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Changes?

Okay, so I’m not even sure about how many people actually follow this blog. However, I’ve been thinking about making some changes. I have tried to keep this blog strictly for book related things. However, the more I browse other people’s blogs (and see them in my Google Reader) I realize that there’s more to life than just the book reviews. I always love to read little updates about what people are doing in life, whether it be a little post celebrating their pets birthday, or vacation photos, or whatever. But I’ve tried to really keep that stuff to a minimum on this blog. I guess that’s because I was really trying to be anonymous on here (my husband is the only person I know in real life that even knows I have a blog, and he’s only seen it a few rare times). So I’m going to be imposing a few changes around here and wanted to let everyone know what’s up….

  1. I will be probably be posting random life posts. If I have a bad day at work, you might read about it. If I have a super cute picture of our puppy, Buster, you’ll probably see it. If you don’t like this, I’m sorry. But don’t fret, I probably won’t be going post crazy with this stuff.
  2. From now on, to keep things neat and tidy, all my review posts will begin with “REVIEW” That way people can scroll through quickly in their reader and be able to quickly pick out the reviews.
  3. I’m also going to be fiddling with my categories/tags. I’m not really pleased with how they’re set up, so bear with me on that.
  4. I’m also going to start working on my indexing around here. I like the Pages options of WordPress, and I’m going to really start to play around with them and get it set up the way I really want it done.
  5. I’m going to make an effort to do some more weekly memes. I currently am only doing Mailbox Monday (which is really helping me keep track of the books that are coming in the house). I’ve done Friday Fill Ins and Booking Through Thursday in the past. You might see me doing some more of those.
  6. I’m also going to be doing some tweaking to the way I format my reviews. I know that it’s minimalistic but I would like to really work on expanding my opinions of the book. Rather than stating “I really liked this one” I want to be a little more involved in my review. Who knows what I’ll come up with, but keep in mind that it’s going to be a work in progress for a while.
  7. I’ve decided that I really want to spend some time reading books in the series that I’ve got going on right now. If you see my page about the book series I’m reading, you’d be amazed at how many I’ve got going. Well, for some reason I’m really on a series kick, plus I’m not really all that interested in some of my reading challenges, so who knows where my reading is going to take me, but you might see me not mentioning any new challenges for quite some time because right now it’s not where my interest is.

So that’s what I’ve thought up so far. Who knows what other changes you’re going to be seeing around here. Who knows how many people could actually care, lol. I sometimes feel like I’m neglecting this blog. And I really am proud of it, I’ve been blogging since January 1st of 2008 and I feel like I really need to make some changes in the way that I read, blog and review. So please bear with me in the future 🙂

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Why my reading is so sucky lately …..

Okay, I thought I would post on here to show everyone why my reading sucks right now! I read 3 books in the month of March. OUCH! My goal of 100 books in 2009 is starting to become an impossibility. I don’t even want to admit to how many books I’ve really read in 2009 (it’s under 20). However, I have good reasons.

  1. I bought a house in December. We worked all January getting it fixed up.
  2. February I spent most of the month finishing up on getting the house move-in ready and actually moved on February 20th.
  3. Work was crazy busy in March (which is unusual for us in March, we usually don’t pick up until May – I work at a concrete company).
  4. However the biggest reason for only reading 3 books in March ………

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He’s a Westie. His name is Buster. He’s a sweetie – but he’s taking up all our patience, lol! But we love him all the same. Once we get through the potty training issues he’s going to be a great dog. I take him to work with me everyday, he loves it. On the days that I have to work at the other office (Mondays & Fridays) my mom dog sits for me. So there’s the reason why I’ve been MIA on my blog, why I’ve not been reading a whole lot – but he’s my pride and joy 🙂

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A Quick Post…

…. to let everyone know that I’ve recently moved and am having trouble getting my internet turned on at my new house. I have received three different stories from AT&T in regards to why my internet has yet to be turned on. (1) they lost my original work order (2) their computer system messed up and (3) because of the storm in Kentucky I’m pretty much at the bottom of the list. So I don’t know when I’ll be up and running correctly again. I am SUPPOSED to be turned on on March 3rd (more than a week after I was originally supposed to be turned on). We’ll see. If I’m not up and running by then for whatever reason AT&T is losing my business. So that’s why I’ve been pretty quiet on here, I’ve gotten a couple more books read that I need to post a review on here about but right now I’m “borrowing” internet wirelessly from my new neighbors (welcome to the neighborhood, right, lol!) just long enough to check my e-mail daily. So that’s where I’m at right now and why I’m MIA. I’ll post more when I’m up and running on my own internet.

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Reminder about Book Giveaway

This is just a quick reminder to let you know that tonight is the night for the drawing that I am hosting. I have two copies of Dr. Janson Mancheski’s The Chemist to give away. You can read my review here. It is currently 5:05 pm CENTRAL time. I will be drawing names at 8pm CENTRAL time. So anyone who wants to get their names in at the last minute must do so by 7:30pm CENTRAL time in order to be in this drawing. Please GO HERE TO SIGN UP. I’m stressing the central time so much because I know the time differences can be confusing and just want to be ultra clear here. So once again, thank you for entering and good luck!!!

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Important Info on Upcoming Features

I wanted to let everyone know that I have been contacted about reading and reviewing “The Chemist” by Dr. Janson Mancheski. I have already been sent the book and will be starting to read it shortly. I also have been provided with a Q&A with Dr. Mancheski that I will be posting here on my blog in the next couple of days. But here’s the big announcement – I have also been provided with two extra copies of The Chemist so that I can host a book giveaway. Since I am new to this, please bare with me. However, after I read and review the book, I will indeed be accepting sign ups for the giveaway – PLEASE NOTE: Nothing is being given away just yet. I want to be able to provide a full review of the book before people sign up to win a book they are not interested in. However, I wanted to make this announcement so that people could be on the lookout for this upcoming activity. Please be aware that it could take me longer than usual to read this book since my husband and I have just purchased our first home and are in the process of starting some improvements to make the house our home. Just keep checking back here periodically and email me with any questions or suggestions at tarablythe7585@yahoo.com Thanks!!