January 2012 {monthly summary}

Books Read Ivy and Intrigue by Lauren Willig The Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards Tsotsi by Athol Fugard Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Books Acquired none (I did finish a book of my own collection, so I am allowed to buy a book, but I’m waiting until a book I’m eagerly awaiting is released in February) Books [...]

Non-Fiction Resolution 2011 = COMPLETED :o)

I’ve finished my 4th challenge/resolution for the year 2011. (That is 50% of all my resolutions/challenges for the year.) Read at least FIVE non-fiction books (that don’t count towards the memoir/biography resolution) in 2011. Here is the link to my original post about this resolution: fiction vs. non-fiction. 1. SeinLanguage by Jerry Seinfeld 2. Lost States by Michael J Trinklein 3. The Elegant Universe by [...]

July 2011 in Books

Books Read Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella (I didn’t actually finish it–listened to about 2/3 of it though) Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away by Christie Watson Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling (reread) Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh Home: A Memoir of My Early Years by Julie Andrews Stardust by Neil Gaiman [...]

the half-way mark of 2011 (and June 2011 wrap-up)

2011 Half-Way Update As it’s the beginning of July, and therefore halfway through the year of 2011, I thought I’d give a little update as to how my resolutions, challenges, and reading life are going. So I’ve taken what I keep track of for the year and shortened it a bit, to let you all [...]

May 2011 Wrap-Up

Books Read Tevye the Dairyman by Sholem Aleichem Mrs. ‘Arris Goes to Paris by Paul Gallico Maus I by Art Spiegelman Maus II by Art Spiegelman The Odyssey by Homer (a reread) Push by Sapphire (on audiobook) Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood | Books Purchased Dreams of Joy by Lisa See–it was released May 31st | Also, just to [...]

my life in April 2011

To follow in the steps of my previous monthly summary… Where My Weight is Concerned I was honestly going to do as I did in March and try to work out every day in April. But that didn’t exactly happen. I did however, maintain my weight through the whole month–I am down to 140 pounds [...]

March 2011: Books Read & Life in General

I want to start this post with a little update about my life in general. I usually don’t discuss much of my life on this blog because I have it for mostly reading purposes. But some good things have happened lately, so I just wanted to share them with you. Where My Weight is Concerned: [...]

February 2011 Reading Summation

Books Read Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte (RBC discussion book) Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne SeinLanguage by Jerry Seinfeld Potiki by Patricia Grace Lisa and Lottie by Erich Kastner The Orchid Affair by Lauren Willig Books Purchased The Cellist [...]

January 2011: Monthly Summary & Resolution Progress

Books Read in January 2011 Naughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals selected essays (5) from Persuasions #31 by various authors Digital Fortress by Dan Brown The Mistress of Nothing by Kate Pullinger Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins [...]

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