The Blonde Diaries

Reading With Tequila has put together a list of the most recommended books by bloggers from 2009. This list contains over 200 books recommended by 33 bloggers. Talk about a great master list!  I was happy to see quite a few books that I had read already on this list. There were also quite a few books I was already planning on reading this year on the list so I decided to join on in with this challenge.  Like all book challenges, there are rules and levels to help you complete the challenge.  The full list of 2009 books can be found here.  I am aiming for level one as there are exactly 5 books on the list that are on my lists for various challenges and will try for level 2 if I time is on my side.

The Levels:
Level I – Read 5 books from the 2009 Book Blogger Recommendation List
Level II – Read 10 books
Level III – Read 15 books
Level IV – Read 20 books
Level V – Read 20+ books

The Rules:

• Challenge will run January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010. Participants can join anytime throughout the challenge.
• Create an intro post, linking back to this post.
• Sign up with the MckLinky below. Please link to your challenge intro post, not your blog home page.
• Chose your own books from the list. You can decide to read books only on the Top 25 list or from the entire recommendation list. You do not have to make a list of books before the challenge begins.
• All forms of books acceptable (audiobooks, eBooks, etc.)
• Rereads do not count towards the completion of the challenge. The challenge is about discovering books that are new to you.
• You don’t need a blog to participate.
• Reviews, while always appreciated, are not mandatory.

Happy Friday!  Today is a half day at work (yay!) followed by a trip to the gym and then packing to go home and visit my mom and brother for the weekend.  It is going to be a long day though as Mike is up in Dallas for training and has to drive to Houston before we can leave.

From Island Life:

Welcome to this week’s edition of Aloha Friday.

In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.

If you’d like to participate, just post your own question on your blog and leave your link below. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!

So this week my question is: What is your favorite fruit?

My favorite fruit is perfectly ripe strawberries.

I gave in and finally joined Twitter. I hear about it all the time but I just didn’t really feel the need to join into yet something else that would need frequent updates. But curiosity got the best of me as I have been trying my hand at blog contests which give extra entries for tweeting about the contest as well as seeing the recent Twitter entries from Rampage Jackson after Forrest ran out of the octagon last weekend. It all just drove me over the edge to try it out.

Luckily, Kimberly at All About Kimberly has been a member and was able to guide me through setting up the Twitter Tools plugin and configuration. I am hoping it makes things easier for me to both blog and do a little Twittering. I’m still not sure what to Twitter about or do with Twitter but I guess I’ll learn with some practice. So follow me: blondediaries

Boy am I glad it is Friday. This was my first full week back at work since taking practically the whole month of July off. I have to say it has been a tad rough adjusting back to working during the day. That hasn’t been the best attitude since we had to get through our Q2 review today. Talk about a little stress there.

So this week Aloha Friday is asking if we are a good secret keeper. I believe that I am a fairly good secret keeper. I mean if it isn’t that big of a deal I might tell another close friend but that would be it. If it was a big deal I would keep my trap closed as long as needed.

So my question this week: Have you ever regretted telling a secret?

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• Proud Mommy
• Nothing But Purple
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