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Weekly Wrap Up | 7/28/24

Aloha friends!

This one’s a little late because my week was busy. My hubby went back to Okinawa yesterday but that only means the wait for him to come home for good is shorter! Just a few months away. My daughter has her teacher meet and greet this Friday and they both start next week Monday and Tuesday. 😢 So summer and the mornings of sleeping in is over – sigh. But I’m glad my kids will be back in school, mostly for my daughter, because she gets really bored. I just can’t believe kids being back in school means we are close to the holidays. I’m not ready! lol but time doesn’t seem to care if I am or not.

Anyway, I hope all of you have a good week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

  • The Champions by. Kara Thomas
  • A Fire in the Sky by. Sophie Jordan
  • The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by. Megan Bannen (audiobook)

Currently Reading:

  • Can’t Help Falling in Love by. Sophie Sullivan
  • Nothing Like the Movies by. Lynn Painter
  • Shadows of Perl by. J. Elle

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • House of Dragon – I’m an episode behind but it was such a busy week. Hoping I catch up this week.

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

WWW Wednesday | 7/24/24

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam over on Taking on a World of Words.

The idea is pretty simple, every week you dedicate a post to the three W’s:

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

What a week right? At least in the news world! I saw my college bestie and we got to catch up, my is here for this week, we went to get my son’s school schedule and I got a mini tour of his new school and is happy at what I saw! I also got my daughter’s room and teacher information so we are ready for school I think. I am reading a bunch of books right now and hoping I can finish at least two books a week.

What are you currently reading?

Shadows of Perl by. J. Elle – 22% – will probably finish this one by the end of the week!

Guava and Grudges – Alexis Castellanos – 2% – no progress

Can’t Help Falling in Love – Sophie Sullivan – 11% – no progress

Nothing Like the Movies – Lynn Painter – 25% – I’ll probably finish this one this week too.

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by. Megan Bannen – 42% – listening to the audiobook

What have you just finished reading?

The Champions by. Kara Thomas – ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Birding with Benefits – Sarah T. Dubb – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Paradise Problem by. Christina Lauren – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A Fire in the Sky by. Sophie Jordan – ⭐️⭐️⭐️

What are you going to read next?

What are you reading right now?

Weekly Wrap Up | 7/21/24

Aloha friends!

What a week! It started off slow but then Wednesday came around and I got to see my old college friend and her family. We hung out at the beach and talked while our kids played in the sand and water. I haven’t seen her in 5 years and it felt SO nice to catch up with life. I love those friends where you don’t see for years and you pick up where you left off like you were never apart. 🥰 It just made my soul happy to see our kids together.

We hung out for almost three hours but my hubby flew in while we were at the beach so the kids were excited to go see him at home! So it was nice. It was so nice that my hubby and I both forgot the day he flew in was our 13th wedding anniversary LOL. Anyway it was a nice week and tomorrow my son goes to pick up his school schedule. It just makes us realize summer is coming to an end for us, only 2 more weeks left. That’s crazy. It’s going to be August. 🤯

Anyway, I hope all of you have a good week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

  • Birding with Benefits by. Sarah T. Dubb
  • The Mist Thief by. L.J. Andrews
  • The Paradise Problem by. Christina Lauren

Currently Reading:

  • Shadow & Storms by. Helen Scheuerer
  • Can’t Help Falling in Love by. Sophie Sullivan
  • Nothing Like the Movies by. Lynn Painter
  • Shadows of Perl by. J. Elle
  • The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by. Megan Bannen (audiobook)
  • The Champions by. Kara Thomas

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • House of Dragon

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

WWW Wednesday | 7/17/24

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam over on Taking on a World of Words.

The idea is pretty simple, every week you dedicate a post to the three W’s:

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

It has a been a chill week so far but an old college friend is visiting today so we will be at the beach with her and her family. Also my husband is flying in today, last minute, for a work conference here – so he will be with us for a week and a half! We’ll see if I get any reading done.

What are you currently reading?

Shadows of Perl by. J. Elle – 2% going to work on this one this week since I’m working on September arcs!

Guave and Grudges – Alexis Castellanos – 2% just started!

Can’t Help Falling in Love – Sophie Sullivan – 11%

Nothing Like the Movies – Lynn Painter – 9%

Birding with Benefits – Sarah T. Dubb – 1%

What have you just finished reading?

All Roads Lead to Rome by. Sabrina Fedel – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Thirteenth Child by. Erin A. Craig – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – this made me cry

The Mist Thief by. L.J. Andrews – ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

What are you going to read next?

What are you reading right now?

Weekly Wrap Up | 7/14/24

Aloha friends!

First part of the week we did nothing really because my son had covid. But he recovered quick (yay!) then we went to the library and they had a dental appointment. So it was a very chill, and boring week but at least my son is better and my daughter and I stayed healthy. I did get a chance to read some books which is nice!

My hubby told me there is a conference at his old work place here that he wanted to attend since his employer would be paying for it so he’s coming back home for a week and on Wednesday! An old college friend of mine who I haven’t seen in like 5 years is also visiting and I get to see her on Wednesday as well so it should be a fun and busy week.

I hope all of you have a good week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

  • A Winter Wish by. Emily Stone
  • The Thirteenth Child by. Erin A. Craig
  • All Roads Lead to Rome by. Sabrina Fedel

Currently Reading:

  • Shadow & Storms by. Helen Scheuerer
  • Not In Love by. Ali Hazelwood
  • The Mist Thief by. L.J. Andrews
  • Birding with Benefits by. Sarah T. Dubb
  • Can’t Help Falling in Love by. Sophie Sullivan

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • House of Dragon (Season 2, Ep. 4) – what a dragon battle. But UGH I hate Ser Criston Cole with a vengeance.

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

WWW Wednesday | 7/10/24

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam over on Taking on a World of Words.

The idea is pretty simple, every week you dedicate a post to the three W’s:

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

Well, the weekend took a turn for my son who caught Covid – I’m suspecting from Chuck e Cheese since it was packed. 😒 But he was the only ONE wearing a mask in there! Anyway he woke up with a itchy throat and sniffles Saturday morning (which I gave him Zyrtec for because I thought it was allergies) and I even ate bacon from his breakfast plate 🙃…we went to his piano lesson, then by the evening he was running a fever. He is much better! His fever only lasted 2 days and his coughing hasn’t been bad at all! I think this has been the most mild covid he’s had. Anyway, stay healthy out there!

What are you currently reading?

Shadows of Perl by. J. Elle – 2% going to work on this one this week since I’m working on September arcs!

A Game of Malice and Greed by. Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti – 4% in – this might go back to the TBR list.

Shadows and Storms by. Helen Scheuerer – 4% in – not sure when I’ll be in the mood to finish this one.

The Mist Thief by. L.J. Andrews – 3% I’m going to tackle this one so I can be caught up with the series.

The Thirteenth Child by. Erin A. Craig – 28% in – this one is so fascinating so far and not exactly what I expected and not in a bad way.

What have you just finished reading?

The Seventh Veil of Salome by. Silvia Moreno-Garcia – ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

A Winter Wish by. Emily Stone – ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

What are you going to read next?

What are you reading right now?

Weekly Wrap Up | 7/7/24

Aloha friends!

I hope all of you had a nice, easy week. It was pretty chill for us, all we did this week was grocery shopping and then we went to Chuck e Cheese for 4th of July since my daughter requested we go – and it was packed even though we went right when they opened. And then I thought my son’s allergies were acting up but then yesterday he kept feeling worse (itchy throat, slight cough, congestion) and then before bed I took his temp and he had a fever. A friend of mine just had Covid last week so I decided to test my son and sure enough his test turned positive quickly! 😫 I mean, yay, hopefully this means he won’t get it when school begins in a few weeks (because both my kids usually get sick in the first month of school). But, BOO, because it’s summer and he’s sick. My daughter and I already had a cold last month so I really, really, REALLY don’t want to have Covid. I’m just so tired of being sick and it’s summer time. Being sick in the summer SUCKS.

Anyway, I hope it’s a mild case and it goes away by the end of this week and my daughter and I and my parents who were exposed to him yesterday – don’t get it. 🙏🏼

I hope all of you have a good week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

  • The Ever King by. L.J. Andrews
  • The Ever Queen by. L.J. Andrews
  • The Seventh Veil of Salome by. Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Currently Reading:

  • A Winter Wish by. Emily Stone
  • Shadow & Storms by. Helen Scheuerer
  • Not In Love by. Ali Hazelwood
  • The Mist Thief by. L.J. Andrews

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • House of Dragon (Season 2, Ep. 3)

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

WWW Wednesday | 7/3/24

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam over on Taking on a World of Words.

The idea is pretty simple, every week you dedicate a post to the three W’s:

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

Hi friends! It’s been a hot week, so we’ve been indoors with the a/c on for most of it – plus staying home means saving money. Hard to do though when kids gets bored but we did have to get some school shopping done since kids got back the second week of August which is sadly…SOON. My kids have also been working on videos or shorts for their youtube channels and I supervise them or give some advice 😅. Their videos are gaming related videos. I feel like it just helps them open up their creativity because creating videos and using editing apps are not always an easy thing. My daughter is 7 years old and very artistic so watching her edit videos is interesting to me because she has a vision of what she wants her video to look like! I help her of course, but I’m always amazed at the tools they have at their disposal. My son even uses her procreate drawings to create creatures on his Spore game. 😅 I love the collaborative effort! Here is one of his videos if you are interested – they both love Pikmin which is a Nintendo Game, they are obsessed with the characters so my son’s channel is everything Pikmin related. Anyway I’m just proud that they are learning to work together this summer rather than annoy each other all day. 😂

What are you currently reading?

Shadows of Perl by. J. Elle – 2% just started this one, trying to get my bearings and remember what happened in book one.

A Game of Malice and Greed by. Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti – 4% in

Shadows and Storms by. Helen Scheuerer – 4% in

The Seventh Veil of Salome by. Silvia Moreno-Garcia – 10% in – this one is an arc and I need to finish it this month!

The Mist Thief by. L.J. Andrews – 3% this is such a bingeable series but I think I have to slow down so I don’t overload myself so I’ll be trying to finish some arcs first.

What have you just finished reading?

The Ever King by. L.J. Andrews ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

The Ever Queen by. L.J. Andrews – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Girl with No Reflection by. Keshe Chow ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

What are you going to read next?

What are you reading right now?

Weekly Wrap Up | 6/30/24

Aloha friends!

It’s been an easy, chill week for me – lazy summer days for sure! Took my kids to the pool, went to the mall to play at the arcade and that’s about it. I cleaned the house, took some bags for donation but nothing exciting at all. I do have time to read though so that’s nice!

I hope all of you have a good week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

  • The Unmaking of June Farrow by. Adrienne Young
  • Dungeons and Drama by. Kristy Boyce
  • House of Thorns by. Isabel Strychacz
  • The Monstrous Kind by. Lydia Gregovic
  • The Girl with No Reflection by. Keshe Chow

Currently Reading:

  • The Seventh Veil of Salome by. Silvia Moreno-Garcia
  • Shadow & Storms by. Helen Scheuerer
  • Not In Love by. Ali Hazelwood

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • House of Dragon (Season 2, Ep. 2) – what an ending 😦
  • Gossip Girl – so I never watched Gossip Girl when it came out in 2007 because I felt I was too old for it and Sex and the City was my show and related to that one more. But since I have my Max subscription for House of Dragon I decided to watch it!
  • Brat – Charlie xcx – I listen to it when I’m cleaning the house and it makes the time go by! lol
  • The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess and Good Luck, Babe- Chappell Roan – because I’m addicted to her voice.

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

WWW Wednesday | 6/26/24

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam over on Taking on a World of Words.

The idea is pretty simple, every week you dedicate a post to the three W’s:

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

Hi everyone! I actually got some reading done earlier this week which was nice! It’s been a relaxing week so far and I hope it stays that way for the rest of the week.

What are you currently reading?

Shadows of Perl by. J. Elle – 2% just started this one, trying to get my bearings and remember what happened in book one.

A Game of Malice and Greed by. Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti – 4% in

The Girl with No Reflection by. Keshe Chow – 12% into this one and it’s quite fascinating – we’ll see how it plays out

Shadows and Storms by. Helen Scheuerer – 4% in

What have you just finished reading?

The Mirror of Beasts by. Alexandra Bracken ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Dungeons and Drama by. Kristy Boyce ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This Summer Will Be Different by. Carley Fortune ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Unmaking of June Farrow by. Adrienne Young ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Break-Up Pact by. Emma Lord ⭐️⭐️⭐️

House of Thorns by. Isabel Strychacz ⭐️⭐️⭐️

What are you going to read next?

What are you reading right now?