I’ve had a rather slow week. Didn’t do all that much. Mostly daydream, I think, so I didn’t get much reading done. As it is, I can’t say it was a productive week, although I did rearrange my bookshelf and am in the midst of rearranging my bedroom now that I’ll be residing at home again. No more dorms for me, which feels odd because many of my friends resume classes tomorrow for the second semester in the academic year. It’s still sinking in that I’m done with my studies, unless I take up Masters, and that that means I should really do something about my job search.
Aside from that, I suppose I’m slowly getting into the groove of becoming fit again. My dad dragged me to the gym. Thankfully he had booked a trainer to show me some of the stuff because the only machines I knew how to operate were the treadmill, ellipticals and gym bicycle. Never been into weights and for all the sports I’ve ever done, circuit training used to be how I got into shape. Anyway, turns out the gym is not such a scary place after all.
REVIEW
BLOG POSTS
- [8 Jan] An Abundance of Katherines by John Green ★
- [9 Jan] Keeping up with the Times as a Contemporary
- [11 Jan] Are you into BookCrossing?
- [12 Jan] Retrospect #2: January 12th
BLOGGING
- Hazel @ Stay Bookish outlines markers with which bloggers can measure the success of their blogs. Stats do matter but they aren’t everything.
- Alice-Jane @ Crazy Red Pen resolves to blog for herself this year to avoid the pressure that an obsession with stats and follower counts can cause.
- Emily @ Constellation Chronicles shares her experiences of interacting with others in the blogosphere. One things I’d like to add on is that non-bloggers too are more than welcome to integrate themselves because at the end of the day, we all love books, am I right?
BOOKS
- Genevieve @ The Reading Shelf wants to know if she is the only one who does not care about incidental sequels if the original standalone already concluded with a satisfying ending.
- Echo @ InkBerry Books considers what influences her decision to read a book. Looks like a book must be able to sell itself because recommendations and reviews are not her deciding factors.
- Chiara @ Books for a Delicate Eternity compares original and movie book covers.
LIBRARIES
- Arial @ In Italics asks, do you visit the library?
ORGANIZATION
- Jamie @ The Perpetual Page-Turner goes through her methods to decide if a book she owns and has read stays on her bookshelf or not.
- Alice-Jane @ Crazy Red Pen linked up 5 productivity apps and blogs.
- Asti @ A Bookish Heart showcases her dorm room, portraying her flair and proving that there’s always space for books, no matter how small a room is.
RATING & REVIEWING
- Stormy @ Book. Blog. Bake. evaluates the good and the bad about BookTubes as opposed to book blogs.
READING
- Nikki @ The Paper Sea proclaims that she is not a ‘real’ reader and she’s proud of it as she explains why she almost exclusively reads ebooks.
- Ginger @ GReads reflects on what it means to read YA through adult eyes.
- Carrie @ The Mad Reviewer is curious about what your favourite ebook reader is. I say Kindle Paperwhite! But I like my iPad too when it comes to reading non-fiction involving a lot of photos and images.
- Amy @ Ten Penny Dreams admits she might be a Kindle convert after all.
SOCIAL NETWORKING
- Kelly @ Effortlessly Reading encourages everyone to join Twitter because that’s how she met so many wonderful people.
People always put their own spin on things, remember what they want to remember, and somewhere in the middle of it all is the truth—the real version—one you could only write yourself if you were willing to.
How was your week? Started working on any of your resolutions yet? Also, I’m still curious about BookCrossing. Anyone have experiences to share?
Aww thanks for linking up to me! I feel extra special in that not only do I get a link since I inspired this feature but also because you like my room ;)
Go you for going to the gym! No matter how many times I tell myself I need to get in shape, the gym never sounds appealing. I’m one of those hide-in-your-house-and-do-work-out-dvds type instead. I just feel like I’d embarrass myself one way or another so might as well do it in hiding. (Though really, you’re probably right. They’re probably not scary at all!)
And oh, I have heard of BookCrossing but I’ve never tried it. I get way too attached to my books to let one go, and I have this weird aversion to reading used books. (I know, I’m weird.) But I really do like the idea! I would want to go look for books just to find them! It’d be like a scavenger hunt :P
Your Weekly Recap is one of the bog posts I look forward the most each week because I come across blogs and interesting posts I might not find otherwise, so of course I have to credit you! :) Also, like I said, your room turned out lovely!
It does take a lot of motivation to go to the gym. Wouldn’t voluntarily go there myself. But I’m into team sports, so I have to keep up my fitness one way or another, especially when I’m off season. I’ve never tried work-out DVDs. Can’t help but think of Cindy Crawford now though. Haha.
Yes! The scavenger hunt part makes it sound even more fun :D Just not so much for me because this whole series of books I’m looking for are all sitting around somewhere in Germany :( Still, I’ll look into the local BookCrossing scene and try to get those books secondhand on eBay, Amazon or some other place.
Thanks for including my post!
Pleasure’s mine :)
Thank you for mentioning me! Now I feel special :)
Congratulations on being finished with school! Must be strange to have that hole in your schedule.
Since I should be reading and I’m obviously procrastinating… I’m going to go check out some of the articles you linked.
Have a great week, darlin’!
You’re most welcome! Yeah, it’s a strange feeling but liberating at the same time. Definitely gonna enjoy it while it lasts. Hope you found some new blogs you like that way and are having a good week yourself! :)