Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Anyone Still Out There?


It has been almost a year and a half since I was last here chatting books.  Life happened.  Not a lot of reading happened.  A lot has changed, and I finally feel like I am able to get lost into books once again.  I am not back to reading where I once was, but I am taking it one day at a time and trying to read again on a regular basis.


I have missed visiting with my book community.  Even though I have visited with some of you a bit over on Instagram, it is just not the same.  Even though I lead an online book club with friends, the conversations are different over there.  I have decided to try to sneak back into my little corner of the internet and revive this little chatter box right here.  I am going to try to start with one weekly post to discuss all things books.  I'm keeping it simple.  And to keep along with that theme of simplicity, I have changed up my design, turned my website a bit minimalist, and gave it a fresh new look.  


I remain on Instagram with my new focus.  I am reviving my Facebook page and have slowly returned to Twitter thanks to the recent Reverse Readathon.  I am also unofficially participating in Bout of Books this week to help ease into the transition.  In the weeks ahead, you will see that my threads are going to be interactive and will likely fall into three different categories:  random chatter, literary topics, and book discussions.  I will no longer review books as I previously did, but rather encourage a conversation about books instead.


Baby steps.  They serve a purpose.  Because I have goals.  And, I hope to share those with you all in the weeks or months ahead.  In the meantime, stay tuned.  Tell me you are still here.  Stop in and say hello.  Tell me what you are currently reading.  Tell me you are surviving gracefully (or not so gracefully) this crazy, chaotic pandemic world we now live in.  I want to hear from YOU.

6 comments:

  1. Still here. And not much has changed except... oh yeah! The pandemic and my small children are now 22 and almost 17. Eeek. Still reading. Stopped in March because with COVID I was too distracted which was tough since I finally had so much time to read but I am back in the saddle with reading. You are not alone. Many have gone on hiatus. I still follow everyone but only a dozen or so are posting.

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    1. Ti ... It is so good to hear from you!!! I see your pics of the kids every once in a while on Instagram, and it is so weird to think that I have watched them grow into young adults through the years. I'm glad to hear you are back to reading, and I look forward to getting back into the blogging world and catching up with everyone.

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  2. Good to see you back...even if I forgot your blog name *facepalm*. One weekly post is about what I do too. It's definitely doable.

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    1. Bryan ... No worries!! It's been a while, and I changed my username on Instagram, which probably made it confusing!! I'm definitely feeling once a week is doable these days. It will be good to get back to it!

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  3. I'm glad to see you're getting back at it! I've enjoyed your beautiful instagram posts though. :) I have been the worst reader ever this year, but it does sound like you and I are far from the only ones. I'm slowly getting back at it too. Not back to where I was either, but baby steps. We'll get there. :)

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    1. Bonnie ... Thank you!! I do love posting pics on Instagram. Let's keep on keeping on. We will eventually get back to it. In the meantime, we will take our baby steps!

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