Topic: Burn Out

For those of you who don’t know me, I’ve been a blogger since 2013. I’ve been more active as a blogger in the latter half of that than I was in the beginning. I’ve also revamped my blog many times over the years.

Sadly, lately I just feel like posting blogs is a big chore. That’s the reason I’m choosing to retire my blog. I feel like if I feel like it’s a chore, my blogs won’t be as good. It helps that my blog membership is up next March.

I’m rambling. My point is that I feel like maybe I’m burned out on my blog. This is something that has been on my mind for months. I have noticed that I’m happier making posts on social media than I am with writing up blogs.

Anyways. My main point of this blog was to explain myself. Sometimes I think that things I do come off as impulsive. Mainly because I never really explain my thought process. I’ll put thought into something for a long time and then verbalize it. Nobody ever hears my thoughts so it comes off like I just thought it up.

I miss reading books and not being on a rigid blog and review schedule. I’m actually looking forward to doing that. I’m already kind of there. I’ve discovered that I really just can’t get into romances currently. I’ll be spending the rest of this month reading spooky and horror novels. In honor of Halloween of course. Maybe it will help.

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Topic: Hocus Pocus Readathon TBR

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Team I Chose: Undead

Strength: The undead ended up switching sides and helped the trick-or-treaters against the witches! If you don’t like one of the prompts, you can switch it with a prompt from another team!

Weakness: The undead are only risen on Halloween night! For the first 5 days of the readathon, you have to read only at night, and during these nights, your feet are not allowed to touch the ground!

Frightening events in a small town lead to a group of people digging up the grave of a recently deceased townsperson… but it’s empty! Read a mystery book! (15 Points)

The Drowning Sea

I didn’t believe in ghosts until one night I was playing the piano and I heard clapping which was strange since I live alone! Then I looked up! Read A spooky book! (15 Points)

Mr. Mercedes

You find out that you are not only undead but you can also spread an affliction to others. But maybe the cure is worse than the illness! Read a book featuring a zombie, ghost, or other undead character! (15 Points)

How to Sell a Haunted House

An individual develops a terror of water after seeing the dead walk out of it one night! People can no longer touch, oreeven be near water! Read a book about something you personally fear. (15 Points)

Replacing this with Tricker Treaters Challenge #1: The burning rain of death has started. Read a spooky book while listening to rain sounds. My choice: Motherthing

There is a serial killer running around your town! This murderer actually put up an add for a victim and they have found a willing participant! Read a book about a serial killer or murderer! (15 points)

The Final Girls Support Group

He locked the doors and shuttered the windows. But the witch still came in through the roof! The only safe place is hollow ground, so you run back to the graveyard! Read a book that is set at a graveyard, or features a graveyard! (15 Points)

Mexican Gothic

Watch Hocus Pocus 1&2 (25 Points)

Group Read: Witchlings (25 Points)

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Topic: Retiring my Blog

I’ve put a lot of thought into this, and I thought I’d go ahead and announce it here. At the end of the year, I will be retiring my blog. Honestly, I prefer posting on social media to making blogs. I also get more interaction with social media as well.

My blog plan ends in March, so I thought that the end of the year would be a good ending point. That and I have some blog tours scheduled for October and November and I intend to keep the commitment I signed up for.

I do not mean to make it seem that I’m not grateful for all of the followers that I have. I love that you all have read my blogs. I’d love for you to follow me on my social media so that we can keep in touch! I just think it’s time for my blog to come to an end. Thank you for all your support.

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Topic: Bookish Events

By the time this posts, I’ll be heading home from Salem. This will be the third event I have attended in three months. I’m not sure if I want to do multiple events every year. IF I do, they will be more spread out than one every month.

To be fair, that wasn’t done on purpose. I was invited to an event by an author who lives in Australia so that I can order signed books by her without a heavy shipping fee. That was in Tennessee in August. I figured I could use it as an early birthday gift to myself.

Then later, I was invited to another event by an author who attends the con was going to. That was the event I’m attended this week in Salem.

Then, something came up, and mom and I were invited to got to the event that we normally go to every year in July but weren’t going to go to this year.

The first two events were very close. I feel like I barely wound down from the July one before we were heading to the August one. Luckily, there’s been quite of a gap between the August one and this one. I don’t know how people who attend tons of these events do it. Especially those that are practically back to back!

I haven’t decided if I’ll ever go to another convention or book signing again. But again, if I do, they will be better spaced apart. I won’t do the same thing I did this year! I don’t know what I was thinking! I’m an introver for crying out loud!

I’ll try to make a post about the Salem trip once I’m settled in at home. Tell me about your bookish events and experiences!

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Topic: Modes of Transportation

I feel like this would be an appropriate topic for the week considering what’s going on. On Thursday, I’ll be flying a plane for the first time in my life. Everywhere I’ve ever gone in the past has been in a car. I haven’t really traveled much in my life.

I’d love to eventually travel by train. Especially by train. I want to find a long trip to go to by train. I would love to see if it’s as peaceful as it looks. Maybe get an entire book read during my travels. Possibly one day it will happen.

Another mode I’d love to travel by is boat. I’m not as excited to try this as the train though to be honest. I’m not fully sure I’m not sea sick. I haven’t been on the water long enough to find out. I was on a gambling cruise once when I turned 21 and I did get sick, but that may have been the alcohol.

What are some ways you have traveled? Is it true that there are some people that travel on a train for daily travel? What’s that like?

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With it being the beginning of the month, I figure that the best way to fill this week’s rambling post is to share what I plan to read this month. I’m realistic to know that I will NOT be reading all of these. I do plan to make as much progress as I can. I do have it as organized as I can.

Category One: Summer Kindle Challenge (July 1st-September 30th):

For Series Summer: The Librarian of Crooked Lane by C.J. Archer
For Hispanic Heritage Month: A Killer’s Game by Isabella Maldonado

Category Two: For blog Tours/Review Requests (Not including author names):

1. Lady of Dragons -8/31
2. The Vengence of Samuel Val -9/6
3. The Vacation -9/7
4. The Goodbye Kids -9/8
5. Cat Key -9/11
6. Crackle and Fire -9/13-9/16
7. Fractured Lives -9/13-9/16
8. Hot Ash -9/13-916
9. Blunt Force Rising -9/13-9/16
10. It’s Always the Husband -9/15
11. Tides of Sovern -9/19
12. Mandle of the World -9/19
13. Shadow Gaze -9/20
14. His Dark Reflection -9/20
15. His Blind Reflection -9/20
16. Take My Hand -9/21
17. Red Line -9/23-26
18. 12 Months to Live -9/25
19. Tethered -9/26

I have library books and Netgalley books on the list as well. I have made posts with the entire month’s list on social media if you’d like to see it! I came close to getting all badges for the Spring Kindle Challenge. I am REALLY hoping to get them all this season! We shall see!!!

What books do you have planned to read this month?

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I don’t really have much to talk about this week. I’m just dealing with a lot of nerves. This is my first week of full-on calls. I’m not technically done with training yet. This week is the last week. It’s my nesting week. While I’m confident that I will do fine, I’m still a little nervous to be doing a whole day of calls. It’s been a long time since I’ve been working. I just don’t want to mess up. I’m pretty sure that I will be fantastic. I’ve already had one call graded and I made a passing grade. Something that’s rare for your first calls if I’m being honest.

I guess while I’m talking about work, I do still want to find something I can do for side cash. Maybe a service I can offer or a product I can make and sell. I keep thinking of things, but then I doubt my success of being able to do things. I’d especially love things that I can do while listening to audiobooks (or text-to-speech) while doing it. That way I can maintain reading and be productive.

I hope everybody has a fantastic week! I am pretty sure it will be amazing for me! I’m actually looking forward to moving forward to production if I’m being honest!

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Going to ramble about two subjects this week. One has been heavily on my mind for a few months now. One has been a thing of mine periodically.

Topic One:

Never take anything for granted. Things can change so quickly. I know that this is something that we constantly hear, but sometimes it doesn’t hit you until you’re struggling. I had it to where my bills were paid. The essential and nonessential ones. I was even able to gift those I cared about whenever I wanted. I was cocky. I decided I could afford to be picky with my job prospects. I threw a lot away. I wish I hadn’t done that now. I’m months behind on everything. It’s a struggle just to keep things on and buy food. I’m thankful that I have found a job, but I have a long way to go before everything is going good again. It’s been a big lesson. Another lesson has been realizing who’s really there for me and who isn’t. And you can believe that I will keep in mind who hasn’t been there for me. I may never call them on it, but I won’t ever see our relationship the same.

Topic Two:

Rereads. I’ve recently read a book for the third time. I don’t read every single book that I read more than once. I have been known to read some again though. There are quite a few that I try to make it a point to read once a year. I haven’t read those this year, but it’s not anything that can’t be changed! I’d love to hear how other people do rereads!

Tell me of an important lesson that you have had to learn in your life? What’s a go-to reread for you?

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So, tomorrow is my birthday! It’s something I’ve dreaded since I turned eighteen until recently. Somebody important to me went out of their way to make me see how important my birthday was and how important I am.

I normally don’t have plans. Every now and then I do. This year, I’ll be working. It’ll be my second day of training for my new job! One year, I actually did a Jurassic Park/World marathon for my birthday. That was really fun!

This year has been hard, but I am thankful to know that people love and care about me. I actually had somebody talk me into making a birthday wishlist that I wound up sharing publicly. Feel free to talk a look if you wish!

Some birthday gifts I’ve already gotten!

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When is your birthday? What do you like doing on your birthday?

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