Laurel County Public Library discussion

QOTD: Have you started any spring cleaning or decluttering yet? What is your decluttering process? Do you have specific spring cleaning taks?

I am terrible at spring cleaning and decluttering. I finally hired someone to do it. Best decision ever!

I haven't really started spring cleaning too much yet because I'm currently going through a massive declutter. It has been a longer process than I'd like to admit but I'm keeping the end result in mind. I'm trying to get rid of stuff that no longer serves me to free up space and make my home way more cozy filled with only things that truly mean something to me or that I use regularly.

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Have you started any spring cleaning or decluttering yet? What is your decluttering process? Do you have specific spring cleaning taks?"

No, I don't really have anything to declutter. I do want to deep clean my apartment though. I kind of want to wipe down my walls and give it a thorough vacuum and mop. I also need to dust and wipe down my bookshelves / entertainment center.

QOTD: What is stopping you from making the change/getting what you want in life? Are you actively working on pursuing the life you want?

QOTD: What video game would you like to be stuck in for a month, and why?

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What video game would you like to be stuck in for a month, and why?"

I want to say Stardew but I feel like that's a lot of work and too much like real life (minus the cave fighting).
I don't think I have one.

My default response is Stardew Valley. It's quaint and cozy.

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What video game would you like to be stuck in for a month, and why?"

animal crossing for sure

QOTD: Are there any TV shows or movies that are new or new-to-you that you've recently watched and loved?

Nothing that sticks out.
I’ve really only been re-watching Better Call Saul.

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Are there any TV shows or movies that are new or new-to-you that you've recently watched and loved?"

the last new-to-me thing i watched and loved was when marnie was there but that was back in like january lol

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Are there any TV shows or movies that are new or new-to-you that you've recently watched and loved?"

New-to-me, I loved the first season of Feud on Hulu, it was about Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, and recently started Derry Girls on Netflix and its hysterical.

QOTD: What is your #1 goal for the week?

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What is your #1 goal for the week?"

To just make it through the week lol.

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Are there any TV shows or movies that are new or new-to-you that you've recently watched and loved?"

I haven't watched anything new recently, unfortunately.

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What is your #1 goal for the week?"

To keep decluttering my house. I'm hoping to get it finished by the end of the month, or at least the majority of it...fingers crossed.

QOTD: Share 3 new-to-you authors you're looking forward to reading from.

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Share 3 new-to-you authors you're looking forward to reading from."

1. Shea Ernshaw ... book read A History of Wild Places
2. Krystal Sutherland ... book read House of Hollow
3. Scott Alexander Howard ... book read The Other Valley

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Share 3 new-to-you authors you're looking forward to reading from."

1. Nishanth Injam
2. Santiago Jose Sanchez
3. Chukwuebuka Ibeh

QOTD: How do you set yourself up for success? Do you have a routine that makes you feel good? Do you have habits that help you feel less stressed?

QOTD: What are your top three favorite fruit?

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: How do you set yourself up for success? Do you have a routine that makes you feel good? Do you have habits that help you feel less stressed?"

I think I have decided that I am a routine-based person, at least that's how I thrive best when it comes to productivity and getting around to doing all the things I need to get finished and the things I enjoy doing. It's all about balance. So, to set myself up for success, I have been going through a massive declutter and it has been quite a journey. Also, I'm trying to set up a morning and night routine for myself and sticking to it as much as possible. I feel like having set routines allow me to be more organized and less stressed. I also have started to embrace a slow living lifestyle, or at least a slower pace of living where I try to romanticize even the most mundane moments. I also like to carve out time to enjoy some of my hobbies like reading, cozy gaming, writing, and watching movies and tv shows, and traveling when I can.

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What are your top three favorite fruit?"

Strawberries
Blackberries
Grapes
Bonus: Pineapple and peaches (because only choosing 3 is hard lol)

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What are your top three favorite fruit?"

1. Grapes
2. Pineapple
3. Plums (I never buy them because I forget, but anytime I do I devour them)

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What are your top three favorite fruit?"

1. Gala Apples
2. Strawberries (farm fresh is best, sometimes store bought are not so great)
3. Mandarin Oranges

Bonus: Grapes and cherries

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What are your top three favorite fruit?"

1. Bananas
2. Grapes
3. Apples

Bonus: Strawberries and Peaches!

Blackberries
Cosmic crisp apples
Pineapple

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What are your top three favorite fruit?"

Raspberries
Strawberries
Blackberries.

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: How do you set yourself up for success? Do you have a routine that makes you feel good? Do you have habits that help you feel less stressed?"

I have a routine, at least for the mornings when I need to be at work early, that I follow that help me feel not rushed and calm by the time I get there, and a nighttime routine I follow to help me relax enough for bed. If I go on vacation or anything that causes me to deviate from those routines my entire week feels like chaos.

QOTD: Do you have any fun, cozy, or bookish plans for the long weekend?

Some of my plans depend on the weather. If the weather is nice then I'll probably spend some time in the hammock with my kindle. I would like to enjoy a relaxing weekend of reading, gaming, writing, and watching movies/tv shows. I still need to spend some time working on my house and decluttering my office.

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Do you have any fun, cozy, or bookish plans for the long weekend?"

I need to clean my apartment, but other than that I don't have anything planned.

QOTD: Are there any books or projects that you're wanting to finish before the end of the month?

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Are there any books or projects that you're wanting to finish before the end of the month?"

I'm in the middle of so many things. I can definitely finish Giant Days vol 2 by John Allison and probably The Shanghailanders by Juli Min. Those are probably my main priorities for the end of the month.

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Are there any books or projects that you're wanting to finish before the end of the month?"

I'd like to finish The Final Gambit by the end of the month so I can finish The Inheritance Games series.

I would really like to get Slow Horses by Mick Herron finished. But I have barely started it.

QOTD: Name 3 places you'd love to travel to.

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Name 3 places you'd love to travel to."

1. Washington
2. Wales
3. Japan

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Are there any books or projects that you're wanting to finish before the end of the month?"

I'd love to get some more books read and my decluttering project finished.

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Name 3 places you'd love to travel to."

1. Edinburgh, Scotland
2. Italy - Venice, Positano, Verona, Tuscany, Capri...literally anywhere in Italy.
3. As far as somewhere in the US, I'd love to visit somewhere in the Pacific Northwest, either Oregon or Washington.

Italy
Greece
Croatia

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Name 3 places you'd love to travel to."

1. Massachusetts
2. Great Britain
3. Australia

QOTD: What was the highlight of the month for you?

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What was the highlight of the month for you?"

Uhhh... watching my cute little plant grow a new leaf all month was cool. Not much happened this month lmao.

Seeing the northern lights earlier this month. I was able to take some pretty cool photos. Also, trying out local and independent coffee shops that I have became new favorites.

QOTD: What's on your June TBR?

Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
Giant Days vols 4-6 by John Allison (I don't want to rush through the series)
Three Apples Fell from the Sky by Narine Abgaryan
A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott

Anything beyond that would be a miracle.

I am a bit all over the place this month. So, in general this is what I have planned. Nothing is etched in stone.

TBR June

Continuing from May
- The Caine Mutiny
- Kolymsky Heights
- Blood Hollow
✔ Slow Horses

Planned
- The Sun Down Motel
- The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
- Glass Houses
- Tales of the Great Beasts
- On the Beach
- The Incredible Hulk
- Damsel
- Death in Venice
- The Secret Book of Flora Lea

Maybe
- River Sing Me Home
- Kenobi
- Man Belong Mrs Queen: Adventures with the Philip Worshippers
- Unnatural Creatures: A Novel of the Frankenstein Women
- Mad Honey

...

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What's on your June TBR?"

hadriana in all my dreams by rene depestre
the blind owl by sadegh hedayat
dreams in a time of war by ngugi wa thiong'o
sin is a puppy that follows you home by balaraba ramat yakubu
as far as i know