Summer Goals

I'm going to outline my summer goals for you all and for myself. I need to be accountable, and this seems like a good way to do it. I have until August 12th to get these things done.

Reading:
I realize that I am way behind in my reading goal. I need to use this free time wisely. This might seem a bit crazy..but I plan to get to at least 50/100. I know I'll still be behind, but I'll be on the right track. Maybe I'll even do better than I expect...

I also want to get to 4/6 audio books listened to.

Blog:
This blog is very important to me, no matter what it may seem like at times. I really want to keep it up nicely for the rest of the year. I want to blog EVERY DAY this summer. As well as schedule posts until..let's say.. August 31st.

Blogosphere:
As always I want to get more involved. Lots of fun things go on in the summertime, and I want to be part of it. I want to join at least 1 challenge, and be part of 1 giveaway link up sort of thing. It would also be nice to connect with a blogger, but I'll let that happen naturally.

Thank you for reading my goals. If you have any thoughts, comments, or words of wisdom, just comment. I appreciate it more than you realize.

May in Review

I'm not even going to mention my lack of blogging for the past two months. But this summer I plan on reading a lot and scheduling more posts. I learned that when I don't schedule posts, reviewing seems more like a chore than something I enjoy doing. Once again I give you my pathetic stats. Tomorrow I'll post some summer goals. Maybe then I'll get some more motivation.

I read 4 books this month (you can check them all out in the sidebar)

I reviewed 1:
The Cadence of Gypsies by Barbara Casey

I have no idea how many movies I watched this month..

Challenges so far:

I listened to 3/6 audio books for the 2011 audio book challenge

I read 22/100 books towards my personal goal

Blog Changes:

I created a new banner and background! The color scheme is obviously different as well. I plan to try and keep this for the rest of the year.

Contests (1):

I only held one contest and it is going on right now. HERE. I am giving away a copy of Once Bitten.

Thanks for all the support...I'll try not to disappoint you all again.

Once Bitten Giveaway

This month I am giving away a copy of Once Bitten by Kalayna Price. Here is the description:

Kita Nekai, on the run and the smallest of her shifter clan-a calico cat among lions and tigers-is being hunted. She was expected to accept her role as her father's successor whether or not her cat was up to the task of leading the clan. She disagreed. Now she's less than a step ahead of the hunters, bone-tired, cold, and living hand-to-mouth in the city of Haven. And that's the high point of her day. She's also drugged, "accidently" turned into a vampire, and sentenced to death for recklessly creating a rogue shifter who tortures its human prey. She's got seventy-two hours to find the rogue, evade a city full of hunters, prove she's not responsible for the rogue, and keep the vampire council from killing her. All while sorting out an apprentice mage, a married ex-boyfriend shifter-hunter, and the vampire who made her.

The rules are below::

• 1 (one) winner will receive a copy of Once Bitten by Kalayna Price
  


• Please allow about 3 weeks to receive your prize.


• I will e-mail the winner and also post the winner on the blog. If the winner does not reply within 48 hours a new winner will be chosen.


• U.S Only


• Ends June 29th

Enter HERE

Winner of Everything is Fine

The winner of Everything is Fine is....

Briana

Congrats Briana! I am e-mailing you right now. If you don't respond within 48 hours I will choose a new winner.

A post will follow this one announcing the new contest. Once again, it won't be very big but I am doing all that I can.

Thank you everyone for participating! I got a decent number of entries, and I hope the number goes up with this next contest.