With the addition of The Pirate Queen: Queen Elizabeth I, Her Pirate Adventurers, and the Dawn of Empire by Susan Ronald, this morning my Goodreads To Read shelf reached 1,000 titles. Why does this feel so momentous to me? Besides the enormity of the number, I guess it's amazing to me that there are [over] 1,000 … Continue reading My Goodreads To Read Shelf: 1,000 Books
Well sh*t, 2017 is halfway over. Anyone else out there in their early-mid-or-late twenties starting to realize time starts moving way too quickly as you age? Oh, the humanity. Anyway, as many bloggers I admire and follow have done, I am posting a little update on my [terrible] reading progress of the year. I don't … Continue reading Halfway Through 2017
I haven't given a reading challenge update in a while, and since we've reached the seventh letter in my alphabetical #AtoZChallenge, G is for Goodreads. While I do have an ongoing Reading Challenge here on my blog, Goodreads is much better about holding me accountable (than I am) for my progress. Last year, I was part … Continue reading #AtoZChallenge: Goodreads
Happy May and welcome to Day 1 of my #AtoZChallenge. First up: A is for Apps. No, not appetizers. Although my favorite appetizers include (but are not limited to) wings, spinach and artichoke dip with bread, chips and salsa, and fried calamari. Mmmm. Anyway, the apps I'm actually talking about here are smartphone applications, which, … Continue reading #AtoZChallenge: Apps
There's Something About The Mustard Seed Bookstore Always trying to get as many errands done during the week as possible, as to ensure a more enjoyable and often carefree weekend, I recently found myself leaving the apartment to run errands on a Saturday. This perhaps had a lot to do with taking a vacation day … Continue reading The Mustard Seed Bookstore – Bath, Maine
We are rounding the corner of the second week of March, and since the official start of spring is just two weeks away, I've decided to set goals that are about cleaning out clutter and focusing on organization since the beginning of the year has been a little hectic. These goals carry over to my … Continue reading March Reading Challenge: Introduction