It's Monday! What Are Your Reading? - Dec 31

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's a great post to organize yourself. It's an opportunity to visit and comment, and er... add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date.

It is Monday again. Not just any Monday, but the last Monday of the month and the last day of the year. I hope 2018 has been kind to you. As I usually do this time of year, I've spent the last few days trying to wrap up some overdue book reviews. I'm not quite done yet, but I'm working on it.

These two are done:

I also read this book I borrowed from the library...

And reviewed this book...

I am in the process of reading this memoir by Welcome Wilson Sr. So far it is great. 

I never did finish this book, so I need to get back to it.

I also need to schedule time to read the following books for January virtual book tours:

What is in your pile right now? Do you know what will be your first book to read in 2019? 

Wishing all our readers a happy and healthy new year filled with a ton of blessings. 

2018 Reading Challenges - Epic Fail

Graphic from ebaum's world

Sometimes you meet your goals. This year, I:

• Participated in and won STORYSTORM
• Increased my sales volume in real estate and listed more homes than previous years
• Cleaned out my house
• Sent out Christmas cards for the first time in four years

Sometimes you only make progress on your goals. This year, I:

• Didn't send Clever Tom (my next picture book) out to agents, but I performed agent research and participated in #PBPITCH on Twitter a few times. 
• Didn't finish Amelia's Mission (my middle grade historical), but I wrote several chapters and attended almost all our writer's group meetings to get feedback.
• Didn't blog as much as intended, but have managed to keep five blogs going, resurrected another blog, and now contribute to two more blogs instead of only Christian Children's Authors. 

Then there are goals you simply don't even come close to. My 2018 reading challenges fit in that epic fail category. Since I knew time would be limited, and my responsibilities for my in-laws have increased, I promised myself to aim low. Well, the three challenges I signed up for never saw the light of day. 

I didn't even crack open one of the 12 books on my 2018 TBR Pile Challenge list. New books will always catch my eye, and virtual book tours are still of interest, so I have to realize that my TBR Pile will remain a mountain until I become independently wealthy and can stop working, or until I find the willpower to stop signing up for new virtual book tours. Neither seems likely.

On a good note, I read 43 books this year, which is 12 more than last year. I am going to set myself a reading goal of 50 books again this year and see how it goes. I'm also planning to join the 2019 Reading Challenge at Linz The Bookworm. It seems more manageable than what I have tried in the past. 

How did your reading challenges go? Have you decided what challenges you'll participate in for 2019? What will your first book be for 2019? 

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? - December 10

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's a great post to organize yourself. It's an opportunity to visit and comment, and er... add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date.

Welcome back! It is Monday again, and it will be a busy one for me. I have a new condo listing and will have two more listings go live by the end of the week. I also have meetings scheduled. I'm hoping to make this coming week hectic, so that maybe the next two won't be so bad. Say a prayer that it works out.

Not a lot of reading going on because I am getting ready for Christmas and have been cleaning out the house. It is amazing the amount of stuff you can collect over 20 years. I'm feeling much better about the state of things right now.

I'm trying to finish these two:

I am also starting this one because I am reviewing it this month:

Then I will go back to this one:

What have you been reading? Anything I should be adding to my list?

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? - Dec 3

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's a great post to organize yourself. It's an opportunity to visit and comment, and er... add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date.

Welcome to the first Monday of December. Gee, this year is flying by quickly. Hope you had a great weekend. Mine involved a few appointments and cleaning out the shed, so I could pack away all the garden stuff for the winter. Sigh! Not sure I am ready, but it will come whether I am ready or not.

In my reading world, I've been diving into what needs to get accomplished. I reviewed this cute children's book about a boy who finally opens up to his mom about his vision problems.

I also reviewed this great book:

Also, reviewed the first chapter of this one and want to read more:

I'm currently reading these books:

Next up in the schedule is this book due for review:

So what is going on in your reading world? What are some books you've read lately?

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? - Nov 26

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's a great post to organize yourself. It's an opportunity to visit and comment, and er... add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date.

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving. Our family was here and then the church held its annual Christmas bazaar on Saturday, so there was plenty to keep me occupied. I'm diving into two editing projects this week.

For reading, I'm knocking things off my list pretty well. I recently finished the following:

I just started the digital copy of this book:

I'm also working on these two:

There are a ton I still need to read for review, so these are coming up:

What is on your list right now?

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? - Nov 5

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's a great post to organize yourself. It's an opportunity to visit and comment, and er... add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date.

Well, it has certainly been a while. The WriteAngles Conference is almost here, so I've been busy with that and real estate has been crazier than most of the year. Barely have had time to breathe. Glad the holidays are on the way because that usually means a lull.

In my reading world, not a lot going on, but I'm gearing up for several reviews coming up. Right now I am reading...

Next up are the following books for review...

What is going on in your reading world? 

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? - October 8

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's a great post to organize yourself. It's an opportunity to visit and comment, and er... add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date.

Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian friends. Here in Massachusetts, we are just starting to see the leaves change over and some have dropped. I spent some time out in the garden this morning weeding and cultivating. I think the frost cover is going to have to come out soon. Overnight on Saturday we are supposed to dropped down to 38 degrees. Yikes! Not sure if I'm ready for that.

It's been a slow reading week, but work kind of got in the way. Started this one.

I'm using these books for some research on my current work in progress, which is always fun.

I'll need to start on these for future reviews.

After that, I really want to read the next book in one of my favorite series.

What does your reading week look like?