tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post3065385782529534511..comments2024-03-28T13:37:42.580-07:00Comments on Musings of a Bookish Kitty: 2016: A Year in Review & Looking Ahead (Part 2)Literary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-88343980649229211842017-01-09T13:26:48.839-08:002017-01-09T13:26:48.839-08:00Charlie - Minimizing seems to be the way to go for...Charlie - Minimizing seems to be the way to go for me too. I'm sorry to hear your favorite tour company shut down. :-( At least it gives you a break. Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-16240404920979275102017-01-09T13:25:55.295-08:002017-01-09T13:25:55.295-08:00Katherine - Thank you! It has definitely been a ch...Katherine - Thank you! It has definitely been a challenge to keep up at times. I really like that photo too. :-) I hope you have a fantastic 2017 too!Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-36587476071264535072017-01-09T13:23:26.387-08:002017-01-09T13:23:26.387-08:00Serena - It was a good year in books. :-) I hope y...Serena - It was a good year in books. :-) I hope you have a great 2017 too!Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-524477968728915762017-01-09T13:22:56.689-08:002017-01-09T13:22:56.689-08:00Diane - Thank you! It was certainly a full year. I...Diane - Thank you! It was certainly a full year. I didn't get as much done this past year in every avenue of my life, but I keep at it. :-) Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-59120506408804563552017-01-09T13:21:54.528-08:002017-01-09T13:21:54.528-08:00Carole - Thank you! That's generally how I do ...Carole - Thank you! That's generally how I do challenges too, especially in recent years. As you said though, it kind of defeats the purpose and just creates more work for myself. I think the Blogger Shame Challenge is a great one. I should've probably join that one too.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-54623588087679961652017-01-09T13:20:43.059-08:002017-01-09T13:20:43.059-08:00Kristen - You have a lot of great features on your...Kristen - You have a lot of great features on your blog as it is, Kristen. I think you are doing great! You have a lot more energy and fresh ideas for it than I do anymore. LOL<br /><br />I haven't done much creating as of late, but hopefully in coming weeks. <br />Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-90636916351096788072017-01-09T12:25:52.201-08:002017-01-09T12:25:52.201-08:00Nise' - Thank you! I enjoyed putting it togeth...Nise' - Thank you! I enjoyed putting it together. Sometimes challenging yourself is all you really need. I'm good at that too. :-) I think the draw for me in joining reading challenges has more to do with the community aspect, but even that hasn't felt the same as it once did for me.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-25711521237559704452017-01-08T17:36:10.747-08:002017-01-08T17:36:10.747-08:00I failed miserably at my goals last year, so I min...I failed miserably at my goals last year, so I minimized quite a bit. Cutting back on tour requests is one of my big ones, as it competes with the #1 goal I have. Also helps that my favorite tour company shut down, so...no excuses! Happy 10 years! That is a long time and a lot of success. The Postal Mail Club sounds interesting. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16996928475788401011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-26459549786002144632017-01-05T13:21:09.955-08:002017-01-05T13:21:09.955-08:00Happy New Year and happy 10 years! This year has ...Happy New Year and happy 10 years! This year has been hard for keeping up with blogging. I know I struggled a few times this year and definitely didn't get everything I wanted to get accomplished. I love the name challenge but doubt I'd be particularly successful in it! I'm avoiding challenges too this year though I am doing a non-end date one that Anna over at Herding Cats is hosting where you try to read all the books by one prolific author. Love the picture of Mouse and hope 2017 is fantastic!Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-33414376576889721822017-01-05T10:01:47.535-08:002017-01-05T10:01:47.535-08:00I think you read a great number of books you enjoy...I think you read a great number of books you enjoyed, and I love that TBR poll idea. I also like the idea of your Postal Mail Club! That sounds fun. Have a great 2017.Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745809545249574387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-26032947260562338642017-01-05T04:01:19.396-08:002017-01-05T04:01:19.396-08:00You had a very successful reading year Wendy. Full...You had a very successful reading year Wendy. Full time job, mom, wife -- not sure how u do it all. I stopped participating in challenges several years ago - too much pressure. Congrats on 10 years blogging and thank you for participating in my Tuesday Firsts, I appreciate it.dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833833786375164722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-56225456214206995632017-01-04T19:10:11.565-08:002017-01-04T19:10:11.565-08:00I think you had a great year! I love the idea of ...I think you had a great year! I love the idea of a challenge but tend to try to talk myself into ones that I would accomplish anyway which defeats the point. I signed up for my first one this year. The Blogger Shame challenge because I really need to get my review pile under control. Carole's Random Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737905249530702688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-88210075705677067182017-01-04T16:38:11.548-08:002017-01-04T16:38:11.548-08:00This was smart to separate the survey into two pos...This was smart to separate the survey into two posts because it's so long. But wow, I still can't believe you've been blogging for ten years! That's almost 10x as long as I've been blogging, haha. And you participated in so much! I'm such a loner of a blogger lol.<br /><br />How cool that you kept track of final sentences! I've never even thought to really pay attention to first or last sentences. Now you've made me want to look through my books and see what the first and last sentences are.<br /><br />Create sounds like the perfect word to guide you :-)Kit @ Metaphors and Moonlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113986982046115579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-13611072703386544262017-01-04T16:16:15.458-08:002017-01-04T16:16:15.458-08:00Melody - Thank you! I hope so. I'm not always ...Melody - Thank you! I hope so. I'm not always the best at follow- through as we can see by my challenge history. LOL Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-91901946464640840382017-01-04T15:59:04.818-08:002017-01-04T15:59:04.818-08:00Excellent year end post! Enjoyed reading it. Don...Excellent year end post! Enjoyed reading it. Don't participate in reading challenges. Just challenge myself. Nise' https://www.blogger.com/profile/15586400022454009379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-55597949128112324842017-01-04T15:46:10.974-08:002017-01-04T15:46:10.974-08:00Reading challenges are fun, and I did participate ...Reading challenges are fun, and I did participate in a few in the beginning but then when my daughters started their school I began to cut down on them and then totally put off joining a few years back. <br /><br />I like your first word and I'm sure you'll be able to achieve it. :) Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967837585961009598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-66469926059158460862017-01-04T14:11:03.748-08:002017-01-04T14:11:03.748-08:00Iliana - Thank you, Iliana! Your comment put a smi...Iliana - Thank you, Iliana! Your comment put a smile on my face. You know, I've been doubting myself the last couple days--did I pick the right word? Can I do this? I'm starting to regain my confidence now, I think. It'll be fun and I'm excited. I hope you have a great reading ear too!Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-65358068637526163582017-01-04T14:08:46.995-08:002017-01-04T14:08:46.995-08:00Melinda - You're welcome. :-) I think it must...Melinda - You're welcome. :-) I think it must have been your blog where I saw mention of a postal book club book and when I never saw that book come through was so confused. LOL Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-31117580802634283682017-01-04T14:07:12.900-08:002017-01-04T14:07:12.900-08:00Greg - Thank you. The ten years came fast. :-)
Je...Greg - Thank you. The ten years came fast. :-)<br /><br />Jenn just recently stepped down from doing many of her memes to focus on other things, so Ambrosia picked her Monday and Tuesday memes up. <br /><br />I am looking forward to doing more writing this year--and I hope you are able to as well. I wish you luck with your challenges this year! Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-54505686476520721072017-01-04T14:02:01.664-08:002017-01-04T14:02:01.664-08:00Maureen - I hope we both are able to read more thi...Maureen - I hope we both are able to read more this year. That's the plan, anyway. :-) I always forget about the Goodreads Challenge. I am doing that one--but my goal is really low (13), and so I know it won't be a challenge to read that many at all. Maybe that's why I forget to count it as a challenge. Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-78381161225697432432017-01-04T14:00:27.791-08:002017-01-04T14:00:27.791-08:00Melissa - Thank you! I have really enjoyed being a...Melissa - Thank you! I have really enjoyed being a part of the Postal Mail Club. It's a lot of fun. I'm sad though because two of our members are stepping down this year. We're looking for readers to take their place.<br /><br />When it comes to challenges, I'm terrible about tracking too. I think that's my biggest downfall. Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-53956702705114405842017-01-04T13:58:21.800-08:002017-01-04T13:58:21.800-08:00Bryan - I think a break from challenges will be go...Bryan - I think a break from challenges will be good for me. I am looking forward to applying my word to my life. I have kind of--a little--so far, but not much. It's still early yet. :-)Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-10899097196862817622017-01-04T13:55:31.870-08:002017-01-04T13:55:31.870-08:00Jenclair - I really like the idea of choosing a to...Jenclair - I really like the idea of choosing a topic and running with it in your reading. I few ideas along that line but I am not sure when I will get around to making them a reality.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-6628313254194810822017-01-04T13:53:22.585-08:002017-01-04T13:53:22.585-08:00Kathy - They tend to be hit and miss with me now. ...Kathy - They tend to be hit and miss with me now. I used to be good at them. Many years ago. :-) I was involved in an in-person book group for a very short while, but the the timing was bad. I have to settle for online book groups and postal book groups as a result. Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-23010293330285639532017-01-04T13:51:08.085-08:002017-01-04T13:51:08.085-08:00Kelly - I go back and forth with them. I'm alw...Kelly - I go back and forth with them. I'm always eager to jump in, even come up with a possible reading list, but I lose steam as I go. I don't find the as satisfying as I did early on. There's not as much community interaction as there used to be. Maybe it's just the challenges I sign up for.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.com