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    Year end musings!

    It’s almost 2012! I know I don’t get to post random, talkative, rambling posts like this one anymore. Life in 2011 is/was whirlwind, crazy, and lots of fun. Now I’m looking forward to a new year with new prospects! Here are some things I learned about myself, and this blog in 2011: 1. Reading is not a chore, and it never should be. There was a period of time where I almost gave up on this blog. I was pushing myself too hard, taking on too many books, and it was making me crazy! So, I cut back. I started…

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    Joining the 2012 Audio Book Challenge

    It’s almost the end of the year, and I’m tying up loose ends and getting ready for 2012! In that spirit, I’m setting myself up for the challenges I’ll be doing in the coming year. Added to the list now is Teresa’s Reading Corner and the 2012 Audio Book Challenge. The levels are: Flirting – Listen to 6 Audio Books Going Steady – Listen to 12 Audio Books Lover – Listen to 25 Audio Books Married – Listen to +++ Audio Books I’m going to stick with the Flirting level at this point, just to see how I do! One…

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    Product Review: Juiceology

    Juiceology: All Natural Superjuice Every once in a while I’m approached to do a product review. In order to keep this blog from becoming filled with promotions, I only accept things I think I’ll genuinely enjoy and want to recommend. That being said, Juiceology was something that peaked my interest! Whole fruit juice in a ready to travel package? Yes please. After sampling the two flavors that you see above I can honestly say that I am ready for more! I was worried that the Blueberry Acai might be a little bitter, but the juice just the right mixture of sweet and tart.…

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    2012 Standalone Reading Challenge – Joining up!

    Time for challenge number two! I’m a huge fan of series, but it’s nice every now and then to read a book that is amazing enough to just stand alone. No cliffhangers. No shaking your fist at the world. Just a plain old good book that reminds you why you started reading in the first place. The Challenge: Read 15 stand alone books that are released in 2012. Here’s what I’m planning on reading (for now): 1. Fracture by Megan Miranda 2. Struck by Jennifer Bosworth 3. Don’t Breathe A Word by Holly Cupala 4. Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen 5.…

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    I need this challenge!

    I am signing up for the 2012 TBR Pile Reading Challenge because I desperately need to get through all those books sitting (and staring accusingly at me) on my shelves! I always mean to get to them, and then I get a new shiny ARC…and…well….I’m sorry books. Welcome to 2012 TBR PILE Reading Challenge!!! We all have those books. We buy them, win them, they’re gifted to us.. Then we put them up on a bookshelf and there they stay, collecting dust, waiting for the time when we’ll finally decide to pick them up.. Join us on a quest to…

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    Want a good scare? Try these!

    It’s about that time! Horror movies are a passion of mine, and there’s nothing I love more than the month of October. I’m not the type to stick to only the big budget type of films. No matter what it is, if it has screams, I’m in!  Just in time for Halloween, here are some of my favorites that you may or may not have heard of. Enjoy and happy screaming! Trick ‘R Treat (2007) Four interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: An everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have…

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    Warning: Sappiness ahead. Things I’ve realized part 2.

    The  Phantom Tollbooth first sparked my imagination as a reader. Up until then I had liked books, but after falling into Norton Juster’s world I loved them. Ate them up. Weekly trips to the library saw me bringing home the max 15 books we were allowed to check out at one time, and reading fervently until they were due back. I was officially a bibliophile. Tried and true. From age 8 on, it was a never-ending obsession of mine, and I unashamedly admitted it to everyone. Then I found the book blogging world and decided to try my hand at becoming a…

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    Ramblings from the sickbed.

    No posts last two days = me in bed with a cold, acting like a 5 year old. Yes, I get cranky when I’m sick. I admit it. On the bright side I’ll get a lot of reading done this weekend! I’m armed with meds, books, my laptop and snacks. I’m thinking tomorrow will be a “stay in bed all day” kind of day. What do you all think? Also a quick shout out to my new followers! HI! *waves madly* Nice to kind of sort of meet you, at least in picture form. Feel free to leave comments that…

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    A call for suggestions.

    Hey all! I’m looking for a specific kind of book and I thought why not ask the most bookish people I know? We are all such a huge fountain of knowledge, so I thought maybe you could help me. I am looking for a Middle Grade novel that is already published, hopefully readily available at the library, that deals with tolerance. Any ideas? We have a unit for the 5th graders in a few weeks on tolerance, and I’d love to have something to read for them that will really hit home. I’m open to suggestions! Shoot them my way…