Hi fellow bookworms! Yes, this is going to be one of those rambling posts where I just type at you and don’t put a whole bunch of formatting and photos. If you want to run away now, I’ll understand. Otherwise, I’m here to tell you a bit about my February reading plans! See, I’ve pretty much given up on TBR lists at this point. I’ve let you know before that at the end of last year I was burnt out. Everything I read felt forced, it felt like a chore to finish a book, and I was feeling the drag…

So I’m one of those lucky people that get a 9/80 schedule. That means I have every other Friday off and, because of the holiday on Monday, I have a four day weekend this time around! As you can imagine, I had lofty plans for my long weekend. As it stands, I’ve been lazy as heck. Hahaha. But hey, we all deserve some downtime, right? I’ve been doing a lot of thinking these last two weeks about this blog, and where I want it to go. Back when I started writing in here, my only goal was to have somewhere…

Luna feels about toys, how I feel about books. I emptied her toy bin today to clean it out, and the pile that amassed in front of me cracked me up to no end. This girl is basically a dragon in disguise, and her hoard is all about chew toys and stuffed toys. The funny part though, is that I’m exactly the same way about books! It’s been that way as long as I can remember. I’ll buy/borrow/receive a book, put it on the shelf, and forget to read it. Then a year later I’ll see it, tell myself “You…

Please note that the above sentiment does not work on my husband, hahaha. I’ve tried. I’ve got three huge bookshelves though, so he may be right at this point ;). Who can really say? I actually meant to post this on the 15th, but got really busy and forgot. So it’s coming at you a few days later than expected. I really just wanted to check in, and let you know how my reading is going so far this year! Truth be told, it’s going pretty fabulously. I know the posts here have been sporadic, but I’m reading more than…

Hello friends! I’m back! Did you miss me? I know it gets pretty quiet around here when I’m out and about, but our vacation to Chicago was much needed. I needed to get away from work for a bit, decompress, wander around in awe in a place I’d never been before, and eat way too much good food. I’m happy to report, all of those missions were completed! I’m back, and feeling a million times better than I was before I left. We spent 9 days away from home, and 5 of those traipsing around Chicago and utilizing all manner…

When I logged in to my laptop tonight, for the first time in over a week I might add, I quickly realized that the last time that I posted in here was last week. Oh, dear. Sorry bookish friends! It’s been a whirlwind start to the month and work has been forefront on my mind. The good news it that I’ve been reading like mad. The bad news is that I haven’t had the time to sit down at all and write out reviews. For those of you who don’t know, I stockpile them in drafts to post when it’s…

I’m nearly through the end of We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson as I type this. It’s late at night, I’m in bed, and I can’t stop thinking about all the things that this book has wrapped up in it. Like most good books I’ve found lately, I stumbled upon this entirely by accident. The library had it available as an audiobook, it has excellent ratings on Goodreads, and the rest is history. As a young reader, I wasn’t really policed in what I read. My mom would give the synopsis on the back a cursory glance, but mostly…

Okay, so the sad face might be a little bit of an overstatement. I’m not saying that peer pressure reading is a bad thing, persay! I’ll explain below. I actually got the idea from this post from one of my Instagram friends, and it got me to thinking about my experience with this topic. So lend me your ears for a bit, and lets chat. *** When I first stumbled my way into the world of blogging, I was completely lost. There was so much to talk about, so much to write about, so many new books to read, and…

Greetings all! Yes, I know. It’s been pretty quiet in here. I stopped my book to take a break, and realized that I haven’t posted in here in quite a bit of time. Ever since I promised myself that I’d take it easy this year, it has been a lot easier to step away when I feel like blogging is too much to have on my plate. I, of course, wanted to get good at scheduling posts in advance for just such an occasion but… well… we’re going to keep working on that. Anyway, it’s a pretty quiet Sunday here…