The Sunday Post #15 – Weekly Wrap-up
Welcome to my weekly wrap-up post, The Sunday Post, hosted by Kimba over at The Caffeinated Reviewer. This week, I’ve had a few more substitute teaching gigs, and I’m so happy to finally start doing what I really want… It took me such a long time to finally get to study to be a teacher, and while I have more classes to finish myself, it is very fulfilling to be in front of a class and try to teach them English 🙂
I have had a quiet week apart from that, I have slowly started to study for my exams, but I really need to hurry up, because I also have a paper to write, but I’m not at all motivated to work, I only want to read books and chat with other bloggers. I think the fact that it’s raining a lot makes me be lazier than usual.
This week’s posts:
- [12 Jan] Theme Song #1 – Rock it Out!
- [13 Jan] Top Ten Tuesday #28 – Top Ten 2014 Releases I Meant to Read…
- [14 Jan] Waiting on Wednesday #28 – The Shadows
- [16 Jan] Feature and Follow Friday #94 – Doubles?
- [17 Jan] Stacking the Shelves #67 BBB #17
- [18 Jan] The Sunday Post #15 – Rain, rain and more rain.
This week’s reviews:
- [12 Jan] The Body Electric by Beth Revis ★★★
- [13 Jan] Soul Walker by Robyn Jones ★★★★★
- [14 Jan] Garrett by Sawyer Bennett ★★★★★
- [15 Jan] Never Never by Colleen Hoover, Tarryn Fisher ★★★★
- [16 Jan] Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
- [17 Jan] Once Upon a Winter's Eve by Tessa Dare ★★★★
- [18 Jan] You Have to Fucking Eat by Adam Mansbach ★★★★★
Elsewhere in the blogosphere:
Carmel @ Rabid Reads has a great discussion post about Safe Sex… which made me link to my own Safe Sex discussion post from a little over a year ago…
Lola of Lola’s Reviews has a post about Scheduling Posts on her blog.
What have you been up to this past week? Don’t forget to leave me a link so I can come visit your Sunday Post as well.
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you’ve enjoyed your weekend, and that next week will be filled with awesome!
I’m always so surprised when I read your sunday posts and it really hits me just how many reviews and posts you put on your blog every week. I could never be as good as you. I’m too lazy.
I have time right now, Lily, but once classes start again, I’ll probably go back to one post per day, at the most… and three reviews per week.
Have a great, lazy Sunday 😉
So good when all your hard work pays off and you are finally where you want to be. And reading books and chatting with bloggers always distracts me from everything in my life, it’s just too much fun! But we get the other stuff done too…eventually! Have a great week.
Yeah, and it’s really been a long way for me… I first started studying at uni in 1992, but stopped after a couple of years, started my family, and worked in accounting for 18 years 😀 Then, finally I was able to go back to Uni, and now I have almost achieved my dream 🙂
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Wow, you’ve had a busy week with loads of reviews. I would love to be able to pump out the reviews like that but chasing two young kids around keeps me away from the blog and reading.
I hope you have a great week Lexxie and enjoy your books.
I know the feeling running after young kids, Sharon. I’m sure you’ll suddenly find the time for more reading and blogging again, they truly do grow up very fast – even if it doesn’t feel that way when they are still small.
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Teaching sounds like fun, I just never thought I would like it so I did the graphic thing instead, sort of think I made the right choice lol. Rain always makes me VERY lazy, it’s raining today…guess what…I don’t feel like doing anything 🙂
I guess teaching is just like most other professions, Michelle, we are probably better suited to some than to others 🙂
Today, it’s actually sunny for once, and I’ve started writing one of my papers. Strange how that happens, eh?
Yay, glad to hear you are getting to do what you love
I’m so happy I actually like doing it, too, not only the idea of teaching, Brandi 🙂
Congrats on being able to teach, after all the hard work. I started out to be a teacher, and then had to stop my graduate studies for a while (new baby, new town); then I got a job in social work and never looked back. I guess we sometimes end up in unexpected places.
Enjoy!
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Thank you Laurel-Rain 🙂 It is actually pretty cool that life sometimes takes us on paths we hadn’t completely planned on 🙂
Have a fantastic week!
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Glad you are getting in front of the student and doing what you enjoy. Are you like my daughter? She tends to wait to study and write shortly before things are due. She works better under pressure. Hope the sun comes out for you! Rain makes me lazy too
It takes a lot of energy, but it’s also very fulfilling, Kim 🙂
And I’m pretty sure I work much better under pressure when it comes to my own school-work. However, I think I reflect on an essay for quite a while, then, when things are clear in my head, I just sit down and write it.
Wow, you are busy. I wish I could post like this each week, but there aren’t enough hours in the day. Thanks for sharing.
I think I’ve been able to get ahead these past few weeks because I haven’t had classes myself, so I spent a lot of time at home. Teaching is a whole other matter, though, I’m exhausted at the end of each day, now 😀
Post scheduling is an elusive goal for me. I will sometimes get a couple of weeks ahead but then go away. It seems like I work all the time too. Hmmmm. Right now I am only written AND READ through Wednesday.
I have weeks where I read a lot of books, and I prefer to write my reviews very soon after reading – and so, I end up with scheduled posts like that, and usually, I don’t post this many reviews, I post an average of three reviews per week, but I read at least five books per week.
Happy reading, Steph 🙂
I’m on and off again with scheduling ahead. I’m doing pretty good for the rest of the month, except for a few reviews. And I’m reading like crazy which is the most fun!
Reading is definitely the most fun, Laura, but I always enjoy it when I can look at my editorial calendar, and I have a few weeks ahead with posts already scheduled 😀
Glad to hear you are enjoying your teaching gigs. We also had a lot of rain this week, although the weather isn’t really cold. I hope you’ll have a great week!
Thanks for linking to one of my posts!
Now, it’s actually snowing, and I truly prefer the snow in January, than just more rain… Have a great week yourself, Lola.
You had a busy week and it’s good to hear you are enjoying your teaching gigs. As much as I plan ahead for an assignment I always got it done last minute. I’m better under pressure lol. I hope it stops raining (that weather makes me lazy) and have a great week!
LOL, I’m so good at scheduling my posts for my blog, but really not when it comes to assignments for Uni 😀
Have a great week, Kathy.
I did some substitute teaching when my older kids where in school and really enjoyed it. I even briefly considered going back for my master’s. That’s awesome that you’re really enjoying it! It’s been cold and rainy here and all I’ve wanted to do is read as well. Something about grey skies make it hard not to be lazy. Have a great week!
Yeah mostly, I’m really enjoying it, Katherine, just the two hours I did today left me totally exhausted, though, and I really, really want a cigarette!
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I am glad there are people like you out there who love to teach, I don’t think I could do it. 🙂 Glad you are enjoying your substitute teaching!
Actually, today, I’m a little bit less happy, Stormi.. I only did two hours today, but it was junior high, and my goodness, those kids were energy-vampires!!
It is still really great though – when the students ‘get it’ they are so proud of themselves, and I feel like I’ve given them the moon 😀
I am amazed at how many books you manage to review and post in a week!
This many books per week is not ‘normal’ for me. I usually post around 240 reviews per year.
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So cool that you’re getting to start teaching more and more! Once I’m done with my class and exams I’m going to start doing some substituting too 🙂 good luck with exams and paper writing! I totally understand wanting to do the blog thing & reading, me too! Have a great week!!
I’m sure you’ll love teaching, too, Berls! I wish I already had some classes in Classroom management right now. Especially when I substitute in junior high :O I need so much patience for those classes!
When it’s raining, especially in winter, it sure doesn’t make us want to move and do things, I personally want to stay under cover and become a couch potatoe. That’s what I’ve been doing the past week ! Good luck with your exams and your paper and have a great week 😉
That’s exactly it, Iza! Stay inside, be nice and warm, and not move an inch 😀
Great week you had! Exams can be such a pain!
yeah, but those same exams are really necessary, too, Ronyell. It’ll be over soon 😀
It’s been raining from where I’m from too and I really just want to sink in my bed with a book but of course I cant. Haha! When I was a kid, I’ve once dreamed to be a teacher but I think I need to be more patient right? 🙂 Good luck with the exams and school stuff. Have a great week babe ♥
Oh yes! Please, let me stay inside, warm and dry, with a good book Yeah, I think patience is needed to teach, but it’s also a lot of fun, Nyze 😀
Congratulations on finally figuring out what you want to do and getting started on it! It took me forever, and I know a lot of people that never get there. It seemed like around our Christmas break it rained for two weeks straight. I know I was glad when the sun came back out! Have a great week!
Better late than never, right? It is pretty exhausting to teach, but it is also really great! I hope you’ll get some sun soon, Lenore (and I need some, too!)
You know, you’re productive any way – just maybe not doing exactly what you should be doing. 😉 Rain has that affect on me as well…or snow, sometimes. I know you’re doing a stupendous job at the substitute teaching. You’ve been making a difference in your own family’s lives and now you’re going to make your mark on other children. Woohoo! Good luck on getting the studying and paper done. You can do it!
*BIG HUGS*
LOL, this is very true, Brandee. Productive, but not on the things I really should be productive on 😀
Snow is also making me tired, sometimes even more so than rain.
Have a fantastic Wednesday, my dear. *BIG HUGS*
It is so good to see you getting some work! Hope you get through the final classes soon!
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It’s going to take some time to finish my MA, maybe I’ll be ready in February 2016… and then I’ll have to do an MA in teaching.
Thanks for stopping by, Naomi.