2019 Book List

Not tieks or fashion related, but I'm a book junkie. I think the more we read and expose ourselves to, the wiser we get. I love to read, and since my husband got me audible, I love to listen to books all the time now. 

I didn't quite make it to 100 this year, as most of my reading was audible and what I read on my kindle or on paper....well, I can't seem to find that list. So Maybe I did hit 100? Maybe not? I'm unsure honestly. These are the Audio Books I read in 2019.

90 audiobooks, and I'm pretty sure it's safe to say I probably did hit 100 books, because I know I read at least 10 paperbacks this year, but I didn't toss them on here because I can't seem to find the list I was keeping track of them on.

The Fifth Doll by Charlie Holmberg
Amy Snow: A Novel by Tracy Rees
The Hourglasss by Tracy Rees
Florence Grace by Tracy Rees
Breaking Free: How I Escaped Polygamy, the FLDS Cult, & my Father, Warren Jeffs by Rachel Jeffs
Year One by Nora Roberts
Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
The Indigo Girl: A Novel by Natasha Boyd
Secondborn by Amy Bartol
Traitor Born by Amy Bartol
Rebel Born by Amy Bartol
Becoming by Michelle Obama
The Spies that Bind : A Gallagher Girls Prequel by Ally Carter
The Man on the Mountaintop: by Susan Trott, Libby Spurrier - adaptor
The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish
The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman
Sovereign by Jeff Hirsch
Lucky Suit by Lauren Blakely
The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
Wishes and Wellingtons by Julie Berry
Junk by Les Bohern
The Darkwater Bride by Marty Ross
The Dispatcher by John Scalzi
The Girl with No Name by Diney Costeloe
Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas by John Scalzi
The Baker's Secret: A Novel by Stephen P. Kiernan
The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen
Unfu*k Yourself by Gary John Bishop
I Liked my Life: A Novel by Abby Fabiaschi
Spilled Milk: Based on a True Story by K.L. Randis
Artemis by Andy Weir
The Ones we Choose by Julie Clark
A Spark of Light: A Novel by Jodi Picoult
Then She Was Gone: A Novel by Lisa Jewell
The Lost Vintage: A Novel by Ann Mah
The Glass Ocean: A Novel by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig and Karen White
When Women Ruled the World by Kara Cooney
The Search by Nora Roberts
The Next Always: Inn Boonsboro Trilogy, Book 1 by Nora Roberts
The Boy by Tami Hoag
The Bride Quartet Books 1-4 by Nora Roberts
*1 - Vision in White
*2 - Bed of Roses
*3 - Savor the Moment
*4 - Happy Ever After
*Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
*Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
*Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
*Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon
*The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon
*A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon
*Written in My Own Hearts Blood by Diana Gabaldon
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Perfect Husband by Lisa Gardner
Year One By Nora Roberts
Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts
The Dead Drink First by Dale Maharidge
Elizabeth II: Life of a Monarch by Ruth Cowen
Evil Eye by Madhuri Shekar
Even Tree Nymphs Get The Blues by Molly Harper
Riley Mack and the Other Known Troublemakers by Chris Grabenstein
True West by Sam Shepard
We Hope for Better Things by Erin Bartles
True Places by Sonja Yoerg
It's Not What It Looks Like by Molly Burke
The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Northern Lights by Nora Roberts
Catching the Wind by Melanie Dobson
Cold Waters by Debbie Herbert
The Orphan's Tale by Pam Jenoff
My Lost Family by Dasha Lisitsina, Danny Ben-Mosche
Arrowood by Laura McHugh
Black-Eyed Susans by Julia Heaberlin
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lusa See
The Rise of Magicks by Nora Roberts
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
The One by John Marrs
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Golden Son by Pierce Brown
A Holiday by Gaslight by Mini Matthews
The Chemist by Stephanie Meyer
The Girl Before by Rena Olsen
A Grown-Up Guide to Dinosaurs by Ben Garrod

Ok. I'm bad at daily blogging...

Yeah. I doubt I'll be daily blogging anymore. LOL. I suck at it. So here's a post of what I've worn lately. :) 

This red mimi is LLR and is cashmere. OMG so soft. 

The leggings are LLR Incredibles. Tieks are RR.
I took a bunch of pictures to show off how you can wear the mimi in lots of different ways. (Including one I didn't take - as a scarf) It's also big enough to be a lap blanket for like, airplanes or movie theaters. 

Then we have Alice in Wonderland...Torrid Alice Top, LLR leggings and Love Potion Tieks. :) 

And then today's:

Torrid top, LLR leggings, Tieks Pop Pink!

PP are soooo pretty. I need to wear them more. 

I got into it with a girl on the tieks group (basically I said not to be a snob if you get a pair that has a minor defect. Especially if the company then fixes it. The OP was basically upset that she didn't get a brand new pair instead of them fixing the pair she had.
Now, I have big feet (size 11) so I know how hard it can be to find a pair of shoes that fits. I've returned Tieks for fit issues, but I've never returned them for "defects". If a stitch comes loose, freaking sew it. Or contact the company and they'll repair it. Which they did.
This lady comes out of nowhere and writes on my comment how I'm essentially wrong. I guess she thinks that she and others like her should be catered to. *whatever*
Then she said I was being a troll. (laughable). I'm over it now, but omg, I had an afternoon of fun there. lol. 

(And I have screenshots of the whole conversation, but I already posted it on my FB, so I won't here.)

But yeah. I'm a troll. *snort* That's just....hilarious. 

Anyway....

Chestnuts were ordered (stupid spider special flower) and they're GORGEOUS. Though I'm debating if I'll be keeping this pair, as the heel on the right shoe is a little low. (It's usually the left one that gives me issues.) However, my mustards were like this too, and I kept them anyway, and they stay on my feet fine, so these probably will too. I'll wear them around the house for a bit and see.

I had chestnuts planned for my next Tieks ordered (then Emeralds for Christmas, if I can convince Nathan to let me), but I honestly got them now because of the spider flower. *sigh* Yes, I bought a pair of expensive shoes, for a likely $.50 - $1.00 flower. lol. Freaking marketing. That's how they get you. Makeup is the same way. "OMG it smells like chocolate?" *needs it in my life*

WHY do I do this?

He has green eyes. ^_^

Seriously though, chestnuts are worth it. I'll post a picture of them once I decide if I'm keeping them or not. :) 

Until I write again, enjoy your day and don't be a snotty bitch who is entitled, ok? O-cake. 

Day 65

Forgive the camera, it's fuzzy because my house was warmer than the outside. lol. Torrid jeans and sweater, Tortoiseshell Tieks. :) 

Out of freaking focus. Ugh.

So shiny!!

Day 64

Old Navy Top, LLR Maxi Skirt, Mustard Tieks. Threw this one together because it was laundry day. Woot. Glad it worked together! haha. 

Day 63

Hiya. This was day 63. 

I wore an all LLR outfit. lol. LLR Emily dress, Sarah cardigan and leggings. Ruby Red Tieks. My hair was wet, I did not care. 

Day 62

I'm going to pick up with the last day I counted, add ten and say this is day did and say that this is day 62. Sure. We'll go with that. 

It's spooky month, so I have to wear my spooky LLR leggings. :D 

I HUNTED FOR THESE SUCKERS FOREVER. 

Zombie. Heads. 

I mean, really? Does it get more Halloween than these? I love 'em, and couldn't wait to wear them. The top for these can be pretty much any color in there, but I went with a burnt orange because I can. Tieks Teal to round it off, with a necklace that reminds me of pirate doubloons (For some reason, Zombies makes me think of Pirates and vice-versa - I blame Pirates of the Caribbean for that one.) and ta-da. I'm ready for the day. 

Braaaaaing

Like seriously, can you get better leggings? I need a top that REALLY goes with these instead of one that just kind of sorta goes with it. 

The top does stick to the leggings though, which makes my fat stand out. I'm kind of on the fence about that, so we'll see if it lasts the whole day. 

Oh and a quick update on the LLR jeans...

Overall, I like them. The slide down a bit more than I'd like, and they stick to my calf area, but I ended up using that to my advantage because if I pulled them up ever so slightly around my calves, they don't slide down as much. Odd, but true. So, we'll see how they handle a few washes and go from there. So far the verdict is they were comfortable enough all day and I'll wear them again. Magic jeans? No. Comfy enough to wear the entire day? Yes. 

Day um. I don't know.

It's Wednesday! 🐪🐫🐪🐫

How are you doing? I'm good. Today I'm a kitty again. ^_^

I'm wearing LLR Iris top (SO COMFY, so much comfier than the Liv's!) and LLR jeans. I'm on the fence about these jeans. I have a big butt (and I cannot lie....) but these jeans don't want to stay up over it. I've NEVER had that problem before. My mom is always complaining about jeans doing that and my butt has always held them up so it's never occured to me that it'd happen to me. But it does, they slide down back there. So I'm going to have to wear a belt and I HATE belts.

They're also weird in the waist. I prefer my jeans to have a higher cut waist and these are a little lower than I'd like. That being said, they are long enough, which I give them huge props for (Sorry short girls) but do you know how rare it is for me to have jeans go past my ankles? AMAZING.

We'll see how they wear throughout the day and if I feel like their worth their $80.00 price tag, but so far, I'm on the fence. Now the Iris top? Totally worth it! 

Skeleton kitties! I might have to get x-rays at the dentist, so why not x-ray kitties??

They're so cute!!

And uh...duh. Of course I'm wearing the ears. lol.

Unmelllow Yellow for the win. :D

They're so pretty. :) 

Oh and a recent pic of Mr. Soba Noodle and Miss Chloe under the cut. I'll get him out soon and get some good pictures of him. ^_^