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My Book Reading Report for 2018

It’s that time of the year to tally up. Here are my stats according to Goodreads. TOTAL BOOKS READ IN 2017 = 350 1 Adult;  14 YA;  8 MG;  11 CB/ER;  313 PB Listed below are my favorite reads from this year. This list contains titles published in 2018 and past years. YOUNG ADULT: Dumplin’… Read more »

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2017 in Review, Looking Forward to 2018

Happy New Year to all my readers! Once again I am participating in Julie Hedlund’s anti-resolution revolution. Instead of focusing on what I didn’t accomplish, I review my successes and use that as a building base for my 2018 goals. You can see my 2017 goal setting here. I did accomplish some of my goals but I… Read more »

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My Book Reading Report for 2017

It’s that time of the year to tally up. Here are my stats according to Goodreads. TOTAL BOOKS READ IN 2017 = 320 5 Adult;  11 YA;  6 MG;  36 CB/ER; 260 PB Listed below are my favorite reads from this year. This list contains titles published in 2017 and past years. ADULT: Little Fires… Read more »

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Goodbye 2016, Hello 2017

Happy New Year to all my readers! Once again I am participating in Julie Hedlund’s anti-resolution revolution. Instead of focusing on what I didn’t accomplish, I review my successes and use that as a building base for my 2017 goals. You can see my 2016 goal setting here. It worked quite well in that I… Read more »

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My Book Reading Report for 2016

It’s that time of the year to tally up. Here are my stats according to GoodReads. TOTAL BOOKS READ IN 2016 = 255 5 Adult;  11 YA;  6 MG;  2 CB/ER; 231 PB Listed below are my favorite reads from this year. This list contains titles published in 2016 and past years. ADULT: When Breath… Read more »

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Celebrating 2015 and Looking Forward

Hope you all had a relaxing holiday break. Many wishes for you in 2016. In setting my goals for 2016, I am first following Julie Hedlund’s anti-resolution revolution and writing down my successes. In the past, I didn’t even make resolutions. Seemed pointless since they came from a place of what wasn’t achieved, a place of… Read more »

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My Book Reading Report for 2015

It’s that time of the year to tally up. Here are my stats according to GoodReads. TOTAL BOOKS READ IN 2015 = 212 4 Adult; 9 YA; 5 MG; 1 CB/ER; 1 Graphic Novel; 192 PB Listed below are my favorite reads from this year. This list contains titles published in 2015 and past years. ADULT:… Read more »

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40 Random Acts of Kindness in 40 Days for my Big 4-0

Last month was my 40th Birthday and I celebrated by doing 40 Random Acts of Kindness (RAK). I was inspired by reading a post by a mom that had celebrated her birthday by doing 35 acts of kindness with her kids. This was a challenging but fulfilling experience.  One of the unexpected benefits was I… Read more »

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