Monday Memes

CMash December 27, 2010 13 Comments

MONDAY

December has and is being hosted by Lady Q from Let Them Read Books

Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia of The Printed Page and is now on tour.
According to Marcia, “Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.”
Before sharing my mailbox with you, I want to give a big shout out to Lady Q for hosting this month. And I think everyone will agree as to the wonderful job she did. Except for posting all those images of desserts, whereas I put on weight just looking at them lol. So Lady Q…Thank you!!

12/20 Mon 12/22 Wed. Won

Bestsellersworld Bev from My Reader’s Block

12/23 Thurs Bingle Bundle Win

Booking With Bingo

Hosted by Java from Never Growing Old

“Meet Me On Monday!”
Blogging is a funny thing…we tell our most intimate thoughts for all to read and yet most of the time I find myself sitting and wondering, “who is this person!?” I know them…but yet I don’t know them! I want to know who the person is behind all those words so I thought of a great way for all of us to “meet” each other!
Questions:

1. What are your New Year’s Eve plans?

Hmmmm…not sure yet??

2. How tall are you?

5’5″

3. What is your favorite pudding flavor?

Chocolate……mmmmm…..

4. What room of the house do you blog the most in?

All my blogging is done in the room we converted

into my office, but haven’t taken pictures of yet!!

5. What is your best physical feature?

People tell me it’s my eyes…big and brown.

Monday Memes

CMash December 27, 2010 13 Comments

MONDAY

December has and is being hosted by Lady Q from Let Them Read Books

Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia of The Printed Page and is now on tour.
According to Marcia, “Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.”
Before sharing my mailbox with you, I want to give a big shout out to Lady Q for hosting this month. And I think everyone will agree as to the wonderful job she did. Except for posting all those images of desserts, whereas I put on weight just looking at them lol. So Lady Q…Thank you!!

12/20 Mon 12/22 Wed. Won

Bestsellersworld Bev from My Reader’s Block

12/23 Thurs Bingle Bundle Win

Booking With Bingo

Hosted by Java from Never Growing Old

“Meet Me On Monday!”
Blogging is a funny thing…we tell our most intimate thoughts for all to read and yet most of the time I find myself sitting and wondering, “who is this person!?” I know them…but yet I don’t know them! I want to know who the person is behind all those words so I thought of a great way for all of us to “meet” each other!
Questions:

1. What are your New Year’s Eve plans?

Hmmmm…not sure yet??

2. How tall are you?

5’5″

3. What is your favorite pudding flavor?

Chocolate……mmmmm…..

4. What room of the house do you blog the most in?

All my blogging is done in the room we converted

into my office, but haven’t taken pictures of yet!!

5. What is your best physical feature?

People tell me it’s my eyes…big and brown.

Misc Giveaway

Thank You from author, Graham Parke

CMash December 26, 2010 1 Comment

Back on December 1st, Graham Parke, kindly asked if I would extend an invitation to all of my followers and/or visitors to a Birthday Bash that he was hosting for his book, No Hope For Gomez.

He has just contacted me and would like to send out Thank You notes and include a token of his appreciation.

From Graham Parke:

Hi!

As a token of my appreciation for letting me guest-post on your blog, I’d like to give you the rights to distribute my new eBook,”Random Acts of Senseless Kindness” to your followers.

Clinical studies have recently shown that reading this eBook is not only likely to make you more attractive to the opposite sex, it will also elevate your random luck by about 9.5%**
So, that’s a nice bonus right there.
(**These statements have not been evaluated by any person of consequence!)
You can find the eBook and some text and graphics here:
http://www.grahamparke.com/gomezbday/gomeznewyear/gny476.html
For legal reasons I have to state that I am hereby granting you digital distribution rights to this eBook from the 26th of December 2010 until the 16th of January 2011.

At the end of the period the page above will go offline, so if you link directly to it, that part is taken care of automatically.
Happy holidays,
Graham
PLEASE LEAVE COMMENT HERE REGARDING THIS DIGITAL SHORT.

This blog hosts the giveaway on behalf of the above.

No items that I receive are ever sold…they are kept by me,

or given to family and/or friends.

DISCLAIMER

Misc Giveaway

Thank You from author, Graham Parke

CMash December 26, 2010 1 Comment

Back on December 1st, Graham Parke, kindly asked if I would extend an invitation to all of my followers and/or visitors to a Birthday Bash that he was hosting for his book, No Hope For Gomez.

He has just contacted me and would like to send out Thank You notes and include a token of his appreciation.

From Graham Parke:

Hi!

As a token of my appreciation for letting me guest-post on your blog, I’d like to give you the rights to distribute my new eBook,”Random Acts of Senseless Kindness” to your followers.

Clinical studies have recently shown that reading this eBook is not only likely to make you more attractive to the opposite sex, it will also elevate your random luck by about 9.5%**
So, that’s a nice bonus right there.
(**These statements have not been evaluated by any person of consequence!)
You can find the eBook and some text and graphics here:
http://www.grahamparke.com/gomezbday/gomeznewyear/gny476.html
For legal reasons I have to state that I am hereby granting you digital distribution rights to this eBook from the 26th of December 2010 until the 16th of January 2011.

At the end of the period the page above will go offline, so if you link directly to it, that part is taken care of automatically.
Happy holidays,
Graham
PLEASE LEAVE COMMENT HERE REGARDING THIS DIGITAL SHORT.

This blog hosts the giveaway on behalf of the above.

No items that I receive are ever sold…they are kept by me,

or given to family and/or friends.

DISCLAIMER

Slapdash Sunday

Slapdash Sunday (Part 2) Topics: Changes, EReader Questions

CMash December 26, 2010 7 Comments

SUNDAY

How is everyone today? Did Santa treat you well? Are you exhausted? Glad it’s over? I think it is kind of sad that we get stressed out, trying to get everything done, not having enough hours in the day and in a snap of your fingers, it is over. I hope that everyone got to spend a wonderful time with family and friends, shared memories, laughed a lot, ate too much, and of course, got a book related present. And now,as book bloggers, we have something else to look forward to…..our 2011 Challenges!!!!

Hosted by Kayla at The Eclectic Element

Slapdash Sunday is a day for your proverbial week ‘leftovers.’ Is there something you wanted to say, but just forgot? Is there something you want to write about, but isn’t worth a whole page? Do you have a random thought, funny or otherwise that needs to be written down?

That is what Slapdash Sunday is for!

Last week I mentioned that I have been doing a lot of reflecting over the past couple of weeks as I wrap up 2010, my first full year of blogging, and preparing for 2011. I have learned a lot and know there is much more to learn. They say “change is good” so am going to try some new blog related issues to see what works better. I am also going to make a big New Year’s resolution and may need your help with it lol. Also, my bloggy friend Gina from Hott Books has decided that I need to join Bloggiesta in January and has generously offered to help me with the computer issues. Because of this, there may be even more changes that I am not yet aware of.

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Here are a few changes that I am going to implement for 2011.

1. BIGGIE…being able to say NO to so many requests…..ROFLMAO (this is where I need help)

2. Have modified my “Review Policy” whereas I will guarantee 3-4 review requests per month for ARCs, agreed upon by author/agent and myself if I receive book 6-8 weeks before date. If not, I will review requests in the order of receiving as I have done in 2010.

3. In 2010 every book I read was in the order received, however, I signed up for the Just For Fun Challenge hosted by Lori from Dollycas’s Thoughts. So I will be taking the liberty of, whereas, that each month, I will select 1 book of my choosing, from either my tbr request pile (out of sequence) or my tbr personal bucket list pile to read.

4. I hope that the above 2 changes will not cause too much of an inconvenience to those that are on my TBR Request Reading Schedule

5. Set aside one day per week to draft 7+ future posts: daily memes, Guest Author and giveaways (hoping that this will cut down daily computer time to allow more reading time).

6. ?

Which brings me to today’s topic. Are you making any 2011 book blogging resolutions? Are you making any changes regarding your requests, reading, blogging issues? Do you have any suggestions that you think I need to or should make? Any items that you think I should continue or delete? Would love to hear your thoughts!!! Let’s have a Slapdash Discussion!!!

?? EReaders:

Last year hubby bought me a Sony EReader PRS600, which I feel have both pros and cons. One of the biggest negative was that it came with absolutely no operating instructions. Does anyone own one of these because I would love to know how to archive a book read and/or mark it as read. Since I suffer from “senior moments”, I have to keep another spread sheet (more work) to list what is in my library and what I have read.

Another question is, for those who do own EReaders, do you own more than one, different makes? I received GC to Amazon and am wondering if I should put it towards a Kindle, which there is a model now priced at $139.00?

I find that the majority of time, an Amazon GC is given, which the ebooks from Amazon are not compatible with my Sony EReader. Also another negative with the Sony is the battery life, which is only a few days before needing to be recharged whereas I just read that the above Kindle has a battery life of a month. Or do you own a Nook? Have you compared the different makes and models? What do you have or want? What are the pros and cons of your EReader? Would love to read your reviews of the EReader you own!!!

Let’s have a Slapdash Review!!!!

Slapdash Sunday

Slapdash Sunday (Part 2) Topics: Changes, EReader Questions

CMash December 26, 2010 7 Comments

SUNDAY

How is everyone today? Did Santa treat you well? Are you exhausted? Glad it’s over? I think it is kind of sad that we get stressed out, trying to get everything done, not having enough hours in the day and in a snap of your fingers, it is over. I hope that everyone got to spend a wonderful time with family and friends, shared memories, laughed a lot, ate too much, and of course, got a book related present. And now,as book bloggers, we have something else to look forward to…..our 2011 Challenges!!!!

Hosted by Kayla at The Eclectic Element

Slapdash Sunday is a day for your proverbial week ‘leftovers.’ Is there something you wanted to say, but just forgot? Is there something you want to write about, but isn’t worth a whole page? Do you have a random thought, funny or otherwise that needs to be written down?

That is what Slapdash Sunday is for!

Last week I mentioned that I have been doing a lot of reflecting over the past couple of weeks as I wrap up 2010, my first full year of blogging, and preparing for 2011. I have learned a lot and know there is much more to learn. They say “change is good” so am going to try some new blog related issues to see what works better. I am also going to make a big New Year’s resolution and may need your help with it lol. Also, my bloggy friend Gina from Hott Books has decided that I need to join Bloggiesta in January and has generously offered to help me with the computer issues. Because of this, there may be even more changes that I am not yet aware of.

Here are a few changes that I am going to implement for 2011.

1. BIGGIE…being able to say NO to so many requests…..ROFLMAO (this is where I need help)

2. Have modified my “Review Policy” whereas I will guarantee 3-4 review requests per month for ARCs, agreed upon by author/agent and myself if I receive book 6-8 weeks before date. If not, I will review requests in the order of receiving as I have done in 2010.

3. In 2010 every book I read was in the order received, however, I signed up for the Just For Fun Challenge hosted by Lori from Dollycas’s Thoughts. So I will be taking the liberty of, whereas, that each month, I will select 1 book of my choosing, from either my tbr request pile (out of sequence) or my tbr personal bucket list pile to read.

4. I hope that the above 2 changes will not cause too much of an inconvenience to those that are on my TBR Request Reading Schedule

5. Set aside one day per week to draft 7+ future posts: daily memes, Guest Author and giveaways (hoping that this will cut down daily computer time to allow more reading time).

6. ?

Which brings me to today’s topic. Are you making any 2011 book blogging resolutions? Are you making any changes regarding your requests, reading, blogging issues? Do you have any suggestions that you think I need to or should make? Any items that you think I should continue or delete? Would love to hear your thoughts!!! Let’s have a Slapdash Discussion!!!

?? EReaders:

Last year hubby bought me a Sony EReader PRS600, which I feel have both pros and cons. One of the biggest negative was that it came with absolutely no operating instructions. Does anyone own one of these because I would love to know how to archive a book read and/or mark it as read. Since I suffer from “senior moments”, I have to keep another spread sheet (more work) to list what is in my library and what I have read.

Another question is, for those who do own EReaders, do you own more than one, different makes? I received GC to Amazon and am wondering if I should put it towards a Kindle, which there is a model now priced at $139.00?

I find that the majority of time, an Amazon GC is given, which the ebooks from Amazon are not compatible with my Sony EReader. Also another negative with the Sony is the battery life, which is only a few days before needing to be recharged whereas I just read that the above Kindle has a battery life of a month. Or do you own a Nook? Have you compared the different makes and models? What do you have or want? What are the pros and cons of your EReader? Would love to read your reviews of the EReader you own!!!

Let’s have a Slapdash Review!!!!

Holiday

Merry Christmas

CMash December 25, 2010 4 Comments

Merry Christmas!!!

Best wishes to you and your family.

I want you to know that you have given me the greatest holiday present…your friendship. You are all so very special to me and I want to say thank you.

So from our house to your’s, I wish you a very Merry Chritmas and a Happy Holiday!!! I have whispered in Santa’s ear that you deserve love, health and happiness and a few other goodies too!!

Holiday

Merry Christmas

CMash December 25, 2010 4 Comments

Merry Christmas!!!

Best wishes to you and your family.

I want you to know that you have given me the greatest holiday present…your friendship. You are all so very special to me and I want to say thank you.

So from our house to your’s, I wish you a very Merry Chritmas and a Happy Holiday!!! I have whispered in Santa’s ear that you deserve love, health and happiness and a few other goodies too!!