Alright, let's get down to the stats:
# of books read July/year so far: 21/127 - With Goodreads goal still at the dropped level of 200, I'm now 9 books ahead. Debating on bumping the number back up.
# of reviews post in July/year so far: 25/124 - I got caught up last month. Only have two reviews past due from before August.
Challenge Updates:
Same as last month, still only one done, Book Blogger Woes. Still need to do three more to meet my goal of 4 for the year!
My goal was 6, so I think these count to finish it up:
Worth the Risk by K. Bromberg
Bright We Burn (The Conqueror's Saga #3) by Kiersten White
Dominate (The Harris Brothers Series #5) by Amy Daws
My goal is 12 for the year, had 5 by the end of June, but no more in July. Hopefully more the rest of the year?
1. I haven't finished any more of my novels. In fact, didn't even use July for the Camp NaNoWriMo. I did edit and rewrite a few more chapters of my short story though. So I feel a little successful.
2. Goal 2 was reading books recommended by friends, again, haven't done well with that. :-(
3. Cutting back on blog tours. On the one hand I think I'm doing better with adding in my ARC reviews to the calendar. On the other hand, I still have a few days where I've got more than one post scheduled. But I feel like I'm doing better. I've had a few days that actually have had nothing scheduled, so that feels good!
I will be cutting back on hours at my part time job at the bookstore with school starting back up this week, well meetings for teachers, then next week will be students. Because of much-needed construction at the school this summer though, I have been unable to get into my library to do any work. Not even in the weeks leading up to meetings. My first chance to get in and see how the new circulation desk is, and get my library ready will be Monday morning. Feeling a little overwhelmed and stressed by that.
And then my air conditioner seems to be messing up. Could be my fault for spraying it down with the garden hose. But I only did that after people suggested the squealing noise it was making meant it needed that. Yes, I turned it off, etc. And the first night it seemed to be working, after a bit of time to get back to going. But now, it's blowing air. But not seeming to keep the house cool. The thermostat says it keeps going up a degree every once in awhile even though it feels like cool air is blowing. So, guess I'll be spending the extra money I thought I had on fixing that. No quitting the part time job for now.
Anyway, that is my July and what is coming up for me. How was your July? Are you a student, or do you have kids who are in school? When do they start back?
