Book Blogger Organization Challenge: January

Hosted by The Book Addict's Guide

I decided to jump on this challenge so I can step up my blogging and get a bit more organized.  For me, I need to have things written down so I can cross them off my list. So for the month of January the challenge items I have listed here along with my notes and progress on each item in blue. 

If you want to join me and 81 other book blogger in this 6 month cleaning and organization challenge, just simply click the button up top and add your blog to the linky.

March 2014 Wrap Up

Another month has gone by and I have no idea how it has whipped passed me so fast. This month has been crazy busy with a new part time gig and trying to work two jobs is not easy.  I am not the spring chick I was back in the day.  I have been trying to find time to read but I am not managing it at the moment. Thank God for audiobooks because they are a book blog saver.  I am happy just to have time to post anything at all on my blog.

This month's wrap up will be kinda long so bare with me.

Now on to my March wrap up...
March Blog Stats: I posted 39 blog post
Books bought so far this year: 2 books

Reading Challenges Complete: 2

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga Reviews where we all can link up our post about the new and shiny books in our lives. I also add my new pocketbooks too!

February 2014: Wrap Up

March is here and so are a few days of rain.  To me rain, blankets, hot drinks and books belong together.  You can't have one without the other.  But on my day off to enjoy all of these things the rain has stopped.  Figures.  It's LA so rain days are few and far between.  It would have been nice.  February as usual was quick and I am now caught up on my reading, reviewing and posting of books but not other stuff.  I am aiming for some blog resolution completion this month.  

By the way I should have my black girl card revoked because I forgot to mention a ton of great Black History Month books and events last month.  Just to keep myself cool with the Black community I have to shout out The Brown Bookshelf.  Every year, during the month of February the blog features an African American Author every single day called "28 Days Later".  It's a great feature and I encourage all of you to check it out.  Most of the authors write children and YA books.  So it is a great resource to add diversity on your (and your kids) bookshelves.  

Now on to my February wrap up...

February Blog Stats: I posted 27 blog post
1 book bought this year

Write On Review-a-Thon 2014: Wrap Up

 

 Hosted by The Book Vixen

I did it!  And I finished every single thing (only three things) on my goal list plus a few things more. In case you missed it here is what Write On Review-A-Thon is all about. 

The Write On review-a-thon is a monthly event created and hosted by Brianna at The Book Vixen. It’s 2 days dedicated to getting reviews done, whether you have one review to write or 30+. This edition of the review-a-thon takes place all day Friday, February 28th and Saturday, March 1st. Let’s get those reviews done! 

January 2014 Wrap Up

The fist month of 2014 is done and complete.  I have to say, I am really happy with my reading this month.  I read and posted everything I wanted to read, review and post.  Plus a bit more.  I am still trying to decide on a few books for February.  I have two books I want to read and others are on the fence right now.

January Blog Stats: I posted 47 blog post.

 Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga Reviews where we all can link up our post about the new books in our lives.  I also add my new pocketbooks too!

Mini Bloggiesta: Finish Line

 

I did it!  Yep! I completed another Bloggiesta!

OLE!

This time I got all of my goals done and more.  So much more!

 Goals

1.  Update and organize my Challenge Page

2.  Update Goodreads reviews

3.  Update Audible.com Reviews

4.  Clean up my Feedly reader and RSS reader.

Lord that is going to be a real project with 300+ blogs on it. This one is from my Book Blogging Goals and Resolutions 

I got all of the uncategorized blogs into categorizes.  Next Bloggiesta I'm going to get the Book Bloggers to less than 200.

December 2013: Wrap Up

DECEMBER! Oh Lord!
I don't know where to start. There was just so many things going on... *confused voice* don't know where I should start. Ok! *deep breath*

I have this new issue with reviews that started when I started blogging. I have to have all my reviews posted (of the books I read that year), so I can go into a new year without a pile of reviews to do. I am happy to say that I have no reviews to do. ZERO! NADA! I have reviewed everything I read in 2013! The last book will be posted on Monday and then it's officially official.

December blog stats: I posted 51 blog post. The most EVER! I was a blog posting fool. :)

2013 Wrap Up!

 

Can you believe 2013 is over?  Wow!
Last year I did my first ever end of the year wrap up post and I thought I would do another one this year. This year was a bit of a challenge trying to keep this blog up and running.  Yes!  Blogging is a learning process and I have to learn how to budget, schedule and manage my time a little bit more.  For one, much more organized and focus about my blog than I was at the beginning of this journey but I still need to work on the time management. 

So here are the stats for my second year with My Little Pocketbooks

Well here is a few of the great highlights from my first year with My Little Pocketbooks.

First Blog Post of the Year 

This Blog is Cleaning House in 2013

 

First Comment From

 Alexis @ Refelctions of a Bookaholic 

Same person as last year.  

November 2013: Wrap Up

This is probably the shortest monthly wrap up I will ever do.  (And the saddest)

  There were just sooo many things going on in November.  Work, Dance Class (I'll tell you more about that later) and family of course.  There never seemed to be enough hours in the days, weeks and overall month.  One minute I am thinking about what Halloween costume I am going to wear this year and the next minute I am helping my mom set the Thanksgiving table.  Say What!?!?

So here are the worst monthly wrap up stats EVER!

I posted *small inside voice* 10 post.  The lowest number this year. 

And one less than this time last year.  I know!  I know! I knooooowwww!

But...What is up with November?

October 2013: Wrap Up

Yep that's right.  Not a typo!  
This is ONLY a month late.  Along with the 30 other post I haven't done and the last four I just posted.  OOPPSS!  Better late than never.  Kinda!
October was an ok month.  After rocking September I had high hopes for myself for this October and I ended up overbooked, over obligated, and I over did it!  But I did rock one reading challenge.  Check out these sad stats
I posted 36 post on this blog and October was Save The TaTa's month. (aka Breast Cancer Awareness Month)

September 2013: Wrap Up

 

September rocked ya'll!

No really it did! 

I just got so many things done!  And so many books read!  And so many post written! 

September rocked!

Now if I could get other things in my life on the same page.  LOL!

 Check out these stats

I posted 42 post on this blog (the most post in one month ever!) and September was Hispanic Heritage Month.  (Second post click here)

 

August 2013: Wrap Up

I am finally caught up on all (almost all) my blog post from June and July.  Whew!  I won't do that again.  I should say I will try not to do that again.  

Confession time!  I have been in a reading slump for some time now and I think it was BEA's fault.  I was so OVERWHELMED with so many books in my house after I got home that I didn't know what to do.  Where to start and I just didn't want to look at books for awhile?  *gasp* I know!  I said it!  But I think I am coming out of it.  SLOWWWWLY! So that is enough chatting let's get to the wrap up for August.  I love this only when I have hit my personal goal.  Nope I am not telling you what it is.  I just have a number, a small number in my head for the number of books read and reviewed on my blog.  Ok!  Now here are the stats.

I posted 21 post on this blog and August was Native American Heritage Month.

  

  This month I bought
  1 books. (A total of 7 book so far this year.  Audiobooks and e-books don't count since they don't take up space on my bookcase.)

June and July 2013: Wrap Up

I Don't Knoww!
Honest, I was just blogging on a regular and the next thing I know...*sigh*... 2.5 months have past and...I Don't Know!  I just forgot?  No!  Wasn't in the mood?  Maybe!  Busy?  Yes.  I'll use that one.  My time management skills went on vacation.
For the past week I have been playing catch up with post and reviews.  *sigh* So many reviews to do.  As of right now I have 3 done and 4 more to go.  And yes! I have started an audiobook today.  I am really hoping to knock them out...SOON!   I have a sheet of paper sitting here next to me with a list of post I have to do.  Here is the run down. Spine Speak (The hosting blog is gone) Winners of June Giveaway Audiobook Week Giveaway  YA Giveaway BEA Part 2 BEA Part 3 (In draft form) June Wrap Up (Here it is) July Wrap Up (Here it is) What I Am Listening To What I Am Reading Fitness Friday Incomplete Series (In draft form) I Love This! Sunday Best Book Blogger Hop Mini-Bloggiesta (Missed it) Bout of Books (Missed it) Reviews: Gone Girl, A House Divided, The Man in 3B (Working on it now), Soulless, The Mysterious Howling, Letter from a Birmingham Jail, and Angel Time As you can see I am slowwwwly getting things checked off my list. At one time I had 15 post scheduled.  The good ol' days. OK!  Now back to the wrap up.  This based 100% on my shotty memory.     June was Audiobook Month and I participated in Audiobook Week with Devourer of Books.
July come and went and I didn't post a single thing.

May 2013: Wrap Up

May is over and I have another great month done!  But Dang!  Bussssy!  OMG!

I have worked, two reading challenges, blogging, book club, traveling to BEA, training with my trainer, dance class and life stuff all under my belt.  Whew!  I need to sleep for a month to get back into my mojo!  

What's a woman to do?

This month has been good on the reading front.  I just got back Sunday from BEA and I will do a completely separate post about that hoard of books later.  I have to say if you have a book hoarding problem (not you but maybe a friend of yours) don't go!  Or at least just do one day and be done with it!  It is sooo overwhelming.  Never mind.  That is another post for another day!

This post does not include BEA books.
May was Asian Pacific Americn Heritage Month
(Click the button to see more)

April 2013 Wrap Up

I hate to say it but I am thrilled that April is over!  April has been one of the busiest months this year and this chica needs a rest.  I have no idea really what was so over the top with it but there were so many things going on in April that sleep and reading were in jeopardy.  If you know me, then you know those two things...along with food are very, very  important to me.  

Life tried to take over but I had to put my foot down (a little) to get some reading in.  Here is my wrap up for crazy April.

April is National Poetry Month: Where the Sidewalk Ends
April is National Poetry Month: Bed In Summer
April is National Poetry Month: Poetry Books
April is National Poetry Month: On the Pulse of Morning April is National Poetry Month: April Rain Song

March 2013 Wrap Up

I know everyone is in shock that March is OVER!  Done!  Moved on!  What happened?  Time just zipped on past.  That's what happens when you are caught in the grips of a great book.  I know I am not the only one that happens to.  You are reading and when you look up time, life and the day have just passed you by.  
March was Women's History Month and I planned (in my head) to post about books regarding great women in history.  Well I got one post up and other things came up along the way.  
Here is my one post.
Women's History Month: Politics
   
Here is my monthly wrap up post.  Bye Bye March I will miss you and thanks for all the fun and great reads.

  This month I bought
  0 books. (A total of 1 book so far this year.  Audiobooks and e-books don't count since they don't take up space on my bookcase.)

January 2013 Wrap Up

This year I am going to add (and remove) a few changes to this blog. 

 One of them will be adding a monthly wrap up post to re-cap and highlight my blog, books and purses and whatever is on my mind.  As well, I will also add a few memes here and there too!  I like to mix things up.  Give my blog a shake up.  You know what I mean.  LOL!

 This month I bought
0 books all the other books were not physical books or were not purchased by me.