and I know mostly what works for me and what doesn’t. And chips work. Well, baked and unflavored. Sometimes Doritos. And sweets work for me for the most part. And a ton of healthy food is actually a thorn in my side. Like salad, and nuts and seeds, and certain fruits and veggies and even beef I do in moderation. So, these cruddy foods I did take to the extreme bc I had been without for too long and they made me happy and tasted good and didn’t make me feel the absolute worst pain. But, my metabasism also FINALLY caught up to me, and I gained weight. I could move up sizes! And that was nice, but I was flabby and still ok with it before J. Now, I think I got a little too crazy after and it’s time to do something about it before it gets too hard to do.
I didn’t know you were diabetic Tessa! Or if I did, I forgot. I know you always say you have to do SF, but I figured that was a choice. GAH! That’s gotta be the worst with a sweet tooth. It runs in my family and I hope it skips me. My Aunt and Uncle got it later in life. I would like all things to skip me, thank you very much. 😛

*gives Martha Stewart stink-eye for being classy even in prison*

Eeep thank you Tasha. Center is my new obsession!

Well, I admire your willpower, Tessa.
I’m not suffering with ALL these healthy choices though. I just want a little of both. But, I know once I get started on some of it, I take it a bit extreme. I also love baked lays. But, sometimes it’d be nice to do something a little spicy or different. I like kettle and baked.

Instead of watching Marie Kondo, try watching Hoarders, it make you feel great about your home.

I just finished the new Susan Fanetti, Lead (Brazen Bulls MC). Much as I love Susan Fanetti’s writing, I haven’t read the rest of this particular series. I tried the first couple and they just weren’t my thing. But I’ve been reading her Viking books and this new one popped up so I tried it and liked it. I don’t usually like reading about criminal Hs that I’d be terrified of IRL, but strangely I did enjoy the romance in this one. Fanetti made her H and h human.
Now I’ve started the new Lucy Score up there, Rock Bottom Girl. I’m quite liking it so far. I read and liked The Worst Best Man last year and I remember it took a little while to get me really hooked. I think this one is similar so I’m hanging in there and hoping it really picks up. So far it’s had some funny moments. Also some cringeworthy moments with beearchy school bully girls. I hope they get their comeuppance! The H and h are both older, btw, which I like.