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  My week in review……this week seems like it flew by.  I did get a few things accomplished but I also had some days where the fibromyalgia kicked in and put me down.  I also had a couple of wasted days (more on that later in this post).   I didn’t do much reading and  feeling very guilty about this because I have a pile of books that are in my TBR review pile and more books were delivered this week.  Does this ever happen to you?  How do you catch up?  Any tips would be appreciated.  Maybe it’s just my personality that I am feeling this way.    But today is going to be dedicated to reading.  I am coming down with a cold and plan on getting comfy on the couch with my afghan,  a cup of coffee and my book.  

  My days this week that I considered “wasted” were due to MY JOURNEY.  (To my new followers….I decided to use this forum as a personal journal to help me deal with this important and terrifying (to me) chapter in my life).  Once again I spent many hours on the phone this week trying to get things in place  and the appointment confirmed for my surgical consult scheduled for this coming Wednesday.  I can not believe the sad state that our medical system is in.  It was on Jan. 4th when I was referred to this specialist and it was not confirmed until yesterday.  Hours spent on the phone trying to get the proper prior authorization in place.  Wasting time on the phone with insurace company, referring doctors and the doctor I have yet to be seen by.  Remember the days when you picked up the phone, dialed, and the appointment was made?  I know I have been out of the medical field for a while but what happened to “the patient” being the priority?  Now what is foremost are the regulations, paper work, and lets not forget, the dollar amount associated with the consult.  I just hope that with all that went into making this appointment, that this doctor can help and is specialized in complex cases.  Will be posting more on this after my appointment.
   And for all my new followers…..Thank you…..and on the weekend….pick up a good book…reading is and can be fun….. and dedicate your weekends to:

Relax and Read !!!!!
01/22

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  My week in review……this week seems like it flew by.  I did get a few things accomplished but I also had some days where the fibromyalgia kicked in and put me down.  I also had a couple of wasted days (more on that later in this post).   I didn’t do much reading and  feeling very guilty about this because I have a pile of books that are in my TBR review pile and more books were delivered this week.  Does this ever happen to you?  How do you catch up?  Any tips would be appreciated.  Maybe it’s just my personality that I am feeling this way.    But today is going to be dedicated to reading.  I am coming down with a cold and plan on getting comfy on the couch with my afghan,  a cup of coffee and my book.  

  My days this week that I considered “wasted” were due to MY JOURNEY.  (To my new followers….I decided to use this forum as a personal journal to help me deal with this important and terrifying (to me) chapter in my life).  Once again I spent many hours on the phone this week trying to get things in place  and the appointment confirmed for my surgical consult scheduled for this coming Wednesday.  I can not believe the sad state that our medical system is in.  It was on Jan. 4th when I was referred to this specialist and it was not confirmed until yesterday.  Hours spent on the phone trying to get the proper prior authorization in place.  Wasting time on the phone with insurace company, referring doctors and the doctor I have yet to be seen by.  Remember the days when you picked up the phone, dialed, and the appointment was made?  I know I have been out of the medical field for a while but what happened to “the patient” being the priority?  Now what is foremost are the regulations, paper work, and lets not forget, the dollar amount associated with the consult.  I just hope that with all that went into making this appointment, that this doctor can help and is specialized in complex cases.  Will be posting more on this after my appointment.
   And for all my new followers…..Thank you…..and on the weekend….pick up a good book…reading is and can be fun….. and dedicate your weekends to:

Relax and Read !!!!!
01/22

I look forward to the daily memes that I have joined and posted them a few minutes ago.  Then started reading my google reader….and I saw an article posted by Midday Escapades and called Friday Follow.  Sounds like fun so am going to join this one too.  Here are the rules:

Welcome to the second Friday Follow celebration hosted by One 2 Try, Hearts Make Families and Midday Escapades! We invite you to join us every Friday to get more blog followers and to follow other interesting blogs. It is all about sharing and having fun.

Here’s how YOU can join the celebration:
* Link up your blog name and URL using the MckLinky below. Only need to add to one blog linky.
* Follow the Friday Follow hostesses listed in the first 3 slots.
* Follow as many blogs as you like
* Comment on the blogs telling them you’re from Friday Follow
* Follow back when you get a new follower through Friday Follow
 

Hosted by An Island Life http://islandlife808.com
From An Island Life: In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.
If you’d like to participate, visit An Island Life answer the question and then post your own question on your blog and leave your link below. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!
     My question is:
   Do you always sign in with google friend connect when visiting a blog or just read the posts and not sign in….why or why not?

http://fridayfillins.blogspot.com
1. You have a chance to win the lottery…NOT!!!.
2. I need a 2nd cup of coffee right now!
3. There is a God.
4. Buy now and pay later.
5. It’s time to organize Lily Laptop’s folders, documents, favorite places and pictures for my blog so I can find items easier.
6. The balloon boy was thought to be up in the air but it was a hoax.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to organize this computer, tomorrow my plans include laundry, filling out the necessary paperwork for my orthopedic surgical consult for Wednesday, reading and relaxing and Sunday, I want to relax and read after going out with the family for brunch for my mother-in-law’s bday!

Was it just a month or two ago that my personal challenge was to enter into book bloggers challenges?  Well…I met that goal…and then some  lol.   I just signed up for my 11th challenge…did I just type 11…ok Mash…you met your personal challenge.!!!!!  I had to sign up and you might want to too when you hear the criteria.  It is being hosted by DelGal’s Book Reviews at http://delgalreviews.blogspot.com/  A Buck A Book Challenge.  And these are the instructions:

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we all could get paid to simply read books endlessly?
Wish you could some how be rewarded for all the time and effort you put in completing reading challenges, (of course other than your own personal satisfaction, which be no means should be devalued!)
Well, why not read a plethora of books, and just pay yourself for a job well done
BUT, here’s the “catch”, you MUST physically take a dollar and save it somewhere safe where it won’t be spent, every time you complete a book. At the end of the year, your total money saved will be the total amount of books read, .
Now, once Dec 31 comes, you’re must spend this saved money on something fun just for yourself (no paying bills, no buying gifts for someone else!), to begin the next year… Maybe more books for the new year? A nice dinner out to celebrate reading? The possibilities are endless! Finally, once this challenge completes on Dec 31st, please let your blog fans, and fellow challenge participants, know what you decided to spend your money on by posting whatever it may be. In short – put aside a dollar for each book you read. Post in the comment section your progress if you don’t have a blog, or a link to your blog. At the end of the year update us as to what you did with your saved money. That’s it!
How could I pass on this challenge?  What about you?  I can already see the $$$$ adding up especially since I signed up for J.Kaye’s 100+ challenge.
01/21

I look forward to the daily memes that I have joined and posted them a few minutes ago.  Then started reading my google reader….and I saw an article posted by Midday Escapades and called Friday Follow.  Sounds like fun so am going to join this one too.  Here are the rules:

Welcome to the second Friday Follow celebration hosted by One 2 Try, Hearts Make Families and Midday Escapades! We invite you to join us every Friday to get more blog followers and to follow other interesting blogs. It is all about sharing and having fun.

Here’s how YOU can join the celebration:
* Link up your blog name and URL using the MckLinky below. Only need to add to one blog linky.
* Follow the Friday Follow hostesses listed in the first 3 slots.
* Follow as many blogs as you like
* Comment on the blogs telling them you’re from Friday Follow
* Follow back when you get a new follower through Friday Follow
 

Hosted by An Island Life http://islandlife808.com
From An Island Life: In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.
If you’d like to participate, visit An Island Life answer the question and then post your own question on your blog and leave your link below. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!
     My question is:
   Do you always sign in with google friend connect when visiting a blog or just read the posts and not sign in….why or why not?

http://fridayfillins.blogspot.com
1. You have a chance to win the lottery…NOT!!!.
2. I need a 2nd cup of coffee right now!
3. There is a God.
4. Buy now and pay later.
5. It’s time to organize Lily Laptop’s folders, documents, favorite places and pictures for my blog so I can find items easier.
6. The balloon boy was thought to be up in the air but it was a hoax.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to organize this computer, tomorrow my plans include laundry, filling out the necessary paperwork for my orthopedic surgical consult for Wednesday, reading and relaxing and Sunday, I want to relax and read after going out with the family for brunch for my mother-in-law’s bday!

Was it just a month or two ago that my personal challenge was to enter into book bloggers challenges?  Well…I met that goal…and then some  lol.   I just signed up for my 11th challenge…did I just type 11…ok Mash…you met your personal challenge.!!!!!  I had to sign up and you might want to too when you hear the criteria.  It is being hosted by DelGal’s Book Reviews at http://delgalreviews.blogspot.com/  A Buck A Book Challenge.  And these are the instructions:

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we all could get paid to simply read books endlessly?
Wish you could some how be rewarded for all the time and effort you put in completing reading challenges, (of course other than your own personal satisfaction, which be no means should be devalued!)
Well, why not read a plethora of books, and just pay yourself for a job well done
BUT, here’s the “catch”, you MUST physically take a dollar and save it somewhere safe where it won’t be spent, every time you complete a book. At the end of the year, your total money saved will be the total amount of books read, .
Now, once Dec 31 comes, you’re must spend this saved money on something fun just for yourself (no paying bills, no buying gifts for someone else!), to begin the next year… Maybe more books for the new year? A nice dinner out to celebrate reading? The possibilities are endless! Finally, once this challenge completes on Dec 31st, please let your blog fans, and fellow challenge participants, know what you decided to spend your money on by posting whatever it may be. In short – put aside a dollar for each book you read. Post in the comment section your progress if you don’t have a blog, or a link to your blog. At the end of the year update us as to what you did with your saved money. That’s it!
How could I pass on this challenge?  What about you?  I can already see the $$$$ adding up especially since I signed up for J.Kaye’s 100+ challenge.
01/21

http://btt2.wordpress.com
Today’s Question: Who’s your favorite author that other people are NOT reading? The one you want to evangelize for, the one you would run popularity campaigns for? The author that, so far as you’re concerned, everyone should be reading–but that nobody seems to have heard of. You know, not JK Rowling, not Jane Austen, not Hemingway–everybody’s heard of them. The author that you think should be that famous and can’t understand why they’re not…
  I have two authors that I was introduced to since I started blogging.  One author I won her books from The Suspense Zone and the other author, the publisher sent me his book for review.  Both authors’ writing are exceptional and their characters came to life whereas you wanted to be friends with and root for.  I will name them in the order that I read:
  Amy Wallace wrote The Defenders of Hope Triology.  I read all three books and was disappointed when I finished as I wanted the story to continue.  The characters and story line was so believable and touching.  When I catch up with reviews I will be reading her other books.
  Crossing The Bridge by Michael Baron.  Another brilliant author.  I could relate to his characters as they went through so many trials in their lives.  Mr. Baron has another book that will be released in May titled The Journey Home and I plan on reading it as soon as I can get it in hand.
  I highly recommend both authors especially if you enjoy reading romantic suspense books.
 

I don’t know about you…..but I totally enjoy “daily memes”….what a great way to meet more bloggers and find new sites.  However on Tuesday and Thursday, I only have one for each day.  I am on the search to find some more.  So if anyone has any suggestions, even for other days, that I might have missed and sound like fun, please send them my way !!!!!!  I am off to do some PI work for memes.  Have a great Thursday !!!!

http://btt2.wordpress.com
Today’s Question: Who’s your favorite author that other people are NOT reading? The one you want to evangelize for, the one you would run popularity campaigns for? The author that, so far as you’re concerned, everyone should be reading–but that nobody seems to have heard of. You know, not JK Rowling, not Jane Austen, not Hemingway–everybody’s heard of them. The author that you think should be that famous and can’t understand why they’re not…
  I have two authors that I was introduced to since I started blogging.  One author I won her books from The Suspense Zone and the other author, the publisher sent me his book for review.  Both authors’ writing are exceptional and their characters came to life whereas you wanted to be friends with and root for.  I will name them in the order that I read:
  Amy Wallace wrote The Defenders of Hope Triology.  I read all three books and was disappointed when I finished as I wanted the story to continue.  The characters and story line was so believable and touching.  When I catch up with reviews I will be reading her other books.
  Crossing The Bridge by Michael Baron.  Another brilliant author.  I could relate to his characters as they went through so many trials in their lives.  Mr. Baron has another book that will be released in May titled The Journey Home and I plan on reading it as soon as I can get it in hand.
  I highly recommend both authors especially if you enjoy reading romantic suspense books.
 

I don’t know about you…..but I totally enjoy “daily memes”….what a great way to meet more bloggers and find new sites.  However on Tuesday and Thursday, I only have one for each day.  I am on the search to find some more.  So if anyone has any suggestions, even for other days, that I might have missed and sound like fun, please send them my way !!!!!!  I am off to do some PI work for memes.  Have a great Thursday !!!!