The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received.
Don’t forget to look at my giveaways on the right sidebar.
Sunday, my daughter and I went to get mani/pedis FINALLY. I have been without this last month while moving because all I did was break them. I feel like myself again. Then we ran a couple errands. When we got home I also finally did a bit of Sunday post blog hopping. THEN I put together the new electric mower and mowed the lawn! I like it. I even had some charge left. I hadn’t mowed in probably 40 years for one reason or another (dorms, apartments, townhouses, etc.) Then I looked at some of the schedules and stuff for Book Bonanza. I haven’t done anything to prepare. UGH.
Monday was busy with medical appointments and errands. I got the oil changed in the car. I was so tired but I made soup for my daughter to have while I was gone. Tuesday was a blur of trying to finish everything up before leaving. I took an extra hour to organize the boxes but it helped me find the books I wanted to take for signature. AND it felt amazing. I unpacked my shoes into the organizer. I filed a huge pile of papers which had been waiting for a month. I downloaded all the new audios for my phone for traveling. I finished up all the reviews and review setups I could. I took out all the garbage and recycle. I juggled all my reviews around and updated my TBR spreadsheet.
Wednesday and Thursday was traveling to Book Bonanza. YAY audiobooks! I was able to listen to 4 on the trip to Texas. I roomed with Lexxie and Brandee from Unconventional Bookworms, and Denise. I was so thrilled to see Felicia, Kimberly, Berls and meet many other wonderful book people. The authors I was most excited to meet were Jill Shalvis, Elizabeth Hunter, and Kylie Scott. I’ve met others, including Penny Reid but I was excited to see them also.
Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and Reading Reality. These are the exciting ARCs I received this week (If you click on the cover, it will take you to the Goodreads entry):
Oh I was a book haul winner this week! Thank you so much SocialButterflyPR, Harper Audio, Kimberly Kincaid, AceRoc / DAW /Berkley P ublishing, Audible .
(If you click on the cover, it will take you to the Goodreads entry)
Probably at Book Bonanza but I won’t be updating for that until next week.
Now the really scary one. This is all the Kindle and Audible freebies I grabbed this past week. You can see why I need to do Thrifty Thursday to be sure I read a few at least one each month.
I really meant to cut back on freebies BUT they are free so I guess that won’t be happening.
I’m not including things like reviews posted or upcoming as they are always in the right sidebar. And, my challenge status is also there.
If you like this and want to see me do the Sunday post, as often as I can manage, leave me a comment and let me know.
Anne
Hope you had fun at Book Bonanza! And that’s quite an impressive ARC haul. Enjoy?
It was great! I got to hang out with a bunch of fun people. And spend time with Andi Arndt and meet Julia Whelan. There were 2 great audiobook panels.
Yes I got the best stuff.
Hooray for the mani/pedi. I always enjoy those. And kudos on all the organizing. I loved Loren’s The Ones Who Got Away. It’s still my favorite of the series. Sounds like Book Bonanza was a blast! 🙂
There is more organizing to be done but first there will be laundry and dishes and all the stuff I need to clean up after being away. It was a great trip!
That is so cool about Book Bonanza! Sounds like an eventful week with lots accomplished. Happy reading.
I enjoyed meeting the bloggers probably more than most authors. It was a good time. I did also get to listen to lots of audiobooks while traveling.
I hope you’ve had a lot of fun at Book Bonanza. It’s so great you got to go to it. Good you got some unpacking done, too!
I hope you have a great week!
Thank you! I hope to do much more unpacking this week. It was a fun event.
Sounds like you have been very productive around the house and on your blog. I need to carve out time to catch up on my review writing and post prepping. I am glad you and your daughter were able to get your mani/pedi! How fun! I can’t remember the last time I got a mani/pedi. It’s been a few years now.
The Book Bonanza sounds like so much fun! How neat that you got to meet other bloggers and a few authors. It sounds like an awesome time, Anne.
Look at all those new books! The Ilona Andrews one looks so good! I hope you love it. The Library of the Unwritten and Salvaged are both on my wish list. I can’t wait to read them. I hope you love all your new books.
Have a great week, Anne!
Thank you. It’s been a good week. I hated going because I have so much to do at home but it was amazing to meet everyone.
Look at you go, Anne! I’ve been off camping, road-tripping, and visiting with family for several weeks, but just got in yesterday. Looking at your trip prep list reminded me of my frantic prep before my trip. LOL Glad you had a good time and saw some of your fav authors and blogger pals.
Have a great (and restful) week!
Restful? Haha. Not only do I have catchup but my daughter starts classes. And we are squeezing in the rest of her summer medical appointments. We have 2 this afternoon. My book email account bloomed from its usual 20-30 to 340 now (last 2 weeks have not been good) I’m excited and thrilled to be home thought. I can’t wait to get all the things done and read. Of course, today I must write tomorrow’s review. At least I’ve read it. The one for today I had to finish yesterday at the hotel and write it last night.
I’m glad you are enjoying book bonanza! Safe travels!
Thank you! It’s just so great to see everyone. I try to do at least 1 book conference a year. But I like the ComicCons because of the Scifi fantasy. I like romance and I like romance in all my genres but I enjoy the geeky stuff a lot.
Nice book haul. Enjoy!
My book haul may be out of control right now. I’ve got to get organized now I’m home.
I’m glad you had such a great time at Book Bonanza, you deserved the treat after such a busy time with the move.
Have a great reading week, you have lots of wonderful new books to choose from
Thank you! I felt bad about going with so much yet to do but I wouldn’t be able to do as much now with my daughter’s classes starting this week. It was a reasonable time to go. And so great to meet people I talk to online a lot.
I hope you had a wonderful time at Book Bonanza! It sounds like you had such a busy week I hope you have a calmer week!
Thank you! It won’t be calmer but it will be a flurry of activity I enjoy. Just as I enjoyed the activity of the trip. I’m happy to be here and getting more into place and catching up a bit on emails and blog hopping.
Wow. You really were busy and organized for the trip. It sounds like so much fun. And how awesome to room with and meet fellow bloggers. I’d love to do that too!
Yes I think busy is the story of my life because I want to do everything and read everything. Mostly it works out since I plan properly. But moving is exhausting. Now comes the good part with organizing. Sept has a HUGE amount of great new books releasing. I’m excited to get back into the routine with my daughter in school.
I try to do 1-2 conferences a year. I like more than romance so I like to choose things like DragonCon and similar ones. You should come to a conference if you can get the time off work. That’s the bummer I used to have with such limited vacation time.. There are many all over and I’m guessing FL, TX, and NOLA aren’t far for you. Even Atlanta like DragonCon isn’t more than a day, is it? I drove 2 days each way to Book Bonanza. If it wasn’t so darn HOT I’d have ridden the Harley. I REALLY want to do Emerald City Comic Con because many favorite authors I haven’t me go to it. Scifi, fantasy stuff.
SO glad you had a successful trip to the con and got to see so many great people.
Thank you! It was good even though I was totally relaxed about it. I didn’t spend a bunch of time waiting in line to see authors. There were only about 5-8 I really wanted to see.