The Sunday Post # – Weekly Wrap-up
Welcome to my Sunday Post. Thank you to Kimba over at The Caffeinated Reviewer, who is hosting this weekly event. It is the perfect opportunity to share what happened here on my own blog, as well as some of the happenings elsewhere in the Blogosphere.
This has been another quite busy week, with my classes and reading, as well as the beginning of October Blog Ahead, I’ve gotten a few posts going so I will be set for at least part of November at the end of the month. Yesterday, I was at a birthday brunch celebrating one of my fellow student’s birthday, and we had a lot of fun! It’s good to take time to be able to hang out with friends and just enjoy being together!
Next week will be even more busy, as I’ve got a substitute contract for 12 hours of teaching. I’m really looking forward to it, especially because it seems like it’s getting more difficult to get those contracts these days. The teacher I’m subbing for is my daughter’s English teacher, but thank goodness, I’m not teaching my daughter’s class. That would have been so very weird.
This week’s posts:
- [29 Sep] Teaser Tuesday #60 – Wuthering Heights
- [30 Sep] Waiting on Wednesday #65 – The Love that Split the World
- [1 Oct] Thirsty Thursday and Hungry Hearts #35: Rock Redemption
- [3 Oct] Stacking the Shelves #103 BB&B #53
- [4 Oct] The Sunday Post #52 –
This week’s reviews:
- [28 Sep] Omega by Lizzy Ford ★★★★
- [29 Sep] Very in Pieces by Megan Frazer Blakemore ★★★
- [2 Oct] Rock Redemption by Nalini Singh ★★★★★
Elsewhere in the Blogosphere:
Cait @ Paper Fury wonders: Is it Worse to Hate a Book or Feel ‘Meh’ About it?
Aimee @ The Social Potato has a Bookish Community Survival Guide post up.
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!
About Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms
Linda is an English as foreign language teacher and has a Master's degree in English Language and Literature. She's an avid reader, blogger, compulsive one-clicker and a genre omnivore. Ever since she learnt how to read she has been seen with a book or two in her hands everywhere she goes.
Seems like you have had a fun week. I love the Blog Ahead, its always so fun to get ahead a little bit and really saves time, and then you don’t have to worry as much.
I’m loving Blog Ahead, too, Renee. I just wish I was able to come up with more original content for discussion posts… I have scheduled several meme posts for November and December today, though, so it’s definitely working so far 🙂
Yes, teaching your daughter would be awkward and probably even more so for her! 😀 I love brunches and I think a birthday brunch sounds like a fab idea, I might swipe that idea for my next birthday.
I’m going to check out Aimee’s post, it sounds fun!
Yeah, she said to me that she was glad I wasn’t teaching her class. Earlier this year, I had some of her friends, though, and it was funny to see them as students, and not as people who hang out in our backyard on the weekends 🙂
The birthday brunch was awesome! It was so nice to actually celebrate my friend during the day, and still also have time for other things.
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It’s good to spend time with friends and celebrate. That would have been strange teaching your daughters class she would probably have been more awkward than you LOL I couldn’t imagine my mum teaching a class of mine when I was younger lol have a great week
Yeah, I’m glad to have some work next week, but also very happy I won’t teach my own daughter.
Thanks for stopping by Megan 🙂
Sounds like you had a fun but busy week. Making time for friends is always good. It’s great you got that substitute contracts. I hope you’ll enjoy it. I saw about blog ahead last month but then forgot about it, haha whoops.
Yes, it is definitely important to find time for some fun times, too, Annemieke 🙂 I have already subbed at this school before, and it’s great. I’m looking forward to next week, even if I’ll probably be exhausted by the end of it 😀
Have fun teaching; I used to enoy it before I retired! The students can be either a lot of fun or quite challenging!
True, but these are senior high school kids, and most of them really enjoy English (which is at least their 3rd language) so it should be good 🙂
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I wanted to do blog ahead this time but I am behind on my October post so no way I will get in any Nov. ones….lol. Have a great week!
Uh Oh, Stormi 🙂 I don’t have October completely done, either, but doing some of my weekly meme posts in advance for November and December is still doable.
Have a great week yourself!
I had a a crush on someone whose mother was our class substitute teacher. I didn’t think it was that awkward. I’m glad you got a teaching contract and it’s only for 12 hours? That’s good isn’t it? Anyway good for you. Have a nice weekend.
I’m thinking the other students might not mind too much, but it would be weird between my daughter and me…
Yeah, 12 hours of teaching next week – it’s going to be a lot for me, though, because I also have my own classes at Uni…
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It looks like you’ve had a great week. I would love to have the blog ahead, but I just don’t have enough content to be that far ahead. I have written reviews for every book that I’ve read and even built the post for the audio that I’m currently listening to, so I just have to write the review when I finish listening. So, I’m a week or so ahead. That is as far ahead as I can get. Now on to more reading. Hope you have another great week.
WOW, you’re very good if you’ve already written reviews for all the books you’ve read, Melanie! I have quite a few to write, but I have notes ready, I just need to sit down and type everything out.
I have listened to more audiobooks lately, and I’m loving it more and more 🙂
Have a great week yourself 🙂
Great to hear you’ve got a contract Lexxie AND that you’re all settled back into classes and enjoying time with fellow students!
Well done also on getting onto your Blog Ahead posts! It sounds like you’re keeping very busy!
Yeah, during the school-year, I’m usually very, very busy. Which is why I don’t feel bad about being extremely lazy during the summer vacation 😉
Good luck with the sub this week, and glad Blog Ahead is going well. I’m not doing it although I spent a few hours yesterday preparing posts- so maybe I should have! LOL. Hope you had a good weekend, and have a great week. 🙂
Well, it seems you didn’t really need a challenge to help you get on top of scheduling, so I guess that’s good.
Thanks for stopping by, Greg.
Lexxie you are such a busy lady! How do you ever find time to read as well as be a mum and all your classes! I am in awe of you!!!
Have a good week and enjoy your teaching!
I read on the bus, and in between other stuff, Heather 🙂 And I’m a very fast reader, too 🙂
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Sounds like a busy week indeed, but it’s fun you celebrated your friend her birthday. I already have a bit of a buffer with posts scheduled ahead, so I am working on the rest of October now first before I am writing some posts for later this year.
Congrats on the subbing contract! Must be nice to get that teaching contract. And I think it’s good you don’t teach your daughter her class, I remember how my mom once tought us a sports class we followed and it didn’t quite work out well. I hope you have a great week!
It’s so nice to have several weeks with scheduled posts, Lola! I’m continuing to work on writing as many posts as possible, so that I won’t have the feeling I have to hurry in order to have the next week ready 🙂
It’s really nice to teach for a week, even if that makes things even busier. I love being in the classroom and sharing my love for English with students 😀
Lucky you for getting the teaching contract. It would have been weird for you and your daughter if she was in your class. LOL
I have to read Omega. Especially after your thoughts on it!
Omega was really good, Laura! I hope you’ll enjoy it as well.
I think when someone teaches kids, time with peers is vital, so I am happy you got to “hang out” with your friends. And I have heard that being a teacher in one’s own child’s class is weird.
There is, thank goodness, some time with peers in the teachers’ lounge, Steph! And both my daughter and I were happy about not having to share a classroom 😀
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LOL..yeah it would have been weird teaching your daughter’s class. Congrats on another contract! Hope your week is delightful Lexxie
And see how busy I’ve been… it’s taken me the whole week to get back to people 🙂 Now, though, it’s over!! Thanks for stopping by, Kim.
Are you going to take a break at one point, or are you doing good? I remember my final days in my teaching classes before I graduated, and I thought I was going to die of exhaustion.
Best of luck to you! *huggles*
I’m doing pretty well, Lyn, and I don’t teach every week. Here, we sign up for subbing and get called every now and then as needed. And it’s possible to say no. My main goal right now is to finish my MA, so yeah, there are small breaks here and there. And soon, I have a week off, with my husband and the kids, so I’m taking good care of myself!
Awesome week you had! It’s great to be celebrating a student’s birthday and good luck on the blog ahead challenge!
Thanks Ronyell 🙂 The blog ahead challenge is just what I needed! It’s always nice to have a little buffer on the blog.
That IS good you aren’t teaching your daughter – I can’t imagine teaching someone in my family. haha But yay for the contract!
I agree, Lauren, I was happy not to have my daughter in my class, and I think she was even more happy not to have me as her teacher!
It is good to hang out with friends and have fun. 🙂 I had lunch out with a friend today and it was relaxing. You have a busy week coming up, good luck! And I had to laugh at your comment about not teaching your daughter’s class as one year during high school, my mother was one of my teachers. It worked. 🙂
Yes, it’s important to just spend time with friends, eat some good food, drink some good drinks and have some good conversations 🙂
Wasn’t it weird having your mom as a teacher? My daughter and I are close, so it would be very strange for me – and I think for her as well!
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You really have a busy week ahead! I am sure your daughter is glad you are not teaching her class either but it might have been fun even thought it would be awkward 🙂
Have an awesome week, Lexxie! Happy Reading! ox
I’m not sure we would have found it fun, exactly, at least not right now. It’s been a very busy week, though, so I’m only now getting around to responding to comments. *sighs* At least it’s the weekend now!
awesome im glad you where able to hook a contract like that 🙂
Me, too ,Lily!
Sounds like you had a fun but busy week. Congrats on getting a new contract!! That would have been weird teaching your daughter’s class, especially if she didn’t do the homework you assigned lol. I hope the new class goes well and have a great week!
haha, she’s so serious it would be very strange if she came to class without having done her homework, Kathy 😀
Nice to get the teaching hours, I do know quite a few teachers who have taught their own children. I struggled teaching my niece and nephews! Good to see you enjoyed Rock Redemption – love NS writing.
I think it’s good to keep family members out of the classroom, but I know that’s not always possible.
NS is one of the authors whose books I instantly add to my kindle, I don’t even really read the summary, I just want to read her words!
I hope your sub job goes well! That would be weird to have your daughter in your class. Thanks for stopping by!
It went very well, apart from a mix-up on the last day 🙂
What would we do if we weren’t so busy, Lexxie?? I’m hoping this week goes splendidly for you! I know you’re going to enjoy being in front of the classroom again. 🙂 Hopefully we’ll find time to chat. This week is busy for me as well…Sky has a college interview and there are a couple of representatives from different colleges visiting her high school that I’m going to listen to. And I have to get things ready for my mother-in-law’s visit…she arrives on Friday.
Here’s to a great week! **BIG HUGS**
Why, we would read more, of course, and also travel to spend more actual time together 😀
Props to you for blogging ahead while in school! It’s an extremely difficult task to complete. I’m happy when I have a week of posts scheduled in advance! Enjoy your subbing!
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Yeah, I have to be very organized to get everything done, but it’s good for me to have things scheduled in advance, even if it may take me some time to get back to people and comment back 😉
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So is 12 hours two days of teaching over there? Or is is just a few hours a day for a week? I know very little about school in Europe if you can’t tell :)I think it would be fun to substitute teach occasionally and even thought about doing it when I was younger. I am lucky if I have two weeks of reviews done for both of the blogs I review for, but it would be nice if I could get even more done. There’s been a few times I turned a review in on Monday for it to run on Tuesday so I am more apt to get behind than catch up-although I have been doing pretty good lately! I hope you enjoy your teaching assignment and have a good week!
12 hours for me was three hours of teaching, four of the weekdays. Full time teaching is 24 hours of teaching, because preparing class and correcting tests etc are done outside of the classroom, so it is taken into account to reach a total of 40 hours of work per week.
This is for Switzerland, and I’m not sure if this is the same in other European countries. And it is also for high school level. I teach English as foreign language, so depending on the students’ age, they have between three and six hours of English per week 🙂
Whew! Sounds like quite the week! That’s awesome on getting some posts done for the challenge. Hope yall have a great rest of the week 🙂
Yeah, it was so busy it’s taken me until now to actually answer you 😉 I’m very happy about blogging ahead, and even happier I found out about it!