The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer.
It’s a chance to share News. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog.
What happened this week?
It was a bit of a meh week, not for any specific reason, but this week just seemed to drag and go too fast at the same time. It had some bad days, where I just felt grumpy the whole day for no reason at all. I also spend way too much time worrying, hopefully that will finally go away next week. Although it might take a few more weeks to completely disapear. And I have a dentist appointment next week for our half yearly check-up, ugh, not looking forward to that.
I also focussed a bit on some Lola’s Blog Tours site related things this weeky. I finally managed to change the colour of the links on my testimonials page thanks to Ashley her html/ CSS help post on Nosegraze. I’ve been trying to fix this for a while and couldn’t figure it out, but Ashley knew how to solve it and gave me a clear answer on how to fix it! And then I decided it would be nice to make a form for testimonials, so authors and bloggers can submit a testimonial. I usually ask author once their tour has ended if they want to write a testimonial, but some authors only did review opportunities which are still going on and this offers the opportunity for everyone to write a testimonial.
My sister got confirmation this week that she and her boyfriend got a house and she will be moving out somewhere mid/ end april. So change is coming soon. To be honest it will be nice having the house to ourselves, although in terms of money it’s going to be tough for a while. I have the feeling April is going to be a crazy month. Not sure when exactly she will be moving out, hoping to get mroe clarification about how things will be going next week.
Then saturday I had a headache for the whole day and after dinner it got so bad I couldn’t stand the light anymore. I’ve had bad headaches before, but never so bad as this one, I usually can still function. Now I had to go lie down for a whole hour with all the light out before it got back to a bearable level. Needless to say I didn’t got much work done yesterday.
I got some reading done this week as well. I finished my beta read, which I really had to force myself to finish. Then I finished a fun novella and after that decided to ignore all the books I should read and start a romance novel as I was realy in the mood for a romance book. And I am reading a fun dragon shapeshifter book on my ipad now, after I finished my first historical romance book. So those who voted for In for Penny during the My To-Be Read list meme, I actually have read the book as well and you can expect my review next week!
What did I cook for dinner this week?
- Sunday:
- Extra: Half chocolate half peanut butter cookies with chocolate chips
- Monday: Fried Quinoa
- Tuesday: Risottto with broccoli, paprika, pesto and spinach
- Wednesday: fried quinoa leftovers
- Thursday: Red Curry with Pineapple – recipe post coming in July
- Friday: Sajoer Beans
- Extra: Crumb Cake
- Saturday: Carrot Souffle with vega saucage and baked champignons
Random Picture(s) of the Week
This is one of the so called Pita Hammocks, I usualy hang them in the cage in a different way, but tried somethign new. About an hour after the rats got into the cage I foudn Smarties lying in the hammock. It seems she enjoys it like this!
She woke as I was taking a picture of her and showed her face.
The Half chocolate half peanut butter cookies with chocolate chips I made this week. They were pretty good, although the chocolate dough needs a bit of tweaking as there was a bit too much cacao powder in it for our taste.
This week I blogged about:
– Review: Rice Cooker Revenge (Kami no Sekai Short Story series #1) by SJ Pajonas
– Review: Hunt (Wildcats #0.5) by Rachel Vincent
– Lola’s Ramblings: I don’t Watch TV
– Lola’s Kitchen: Creamy Spinach Pasta Sauce Recipe
– Review: Lion’s Share (Wildcats #1) by Rachel Vincent
What to expect next week on the blog:
– Bookish Resolution Challenge: March Recap
– 2015 New Release Challenge: first quarterly recap
– Review: In for a Penny (In for a Penny #1) by Rose Lerner
– Lola’s Ramblings: How to spend less Money while Grocery Shopping
– Lola’s Kitchen: Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
Tours open for sign-up on Lola’s Blog Tours:
– Review Opportunity: Chills: a short story collection by Sahar Sabati – sign-ups open till further notice
– Review Opportunity: Flawless by Jennifer McGill – sign-ups open till further notice
– Review Opportunity: The Luthier’s Apprentice by Mayra Calvani – sign-ups open till further notice
– Review Opportunity: Daughter of Isis (Descendants of Isis #1) by Kelsey Ketch – sign-ups open till further notice
– Review Opportunity: Cross Roads by Donald Wilson II – sign-ups open till further notice
– Review Opportunity: Last House Burning by Katy Scott – sign-ups open till further notice
– Review Opportunity: Click Date Repeat by K.J. Farnham – sign-ups open till further notice
– Review Opportunity: Calling California (Hunter Hill University #1) by J.P. Grider – sign-ups open till further notice
– Review Opportunity: Mending Michael (Hunter Hill University #2) by J.P. Grider – sign-ups open till further notice
– Review Opportunity: True Calling (True Calling #1) by Siobhan Davis – sign-ups open till further notice
– Review Opportunity: Nights Under the Tennessee Stars by Joanne Rock – sign-ups open till further notice
– Blog Tour: Raising the Stakes by Karen Rock – sign-ups open till 31 March
– Book Blitz: True Calling by Siobhan Davis – sign-ups open till 12 April
– Blog Tour: Tara Nikkel and the Shaman of La’la Eek by R.A. Sapp – sign-ups open till 13 April
– Book Blitz: Bound by Blood by Scott Springer – sign-ups open till 20 April
– Book Blitz: Suspected by Rori Shay – sign-ups open till 21 April
– Blog Tour: Regina Shen by Lance Erlick – sign-up open till 17 May
– Book Blitz: Love Overcomes by Angela Schroeder – sign-ups open till 18 May
– Blog Tour: Beyond Reach by Siobhan Davis– sign-ups open till 30 April
– Blog Tour: All for Love by Susanne Matthews– sign-ups open till 25 May
Book Haul:
Lovestruck (True Calling #1.5)
by Siobhan Davis
Format: e-copy
Source: for review
You can find Lovestruck on Goodreads
Blurb:
Everything changed the moment he found her…Cal Remus is in love.
But the object of his affection barely acknowledges his existence. Worse: She acts like he’s the dirt sticking to the bottom of her shoe. Weaker men might give up. But not Cal. Hell no, he loves a good challenge and Ariana Skyee has made this the most intriguing challenge of all.
Having read his father’s confidential military files, Cal should be concerned about the seemingly fragile new world order on Planet Novo and the events back on Earth. But he’s distracted.
Securing Arianas love is his number one priority.
He’s going to win her heart, or die trying.
***
Special note from the author:This short story is narrated solely from Cal Remus’ point of view, and it depicts the events leading up to the introduction of ‘The Calling.’ That is; the events that pre-date True Calling, Book 1 in the series. This can be read as a stand-alone story. However, if you are planning on reading the True Calling series, I recommend that you read the titles in the following sequence:
True Calling – Book 1
Lovestruck – Short Story
Beyond Reach – Book 2
Light of a Thousand Stars – Novella
Destiny Rising – Book 3.
Wow it looks like you have some great things coming up this week. I have been curious about Rose Lerner.
Renee (@Addictofromance) recently posted…Book Review-It Started With A Scandal by Julie Anne Long
I really enjoyed In for a Penny, it was my first historical romance book I read and I am definitely planning on reading more. Although it took me a while to get used to the historical words and style of the book, but I think that’s just because I am new to the genre.
Your furry friends will never be bored with all the fun stuff you provide for them! I like the hammocks! I’d love to have one to swing and read in!
chucklesthescot recently posted…Stacking the Shelves #77
I am happy they liked the new position of the hammock. I agree I would love to have a hammock to read it, it would be so comfy! Actually we do have a hammock, but no place to put it as we only have a small balcony :(.
Lola recently posted…Sunday Post #119
Hate those meh weeks when they happen. And I’m sure the stress added to the headaches. Hopefully this will be a good week.
Trish @ Between My Lines recently posted…The Sunday Post : Get your Bookish News #62
I hope next week will be better. The headaches seem so random sometimes, I’ve had moments where I only have one every two weeks, but now I seem to have one every week again. And this time was one of the worst ones, ugh I never felt that bad during a headache and I couldn’t stand not being able to work.
Lola recently posted…Sunday Post #119
Omg this cookies look so good! And I’m ready for that red curry recipe – I love curry but don’t really know how to make it. I decided I’m going to by the stuff to do the pesto spinach pasta this week. I’m ready to get adventurous!
I’m sorry you had a kinda blah week followed by what sounds an awful lot like a migraine. I’ve been getting them since I was 13, due to a crack in my skull. I’ve learned that sometimes I need a just a wee-bit of caffeine if I can feel it coming on in time. And I don’t drink caffeine as a rule (no soda, no tea, no coffee) but I keep diet soda on hand for when I need to hold off a migraine. If I don’t catch it though – its lights off, no sound, and a cool towel draped over my face. I hope that was your one and only though! Have a great week (good luck at the dentist)!
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I used to make curry with storebrought curry paste, but nowadays I try to make them from scratch if possible and I am really hapy with how this curry recipe turned out. I hope you like the pesto spinach pasta 🙂
Yeah I think I have migraine, but never officialy got diagnosed. It usually isn’t this bad though, I never had light sensitivity this bad. I’ve had a few migraine with aura attacks in the past, luckily I haven’t had those in a while. But I have regular headaches/ migraine with pain going to one side of my head mostly and that’s one of the symptoms of migraine. I drink a lot of earl grey tea each day and often get headaches when I don’t drink any, maybe I should try drinking soem extra cups of tea when I feel one coming. I usually feel them coming, but can’t figure out how to stop them.
Those cookies look sooooooo good! The perfect PB and chocolate combination (one of my favorites).
Ugh. I hate headaches. You poor thing. That one sounds almost like a migraine! I hope this week goes a bit smoother for you.
S. J. Pajonas recently posted…Sunday Update – March 29, 2015
They were really good, although it needs a bit tweaking before I can make a recipe post about it as the chocolate half was a bit too strong now due to too much cacao powder.
I am assuming it was a migraine, but I never officialy got diagnosed. I have them every two weeks or so, but never this bad, I almost believed someone had changed my computer screen settings as it was so bright. Usually it’s just one evening and one morning of headache that sticks to one side of my head.
So, I’ve always wanted to comment on your blog because you’re always so good at commenting on mine, but I didn’t realize you had this blog. I only knew about your blog tours one. I hope you haven’t thought that I was evil, lol.
I love the pictures with your pita hammocks with your rat in them. Your rat is so cute!!! And, your cookies look delicious!
Jenni Elyse (@jenni_elyse) recently posted…Spring 2015 Bloggiesta Wrap-Up
I have both this one and my blog tours one, although that one is only for blog tours I organize, everything else I post here. I was so happy I got a picture of her nose like that, she’s so adorable. Will post the recipe ocne I’ve tweaked it a bit. Thanks for stopping by!
The pictures of Smarties in the hammock are super cute. I had a bunny named Smartie once. 🙂 The cookies look delish! I’m sure it’ll be nice to have some more space for yourselves in your house again, but I definitely understand the financial disadvantages. Also, kudos to you for being so organized you already know what you’ll post when. 😀 I hope you enjoy your new reading material and that next week will be PHENOMENAL and headache-free for you! 🙂
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What a coincidence you had a pet called Smarties as well. It will be nice to have it be just the two of us in the house, although the financial aspect is going to be hard for a while. I already have all my posts scheduled for next week, so that makes it easy to know when to post, I love feeling organized. A week without headache would be nice!
Lola recently posted…Sunday Post #119
Sounds like you have a migrane. Those are no fun at all, I heard green apples help if you eat them. Seriously lol
That baby looks so cute in the hammock 🙂 Those cookies looks delicious! I need to go back and look to see what recipe posts I missed on my break!
I hope this week is better for you! *HUGS*
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Oh I’ll have to try eating a green apple next time, I don’t really like them, but if it works it will be worth it. I never got diagnosed, but yeah I think I have migraine.
She’s adorable in that hammock, after I took that picture I haven’t seen her in the hammock, lol. You missed the Shepherd’s pie recipe only I think.
Thanks I hope this week will be better!
It seems like Smarties really liked the hammock you set up for her. I do like the cookies. They look delicious. I love cookies a lot. I hope you enjoy your new books.
Grace Fonseca recently posted…Stacking The Shelves & Bought, Borrowed and Bagged-I went overboard
Yeah she really seemed to like the hammock positioned in this way. I have already read the new book I got this week, it was a short story, so it only took me about an hour to read it.
Love the pictures of Smarties. My rats love their hammocks too. Sounds like you might have had a migraine headache. I have stress headaches but they usually go away after some tylenol.
Mary Kirkland recently posted…Review: Stranded & Seduced by Shelley Munro
I know how at first I hardly had any hammocks, but we quickly foudn out that hammocks is a great way to fill up their cage and they love them. And ofcourse they have Sputnik and Igloo, which are among their favourite places to sleep as well.
I probably have migraine, but never got diagnosed. I usually have to wait out my headaches, they usually start around dinner and go away around lunch the next day. I have tried a lot of thigns, but nothing seems to make them disapear earlier than that.
Lola recently posted…Bookish Resolutions Challenge: March Recap
Only one book! Hope you enjoy it. 🙂 Your cookies look yummy!
Stormi recently posted…Review of Dark Alchemy
I have enough books already, so I am glad I didn’t got as many new books this week. And I already read this one, it was a fun addition to the series.
Lola recently posted…Bookish Resolutions Challenge: March Recap
I’m sorry that week wasn’t good, and migraines are awful, I completely sympathize with you… I love Smarties’s little pink nose coming off the hammock, she’s so cute ! I hope you’ll be getting better soon and that the money won’t be too hard on you 😉
Red Iza recently posted…Lusting for covers #60 / Kristen Proby : Seducing Lauren
It was an awful headache indeed, I was so glad when it was gone. I was so happy I could get a picture of her nose like that peeking out of the hammock, she’s so cute.
Lola recently posted…Bookish Resolutions Challenge: March Recap
Aww, I like how you put your rats in hammocks. That’s one of the cutest things I’ve seen! Sounds like you have a lot planned for this week x
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I put the hammocks in their cage and they decide where to sleep ;), but they really like their hammocks in general. Although a lot depends on how and where I place each hammock.
Lola recently posted…Bookish Resolutions Challenge: March Recap
oh yum! those cookies look good!!
I hope you enjoy 🙂 Happy Reading!
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They looked even better than they tasted! Next time I’ll do some tweaking with less cacoa powder.
Thanks for stopping by!
Lola recently posted…2015 New Release Challenge: 1st quarterly recap
Oh weeks like that are rough. Sounds like some good things though. 🙂
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Yeah it was a bit of a rough week, I hope this week is better. And I am happy there were still some good things as well.
Lola recently posted…2015 New Release Challenge: 1st quarterly recap
I used to have ferrets and they loved their little hammocks too. 🙂 Sorry you had a meh week, but I’m glad you decided to just pick up a book for pleasure to help you get out of your funk – sometimes you need to just do that!
Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction recently posted…Walled by Anne Tibbets – Review
The cage we have is originally a ferret cage, although I think it would be too small for more than one ferret. We also have one ferret hammock, which works just fine for rats as well. Ferrets sounds like great pets, although I think we’ll stay with rats for now.
I am glad I decided to pick up a book for fun, I already finished the book I was reading and am now reading another romance book and am loving this one!
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