Apparently posting the previous month’s wrap-up halfway through the month is a thing with me now. All I can say is that we’re hitting fall crunch time. Between Halloween, our anniversary, Thanksgiving, two kid birthdays and all the winter holidays? Everything from October til January is a bit rushed. I’ve also been using having the house (mostly) to myself during the day to get some cleaning done while the kids are gone. My husband’s still working from home most of the time, but since he stays in his office cave, it’s almost like being home alone again! My little introvertRead the Post

Hellooooo, fall! After the absolutely scorching summer we’ve had here, I was looking forward to some cooler temps. No such luck, but so far October seems to be down in the 70s at least. School’s going well for the kids, though our newest dog, Derpdog, who was adopted during the pandemic, is still very confused why they keep leaving the house and aren’t home to play with him all day. I’ve been giving him lots of extra cuddles (while reading of course), which is good because otherwise my reading time has decreased. We’re also pretty much back up to theRead the Post

August was an interesting adjustment. With the kids back in school, I’m finally getting to tackle all of the home projects we put off for the last, uh, year. As far as challenges, I’ve been working on Cannonball Bingo. For Goodreads, at the start of the month I was at 189 books out of my goal of 250 books, currently 22 books ahead of schedule. The new fall bingo is starting up this month as well! BOOKS READ IN AUGUST STATS BOOKS READ: 21 REVIEWS: 14 SOURCE: 18 ARCS, 1 from Kindle Unlimited, 2 Purchased, 0 Library REVIEWS OTHER POSTSRead the Post

  I can’t believe it’s halfway through August already! Sorry for the delay on this one (and the complete absence of June’s wrap-up) but the summer has been a doozy. We spent the first week of August camping (almost zero internet which was… nice?) and then came back and it was time for a new school year! The kids are in-person (gulp) and are loving it so far, and while you’d think that would give me more time to do things, it also means that I finally have the time to catch up on all the cleaning and decluttering I’veRead the Post

It’s… June? Where did May go? Like, we’re half-way through the month and I’m just getting this out. Let’s just say the last two weeks of school were a mess (but a good mess) and now the kids and I are finally relaxing into summer time. I don’t think that’s going to mean more reading time, but at least it’ll be a bit less stress for me. I finished SpringIntoLove Bingo at the very last hour (lol) and had a great time. The organizers are taking a break for the summer, but I’m definitely hoping they start it up again in theRead the Post

  It’s April, and at least where I am, things are starting to look a bit… normal? I know that’s not the case elsewhere in the world (here’s one charity I’ve supported in India) so it’s very bittersweet. Both of my kids will be in school part-time starting this month, though, so I’m hoping for a little more time to devote to some of my blog items I’ve been neglecting. At this point, though, it feels like I’m just hanging in until the end of school! I’m still chugging along on the SpringIntoLove Bingo and I’m getting down to some of theRead the Post

March supposedly comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, and, well, now that I’ve gotten my first Covid shot, things are definitely looking up. I had another pretty great reading month, as well, and I’ve been enjoying several book clubs. It’s almost like life is starting to feel a bit more normal. I’ve gotten a good start on the SpringIntoLove Bingo, so here’s hoping I actually complete this one! For Goodreads, I’m up to 78 books out of my goal of 250 books, currently 16 (?!?!) books ahead of schedule. I read quite a few shorterRead the Post

  So, February… or month 14 of 2020. Things do feel like they’re starting to look up, at least out here in California. Plus I had a great reading month, including inhaling the entire Touchstone series over the course of about a week. While I filled out some more spots for SnowInLoveBingo, I’m sadly not going to finish it, though I did get one bingo at least! Just too many ARCs this month that didn’t fit in to any spots, unfortunately. For Goodreads, I’m up to 49 books out of my goal of 250 books, currently 8 books ahead of schedule.Read the Post

I was so happy for January and then… well, it actually happened. It definitely felt like month 13 of 2020 for me. I’m a bit behind on my ARCs – for whatever reason (eyeroll) I haven’t been reading as much as I should – and I’ve spent most of the month feeling like I’ve been playing catch-up everywhere. It doesn’t help that I had a couple of reading hiccups with books I didn’t enjoy so much. I’m still chugging along at the SnowInLoveBingo, though I haven’t done a great job of updating it this month. For Goodreads, I read 20 booksRead the Post

I don’t have words to express how happy I am that 2020 is over. It’s been a pretty good year, reading-wise, but having everyone home all the time has definitely cut into my blogging time. There were a lot of improvements I’d hoped to make – changing themes, adding in some more recommendation pages – that ended up falling to the wayside. This month, I started and completed the JingleBooks bingo and I’ve been plugging along at the SnowInLoveBingo. For Goodreads, I read 27 books this month finished the year with 266 books! I’ve set my goal for 2021 at 250 books,Read the Post