As of about 4:30pm on Saturday, June 6th, I am a graduate of Couch to 5K! And if I do say so myself, I ended with a bang. Week 9, day 3 consists of a five minute warm up walk, followed by a 30 minute […]
Review: The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend by Kody Keplinger
The DUFF was a super quick and easy read, which I LOVE! But more importantly, The DUFF dug into some pretty intense and kind of taboo high school issues. These are a lot of the things that we think about, but may not say out […]
Life In These Pants Has Never Looked So Good
Life has just been SO AWESOME lately that I need to share a few things with you all! The post-BEA hibernation BookExpo America was exhausting. Awesome, but exhausting. I think it’s really easy to see when BEA started: That’s: Wednesday: 12,424 steps Thursday: 18,322 steps […]
BookExpo America 2015 Totally Rocked! (Recap & Book Haul)
I’M HOME!!! And exhausted. It’s definitely going to take me a while to catch up with my inbox (200+ email X_X) and get back into the swing of things. Day 1: Blogger Con I had a great time at Blogger Con this year! I met […]
Harness the Power of StumbleUpon
StumbleUpon is an under appreciated social media site. I visit a lot of blogs, and most of the ones I visit have social share buttons, but no button for StumbleUpon! Now, to be fair, I don’t think that book blogging posts do particularly well on […]
BEA Bound! Keep an Eye Out for These Goodies…
Today I’m leaving for London, where I’m spending the night before hopping on a plane to New York City! Nine reasons to go to BEA’s Blogger Con Check out those beauties! I have printed out over a hundred 50% off coupon cards for the Ultimate […]
Review: The Heir by Kiera Cass
The Heir, The Heir, The Heir… This is a tricky book for me to rate. On the one hand, I have such an obsession with the entire selection series, including The Heir. Something about this bachelor-style plot just completely owns me. I can’t get enough […]
How to Search Through a Blog That Doesn’t Have a Search Box
When people talk about their blog pet peeves, one of the most common complaints I see is: “I hate blogs that don’t have a search box!” This isn’t something that’s ever bothered me because I have a trick up my sleeve! Today I’ll share it […]
What It Takes to Build a WordPress Plugin
A lot of steps go into building a WordPress plugin. I’ve released many premium plugins, free plugins, and even one plugin in the WordPress.org repository. Today I thought I’d talk about what it actually takes to build a plugin, whether it’s free or paid. First […]
Review: The Cage by Megan Shepherd
The Cage is like my diamond in the rough. I almost didn’t even request this book. I downloaded all the HarperCollins books I wanted on Edelweiss and passed on The Cage. A few days later, I decided to come back and grab it. I’M SO […]