Hey guys,
I hope all my fellow readers had a lovely weekend, and enjoyed celebrating the day that recognizes all the amazing fathers out there!
I spent yesterday morning baking cinnamon roll bread to give as a gift to both my father, and my stepfather, both of who enjoyed it immensely. I then spent the afternoon having a visit with my father, and the evening at a BBQ that my mother threw for my stepfather. I always feel so blessed to live in the same community as most of my family, and really appreciated the time we all got to spend together yesterday. The only damper on the whole day was that Neil was working, and wasn't able to come with me to visit anyone, but oh well, sometimes those things happen, and we went ahead and made the best of it.
Also, I have to say that I can't wait to see June finally come to an end. June is always my least favorite month of the entire year, as there's several huge events that happen in our city this month, and that always makes work ridiculously busy. Of course, we always have the issue of people either calling in sick, or not showing up, to attend these events, and that always makes it that much more frustrating. It's going to be a long ten or say days until this will all be behind us, but I can tell you right now that I'm anxiously awaiting July to finally be here!
And speaking of it being almost the end of June, I thought the perfect post for today would be to do a check in on how my bookish resolutions for 2016 are coming along, since we're almost at the halfway point of 2016 which is crazy!
If you didn't see my original Bookish Resolutions post, you can find it here:
http://thepreppybookprincess.blogspot.ca/2016/01/bookish-resolutions.html
1) My first reading goal for 2016 was that I set my goodreads reading challenge at 350 books. Unfortunately, this one I'm a little bit behind on, but at the same time that is okay with me. This is the first year in the last couple of years that I haven't been as bothered with my asthma, as I was when I was first diagnosed, and going through the whole ordeal of the doctors trying out different meds to see which one would help my specific case. As such, I haven't had to miss nearly as much work this year, as I have the last couple of years, and so, while I may not have read as many books this year, I'm also grateful for that fact because it means I've been able to work more hours than in the previous years.
2) My second goal was to read more classics. Unfortunately, this goal is also one that I really haven't done too much with, but I really hope to change that fact soon. I'm still really wanting to read Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights, and I hope to get to both of these classic novels soon.
3) My third reading goal was to read books by at least five authors I'd never read before, and I'm happy to say that I completed this goal quite awhile ago. I've discovered a lot of amazing new to me authors this year, a few of which who are:
Becky Wade, Lis Wiehl, Samantha Chase, Renee Collins, Emery Lord, Julie Murphy, Ann Aguirre, Mary E Pearson, and Susane Colasanti; just to name a few. There were many more authors I could have included here, and I loved that I pushed myself to discover new authors this year honestly.
4) My fourth goal was to read more inspirational fiction this year, as it is a genre I always love, but tend to find myself pushing aside in order to read more YA or contemporary fiction. Once again, I'm happy to say that I have done really good with this particular goal, and have discovered many amazing inspirational authors along the way. This year I've had the pleasure of enjoying inspirational books by:
Dani Pettrey, Becky Wade, Lis Wiehl, Lois Gladys Leppard, Melody Carlson, Colleen Coble, Delia Parr, Katherine Spencer, and Alexandra Lanc, just to name a few.
I still have many more inspirational books in my TBR pile that I hope to get to before the end of the year.
5) Lastly, my fifth and final "reading" goal was that I wanted to work on reviewing more of the books that I read, and also, work on getting my blog on a regular updating schedule. I am so proud to say that I have done really well towards accomplishing both of these goals, and I feel my blog has come a long way in 2016! I'm so grateful to be a part of the book blogging community, and I hope to continue to be able to do so in the future. :)
So that basically sums up my halfway check in of bookish resolutions. Thanks for reading guys, and I'll see you all on Wednesday for Top 5 Wednesday.
This is not a sponsored post. All opinions are my own.
I hope all my fellow readers had a lovely weekend, and enjoyed celebrating the day that recognizes all the amazing fathers out there!
I spent yesterday morning baking cinnamon roll bread to give as a gift to both my father, and my stepfather, both of who enjoyed it immensely. I then spent the afternoon having a visit with my father, and the evening at a BBQ that my mother threw for my stepfather. I always feel so blessed to live in the same community as most of my family, and really appreciated the time we all got to spend together yesterday. The only damper on the whole day was that Neil was working, and wasn't able to come with me to visit anyone, but oh well, sometimes those things happen, and we went ahead and made the best of it.
Also, I have to say that I can't wait to see June finally come to an end. June is always my least favorite month of the entire year, as there's several huge events that happen in our city this month, and that always makes work ridiculously busy. Of course, we always have the issue of people either calling in sick, or not showing up, to attend these events, and that always makes it that much more frustrating. It's going to be a long ten or say days until this will all be behind us, but I can tell you right now that I'm anxiously awaiting July to finally be here!
And speaking of it being almost the end of June, I thought the perfect post for today would be to do a check in on how my bookish resolutions for 2016 are coming along, since we're almost at the halfway point of 2016 which is crazy!
If you didn't see my original Bookish Resolutions post, you can find it here:
http://thepreppybookprincess.blogspot.ca/2016/01/bookish-resolutions.html
1) My first reading goal for 2016 was that I set my goodreads reading challenge at 350 books. Unfortunately, this one I'm a little bit behind on, but at the same time that is okay with me. This is the first year in the last couple of years that I haven't been as bothered with my asthma, as I was when I was first diagnosed, and going through the whole ordeal of the doctors trying out different meds to see which one would help my specific case. As such, I haven't had to miss nearly as much work this year, as I have the last couple of years, and so, while I may not have read as many books this year, I'm also grateful for that fact because it means I've been able to work more hours than in the previous years.
2) My second goal was to read more classics. Unfortunately, this goal is also one that I really haven't done too much with, but I really hope to change that fact soon. I'm still really wanting to read Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights, and I hope to get to both of these classic novels soon.
3) My third reading goal was to read books by at least five authors I'd never read before, and I'm happy to say that I completed this goal quite awhile ago. I've discovered a lot of amazing new to me authors this year, a few of which who are:
Becky Wade, Lis Wiehl, Samantha Chase, Renee Collins, Emery Lord, Julie Murphy, Ann Aguirre, Mary E Pearson, and Susane Colasanti; just to name a few. There were many more authors I could have included here, and I loved that I pushed myself to discover new authors this year honestly.
4) My fourth goal was to read more inspirational fiction this year, as it is a genre I always love, but tend to find myself pushing aside in order to read more YA or contemporary fiction. Once again, I'm happy to say that I have done really good with this particular goal, and have discovered many amazing inspirational authors along the way. This year I've had the pleasure of enjoying inspirational books by:
Dani Pettrey, Becky Wade, Lis Wiehl, Lois Gladys Leppard, Melody Carlson, Colleen Coble, Delia Parr, Katherine Spencer, and Alexandra Lanc, just to name a few.
I still have many more inspirational books in my TBR pile that I hope to get to before the end of the year.
5) Lastly, my fifth and final "reading" goal was that I wanted to work on reviewing more of the books that I read, and also, work on getting my blog on a regular updating schedule. I am so proud to say that I have done really well towards accomplishing both of these goals, and I feel my blog has come a long way in 2016! I'm so grateful to be a part of the book blogging community, and I hope to continue to be able to do so in the future. :)
So that basically sums up my halfway check in of bookish resolutions. Thanks for reading guys, and I'll see you all on Wednesday for Top 5 Wednesday.
This is not a sponsored post. All opinions are my own.
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