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?
This was an okay week. I still struggled with being tired, but I got quite a bit of work done and had some fun too. I did my best to sleep enough every night in hopes that it would help against my feelings of tiredness, but most days I still felt tired. I think I am doing a bit better now, so I hope it stays that way.
It was a good week for work. I am working on a new blog tour sign-up, that I hope to have live next week. I did some other Lola’s Blog Tours work. And I did some hours of assistant work.
My battle with the mildew continued this week. The mildew is getting less, but it is very slow going. After starting with baking soda and vinegar and I now switched tactics. I bought a sprayer like the ones you use for plants and I fill that with vinegar and water and spray that on the spots each day. I also did some other cleaning around the house. It’s always nice to do a bout of cleaning and have the house look nice afterwards.
My boyfriend and I went out for lunch at a place close by that we wanted to try. We both had a scone and a piece of pie. The scones were really good and the pies were great too. I had a great cheesecake and my boyfriend had a chocolate cake. Definitely will be back as they had lots of other pies (both savory and sweet ones) that I want to try.
I finished a puzzle this week! I’ve been into doing my jigsaw puzzles again lately and I finished the one I was working on. It had been on the floor for months as I took a break from puzzling for a while, so it was great to finally finish it. And I already started a new one. I also bought a new plant this week (it was discounted, lol!) as a while ago some plants died and we had some empty plant pots around. I really like the new plant and it’s nice to have some extra green in the house.
Review Opportunity sale
I just announced a review opportunity discount on Lola’s Blog Tours. The review opportunities are only $40 instead of the normal $60 and runs till the end of the month.
Scifi Romance fans check out this site!
A while ago this site re-launched and it’s a great resource for sci-fi romance fans. They feature books in the genre and you can sign-up for the newsletter and receive one weekly newsletter with new books that are added.
What did I read this week?
Spellcaster Academy was a fun introduction to the series, but didn’t fully pull me in. It was pretty fast paced, but only a few places that felt a bit rushed. There are some big happenings already in the first episode which was nice and I liked her cat Nine. Starseers was another great read in this series, I like how it continues with the same vibe as the previous books with lots of action and the characters getting in trouble and out of it again. In this book they meet the starseers, which was interesting. Tails of The Deep was a fun mermaid cozy mystery, while the mystery wasn’t as strong as in most cozies, it just was a lot of fun to read.
What did I cook for dinner this week?
- Peanut Pasta
- Curry Rice
- Pumpkin Tomato Soup
This week I blogged about:
– Review: The Lion Mistress Book 3 by R.A. Steffan
– Lola’s Kitchen: Tomato pasta Sauce with minced meat, mushrooms and olives Recipe
What to expect next week on the blog:
– Review: Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chen
– Review: Wipe Out by Jordan Ford
Tours open for sign-up on Lola’s Blog Tours:
Review Opportunities:
– Building Your Empowered Steps by LM Preston
– Empty Eyes by Nancy Gray
– The Firefly by Nancy Gray
– The Krampus by Nancy Gray
– The Going Back Portal by Connie Lacy
Check the full list of open review opportunities here.
Cover Reveals:
There are no cover reveals currently open for sign-up
Tours:
– Blog Tour: Total Blueprint for World Domination by Jolene Stockman – 1 till 14 August
– Blog Tour: Exiled to Freedom by SGD Singh – 12 till 25 August
– Bookstagram Blitz: First Flyght by S.J. Pajonas – 6 till 13 September
– Blog Tour: Merlin’s Shakespeare by Carol Anne Douglas – 3 till 16 September
Book Haul:
Pastime Pursuits was discounted to 99 cents and even though I already have a few of the individual books I couldn’t resist grabbing a copy of this box set. A while ago SJ Pajonas recommend The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet and I finally decided to buy a copy. Upside Down has been on my wishlist for a while now and it was discounted to 99 cents, so i bought a copy.
I’m battling the mildew too and glad you got the sprayer. It sure makes things easier. I’m feeling tired too. Probably because I’m working two jobs at this time. LOL Also feeling lazy as it is blistering hot out. The pool calls my name:)
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The sprayer is pretty handy. Sorry to hear you’re feeling tired too, that does sound tiring to work two jobs. And the heat also makes me feel more tired. I hope you can get some time at the pool soon.
I hope the mildew problem is easier to fix. You probably already know that my favorite genre is paranormal romance.
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Yes I would’ve guessed that right that paranormal romance is your favorite genre :).
The mildew problem goes quite slow this way, but I rather use vinegar than bleach, so guess I just have to be patient.
The hot weather always makes mildew in my bathroom. No matter how much I clean it, it still comes back. I have a spray that is for mildew that works great and if I use it everytime I clean it keeps the mildew away pretty good. My kids take steaming showers and with it hot outside it can’t be stopped.
Sorry you have been so tired. The meds I am on make me so tired but I have been doing better with it but still trying to keep hydrated which seems to cause a lot of the tiredness I have.
The little shop sounds so nice and sounds super yummy!
Have a great week, Lola! Happy Reading! xx
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I hope once I get it all gone I can keep it up by spraying with vinegar regularly.
I am sorry to hear you have been tired too because of your meds. I am not sure what causes my tiredness, I need a lot of sleep, so that’s probably it.
It was a great shop!
I love cheesecake..especially lemon, or caramel.
I don’t really have a favourite genre, I couldn’t read just one..I’d get bored too quickly.
Wishing you a great reading week,
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I don’t think I’ve had caramel cheesecake yet, but that does sound good as I liked most cheesecakes I tried so far
Same her,e I couldn’t just read one. I like switching between genres. And my fav genre varies from moment to moment.
My favourite genre to read it UF or contemporary romance. UF with a strong romance is probably my version of reading heaven.
I’m glad you had a good week even though you’re still a bit tired! Hopefully your energy levels pick up.
I enjoy both those genres too! Although I haven’t been reading a lot of either this year so far, it really varies form time to time what i read most.
I must’ve missed last week’s post, I didn’t know you were battling mildew. Lunch with your boyfriends sounds like it was great! And yay for a new plant, even better that it was discounted! I hope you have some more energy this week 🙂
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I am trying to get rid of some mildew that’s been here for a while, but it’s slow going.
The lunch was great. And I am so happy with the new plant.
I hope you’ll read A LONG WAY… soon. You’ll love it, I’m sure. And that new place sounds delicious! I really love fresh baked goods. Mmm. Thanks for linking to SFR Station!
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I hope I’ll enjoy A Long Way, it sounds really good and after all the good things you had to say about it I am really curious about it 🙂
It was a great place and the cheesecake was so good!