Friday, August 14, 2015

School Bound! (I Hope)

Seven years ago I applied to begin a graduate program to get my Masters of Library Science. I received the acceptance letter in October. When I went through the application process in early August, I had no clue I was pregnant. It was a different story when the acceptance letter arrived. I knew I was due May 4. And the spring semester ended May 9. I didn't think that was a wise decision. Who knew how things would go? So I didn't register and since then I didn't pursue the process any more. Two kids and many years later...

So I've started to get bored. Not that I don't love what I do. I do. I love working with kids, planning story times and programs for them, and helping them and their parents find books they love. But the challenge, I think, it's what's gone. Due to that, I've decided to plunge into the depths of schooling. All I have left to do before I submit my application is write a 750-1500 word personal statement. (Which, I've discovered, is a lot harder than it sounds... I used to be able to do that so easily... but I wrote this thing and realized I repeated myself multiple times... Whoops!)

All that said, I'm excited to start this new chapter in life. I'm hoping that it goes fairly smoothly and that it benefits not only myself, but my family as well.

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes & TOP TEN TUESDAY

There's going to be some changes around here. I decided, with my recent decline in reading (*gasp*), it's harder to keep up an actual book blog. I'll still be talking books on here, when I'm feeling it. I'm thinking broadening the scope of the blog will actually get me doing it more.

That being said, while the url remains the same, I've changed the actual name to "A Little of the * Life"... thus indicating I could be talking about anything. I hope you stick with me and don't go anywhere, but I'll understand if you abandon me.

Since it's Tuesday, I'll do a Top Ten Tuesday post, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. :)

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they provide a Top Ten topic for you to create your list, then you share it on their post so others can find you. :)

  ♥ Top 10 Authors I've Read the Most Of

I don't know how fancy I'll get, but off I go to my Goodreads' page... which only goes back as far as the beginning of 2010, when I started using it. We'll see what we get. :)

I had a *lot* of ties. I decided to stick toward faves if there were ties, which left me with one spot by the time I got to authors I had read 3 books of... that one was hard to decide which one to go with. If you actually want, you can actually go check out the Goodreads list.

Anywho. Here they are, counting up to the most read itself... *drum roll*

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3095893.Stephanie_Perkins?from_search=true&search_version=service     https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/324620.Laini_Taylor?from_search=true&search_version=service

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5186274.A_G_Howard?from_search=true&search_version=service     https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4637539.Tahereh_Mafi?from_search=true&search_version=service

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4039811.Veronica_Roth?from_search=true&search_version=service     https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1406384.John_Green?from_search=true&search_version=service

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2936493.Lauren_Oliver?from_search=true&search_version=service     https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2987.Sarah_Dessen?from_search=true&search_version=service

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1330292.Maggie_Stiefvater?from_search=true&search_version=service     https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7128.Jodi_Picoult?from_search=true&search_version=service


What about you? What authors have you read the most of?

Smiles,
B