Spring 2015 Bloggiesta To-Do List

Boy does this Bloggiesta comes in the right moment for me. I haven't been able to post a lot on this blog lately and I always can use the "pressure" (self imposed, I assure you) of the event to re organize my self and get back in the rhythm! So without further ado, here is my to-do list:

• Update the review archive, as well as my challenge tabs (this one is always in the list!)
• Post at least one review. I haven't done much reviewing lately, mostly because I was reading a couple of trilogies and I want to review them a whole. But no more excuses, I shall post A review
• Have a non-review post
• Participate in the Twitter party
• Update my banner to the spring version
• Visit at least 5 new blogs of the people participating and as many as I can of the ones I already know.

That is it this time. What about you? If you are interested in joining Go HERE to read all about it and sign yourself up. See you guys there. 

Sunday, March 29th update: I did it! I participated in about 2 parties and not only I changed my banner, I changed my whole template! Thank you so much to everyone participating for the great ideas and support!

Why I am grateful for Book Challenges

I have to tell you guys, this has been the year of he bookish challenges for me and I am so happy about it. Thanks all the challenges I've been participated have helped me expand my reading, not only in numbers, but also in authors and genres. 

Diversiverse is one of the new challenges I joined this year. I thought I was doing a good job diversifying my reading, but the sad truth is that I haven't as much as thought. Joining this event gave me an appreciated push to look for even more diverse authors, consciously. This challenge goes a bit in the same subject that Where are you Reading, but the latter is more concentrated on where the book takes place. However, when it is a Fantasy or SciFi book, taking place outside the real Earth, I tag the county of origin of the writer and that expands those reading limits even more.

The Sequel and Prequel Challenge has "forced" me to finally tackle several series that I started and might've left to the side, and this is a good thing because with so much to read, sometimes you loose track of all the series going around.

This year I also joined NetGalley and sooner than I thought I had a lot of Galleys to be read and a very low NG ratio. This is where ARC August and NetGalley Month helped me tons.

And off course, my favorite events/challenges the Dewey Read-A-Thon and the seasonal Once Upon a Time and Readers Imbibing Peril. Thanks to these events I have met en become part of the awesome blogger community which incidently took me to the wonderful Bloggiesta. This is the best event I've seen to Get. Things. Done!

So now is your turn! What are your favorite challenges/events? Any suggestions for 2015?

Fall Bloggiesta To-Do List

I can't believe that fall is almost here. While I love fall styles, up here in Montreal it gets cold so fast that sooner that you think is winter styles. I want to, once again, use the bloggiesta to organize a bit my blog. There is quite a lot of events happening during this time of the year and I want to tackle them with a fresh blog.

So here is my To-Do List:

• Update my reviewed archive as well as my challenge related tabs
• One review to post over the week-end
• One non-review post
• Participate in the Twitter party, now that I have a Twitter account 
• Change my banner to the autumn one!

Unrelated...I am hoping I will pass my driver's exam on the 18th. Wish me luck!
    Update: Didn't make it you guys, but is ok, I can take it again soon.

So that's it. It looks doable, don't you think? If you are interested in joining Go HERE to read all about it and sign yourself up.