by Rebecca | Jan 15, 2014 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, authors, AWESOMENESS, balancing act, debutanting, I talk about food too much, lets get physical, olykoeks, Uncategorized, what's up wednesday
What’s Up Wednesday is a weekly meme that helps readers and writers touch base with blog friends. You can find the link widget (and cute buttons!) on Jaime’s and Erin’s blog posts.What I’m Reading I finished Hostage Three, which was smart, tense, and moving, and now...
by Rebecca | Jan 8, 2014 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, i heart the beach, slightly incoherent due to revision brain, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, Uncategorized, What I'm Reading Right Now, what's up wednesday
What’s Up Wednesday is a weekly meme that helps readers and writers touch base with blog friends. If you’d like to join in, you can find the link widget on Jaime’s and Erin’s blog posts. I love this idea because it gives a structured, easy way for me to keep up with...
by Rebecca | Jan 5, 2014 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, balancing act, busting up rocks, confessions, debutanting, deepthoughts, flexibility, goals, gratitude, IRL, mildly maudlin, mixing metaphors like I'm making muffins, one word, overly long posts, slightly incoherent due to revision brain, social media for the shy, Uncategorized
Last year, my word for 2013 was balance. While I do think that having that word at the forefront of my mind helped me take at least a few steps toward a more balanced life, I still have a lot of work to do with that word. But 2014 is a new year, so I needed a new...
by Rebecca | Dec 19, 2013 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, authors, books, covers, this is how we read it, Uncategorized, wrap ups, YA Superlatives
It’s time for the 3rd Annual YA Superlative Blogfest! Jessica Love, Tracey Neithercott, Alison Miller, and Katy Upperman host this blogfest, which highlights favorite YA novels, covers, characters, and story elements. It’s fun to go through the list of 2013 YA...
by Rebecca | Dec 16, 2013 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, books, this is how we read it, Uncategorized, wrap ups, YA Superlatives
It’s time for the 3rd Annual YA Superlative Blogfest! Jessica Love, Tracey Neithercott, Alison Miller, and Katy Upperman host this blogfest, which highlights favorite YA novels, covers, characters, and story elements. It’s fun to go through the list of 2013 YA...
by Rebecca | Nov 25, 2013 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, book people, Class of 2K14, deepthoughts, gratitude, heaven aka bookstores, libraries, mildly maudlin, Uncategorized
When I was growing up in Madison, WI, there was a wonderful children’s bookstore on Monroe Street called Pooh Corner. It’s been gone for decades, sadly, but I still can remember the way it felt to grab a book and plop down on the carpet to read it. When I...
