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Top Ten Books I Had to Own in Print

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Amanda

I knew it had been awhile since I last posted for Top Ten Tuesday, but I hadn’t realized it had been since Feb 2019!! I thought it was the pandemic that moved my posts away from these lists, but apparently … Continue reading →

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RIP XVII

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Amanda

It is beyond astonishing to me that the Readers Imbibing Peril reading event is in its 17th year!! Things have changed a lot since the early days, but despite that, this is still one of the reading events that I … Continue reading →

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Updated Goals for 2022

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Amanda

With my current 2022 goals mostly in shambles, I’ve decided to update them for the second half of 2022. Physical Health Complications, side effects, and new medical conditions made former goals unachievable in the time remaining, so I’ve scrapped them … Continue reading →

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Books on My Rest-of-2022 TBR Pile

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Amanda

Every year, I make a list of books to read or cull throughout that year, a list of book priorities, so to speak. They consist both of books that will be published during the year that I’m really looking forward … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – To Move or Not to Move

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Amanda

This is a decision that’s been weighing on my mind. The last time we moved back to Texas, I swore we would never leave again, but so much has changed and I’m struggling to determine the best course of action. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Most Anticipated Books

Posted on March 20, 2022 by Amanda

A few days ago, I saw an article on Goodreads about the most anticipated books coming out this spring. I looked it over, and there was literally only two I’d heard of, including one (The Book of Cold Cases) that … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – TT Travel Destinations

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Amanda

I have a whole bucket list of places that I want to travel to. Most are long-time wishes based on random bits from my childhood. Like Indonesia, for instance. In fourth grade, we had a guest come in to teach … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Nonfiction November

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Amanda

I’m not officially participating in Nonfiction November, or looking at the prompts etc, but for years I’ve associated November blogging with two things: NaNoWriMo and Nonfiction November. I’m not doing NaNo again this year – there’s a high likelihood that … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Wrapping Up RIP XVI + Halloween!!

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Amanda

It was a weird RIP season for me. I really started reading much earlier than usual (and technically before the challenge started), and then ended up culling most of the books on my original list. Normally, I read tons of … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Overflowing TBR

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Amanda

A combination of 1) not-really-reading-much over the last 18 month, 2) several new sources of book recommendations, and 3) listening to podcasts instead of audiobooks, has led to my TBR growing larger than I’ve seen it since 2014. There are … Continue reading →

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