Unraveled Wednesday – Week 2 of 2021 |

Don’t Overthink It: Make Easier Decisions, Stop Second-Guessing, and Bring More Joy to Your Life by Anne Bogel
Despite reading Anne’s blog for years, I’ve never read any of her books! But I snapped up a copy when I saw that it was an Amazon deal (and it’s still $1.59 as of this writing). A lot of the content in this book will be familiar if you’ve been following Anne for a while, but I loved all of the personal stories and anecdotes that she included.

Good Mornings: Morning Rituals for Wellness, Peace, and Purpose by Linnea Dunne
This is the morning ritual bible that I’ve been looking for. It’s full of ideas to help one build the perfect morning ritual for them. Not everyone wants — or needs — to get up and write in their journals immediately like I have been doing. (And it’s only $0.99 as I type this!) I thought about changing things up in my mornings, but decided to take advice from the first book in today’s post and didn’t overthink it. I’ll stick with what I have but know where to turn if it’s not serving me anymore.

Call of the Sound Dragon by Tracey West
This is the 16th book in the Dragon Masters series. My librarian recommended them to me after I signaled that I was burned out on the Magic Treehouse as I returned our 30th+ book. My 7 year old loves them! And I enjoy them, too – they’re quite cozy and the author does a solid job of including a diversity of characters.

Paddington Helps Out by Michael Bond
We’ve been reading this one aloud for several months because I usually save it for the times when Colton is around and is not too occupied with other things – that means that sometimes I only read half a sentence before I have to put it away! This is the third Paddington book that we’ve read in this manner so it’s taken us several years to get through the box set that I ordered!! I really enjoy these books – like Dragon Masters, they’re also very cozy. And they are so funny and I often want to scoop Paddington up and give him a big hug.

Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
I’ll be bold and say that this is a whodunit lover’s dream. The plot was rather complex – a persnickety author, Alan Conway, turns in a manuscript right before his murder. To his editor’s astonishment, it’s missing the last few chapters. As his editor looks for the ending to Conway’s book, she learns that he’s been inserting easter eggs into his work for years. Those clues lead her to Alan’s actual murderer. This book picked apart the mystery genre and it was a lot of fun. (And as it turns out, the Kindle edition is also on super sale right now!) After I returned this to the library, I put a hold on the second book in the series.

By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder
I was on the waitlist for this for over a month, which feels shocking for a children’s book! I’m still working my way through the Little House series on audio, despite the long waits. In this installation, the Ingalls family moves from Plum Creek to the Dakota Territory to work on the railroad until the family can find a new homestead. While there, they meet up with other family members and they all live in railroad shanties until the winter, when they’re asked to move into the surveyor’s cabin. In each book, I’m always shocked by how often the Ingalls have to start over, seemingly from scratch.