Is it really November already? I love the holidays, but I can’t believe there are only two months left for 2019! We’ve been enjoying the colors of fall and had an excellent Halloween despite the snow.
October was a very good month. I managed to post more than I have since June of last year! It started out with my very first wrap-up ever for September which included some birthday gifts I received.
Books I reviewed on the blog this month:
- It Would be Night in Caracas by Karina Sainz Borgo
- Last Pen Standing by Vivian Conroy
- Raising Bookworms by Emma Walton Hamilton
- Gated by J.D Ventura
- The Cowboy’s Lady by Debbie Macomber
- Jesus Skeptic by John S. Dickerson
- Educated by Tara Westover
- Christmas with a Cowboy by Carolyn Brown
- Welcoming the Unwelcome by Pema Chödrön
- Free Your Mind by Darryl D. Diptee
- The Doubt Factor by Renée Paule
- GOD Life After Death by Tom A. Wilson
Music Monday Posts:
- Alanis Morissette “Thank U”
- Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call me the Breeze” from El Camino
- Lauren Daigle “Rescue”
- Peter Gabriel “In Your Eyes” from Say Anything
Children’s Book Reviews:
Flower Friday Posts:
Book Challenges:
I actually completed my Goodreads challenge! I’ve read a good amount of childrens books this year, which has obviously helped. This number should go a bit higher with books planned for the next few months.
I decided to take up the 20 Books for Christmas Challenge. I chose 10 books for this year and managed to read one book for the 20booksforchristmas challenge in October.
- 20 Books for Christmas Challenge
- Christmas with a Cowboy (seen above)
I didn’t read anything for the Retelling Reading Challenge this month. There are so many other books lined up now for the rest of the year, but I’m hoping to get at least one or two more retellings in.
I did a health update which was much needed! I’m already ready to post another one now with new labs back again. It’s no wonder I’ve been feeling icky, but I’m hanging in there. Another update post should be up in November.
Fall always reminds me of Hansel and Gretel, so I brought back an older post of Neil Gaiman’s version and also shared a few other versions.
Thanks for checking out my October Wrap-up! How did you do this month? What are your plans for the rest of the year? Feel free to share your wrap-up links below!
♥️ Mischenko
Great month! 20 books for Christmas… nice. 🙂
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Thanks! The challenge is fun even though I’m only doing 10 books. Maybe more if possible. Really looking forward to the holidays! I know you’re looking forward to having more writing time now with October behind you! Glad it went well. ☺️
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Thank you. Yes… I’m wrapping up final responses today on the Festival, then sending out the giveaways where appropriate. Writing will calm me down hopefully! Enjoy the weekend.
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Wonderful! You too ☺️
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You’ve been busy this month! I’m still two books behind on my Goodreads challenge. Think I missed it my two last year, also.
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Yes! There are still two months left though. Do you think you’ll make it? Thx, Teri. 😊
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Between NaNo and the holidays, I’m hoping!
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Yeah, I forgot about NaNo. Good luck with everything!
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Fantastic month Mischenko and congratulations on so many books and challenges. Awesome record. Also following your thyroid odyssey. My biggest problem is memory– particularly vocabulary. I blame all those dental xrays years ago.
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Thank you so much! I know what you mean about memory. It’s a short term thing for me with a fog. Not as bad as it used to be though. Take care ❤
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Hurray, you continued these! I love wrapup posts because it can be hard to remember what happened with everyone WAY BACK 30 DAYS AGO!!!
And did this month fly or crawl for you? For me it flew so fast that I blinked and now it is November, sigh…
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Yeah, I think I’ll do one every month. You totally inspired me and these are fun to reflect on! Of course, they’re always fun when you do well for the month. 😂 I’m not sure if I’ll be able to keep up with the rate I’m at now. Thanks! 👍
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Christmas challenge sounds like perfect for my current mood; I might as well try it! You did great, Mischenko!😊💗
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It would be great if you join us.
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Thank you, I will! I’m deciding how many books I’m going to read for this challenge 😉
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I hope you do it, Noriko! I know you love your Christmas reads, but you can do other books too. I’m sticking to Christmas. ❤ Thx!
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Oh, yes, Mischenko! I’m game! I’m just making a post about it now.
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Wow you’ve certainly fit a lot in. Well done.
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Thanks! I feel like it was a good month considering my number was highest since last June. 😂 Hope I can keep up. ♥️
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Awesome pumpkin pics. I love the pic of Cynder in the beautiful fall leaves. Priceless!!
Nice to see how you organized your wrap up this time. I really like it. A lot to do in just one month. Great job! 👌
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Thanks! I thought that was a great pic too. I appreciate your positive comments! ♥️
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Also can’t believe it’s November already! Glad you had a good month, it’s good to see you posting regularly again. 🙂 Love your pumpkins!
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Thank you, Lisa. You’re very uplifting! ♥️
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