Showing posts with label month in review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label month in review. Show all posts
December 2, 2015

Month in Review - November Edition

~ November Edition

What happened on the blog? (It was a slower month)


What went down behind the blog? 

  • I met Joelle Charbanue, author of The Testing trilogy! I got a signed copy of her new book Need.
  • Thanksgiving has come and gone. I ate a lot, savored my time with family, and actually had three whole days off of work! I may love my jobs, but I enjoyed every second of my time off. Now my husband and I for the very first time get to decorate our house for Christmas. :D
  • I saw the new Peanuts movie in theaters. It was adorable and hilarious. A great movie for the whole family!
  • Raking leaves was both fun and a chore. It took us forever! We had sooo many leaves. This isn't even half of them!
  • I started shopping for my #TBTBSanta! This is my first year participating and I am having a blast!

My Favorite Read of the Month


My Current Obsession


Some Books on My December TBR List


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November 2, 2015

Month in Review - October Edition

~ October Edition

What happened on the blog?


What went down behind the blog?

  • I finally received all of my big furniture for my house! Check out this post to see some of my favorites. 
  • I painted my first room! Our living room was a dark green color and it really needed to be lightened up in there. We ended up painting it light grey. It worked perfectly and really brightened up the room. I only accidentally stepped in and sat on some paint once or twice during the whole process. I call that a win.
  • I am so very proud of my Halloween costume this year. I was the blue crayon from the children's book The Day the Crayons Quit.
  • I dog sat for my parents for a little over a week while they were on vacation in Mexico. It was fun and hectic and fun. Here are the two adorable brats.
They were not really cooperating.

My Favorite Read of the Month


My Current Obsessions


The November Release I Most Look Forward to Reading



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April 30, 2015

Month In Review - April Edition

~ April Edition

What happened on the blog?


What went down behind the blog?

  • I turned 27 on April 5th! I got to celebrate Easter and my birthday with my parents, husband, and little brother. One of my favorite gifts that I received had to be this bookish mug that my husband gave me.
My New Bookish Mug
  • My husband turned 30 on April 17th so I gave him 30 gifts! I had a lot of fun with this. I numbered each gift and then he randomly selected a number and that was the order in which he opened all of his gifts. I got him serious gifts, fun gifts, and yummy gifts.
My husband's 30 presents!
  • I was actually in a wedding in Florida the weekend of the 17th so my husband and I took a mini vacation. The wedding was beautiful, my matron of honor speech was a hit, and we had a lot of fun hanging out with friends. I also got to pet a penguin!!! (Picture to come.) My husband and I also went to Clearwater Beach the day after the wedding with two of our close friends. It was beautiful and a lot of fun. 
Mandatory reading on the beach photo. If I am being honest... it is kind of too sandy to read on the beach when it is windy.

My favorite read of the month


My new obsession

My Baby Groot Magnetic Bookmark


Some books on my May TBR pile

The ARCs

Already Published

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November 30, 2014

Month In Review - November Edition

~ November Edition

What happened on It's a Book Life?
  • I participated in the Ho-Ho-Ho Holiday Read-a-thon. Not only did this help me catch up in my goodreads challenge, but it gave me the chance to actually read some holiday books this year.
  • I started a new discussion type feature called "I Feel Like Gabbing Today." It's a fun way for me to tell you all the random bookish and non-bookish thoughts that pop into my head throughout the week. So far I have had two posts and hope to keep it up. I'm thinking I will do this feature every other week.
  • I also brought back Book Prescriptions, previously titled Book Recommendation Friday. I plan to post this on the first Friday of every month. I won't have a post for December, but I plan to make this a for sure thing every month in 2015.
  • I posted only 5 reviews this month.

 My Favorite Read of The Month
The very very long wait for this book was worth it!

What went down behind the blog?
  • I got a new car! My old 2001 Pontiac Sunfire was slowly falling apart and becoming a pain. It got to the point that it wasn't worth fixing up anymore. Luckily for me my dad works for Ford and I got a really good affordable deal on a new Ford Fiesta. It's a pretty blue color.
MY NEW CAR :)

 My Biggest Moment in November

I participated in and WON NaNoWriMo!

I can't believe December starts tomorrow!

My Bookish and Non-Bookish Goals for December
  • Take time to actually relax and enjoy the holidays with my husband and the rest of my family.
  • Finish my goodreads challenge goal! This means I must read 15 books in the month of December. I got this.
  • I need to catch up on blog post comments. Since I was so busy in November they kind of got away from me.
The December Release I Look Forward to The Most
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August 31, 2014

My First Ever Month In Review! - August Edition

~ August Edition

What happened on It's a Book Life?

My Favorite Read of The Month

My review will be posted shortly! I gave it five well earned stars.


What went down behind the blog?
  • I went to Vegas for the second time in my life. My friend won a trip from a bridal magazine to celebrate her bachelorette party. So our flight and hotel were paid for! I had a blast, won a little bit of money, and was extremely tired when I got home.
  • I got a new job! Don't worry, I still work at the library. I am now a desk clerk instead of a page. It's a pay raise and so far I am really loving it.
  • Today I took part in my annual family fantasy football draft. I'm ready for football season! Fall is my favorite time of year not only because of football, but because it means my cardigans, sweaters, boots, and scarves can be taken out of the closet.
My New Obsession

The television show Outlander! I have been hooked since the first episode and I now want to read the rest of the books more than ever! (I have only read the first one.)

September Is Here!

My Bookish and Non-Bookish Goals For September
  • I am so very far behind in writing reviews and posting them. My goal, get it together.
  • Read my three ARC's that debut in September.
  • Catch up on the television show, Vampire Diaries, before it comes back on.

The Book I look Forward to Reading The Most This Month


Other Sept. Releases I want to read



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