Covid Shopping! And Hi! Been a While!

 Hey Guys! I hope you're all doing well. I know the blog went silent for a long while. Yikes! I'm still not reading and not really cooking which...makes it hard to do a book/food blog. LOL I'm going to try and add a few things in now and again though still. Anywho. I'm surviving here. Ergs! If you're in the FB group you know I've been gaming a lot, there's a boy, and some of the random other stuff that's been going on.  Figured I'd start back in with some shopping. I didn't do anything TOO crazy during the pandemic lockdown but did pick up a few items that were fun. And let me tell you on the house front. Couponing for the WIN! I haven't had to hardly buy anything since December other than produce and dairy. LOL Which made things a lot easier during this whole mess. Nice having a mini store basically in the house ready to go. Bwahaha. 

Anywho. Hi!

Best Books of 2019!

I had a wonderful time reading the first half of 2019. I continued taking very few review books and focused on just reading for fun. Freebies, from the library, from my own shelves for a change. I tried out KU and picked up some random suggestions from friends. And it was fantastic! Things did go sideways mid September and I haven't really read since then but before that I read 144 total books. Which is pretty amazing since I've only read 3 since September! But I hit my Goodreads goal which is great. Anywho...

5--Print
124--Ebook

16--Audio

New to Me Authors-- 25

These were my favorites...

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas, yall!

[AtoZ] Liebster Tag #2!

Questions are always fun, right? I found a few of these I'd been tagged in and just never posted and figured I'd go ahead and toss them up on the page. I was tagged twice. By Words From Sonobe and by Voracious Bookling. I did Sonobe's questions a couple weeks ago so VB's questions this time!

Why did you start book blogging?

Libster Tag #1

Questions are always fun, right? I found a few of these I'd been tagged in and just never posted and figured I'd go ahead and toss them up on the page. I was tagged twice. By Words From Sonobe and by Voracious Bookling. But first...Sonobe's questions...

Which superpower would you choose – being invisible or reading minds?

2019 Goals & Ideas

 

Every year I make some goals. Things to keep an eye on through the year. I don't always manage all of them but I still like having something to check back on through the year. This year I'm doing Blog goals, Home goals, Personal goals.

So here's to 2019 and getting things done.  *nods*

We're 7!!

It was a stormy night... 7 years ago...

Ha! Okay. So it was most likely a chilly night 7 years ago seeing as it's winter and North Carolina. My mom was visiting for Christmas and we were up waiting for New Years and I was messing around online and was like...I should start a blog!

And so...I did.

Merry Christmas, Yall! + a little sparkle

Merry Christmas, yall!!

Would You Rather [book tag]

Note: I accidentally deleted 6 months of the blog so this is a repost. All comments on the original posts were unfortunately lost. Sorry!

I was going through my drafts and found all of these book tags I'd been, well, tagged in. Figured I'd start doing a few of those.

Mystery Blogger Tag

Note: I accidentally deleted 6 months of the blog so this is a repost. All comments on the original posts were unfortunately lost. Sorry!

Ooo a long while back J Lenni tagged me in the Mystery Blogger meme. Aaaand it's finally happening like a year later. lol Sooo some things...

We're SIX Today! Woo!

Yall! Herding Cats & Burning Soup is....6 today. SIX whole years.

*flails*

It's kinda crazy, right? lol

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas, yall! I hope you're all having a wonderful day whether you're having a low key Christmas or going full force with...all the things. lol

I'm taking the day off to spend with the herd (I have to put together their new scratching post for them) and then going out to Christmas brunch with Ro from In the Know with Ro. We always have a great time gabbing books and blogging and just visiting. Then I'll be rounding out the day at the USO with my regular guys and our gal that's joined us the last few months. It's the first time our regular shift has been scheduled for Christmas so will be fun seeing them.

So a super easy don't have to cook a thing Christmas (unlike my poor mom in FL who is already ready for a nap). lol 

Ed Sheeran!! Yall! OMG!

Eeee! Another "shoulda-been-posted-2-months-ago" post. Yall! LOL

But! I'm still gonna squee in your general direction because...

I GOT TO SEE ED SHEERAN!!!

The Eclipse... Two Months Late! Plus! Pups, Pig Cakes, My Birthday and My Family!

Soooo. Two months and a pinch later I'm actually doing my Eclipse post. Bet yall thought you'd not have to see anything about the eclipse until 2024 when the next one comes around. Bwahaha. Nope. So.... my trip.

Starting with BabyG who was NOT pleased that she wasn't allowed to go to South Carolina with me. Not pleased at all, yall.

My eyes! MY EYES!! Where I've Been + Upcoming News!

Hey guys! Now that I have a bit of an answer I thought I'd update yall on a few things.

The last few weeks I've been scarce around the blogisphere. I've had posts going live (yay blog ahead!) and replied to comments but blog visits and social media have been hit or miss. For a couple reasons. But the main one was my eyes. They've been giving me one hell of a time lately. Which resulted in this lovely picture over on the right. lol

Life Reboot-- Triangle Shooting Academy!

Last year I started a Life Reboot. I'd gotten in a rut and needed to break out of it. Some house projects, some health projects, some get-me-out-the-house-and-try-new-things projects. And I'm having a blast with it!
Whoa! It's been a LONG time since I've done a Life Reboot post. This past June I knocked one thing off my list. I went to the Shooting Range!
I've been wanting to do this for ages! One night a radio ad came on about a local place that has a women's basic handgun class. All women class and a female instructor. I thought that would be a great place to start!

Silent Book Club Invite-- Cary, NC (June 10)

You're invited!!

If you're a reader near Cary, NC a couple of us are doing a "Silent Book Club".

Basically it's a twist on a regular book club. The twist is...you get together to READ! Any book you want. Everyone brings their own choice.

Randomly Random--- Eyebrow Raising Items In Your House (with no explanation)

A 3am musing from a while back, today. So, I'd been watching Blue Bloods and the chick cop was all tickled by some random things they found in a vics apartment and her partner was like dude! what weirdness would people find if they walked in YOUR house right now?

And she was like...something in the DVD player I'd rather no one know about.

And he perks up!

And she's like...the little mermaid.

Ha!

But, seriously, I woke up at 249am and was like, well shit! I've got some real weird stuff in my house, too. So. Things you'd find here that might raise an eyebrow if you randomly visited and I couldn't explain myself....

#2017LifeMotto -- Less Is More

Soo to go with my Goals post I also have a life motto for 2017. A few years back I ran across a blog (and heck if I can remember which one) who chose a word for each year. A word to focus on and strive for during the year. I thought it was a neat idea but didn't do anything with it then a couple months ago--during one of my many stints in FB jail it crossed my mind again and I decided I'd try it out in 2017 only using a phrase instead of a word.... Less Is More.

My 2017 Goals. Aka... my "Get Shit Done" plan.

Yes! New Year...New Goals!
My plan? Get. Shit. Done.

*nods*

These are my basics for house and blog. I'll probably add a couple more as the year goes but for now this is my plan...