Author: Tanya Patrice
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10 Awesome (S)ummertime Reads To Add To Your Reading List
Since we both use Goodreads to track the books we’ve read, we can use it to look back at our faves. We want to shout out to these awesome books we read in summers past – and encourage you to read them, if you haven’t already.
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August #BookBlogger Events
One of the most awesome things about the book blogging community is all the events that you can participate in. Here are a few that you can join in August.
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(O)ffice Vibes {What’s in My Home Office}
I’m lucky enough to work from home 2 days of the week. So, when we moved into our new home, I commandeered one of the rooms to be my home office. There are 2 areas- 1 for work stuff and 1 for personal business.
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Do You Count (N)ovellas in Your Total Number of Books Read?
A novella is a work of written, fictional, narrative prose normally longer than a short story but shorter than a novel. The Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Novella both define novellas as literary works between 17,500 – 40,000 words. Novels are 40,000 words or more. So – when you talk about the number of…
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App Deal [Starbucks]
Do you use the apps of places you go to often? I’ve recently started doing this, and when I saw this deal from Starbucks to become a Gold Member for the price of one purchase, I decided to download the app and signed up.
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Reading From the Best Sellers (L)ist [The Woman in Cabin 10]
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware is currently sitting pretty at #8 on the NY Times Bestseller list. I read it but while I thought it was OK – didn’t love it though.
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8 Tips for (K)eeping An Organized Computer Deskptop Screen
Clutter can accumulate in many places and now, there can also be a lot of digital clutter. Here are a few strategies I use to keep my laptop screen clear of old files and a gazillion programs.
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My Bullet (J)ournal Essentials
I use my bullet journal for work, and as such, I’ve tried to keep my system very simple. I also travel for work, so my supplies can’t take up too much space. Here’s what I’m using now.
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My Reading (I)nbox [A Mid-Year Reading List Update]
We’re keeping track of the books that we’ve mentioned here on GXO, that we’d like to read this year, and trying to give them first priority. But we’re also mood readers – so we have a few outstanding – and we’re posting about it so we can get our butts in gear. Or strike them…
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10 Useful (H)TML Symbols For Your Blog
There are lots of ways to add interest to your blog post instead of just having blocks of text. One way is to insert bits of HTML code which will magically turn into symbols on your blog – like checkmarks ✓ – hearts ❤ and stars ✩.
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