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Happy Easter everyone! It is another gloriously sunny day in Hertfordshire and I've indulgently had chocolate for breakfast!

Today I am joining in on my first Book Blogger Hop and I'm feeling equal parts excited and apprehensive about it. Even though I know these are all subjective and personal type questions, I'm almost wary of giving the 'wrong' answer and like alienating myself from the community I'm trying to join.

Ah, the joys of anxiety. Or something. LOL

Anyway, this week's question is

Do you prefer to leave book jackets on or off while reading?

and my answer is that it's generally a moot point because I tend to read paperbacks. On the rare occurrence I do read a hardback, where possible I take it off while I'm reading because it annoys me and gets in my way.

Hi, I’m Molly. I have no idea what I’m doing… welcome to my little corner of the internet

I am a 30-year-old trying out blogging for the first time & hoping I’m not too old for a new hobby. I’m a fat, pansexual, chronic pain sufferer, mental health warrior, neurodivergent, sex-positive, pagan who is trying to learn to prioritise self-care. I love fantasy, horror, science-fiction, and superheroes. I have an unhealthy obsession with chocolate, solitaire & wordsearches, have a terrible habit of never finishing a drink, and overuse adverbs like they’re going out of fashion!

I, like many many others, discovered TikTok during lockdown and somehow found myself falling into BookTok, which was awesome because I love books, I love talking about books and I love listening to other people talk about books. My girlfriend, Plum, said I should try it. I recorded one video, hated how I looked and sounded and we never talked about it ever again. A big fat nope from me

Someone mentioned their book blog, I found it and started reading. And then found more and started reading them. Plum then said why don’t I try book blogging? I thought about it but I don’t read… I hesitate to say ‘the wrong books’ but I don’t read brand new, first peeks, don’t know anything about ARCs or advance copies or publishers. Like, right now I’m reading Good Omens for the billionth time. I’m not even sure how to write a book review to be honest.

Then, the other day, some of the women in work were talking about a ’30 day self-care challenge’ they’d seen online, they emailed it round. I’ve been trying to focus on self-care after the stress of the last few years. I want to set a new ‘me’ precedent in these unprecedented times (am I the only one tired to death of both ‘unprecedented’ and ‘an abundance of caution?) so I decided to actually try and do the challenge. I have also recently discovered Action For Happiness and, appropriately since Plum and I are trying to get outside and exercise more, it’s Active April

So that’s what this blog will be about. Books, self-care, happiness and the world inside my mind.

Book Blogger Hop: The Dust Jacket Dilemma

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