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52 Books in 2012: July & August Update

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July and August were really bad reading months for me. I read only six books between those 2 months! Pretty unbelievable, and pretty unlike me. Honestly, I was just tired of reading. I have been on a huge knitting kick and didn’t want to put any time away from my knitting, so my Nook slowly   …Continue Reading


52 Books in 2012: May & June Update

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Believe it or not, since having Ezra I have been able to read more books than before. Could have something to do with the time spent sitting on the couch nursing, haha. But mostly it has something to do with the fact that I treated myself to a Nook (with Glowlight, oooo)! I can check out books   …Continue Reading


52 Books in 2012: March & April Update

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So, not surprisingly, progress really slowed down in March and April. I read five books total, bringing my total up to 11. I have 41 books left to read. Eek! In March, I read: Jesus for President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals was interesting. It was a quick read. I think the authors (or maybe it’s the   …Continue Reading


52 Books in 2012: 6 down, 46 to go!

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So, since beginning my challenge to read 52 Books in 2012, I have read 6 books toward that goal. I’m a little behind – about 3 books behind to be exact – if I want to finish this goal on time. In January, I read: Don’t Get Caught With Your Skirt Down: A Practical Girl’s   …Continue Reading


Reading is for winners!

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One of my resolutions for 2012 is to read more books. There was a time when I, all by myself, had a small personal library of over 1,000 books. Then I got married and moved out of my parent’s house into an apartment. My husband brought his own books into the equation but books weren’t   …Continue Reading