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Staying Open – 108
I think one of the things I gave up last year was the need for there to be a purpose to what we do. Life is too short and it goes by in the blink of an eye. What matters most is to be kind to others and to enjoy our time here and if we can, to leave it a bit better than we found it. So that’s my purpose. To live with intention. #open #olw #stayingopen  Staying Open – 107 Hard conversations don’t get easier when you put them off. So just take the step. #open #olw #stayingopen  Staying Open – 106
Happy Sunday. I’m not afraid of Sundays anymore. I no longer check my email on Sundays. I try not to get triggered and worry about what’s waiting for me during the week. I let it all be what it is. #open #olw #stayingopen 
Staying Open – 105
Quiet Saturdays are my favorite. Today was full of reading, learning bridge, practicing my.letters, taking a walk with kids and now I’m off to do some Korean. #open #olw #stayingopen  Staying Open – 104
Another day spent with my beautiful sister before she leaves town. We had coffee and burgers and sunshine and laughter. A lot of laughter. I love you Yonuka, miss you already. #open #olw #stayingopen 
Staying Open – 102
Yellow is my favorite color. Got to spend so much of today with my sister again and it was such a gift. We sat in the sun and ate ice cream. We walked. We talked. We laughed. And it was sunny the whole time. #open #olw #stayingopen 
Staying Open – 100
I have been thinking about being open lately. And how the last two months have been a lot and how I feel closed. It’s time to work on opening up again. #open #olw #stayingopen  Staying Open – 99
I bought more flowers today. I am still working on recovering. While some parts were faster than I’d hoped, others are going more slowly than I’d like. Teaching me the value of patience. #open #olw #stayingopen 
Staying Open – 98
I spent most of yesterday sleeping and working with my kiddos. Forgot to post :). #open #olw #stayingopen
I love love loved this beautiful story of a lost girl who becomes a lost woman due to a terrible personal tragedy and then travels far far away to unintentionally start life all over again. It definitely did give me vibes of 100 years of solitude. I am a huge fan of magical realism and character-driven stories and this has both with the added bonus of a lush and beautiful setting. Unforgettable characters, love, betrayal, kindness, grief and remorse. And so so much more in this unforgettable story. I cannot recommend it enough. with gratitude to edelweiss and Simon & Schuster for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
While parts of this book were harder to read due to awkward pacing and phrasing, I really enjoyed reading this story about a woman whose husband doesn’t come home from an explosion in the building where he works. So she tries to figure out what happened and starts unraveling a giant web of secrets. Very interesting story and based on a real-life unfortunate event. It’s a quiet and yet gripping book. with gratitude to netgalley and Random House for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
Absolutely fantastic feel-good book of the year. You’ll love these characters. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry and you won’t forget Tanner or Louise anytime soon! |
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