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Monthly Inventory: September 2019

September 2019 In my August Inventory, I mentioned that I kinda felt like I was in a bit of a crisis when it comes to reading and blogging. But September didn’t totally feel the same. Maybe having a purpose or direction (ie reading only sequels) helped me feel like I was getting stuff accomplished even …

Monthly Inventory: August 2019

August 2019 Ummm, what happened to the month of August? I feel like it just arrived and now here I am writing up my (dismal) recap of the month. If I thought July was bad for reading and blogging, August had nothing on it. Once again, if audiobooks weren’t an everyday staple for me, my …

Monthly Inventory: July 2019

July 2019 Yesterday at work we were talking about the year is just flying by and WOW, is it ever! This was a weird month for me. I tried to focus on my 5 Year 5 Book Reading Challenge and while I had some success, I also DNF’d three of my selections. That–of course–led to …

Monthly Inventory: June 2019

June 2019 In May, I made a lot of changes when it came to my reading and blogging and June was the first month of trying out this new approach…and it was pretty great! I had a two main tasks I wanted to get done this past month. One: I finished all the ARCs I …

SERIESous Tips: How I Read 200+ Books a Year!

Since 2014, I’ve read more than 200 books in a year… I really struggled with a way to start this post without sounding like I was bragging because I know that the number of books people read in a year varies–whether you’re a book blogger or not. Everyone reads at a different pace; not everyone …

Monthly Inventory: May 2019

May 2019 I made lots of changes when it comes to my reading and blogging this month…and it feels pretty great! Here are some of the big changes I made: I am no longer participating in blog tours I unsubscribed from (nearly) all my mailing lists — more in my State of the ARC section …

SERIESous Discussion: Book Formats by Month [2]

SERIESous Discussions: Every once and awhile I will post my random ramblings about a bookish or blogging topic. Feel free to join in by making a comment below or linking back! Last year, I wanted to take an in-depth look at some of my reading stats. I looked at how many books I read in …

Monthly Inventory: April 2019

April 2019 I definitely thought April might go a different way for me in terms of reading (ie I would be reading more) but it was pretty par for the course. I was hoping to have more free time during my vacation but I ended up playing navigator so I couldn’t spend my time in …

Monthly Inventory: March 2019

March 2019 I’m only 3 months in, but I can tell 2019 is going to be a different sort of year for me. Get ready for a long, reflective post 😛 Compared to previous years, I find I visit my blog only a handful of times during the week to write new posts and do …

SERIESous Discussion: How I DNF Books

SERIESous Discussions: Every once and awhile I will post my random ramblings about a bookish or blogging topic. Feel free to join in by making a comment below or linking back! The Art of DNFing a Book DNFing a book is not something I take very lightly. Sure, I’ve made a concerted since July 2016 …