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Reading goals are meant to be motivational, not a burden. That’s the way I’m looking at mine this year. I’ve committed to read 25 books in 2023. So, how am I doing? So far so good! But it hasn’t been easy to stay on track this quarter. Between querying and reading college admissions applications, I’ve… Continue reading First Quarter Reading Roundup
Hey Everyone, Happy Limbo Week… you know what I mean, the week between Christmas and New Years that makes you feel, well in limbo. The party is over, yet the next one is just days away. It’s hard to focus on anything new because you’re wrapping up all the old. It’s the best week ever,… Continue reading Old Gems & New
So, I was sitting in the snack bar at the hockey rink last Saturday, waiting for my son’s game to begin. Normally I would be catching up with the other hockey moms, or hanging out with my daughter. But my daughter was off doing teenager-y stuff and my hockey mom-friends were, I guess, running late.… Continue reading Permission to Read
It seems like our whole country is having a colder winter than usual this year. With so much more snow! Places that don’t usually get snow have been transformed into winter wonderlands, and even the Southern most cities have felt these bitter cold temperatures. I’ve heard the people in Florida are even wearing hats and… Continue reading YA Books Anyone?
You just might be. If you can't get enough of your favorite books... you know, if your nose is stuck in a book kind of a lot, then yup—you’re a Bouque. So what’s a Bouque? The French word, Bouquiner means to read—or loosely translated, to have one’s nose stuck in a book. So that’s what I… Continue reading Are You a Bouque?