Category: Best of the Bunch

July & August Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

July & August Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

  My Goings On in July & August: At the very beginning of July I won the opportunity to get editorial feedback on my MG manuscript from a Penguin UK Children’s editor (via the Authors for Grenfell Tower auction). Then, at the end of August, I got that feedback back, and it was incredibly positive! (Click the links to read more since I’ve already gushed about both of these things.) I took my kids to […]

Posted August 31, 2017 in Best of the Bunch, Monthly Recap / 30 Comments
June Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

June Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

My Goings On in June: I went to ALA Annual! (Click the link for my recap.) We’re dog-sitting my sister-in-law’s cute pup, so my dogs have been having a ball with their new playmate. My son and I finished up chemistry, so the kids and I are now on very little school mode (my son is actually at Japanese immersion camp until the 1st). Instagram: Most Popular Posts: Ten Books I’ve Most Recently Added to My TBR […]

Posted July 1, 2017 in Best of the Bunch, Monthly Recap / 32 Comments
May Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

May Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

My Goings On in May: My daughter turned 13. Another teenager in the house. Yikes! I volunteered at the Scholastic warehouse sale and earned LOTS of free books! The new swim season has started, so my two older kids (and I) are busy with practices and meets. Our house got robbed! My daughter won a writing competition for her cute short story! I finished the first draft of that new editing project that I’ve been […]

Posted May 31, 2017 in Best of the Bunch, Monthly Recap / 28 Comments
April Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

April Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

My Goings On in April: Things around here have been pretty up and down when it comes to that curveball that I mentioned last month. Just when I’ll think we’re moving along swimmingly, things will go south. Have I ever mentioned that parenting a teenager is hard? Parenting a teenager is very hard. (Actually, I take that back—all parenting is just really freaking hard.) Our homeschool co-op year is just about over, giving me a […]

March Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

March Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

  My Goings On in March: Remember how I said February was painful? Well, March was a huge improvement … until a curveball was thrown my way, and now things are crazy again. Hopefully it won’t affect my blogging much (I need this distraction), but if I’m around a bit less, I’m sorry. It’s looking like 2017 is going to be a tumultuous year for our family. On Instragram: Most Popular Posts: I’m sure you’re tired of […]

Posted March 31, 2017 in Best of the Bunch, Monthly Recap / 31 Comments
February Wrap-Up

February Wrap-Up

  My Goings On in February: I celebrated my 43rd birthday and my 4th blogoversary! I binge-watched The Fosters (total guilty-pleasure TV) and some of Season 3 of The 100. The kids finished up their swim team season, and we have a bit of a break (about six weeks). Nice to have some breathing room. This month was tough emotionally (Actually, the past two months have been). We had two family deaths recently, one that was […]

Posted February 28, 2017 in Best of the Bunch, Monthly Recap / 44 Comments
January Wrap-Up

January Wrap-Up

My Goings On in January: I went to Veronica Roth’s author event for Carve the Mark. I visited our local tech campus with my son to learn about their video game design program (he’s VERY interested). On Instragram: Most Popular Posts: Um, all of my top posts for this month were the same as they were last month. As usual, A Spoiler-Filled Discussion of Three Dark Crowns, which was posted at the end of September, was my top post. And […]

Posted February 4, 2017 in Best of the Bunch, Monthly Recap / 30 Comments
December Recap & 2016 Challenge Wrap-Up

December Recap & 2016 Challenge Wrap-Up

Even though I’m very late, I decided to go ahead and do a wrap-up for December, especially since I wanted to do my challenge wrap-up for 2016! My Goings On in December: I went to the 5th Annual Novel Cuisine Luncheon, which was lots of fun and very yummy! Christmas!! On Instragram: Most Popular Posts: Once again, A Spoiler-Filled Discussion of Three Dark Crowns, which was posted at the end of September, was my top post. Apparently, I need to […]

November Recap & Best of the Bunch

November Recap & Best of the Bunch

My Goings On in November: I won NaNoWriMo!!! I got really depressed over certain events toward the beginning of the month (that I won’t rehash now). But I won NaNoWriMo!! I started reading two new manga series, and I’m loving both of them. I probably did some other things, but the real news is … I won NaNoWriMo!! (And my first draft of my book is nearly done.) Most Popular Posts: This month was really weird […]

Posted December 2, 2016 in Best of the Bunch, Monthly Recap / 25 Comments
October Recap & Best of the Bunch

October Recap & Best of the Bunch

My Goings On in October: I enjoyed making Halloween costumes with my two older kiddos. I just put the pictures in my Sunday Post, so I won’t post them again, but you can see them HERE. I attended the YA Lit Conference at Anderson’s Bookshop. LOVED it! (You can read my recap here.) My two oldest had their first swim meet! We’re all enjoying this new sport! I finished editing Unscripted by Samantha Long, a […]

Posted October 31, 2016 in Best of the Bunch, Monthly Recap / 12 Comments