An announcement, a challenge, and some self-promotion :)

Hi everyone – a few things I wanted to announce, so I decided to just do one big post.  The first thing is the fact that the 24 Hour Read-a-Thon has been scheduled for this spring – the date is April 18-19, 2009, beginning at 12:00 pm GMT.  The Read-a-Thon now has its own website, so you should definitely drop by and check it out if you haven’t already.  I am embarrassed to admit this, but I’ve never actually participated in a Read-a-Thon myself.  I work 8-hour days on Saturdays, so honestly it just doesn’t work out for me – by the time I get home from work and get some food in me, it’s already 5 or 6 and I feel so far behind that I don’t feel inspired to even try.  Also, Saturday is usually the night that my husband and I spend together so I feel bad taking that away when we don’t spend enough time together as it is.  So, I’m debating on whether or not to attempt the upcoming Read-a-Thon, at least for a few hours.  I’m still on the fence.  But I LOVE the concept, and I have tons of fun reading everyones’ posts during that time.  It really is a great event – I highly recommend getting involved.

Second, I am going to participate in Carl’s Once Upon a Time III Challenge.  I’m going to sign up for the easiest and simplest level, The Journey, and I honestly have no clue how many books I’ll read for it.  Maybe only one or two.  But I love the idea of this challenge, and I especially love some of the people who are enthusiastic about it (Nymeth, I’m talking about you!).  So I will just see what happens with that.  It’s always good to try new things, right?

Ok, the last thing is that I’ve been FEATURED on a website!!  The fabulous ladies of Style Substance Soul contacted me and asked if I would want to be part of their showcase feature – I said of course!  The website is great – check out their info page here so you can see what these ladies are all about.  And here is where you can find me!  They may still be looking for blogs to feature so if you are impressed with their site, go ahead and email them to find out.

Now I have to write about a billion reviews… I’m a little behind, and I’m not reading much right now so I may space them out more than I have been.  If you don’t see too many reviews from me in the next week or so that would be why.

Enjoy what’s left of the weekend, everyone!