Last of 2020

Hello. Happy New Year('s Eve)! I hope this post finds everyone that is reading it healthy.

2020 Goals: It is safe to say that I literally did not accomplish any goals that I have set for this year. 

Books in 2020: Out of the three books that I named in this post, I completed two of them. 

Holiday Post: So much for a "busy 2020". I hope 2021 will be a little busier.

Post Rewind 

- I just didn't want this to be in my first 2021 Sunday Post (hosted by Caffeinated Book Reviewer ).

📌 16th = WWBC #12: Last Challenge of 2020


Goodreads 📚 

- I wasn't planning on starting a new book until January. Obviously I changed my mind.

Currently Reading

📖 Dream Wide Awake (by: C.J. Zahner) = page 23

This post didn't turn out like I thought it would, but .... you know.

WWBC #12: Last Challenge of 2020

 It has been a while since I participated the Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge.  There are a few Challenges that I wanted to do, but I missed.

- August 5th = My Favorite Tropes of X Genre

I am mostly into romance. 

When talking specifically of the the characters, so far I have always love the broken, aloof hero. There is usually a reason for the lack of emotional connections to other characters. 

- August 19th = Favorite Book or Movie Quote and Why

Grandmother: I don't drink anymore. 

(Rest of family reacts surprised)

Grandmother: I don't drink any less either. 

This is from the movie "While You Were Sleeping".

It would be so easy to be set up to use this quote in real life.

- October 14th = Re-reading Book... Why or Why not

I re-read parts of books once I finish them. Of course this would depend on how much I enjoyed the book.

- November 4th = Favorite Songs or Musicians 

My favorite band is Aerosmith. My favorite (non band) musician is Billy Joel.

- December 9th = A Profession in a Book I'd like to try

In the book called, Irish Magic, the main female character is in public relations.  I watched I show in which that was the case. I always thought it would be so cool to say something like " I have a meeting with the people from....." or "I just won over this account".

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Sunday Post #62: Last Singleswag of 2020

 

This is November's and December's Singleswag Unboxing. 

Love the stars and moon combo

Always pretty pieces

Guess I could use a new wallet 

I admit that I am not sure what this is for

Now you can't tell me these don't make you want to take a long bath.

Always love when socks are included in the box

This will save on towels 

Hopefully I will get more use out of this calendar than  my 2020 calendar. 

This was going to be my last Singleswag, but thing chance.  So I hope you all somewhat enjoy blog posts like this one.

Post Rewind

📌 December 4th = Blurb Blitz: Please Don't Divorce Me

📌 8th = Release Blitz: You Had Me at Hockey


Goodreads

📚 As far as this year's Goodreads Challenge, I decided to forfeit.

Currently Reading

📖 tbd in January

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Sunday Post #59: Fall's FabFitFun

FabFitFun Unboxing for Fall 2020

Ta-Da

Infinity Scarf covering the television set

Post Rewind

📌 August 10th = Cover Reveal: Just Roomates

📌 11th = Release Blitz: A Date To Play Fore

📌  18th = Book Blast: Three Kitties that Saved My Life

📌 20th = Book Blast: Dark Matter

📌 21st = Release: Unexpected Expectations

📌 25th = Cover Reveal: Melting Wynter

📌 September 4th = Release Tour: Just Roommates

Head's Up

🔼 7th = Cover Reveal: Sunsets & Somedays

🔼 9th = Book Blast: Head Games




Currently Reading
📖 The 100 (by: Kass Morgan) = page 107

- One would think I would be done with this book by now.

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Sunday Post #56: Last Sunday in June 2020

I don't know whether or not I should be happy about that fact. 

I just decided to make this weekend's Post a recap.

Post Rewind

📌 16th = Book Blitz: Beyond the Surface

📌 18th = Cover Reveal: Along for the Ride

📌 27th = Review: Joy to the Duke


Head's Up

🔼 29th = Audiobook Blitz: A Change in Tide

Goodreads

📚 Joy of the Duke (by: Darcy Burke) = moved to "read" shelf

📚 The 100 (by: Kass Morgan) = added to "want to read" shelf


Currently Reading

📖 The Red Hot Earl (by: Darcy Burke) = 66%

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Sunday Post #54: FabFitFun Summer

                   

My FabFitFun Unboxing for Summer 2020

Ta - Da

No such thing as too many sunglasses

Only need flowers now 

I'll give these three items a chance.

Just when I needed a new wallet

Post Rewind

📌 1st = June's Singlesswag Unboxing

📌 2nd = Release Blitz: Victim of Circumstance

📌 3rd = [triple post day] Review Tour: Angels on Overtime ... Release Tour: Ousted Princess ... WWBC #11: Things I Wish I were Better At

📌 4th = Release Tour: Midnight Princess

📌 5th = Blog Tour: The Staycation

Head's Up - Coming Posts

🔼 8th = Book Blast: Stormed

🔼 12th = Newsletter Blitz: To The Pier & Back

Currently Reading

📖 A Gathering of Shadows (by: V.E. Schwab) = page 231

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June's Singlesswag Unboxing

At least I think it is June's box.  

Anyway, for your viewing pleasure ....

I just added the items that need to be open to see what it was.

WWBC #10: A Villain that I Wish Could be Redeemed and Why

Hello All ! My #10 was originally supposed to be last week, but I decided to skip that topic.

I wish that Two-Face could be redeemed.

(I am basing my reason on the 90's cartoon and Batman Tall Tale video game.)

Harvey Dent was said to be Gotham's best attorney. He was also a very good friend of Bruce Wayne. I would just love to see Dent and Bats be on the same side and work together.

Short but sweet .... and to the point

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Sunday Post #51: April 2020

I have to admit it. April did not seem to pass by as slowly as I thought it would. Of course, that may be just me. How was April 2020 for you?

Post Rewind

📌 Apr. 20th = Cover Reveal: Unforgettable

📌 21st = Book Blast: The Edge of All Worlds

 

📌 22nd = [double post day] WWBC #8: My Silliest Pet Peeves ... Blog Tour: To Win a Wicked Lord

📌 27th = Sneak Peek: Reckless Memories

📌 28th = Blog Tour: One-of-a-Kind Bride

📌 29th = WWBC #9: Reason Why I stopped Reading a Series that I Loved

📌 30th =Release Blitz: Artful Lies

📌 May 1st = Release Blitz: Love on Beach Avenue

Head's Up - Up Coming Posts

🔼 4th = Book Blast: Mayhem and the Marquess

🔼 5th = Pre-order Blitz: The Divorce Attorney

🔼 6th = WWBC #10

Goodreads

📚 Igniting Ivy (by Samantha Christy) = added to "want to read" shelf

Currently Reading

📖 Angels on Overtime (by Ann Crawford) = page 31

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WWBC #8: My Silliest Pet Peeves

I hope this week's WWBC post finds you safe.

I actually have two pet peeves.

I used to work in a couple sandwich shops. One topping was banana peppers. Customers often call banana peppers "peppercinis", saying that the two were the same. The two peppers actually are not the same.

Banana peppers are yellow.
Peppercinis are light (at least) green. They are slightly spicier than Banana peppers

My second pet peeve is the one that actually makes me cringe. I can't stand it when people pronounce Italian as "Eye-talian". The reason why is simple. The name of the country is not "Eye-taly".

There you have my pet peeves. See you all next week.

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Sunday Post #49: April Singles Swag Unboxing

This will be my last Singles Swag unboxing until everybody is back at work. 

     April 2020 Singles Swag Unboxing

I always find a reason to use candles.

I thought this was going to have a chemically taste to it. It was pretty good.

Yes! A "catch-all" dish. Just what I need. (Seriously)

Post Rewind

📌 Mar. 30th = Blog Tour: Attracting Aubrey

📌 Apr. 1st = WWBC #7: Favorite Book Series and Why

📌 2nd =Release Blitz: Southern Storms

Head's Up - Coming Posts

🔼 6th = Spotlight: Love By Design

🔼 9th = Release Blitz: Edge of Darkness

Currently Reading

📖 Fated Souls (by: Becky Flade) = 53% done

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Sunday Post #45: March Singles Swag .... Bookish Games

It it time once again time for Single Swag. 

To start I like the new shipping box.
I aways think that coconut macaroons are going to be dry and bland. These, however, were tasty.

I had to look up the Calm and Cool Essential oil. I gave it a try and I most like will use it.

📕🎮📕🎮📕🎮📕🎮📕🎮📕🎮📕🎮📕

The new edition of Bookish Games will start this week. I am excited to be playing. I hope the spectators will enjoy it as well.

Post Rewind

I purposely avoided posting anything this past week.

Head's Up - Coming Posts

🔼 2nd =Blog Tour: We Are Us

Currently Reading

📖 Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It = page 95

📖 The Gift of the Marquess (by: Darcy Burke) = 35%

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Sunday Post #44: February 2020

For the shortest month, February seems to be going by slowly. Maybe it's just me.  On the bright side, I was out of work less than two months. How has this month treating you? I hope all is well.

Post Rewind

📌 18th =  [double post day] Release Blitz: Beautifully Broken Control ...

Release Blitz: Wild at Heart

📌 19th = WWBC #6: Types of Exercise I Enjoy

Head's Up - Coming Posts

No Scheduled Posts

Currently Reading

📖 Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It = page 42

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WWBC #4: Best Book / Movie / TV Couple

I wasn't going to participate in this week's challenge. However, when I realized there was one answer for book and television, I suddenly was excited for this particular post.

That Answer is Bruce Wayne and Princess Diana of Themyscira.

I have not found the exact comic books that contain the "wonderbat" story arc, but I know they exist.

Have you ever watched the Justice League cartoon? There seemed to be hints of attraction between "Bats" and "Wondy".

I want to say that there was tension between the two leaguers in the movies, but that may just be my imagination.


Disclaimer: I hope this doesn't infringe on copyright laws. I am only a big Justice League fan and a "wonderbat" shipper.



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WWBC #3: New Hobby I'm Trying

The hobby that I am trying is drawing. I do not claim to have any artistic talent. I have, however, found drawing to be extremely calming for me. I recently decided to get a drawing pad and colors pencils.

The following are Sunday Posts that focused on the drawings that I did.

Plaid Look

SP: WDYT

SP: WDYT2

Bare Tree

SP: WDYT3

SP: WDYT4


"Trying" is the the key word.

I don't know when I will participate next in the WWBC. Until then, good bye.


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WWBC #2: Books I Can't Wait to Read in 2020

I have a want to read 25 books this year. Right now, my "want to read" shelf consists of only 18 books. I would like to read those books. It is unlikely that I will read all of those 18 books this year. I will also read (and review) an arc one to two times a month.

Books in my "want to read" shelf include:

* A Gathering of Shadows (by: V.E. Schwab)

- I read the first book and I loved the main male character.

* Cross Stroke (by: Elizabeth Hartey)

- Once I read this I will have finished a series. Well, in this this case, a trilogy.

* The Highlander's Crusader Bride (by: Cathy MacRae

- A character in the book (assuming she is the main female character) shares my heritage.


Granted, I don't know if this week's challenge was supposed to be books that are published in 2020.


Goodbye for now and see you next week.


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WWBC #1: Goals for 2020

(I don't know if I will be able to post every week. So I hope it is okay that I am using this graphic.)

My goals for 2020 (in no particular order):

*** lose at least 20 lbs 🏋

- I am sure weight loss is on a lot of people's list of goals.

*** find a job NOT involving food 🍔

- While it relaxes me, I rather find something that doesn't require me to work with food.

*** read 25 books 📚

- This is for the 2020 Goodreads Challenge .

*** take more than one class 🏫

- It will take me forever if I take only one class a year.

***  finish story 📖

- I started writing a story in 2011 that I never completed.

I wish everyone luck on their goals. 🍀



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Sunday Post #40: Happy New Year and Merry Christmas

Am I a little late for this kind of post? It depends on a person's ethnicity.
The are many cultures in which people celebrate Christmas on January 6th or 7th (possibly later). My family celebrates Christmas on December 25 and January 6th. So today is Christmas Eve once again.

To all who are celebrating this week, I want to say,  "Happy New Year And Merry Christmas".

To everyone, I hope you had a great New Years eve and day.

I am anticipating a busy 2020. I hope everyone has something to look forward to this year.

Post Rewind

📌 December 31st = Book Blast: Much Ado About a Widow

📌 January 2nd = Book Blast: Dragon Mist

📌 4th =Singles Swag Unboxing for January

Head's Up - Coming Posts

🔼 7th = VBT: A Sickness in the Soul

🔼 8th = WWBC #1: Goals for 2020

🔼 10th = Audio Blitz: Chasing Petalouthes

Currently Reading

📖 The Idea of You (by: Darcy Burke) = page 101

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Singles Swag Unboxing for January

Yes, it's that time of the month. 

January's Singlesswag Unboxing

Here we go!

This is the second time I received theses two items, and I loved them the first time.

Definitely Rich

I may be a nerd, but I think the bottle  is as cool as the necklace itself.

I don't usually wear lip gloss, but I'll make an exception.

I could actually use this.

Okay, I'll try these two.

Nice!