Category: Monthly Recap

2017 End of Year Book Survey

2017 End of Year Book Survey

Once again, Jamie over at The Perpetual Page Turner has created her annual End of Year Book Survey and I thought I’d join in the fun! I skipped some that I’ve already included in top ten posts and added some fun graphs to my stats at the beginning. Hope you enjoy! 2017 Reading Stats Number Of Books You Read: 200 As I mention all the time, the unrated books are books I edited or proofread […]

Posted January 5, 2018 in Monthly Recap / 43 Comments
(Quick) December Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

(Quick) December Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

  I decided to make this month’s wrap-up post quick since there are so many year-end wrap-ups going up. I couldn’t bear to leave my December reviews (and other posts) out in the cold, though! Features & Discussions: 2018 Book Blog Discussion Challenge Sign-Up – Come join us and discuss books in 2018!! Looking for a List of 2018 Reading/Book Blogging Challenges? Look No Further! – This list is HUGE and you should definitely check it out! […]

Posted January 2, 2018 in Best of the Bunch, Monthly Recap / 18 Comments
November Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

November Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

  My Goings On in November: I won NaNoWriMo!!! My book isn’t finished yet, but I got my 50,000 words n and I’m motivated to keep going! I attended an SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) writing conference, which gave me some great ideas on things I need to work on with my middle grade novel. Of course, then I proceeded to start NaNo, so I didn’t manage to work on it at all. […]

Posted December 2, 2017 in Best of the Bunch, Monthly Recap / 28 Comments
October Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

October Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

My Goings On in October: I watched Season 7 of The Walking Dead (while doing the elliptical) and now I’ve moved on to finally catching up with Game of Thrones (I’m at the beginning of Season 3). I’m also watching iZombie with my husband and mom and we watched all of the current episodes of Ozark. My daughter had her first swim meet of the season. I finished editing Orion by Raeah Wilding (AKA Allie […]

Posted October 31, 2017 in Best of the Bunch, Monthly Recap / 38 Comments
September Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

September Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

  My Goings On in September: I went to the 6th Annual Novel Cuisine Luncheon. I never did end up writing a recap for the event, but it was lots of fun and there were plenty of fantastic books AND lots of fantastic food! Our homeschool co-op is in full swing, so I’m now teaching four classes. Yikes! (I should point out that three of these classes only meet once a week, so it’s not […]

Posted September 30, 2017 in Best of the Bunch, Monthly Recap / 30 Comments
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