Where has the week gone? This past Friday marked my first week with this blog, and wow, what an experience. I'm loving it, learning a lot of new things and reading, reading, reading. Definitely a good time. I started my part time job again earlier this week; I was out for 2 weeks due to school starting and switching supervisors, but now I'm back and catching up on all the work I left behind. I missed my little cubicle and all the hustle and bustle of the office. It's just been non-stop work and school; I have a number of assignments due in the next 2-3 weeks, including a shot-by-shot report on the film, The Ghost Writer (oh look, it's kind of book-related, too) for my film class, and finding perspectives in photos for my art class. Some definite long lengths of time will be put into those starting this week. Later during the day though, I'll be continuing work on prepping stuff for my godson's 7th birthday party. Excited! Oh, and Once Upon a Time starts later tonight, but I'll be at the spa sitting in on an information session on skin care products and eating free food... not to mention grabbing myself some free samples. Thank goodness for PVR.
Hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer:
It's a chance to share news ~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.
Last week:
- It's still on-going (last day is today!), but I participated in Bloggiesta, hosted by There's A Book and It's All About Books. I've made some great progress on the blog and reading-wise, scheduling and listing a lot of stuff. I definitely feel more organized and ready to take on some new challenges within the book blogging community. I followed a lot of new people on Twitter and through GFC. *waves*
- Posted a review for It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
- Posted a review for Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King
- My giveaway for The Perks of Being a Wallflower closed on Friday. The winner is: Gabe. Congrats! I've got in touch with Gabe and will be shipping out the book and soundtrack on Monday. A huge thank you goes out to the lot of you who entered and made my first giveaway a success!
This week:
- I'll be posting some reviews, including Harmonic Feedback by Tara Kelly.
- I'm adding my blog to different directories to get the word out.
- The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan comes out on Tuesday! I will definitely be buying it. I'm hoping to finish up The Son of Neptune soon so I can start reading.
- I have a lot on my plate both reading-wise and offline, but I do want to do something for Banned Books Week, even though I'm in Canada and our Freedom to Read Week was in February/March. So I'll be re-reading Impulse by Ellen Hopkins, an often challenged author, and one of my favorites. Love her and this book to pieces.
- I'm continuing to jump around and follow/comment on different book blogs. There are so many great ones out there and I love seeing what people are reading.
- I signed up for the 2nd Annual Spooktacular Paranormal Reading Challenge hosted by Marie at Ramblings of a Daydreamer. This is right up my alley and it's my first time participating, so I'm super stoked. I'll be making a separate post about it on Monday with the books I'm planning to take on, and will be tracking my progress with the handy widget on my sidebar.
New bookshelf additions:
- Cinder by Marissa Meyer
- The Selection by Kiera Cass
Now I'm off to watch Robert Sheehan and Aidan Gillen be all kinds of badass in Love/Hate before bed. I haven't been able to pop in my DVD for weeks now. Did you enjoy your weekend? Have anything special going on? Let me know!
Bloggiesta can be so helpful! I did it when I was on Blogger and had a lot of fun and pushed me to get organized.
It sounds like you're doing all sorts of things to get busy this week. Have fun!
Blogiesta definitely helped me get to some tasks I had been putting off. And I'm excited that so many blogs are having events in October - going to be a fun month.
Tanya Patrice
Girlxoxo.com
Sounds like you've got a great plan for making your blog successful! And it sounds like you've had a great week!
Cinder and The Selection are both on my TBR list. I feel like everyone has read both of them, but me!
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Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Know
I've never done Bloggiesta but it seems like I always end up doing my blog stuff around the same time.I'm glad to hear that you've had a great time getting your blog up and going, and it seems you've really done a great job!
I hope you have a good week, and thank you for stopping by!
Michelle
My Sunday Post
Looks like you had a great week, and your blog looks wonderful! Love your header, btw :) Happy reading-- Book Savvy Babe oh yeah, I'm following your blog :)
You sound like you have a had a pretty good week. The Selection was pretty good. Haven't read Cinder though. Hope you enjoy them.
Jenea @ Books Live Forever
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I loved Cinder and The Selection was a fun read. You have a full plate, and things are looking lovely on the blog! Off to check your reviews. Thanks for being a part of The Sunday Post
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Michelle @ Mom With A Kindle
Ahh welcome to blogging. Hope it is a fun experience. Thanks for stopping by my blog I am always delighted to return comments and meet new bloggers. Looks like you are well on your way. Holler if need help. The Paranormal challenge sounds fun, I am already doing that since I am hosting a whole month of Halloween/paranormal reads with giveaways on my blog! Stop by and enter! I have some good ones. Have a fantastic week....oh I loved Cinder!
OMG .. I totally forgot about Marie's October event! I'll have to hurry and go sign-up.
Film classes are fun. I would take them when I could just for the heck of it.
Oh, and Cinder is a great book!
Cinder was wonderful, I hope you love it:) I'm not participating in Bloggiesta but plan on checking out everyone's posts:)
What a lovely recap! Happy reading this week! My Sunday Edition @ Paulette’s Papers
I know, I still have to look around for more stuff going on in October. I'm seeing some great events so far!
Me too; I've been seeing Cinder and The Selection everywhere so I figured I'd better get in on it. Thanks for the visit!
It turned out to be really fun; I didn't get everything on my list done, but it definitely motivated me to keep progressing with it.
Thanks for posting about Sweet Venom! I've got it on my eReader and will be reading it very soon. :)
Thanks so much! Glad you like the header. And thank you for the follow!
Thanks! I've heard different things about The Selection, I thought it was time to check it out.
Looking forward to this week. Thanks for hosting the meme; it helps me keep track of everything. :)
Thanks so much! Following you now as well. :)
Thanks for the warm welcome! I will definitely come by and check out your blog. I love October, so many things going on. Thanks for stopping by!
Glad you'll be signing up! Yeah the film class is great. I'm not taking it for any particular reason, it just seemed really interesting. I'm enjoying it so far; even the assignments are something I'm looking forward to.
I'm looking forward to reading it. :D
I'm hearing a lot of great things about Cinder. Thanks for stopping by! :D
Thank you for stopping by! :)