Bloggiesta 2013: Goals

Sept. 20 - Sept. 22

OLE!  It's time for my most favorite blogging event on the planet.  BLOGGIESTA!!!!  Whoot!  Whoot!  I am so thrilled as you can see!  And yes I know that I am posting my goals a few days early.  But it's BLOGIESTAAAAA!
First, let me tell you a bit about BLOGGIESTA!

In short, Bloggiesta is a blogging marathon revolving around ticking off those items on your to-do list and improving your blog while in the good company of other awesome bloggers doing the same thing. Our awesome mascot Pedro (Plan. Edit. Develop. Review. Organize) is ready to break out the nachos, enchiladas, drinks, mariachi music and whack a pinata or two! It’s nothing short of an awesome fiesta! - From the About section.

Review: Of Love and Evil

Of Love and Evil (Book 2) Author: Anne Rice Genre: Historical Fiction, Paranormal Publisher: Random House Audio Release Date: November 30, 2010 Series: Songs of the Seraphim's Audiobook: 5 hours and 33 minutes Narrator: Paul Michael Source: Overdrive e-Library Buy the Book: Amazon

Sunday Best #45

 

Hosted by Tanya at Girlxoxo.com

 
How was your week everyone? I am officially, as of today, caught up on all my reviews.  Yup!  No more reviews in the cue.  I am now finishing up a book to be reviewed next Monday.  *happy dance*  Wheww!  Now I can breathe!  So now we are back to our regularly scheduled program.

Now on to Sunday Best.

 

 So what is Sunday Best?
Every Sunday, we are going to share the best post on our blogs and other blogs we visited from the past week and link them up.  Join us in showing off your Sunday Best and leave a comment or two.

My Favorite Blog Post This Week

My Favorite Books from School

What Should I Do to Improve My Blog?

Fitness Friday #7: Fitbit Flex vs. Bodybugg

What I Am Listening To...

Anna Dressed in Blood

Fitness Friday #7: Fitbit Flex vs. Body Bug

Hosted by Jill @ jillconyers.com
Welcome to Fitness Friday. Where I (and you) put down our books and talk about our fitness goals. As well as other fitness stuff! 

 What is Fitness Friday?
If you blog and/or have a Facebook Page about health/fitness, want to learn more about diet, exercise, nutrition, setting goals or if you just want to meet new people and find new health and fitness focused blogs, then join Jill for Fitness Friday!
FF has been great way to meet new friends and find new health and fitness blogs. 

It has been awhile since I did a Fitness Friday post.  But I have been on and off my fitness routine.  After a few months on straight work-out burn out I'MMM BAACKKK!!

 

I have had several months using The Body Bugg before I moved on to The Fitbit Flex, I decided to make a list of the pros and cons of both.

Fitbit Flex

VS.

BodyBugg

Book Blogger Hop: Book Club & First Lines

 
Hosted by Coffee Addicted Writer    TGIF!!

Welcome everyone to another post of Book Blogger Hop (hosted by Coffee Addicted Writer).   This meme is cool because you can post any day of the week.  That's right no pressure on getting your post up a specific day of the week.  Each week there will be a new topic submit by a blogger and everyone can join in with their answers.  You should join us!

  This weeks Topic/Question

September 13th - 19th: Are you in a book club? How does your book club choose books? How far in advance do you choose? (submitted by Elizabeth)

What Should I Do to Improve My Blog?

Lately, this question has been on my mind more and more.  Since I started this blog over a year ago, my goal was to have some way to keep track of the books I was reading and to have fun while doing it.  Not to be a big book blogger.  Not to even be a "blogger".  Several times I lost the overall meaning of my blog and then I jumped back to the original game plan.  How did I lose my purpose?  Well, I joined book tours and started using author guest post, cover reveals and giveaways as post fillers about books I would never read.  Don't get me wrong not all of them were just fillers.  I did read and review a few books from a book tour and I loved them.  But that was very, very few and far between.  Then, I joined a ton of giveaway hops and memes to get my numbers up.  It worked but I was not suppose to be blogging for numbers.  I'd lost sight of the original goal.  Keeping track of the books I read.  

Ok!  Now it's almost two years later and I have had a bit of time off!  It's time to do some soul searching about my blog.  And I really REALLY! want your thoughts on this too.

Sept 11th

From Time Topics.

Sometimes words are just not necessary

Blogger Opps for Great Giveaways

Blogger Opportunity

Giveaway  September 30 to October 21

We are giving away

Coach Ashley Signature Carryall  (Value $398)

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My Favorite Books From School

You know that I was in school (not college) like a million years ago.  Since then the high school required reading list has grown by a few hundred book.  The books I remember reading seem to get lost with the list constantly growing.  So I thought I would share my favorite books from when I was in school.  These are not in any particular order, just as it come to me.