Month: January 2018

Unwrapped: Christmas 2017 Gift Haul

Posted January 30, 2018 by shooting in Product Review / 43 Comments

Well, I’m just making it but I’m finally sharing some of the fun gifts that I got this past Christmas for my Unwrapped! link-up. Did you make a post sharing the fun things you got for the holidays? Feel free to link up while it’s open, or leave a link in the comments below and […]

The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor (Just…Wow!)

Posted January 29, 2018 by shooting in Book Review / 32 Comments

The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor Review by Lauren source: copy from BloggingForBooks; all opinions are my own Official Summary  (add to Goodreads): In 1986, Eddie and his friends are just kids on the verge of adolescence. They spend their days biking around their sleepy English village and looking for any taste of excitement they can […]

Suspect Red by L.M. Elliot

Posted January 24, 2018 by shooting in Book Review / 23 Comments

Suspect Red by L.M. Elliot Review by Lauren source: copy for review; all opinions are my own Official Summary (add to Goodreads): It’s 1953, and the United States has just executed an American couple convicted of spying for the Soviet Union. Everyone is on edge as the Cold War standoff between communism and democracy leads to […]

Two Graphic Novels About Israel

Posted January 23, 2018 by shooting in Book Review / 24 Comments

I’d had Mike’s Place to read/review for awhile now, and How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less was something that I saw at one of my local libraries and decided to check out. I ended up reading them pretty close together, which worked out well since they both deal with Israel. Mike’s Place: […]

Winter Bucket List: An Update

Posted January 22, 2018 by shooting in Cincinnati, Personal / 54 Comments

Happy Monday! It’s been a month since the official start of Winter and it’s time to give you all a little update on how my Winter Bucket List is faring. Granted, most of these were pretty holiday specific…so if I missed them, then I’ve missed them until next Christmas. Be sure to click the linky […]

A Look at My 2018 Planners

Posted January 18, 2018 by shooting in Planning / 45 Comments

Last year was the first time I used the Happy Planner, and I absolutely loved it, so I knew I wanted to get another one for 2018. I got the Classic size last year, so this year I decided to go with the large and the mini. The mini was going to be used for […]

Just a Few of My Favorite Things!

Posted January 17, 2018 by shooting in Personal / 48 Comments

The lovely Charlotte from My Pixie Blog shared her Winter Favorite Things the other day and she made it a link up (it closes next Monday, so join in!) so I decided to go ahead and share some of my own current favorites. Feel free to do your own post, or answer any of these […]

Reckless, Romantic Visions in a Pressure Relay

Posted January 16, 2018 by shooting in Book Review / 13 Comments

Reckless Behavior by L.A. Witt and Cari Z. Review by Lauren source: copy from Netgalley; all opinions are my own Official Summary (add on Goodreads): After too many years of putting his job first, Detective Andreas Ruffner is getting his priorities straight. He’s ready to spend some quality time with his adult kids, not to mention […]