monday musings…

I’m going to be taking this week off from blogging. I was starting to feel my old familiar friend – blogging burnout – and decided to get ahead of the game since the 4th is coming up and I saw a few other bloggers planning to take it off as well. I’m not doing anything special – just a little reading and hopefully getting to spend time in the pool.

I’ll still be visiting blogs and leaving comments though and I already have several posts and reviews ready to go for next week.

Before I make my escape I have a few things I wanted to share.

Surprise package!


I’ve talked about my love of Noosa Yoghurt online over the years and I guess someone over there noticed and emailed me to ask if they could send me a care package. I was thinking coupons, stickers…a magnet? Welp, the next day I got this awesome strawberry themed package delivered!

They sent 4 full size containers of their Strawberry Rhubarb yoghurt. If you haven’t tried their yogurt yet – get on it. It tastes super rich and creamy – like a decadent dessert, instead of yogurt.

A strawberry print flour sack dishtowel from Tina Produce – a company out of Oakland California that “promotes sustainability by offering reusable napkins, kitchen towels, totes and tees. Initial designs are inspired by farmers' markets and aim to celebrate year-round fresh local produce. All functional art pieces are designed and hand screenprinted in Oakland, California.”

ban.do – a lifestyle brand based out of California that sells clothes, accessories, gifts, stationary and more. Super cute stuff when I perused their website!
A pink charger cable from

A strawberry print scarf from Taleen

Strawberry rhubarb lip balm by Pucker Junkie

Strawberry rhubarb candle by Modern Forestry – small batch soy candles made in South Carolina. This candle smells amazing! Like fresh strawberries handpicked from the garden – not perfume. I think I’ll be buying some from them soon!

* I did receive this box for free from Noosa but was not asked to blog/promote/review in any way in exchange. I just thought it was a really fun surprise, liked the contents and wanted to share.

July reading goals!

I only have ONE review physical review ARC for July!

What to Say Next by Julie Buxbaum ~ Goodreads “From the New York Times bestselling author of Tell Me Three Things comes a charming and poignant story about two struggling teenagers who find an unexpected connection just when they need it most. For fans of Sophie Kinsella, Jennifer Niven, and Rainbow Rowell.”

This looks and sounds super cute and summery!

Since I’m FINALLY caught up on current ARC’s and haven’t gone crazy requesting more *pats self on back*, I’m going back to catch up on all the older ARC’s – which has been my 2017 reading goal all along.

Here’s what I picked for July:

The Book of Ivy by Amy Engel I’ve wanted to read this series for years and Amazon had a sale – $4.34 for the pb - so I snapped it up

Done Dirt Cheap by Sara Nicole Lemon and Noteworthy by Riley Redgate – Both of these were on a TBR pile a few months ago but I didn’t get to them so I’m giving it another try this month.

June Reading

I read 20 books in June.

my read-june-2017 shelf:





Favorites: The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by MacKenzie Lee, Bad Romance by Heather Demetrios, and Coming Up For Air by Miranda Kenneally

Goodreads Reading Challenge

2017 Reading Challenge

Karen has read 107 books toward her goal of 120 books.

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107 of 120 (89%)

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Enjoy the week and the 4th holiday if you're in the US!