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Monthly Review (January 2012)

Posted by Anastasia on February 1, 2012 5 Responses »

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Thinking Back

January 2012 is probably going down in history as the weirdest and most uncomfortable January I’ve ever had. Blogging was pretty much the same as it ever was– it’s the stuff outside of blogging that was strange and a little bit yucky. And exciting, too, I suppose!

So what happened? I moved from New Mexico to California, for one. I’ve been living in hotels for the past month. I’ve had issues with things being sent back in the mail and not showing up and causing me heartbreak. I’ve broken out in hives from mysterious circumstances (stress? mosquito bites? something else?). I’ve ate enough continental breakfasts to make anyone sick and I’ve learned how to make tasty meals with only a microwave and a mini-fridge. Continue reading »

Yearly Review: 2011 Wrap-up

Posted by Anastasia on January 3, 2012 5 Responses »

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January 2011 is such a long time ago it seems nearly impossible. What was I even doing in January? Besides panicking about jobs and going on vacation? I think I had a lot of ideas to do on the blog, and I may have done some of them, but I didn’t keep track of what I wanted to do and what I did very well, unfortunately.

Anyway! For 2012 I basically…want to keep reading like I did in 2011? I like that I read a lot of books written by women, and that I read a lot of different genres. I’d like to read more books starring characters who are something other than straight white Western people, and I’d like to read a few more non-fiction books. I’d also like to read more chunksters! Normally I stay away from them because they take so long for me to read, and when it takes me a long time to read a book I start getting antsy. I’d like to get over that feeling and enjoy a chunkster or two this year. Maybe…three?

If I can keep myself in this new, slightly calmer mindset I think 2012 will be a great year for blogging! Yay! Continue reading »

Monthly Review (December 2011)

Posted by Anastasia on January 2, 2012 4 Responses »

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Thinking Back

Holy crap was December a stressful month! And I’m still stressed out now, and I think that’s affecting my view of December. The beginning of the month was great! I was reading a lot, and blogging a good amount, and then the thing with my domain temporarily disappearing happened, and then I had to move. And then everything exploded into chaos! Continue reading »

Monthly Review (November 2011)

Posted by Anastasia on December 1, 2011 2 Responses »

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Thinking Back

I started off November with a clear purpose: to read at least one book a day for the whole month. Well, I didn’t end up doing that, but I DID read a lot more books this month than I thought I would!

Some other exciting things happened, too. It was my third blogoversary this month! I’ve been blogging for three years now; can you believe it? I also joined the Singapore National Library, which means I can check out lots of awesome ebooks (I’ll be writing a post about the SNL next week). I opened sign-ups for the Book Bloggers Holiday Card Exchange (emails will be going out on Saturday!). I got a set date on when we’re moving out of Albuquerque to SoCal! I got all caught up on my reviews. And I think I’ve pretty much finalized my blogging goals for 2012. Continue reading »

Monthly Review (October 2011)

Posted by Anastasia on November 1, 2011 4 Responses »

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Thinking Back

I think October went pretty much the way I wanted it to. I met my monthly reading goal, I did what I wanted re:posting reviews, and the 24 Hour Readathon went perfectly. So that’s nice! I also got a lot of good reading done this month, and I didn’t burn out on blogging at the end of it. Yay! Oh, and I cut my feedreader subscriptions down from 344 (or there abouts) to around 150. Huzzah! Continue reading »

Monthly Review (September 2011)

Posted by Anastasia on October 1, 2011 6 Responses »

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Thinking Back

Ugh, is it really October already? Where did the year go? It still feels like it should be summer or something.

September was a really fun month for me, though. I loved participating in Book Blogger Appreciation Week. I did basically everything I said I wanted to do in September, plus more. There were a few bumps along the road, sure, but I have a good feeling about October and all the things I’m planning to do for the rest of the year. If I can keep from getting completely burnt out on stuff, I should be fine. Continue reading »

Monthly Review (August 2011)

Posted by Anastasia on September 1, 2011 6 Responses »

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Thinking Back

As always, the beginning of the month seems so far back I can barely remember doing any of the things I actually did, including writing reviews and reading books. And this month I read some really good books! Some of my favorite books of the year, in fact, but I only vaguely recall the actual reading part. Like, I know I did it, but I can’t remember doing it? Is that weird? I hope that happens to other people besides me, because now I’m starting to worry. Continue reading »