Since

A) It's past midnight.

B) I ban the computer on Sundays because I'm on it ALL the time for school. I need a break from technology.

and

C) I'm slightly delirious and have to wake up in six and a half hours with the hope of being semi-coherent, I'll do my best to make this short and sweet.

This Bloggiesta wasn't that successful when I put it up to the previous one. However, I still managed to get a few things done. I finally got some work done for a blog tour I'm working on, I cleared up my inbox a bit, marked books as received on my Bookmooch account (I sometimes forget), and wrote four posts.

Oh, AND I got some Biology schoolwork done! Woot!

Not too bad, not too good. I'll take it.

Once I get a major amount of schoolwork done, I'll be doing my own personal bloggiesta to finish all the things I didn't accomplish this go-round.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by, and I hope to see you around again, especially for a week of Beauty and The Beast!

Over and out.

Posted by Melanie at 12:23 AM View Comments    

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Well, the electrician guy came today to fix the heater which meant that he had to turn off the electricity in the entire house. Totally messed up my plans of getting an early start today, but it's better late then never, right?

I have a bunch of stuff to do with over ten reviews to write. And a LOT of email clearing out to do. What am I waiting for? I better get started...

Posted by Melanie at 3:20 PM View Comments    

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The Bloggiesta was a lot of fun, don't you think? I finished many things on my to-do list.

Things I did during the Bloggiesta:

-Wrote five reviews

-Wrote a couple posts to save for a rainy day

-Wrote review policy

-Participated in seven mini-challenges at: My Friend Amy, The Book Lady's Blog, Beth Fish Reads, Fizzy Thoughts, Books, Movies, and Chinese Food, Chronicle of an Infant Bibliophile, and Book Blather

-Tweaked review format: in the future I’ll link to other reviews as well as Amazon

-Updated all my blog related networking sites' profiles

-Worked on blog’s sidebar

I spent fifteen hours and twenty-two minutes working on this challenge. It was a lot of fun, and I can't wait to do it again!

Posted by Melanie at 8:29 AM View Comments    

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Remember a couple days ago when I posted about the Bloggiesta? Well, it's here. It's finally here! It runs from Friday to Sunday with the focus being on improving your blog and getting caught up. For me that includes:

1. Writing reviews for-

The Grand Hotel by Mary Davis

Critical Care by Candace Calvert

Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

God's Gift by Dee Henderson

2. Working on my sidebar

3. Writing things for future posts, using the ideas that have been rolling around in my head for quite some time.

4. Updating all my blog related social networking sites' profiles.

It looks like I'll be having a busy weekend! Wish me luck. :)

Posted by Melanie at 8:34 AM View Comments    

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After being gone for two weeks, I've got plenty of stuff I need to get caught up on. It just happens to be perfect timing that Natasha from Maw Books is hosting the first edition of the Bloggiesta!

It'll give me a chance to get caught up on my reviews, write some other posts that have been on my mind for a while, do some blog improvements, plus update some of my blog related profiles on social networking sites.

There is something I've been contemplating that you could help me out with. Should I change my blog layout? I was looking at it yesterday, and it seemed to me that it was a bit hard to read because it was dark on dark. I'm thinking about finding a layout with a white center. What do you think? If I do change it, I'll go on a hunt for a new layout during the Bloggiesta.

This event runs for 48 hours, 8 a.m. on Friday to 8 a.m. on Sunday. Full information and details can be found over at the event post. You should join us! It's gonna be fun.

Posted by Melanie at 8:42 AM View Comments    

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