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BLOGGING RESOLUTIONS
This is actually still my first week of having a blog, so instead of resolutions, I'm going to make these more of goals!
1. Schedule posts. Right now, I'm kind of flying by the seat of my pants, but I think I really need to start planning stuff ahead of schedule. It just seems to make more sense in the long run!
2. Read books on my TBR shelf. I have over a hundred books on my TBR shelf, and the number just keeps going up! I CANT STOP BUYING BOOKS!!! I have a problem. I counted how many hardbound books I bought last year, and it was 167! That's just cray cray, especially when I only read 117!
3. Comment on other blog's posts! I've followed a bunch of blogs for years now, but I've always been too nervous to actually talk to anyone! But now that I know what the rush of one comment on my blog feels like, I really want to bring that kind of excitement to someone else! Totes ma gotes.
4. MEET BLOGGING FRIENDS!!! I've already met a couple that have been very nice, but honestly, I would LOVE to meet more! This blog and reading are my life! Like my friends are my parents, and yeah, my mom reads the books I read, but I need someone to hardcore fangirl with over things! Be my friend! Let me love you! :)
5. Post at least one cover puppies a week! My new feature that I have lots of plans for! I want to make at least one post a week, which I have decided will be on Thursdays so stay tuned! :)
Well, these are my blogging resolutions (or goals, whatever) for this year! :) What are yours?
You can follow me by bloglovin or gfc, whichever you prefer! Leave a comment on my blog with a link to your blog so I can visit and return the favor! :)
Thanks for visiting!
I think most bloggers have a book buying problem, lol. I definitely want to focus on reading more books from my TBR shelf this year, too. Good luck with your resolutions! :)
ReplyDeleteHaha it seems they do! Thanks Montana! :)
DeleteHopping through. New GFC follower. I would like to read more books off my TBR as well. A key goal for every year.
ReplyDeleteMy FF
Thanks for the follow! :)
DeleteWelcome to the community!!! How fun that you just started blogging. Seems like just yesterday for me. I too enjoy commenting.. blog hopping is one of my favorite things to do! Good luck with your goals!
ReplyDeleteIt is SO much fun! I absolutely love it! Thank you!!
DeleteWe've got tons of resolutions in common! My TBR pile is getting absolutely ridiculous. Sigh. Welcome to the community. :) Followed via GFC, and be sure to drop a note if you ever need anything.
ReplyDeleteNaiche @ The Book Girl Reads
Haha it sounds like everyone's is getting out of hand! Thank you so much! I will definitely do that! :)
DeleteWelcome to the blogging community!! We're newbie-buddies! :) Aww, can I just say that your cover puppies is absolutely adorable?! If my poms cooperate, can I please do it sometimes too? Host it! lol Or I could link it back to you?
ReplyDeleteFollowed back via GFC!
Isabelle @ Isabelle's Book Reviews
YAY for newbie buddies, and thank you so much! Um, right now, I'm still trying to get the hang of the whole blogging thing in general, but let me think about it, and I'll get back to you! Sound good? :)
DeleteSounds good! I would very much like to do doggie book covers with you! So let me know :)
DeleteI will let you know! I promise :)
DeleteGetting through my TBR pile is going to be difficult, but I'm also going to try to read them all to be able to get more books this year! :)
ReplyDeleteNew follower via bloglovin :)
My FF :)
Jackie @Jackie's Book World
It is SO difficult to try to get through them! Good luck, and thanks!
DeleteWelcome to the blogosphere, Becca! I'm sure you'll make a lot of blogger friends since you sound like a genuinely nice person. As for getting rid of that huge TBR pile--I'm having the same problems, lol! My goal is to read at least half of my TBR shelf (I think I have 40-50?) during summer break! Good luck with your blog and I'm a new bloglovin' follower. ;)
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Thank you!! That's so sweet of you! Haha I hope I can read half of mine, but I'm not sure if that will happen or not! Thanks for following!:)
DeleteWelcome to the blogging world! I also don't want to count my TBR, yet it keeps growing :-)!
ReplyDeleteI would like to blog hop more this year as I have never really had the confidence before.
New Follower
Kirsty @ All in One Place
http://www.kvlovesbooks.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/feature-and-follow-friday-blogger.html
Thank you! :)
DeleteWelcome to the book blogging community! I hope you'll achieve all of your goals :)
ReplyDeleteNew Bloglovin and GFC follower.
Here's my FF
Thank you! :)
DeleteThanks for visiting our blog! We have huge TBR piles as well. Following you back via gfc and bloglovin. :)
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, and thank you! :)
DeleteWelcome Becca to the book blogging community. Hope you have a lot of fun and make a lot of new bookish friends =)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and I follow back.
Amie @The Magic of Words
I hope so too! You're welcome, and thank you for following Amie! :)
DeleteNew follower via GFC. Feel free to stop by my blog:
ReplyDeletehttp://languageintheblood.blogspot.fr
I see you have a massive TBR list but I would like to add another:) I’m also looking for reviewers of my e-book Language in the blood, let me know if you want a review copy.
I wish I could take one, but I actually don't have an e-reader! Thank you anyways! :) I followed you back! Thanks for following me!
DeleteHey! Thanks for stopping by my blog. Following back :)
ReplyDeleteOh, and I love the design!
Aw, thank you! :)
DeleteThose are awesome goals! Commenting more is definitely one I should have put on my list, but I don't know that I'd actually do more of it than I currently am. Cool that you're starting a new feature on Thurs. I have a Thurs one I do too. We should visit each other. :D Happy Friday!
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I will definitely visit! Thanks for visiting me! :)
DeleteThere are great goals. I should definitely schedule my posts and one of my goals is to comment and interact more with other bloggers.
ReplyDeleteI love your Cover Puppies idea. I'm a new follower via GFC and twitter so I can see more.
Happy FF and good luck with your goals.
Cassi @ My Thoughts Literally
Cassi
Aw yay! I still don't know how I managed to come up with Cover Puppies, and I absolutely love doing it! I can't wait for you to see what I have in store! Thanks for following! :)
DeleteYours are similar to mine. I look forward to cover puppies Thursday. Have a great week and good luck on your resolutions.
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Lacie @ Rainy Dayz Reviewz
Aw thank you! :)
DeleteGreat resolutions! My TBR list is out of control too, lol. Thanks for stopping by and following. Now following via bloglovin. Have a great weekend! :)
ReplyDelete~Pam @ Moonlight Reader
Thanks Pam! I hope you have an amazing weekend!! :)
DeleteI hate to tell you this, but now that you're blogging, your TBR list is only going to get longer! LOL!! You can't escape it! I hope you meet lots of awesome bloggers and build up some great relationships - the best way to do that is just go commenting on some of your favorite blogs often. You'll figure out quickly who always comments back and you end up building a rapport with them. I have several book blog buddies that started out that way! :-)
ReplyDeleteNicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction
Forgot to mention that I'm a new follower via Bloglovin'!
DeleteHaha I know, right! It's already grown a lot in the past week! Lol, I have already met a few that are completely amazing!! Thanks for the advice! That's what I've been doing, and it just works wonders! Thanks for following Nicole! :)
DeleteTo think of all those unread books you have lying around... I love it when I have stacks of unread books. It is so nice to be able to choose to read a book that matches your feeling at the moment. Somedays I feel like reading a classic and others I feel more like reading fantasy or young adult...
ReplyDeleteOooh I love it too! I never really thought about it that way!! :)
DeleteYou think over a hundred books in your TBR is bad, I'm nearly hitting 1,000. I just keep adding more and more, and I own over 300 unread books. It's sad but I hope maybe to get through half if I'm lucky. We have a lot of similar resolutions, I'm trying to socialize more and not be neglectful which can happen when I'm solely focused on writing posts. I hope you get to accomplish all your blogging goals!!
ReplyDeleteNew Bloglovin' follower!
My FF HERE.
-Seirra @ Dear, Restless Reader
Sierra! WOW! That's so many!! My goodreads tbr shelf is nearing that, but I was talking about my actual TBR shelf in my room! lol you would have to be really lucky to be able to dwindle that baby down to half! Good luck!! Thank you for following! :)
DeleteThanks for stopping by & for the follow! I'm following back via GFC! I look forward to future posts!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sarah! :)
DeleteGood luck with your resolutions.
ReplyDeleteNew Follower via GFC.
My FF: http://myaddictionforbooksandcoffee.blogspot.com/2014/01/feature-and-follow-7.html?
Thank you!!!
DeleteI need to start reading books I already own instead of buying new ones all the time too. But the new ones coming out each week always sound so good!
ReplyDeleteTHAT RIGHT THERE! That is my problem! I'm glad I'm not the only one! Lol thanks for visiting Jenna!
DeleteI have yet to meet a blogger who doesn't have a book buying problem!! I own over 2000 books and I can't say that I've read even half of them. But, at least I'll never run out of reading material!
ReplyDeleteI'm making a conscious effort to comment more on blogs as well. I'm committing to commenting on at least 10 blogs a day. Actual thoughtful comments. :)
Thanks for stopping by The Hiding Spot! New follower via Bloglovin'!
That's very true! Ah I wish I owned that many! I think I have just passed the 600 mark on owning books! Yeah, I meant actual meaningful comments as well! I really dont see the point in commenting if someone is just going to keep giving the same generic comment to everyone!!! Thank YOU for following! :)
DeleteYay for the new blog! Love the look! Good luck with all your resolutions!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog!
Have a GREAT day!
NEW Follower :D
AW! Thank you Jessica!!! Good luck with yours as well!!
DeleteYou've made some great resolutions, Becca! I had to giggle while reading them over...I'm right there with you on #s 2 and 3...and I'm helping you with #4...nice to meet you! :) I'm now following you via GFC, Bloglovin, and email. And I promise to comment. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Reading!!
HAHA! I try to be funny every once in awhile! Thank you for following me!!! Nice to meet you as well! :) I promise to comment back! Haha, have a great weekend, Brandee!
DeleteSo neat to be starting a blog! And hopefully it will help you get through some of the books on your TBR pile. Although I've almost started adding more as I blog. Great resolutions. I love to meet fellow bloggers, and for the most part, most of the ones I've met have been really cool! (Of course!) Thanks for commenting on my FF, and I'm a new GFC follower!
ReplyDeleteAw thank you Lisa! Yes, starting a blog is so much fun!! I love meeting new people as well! So it's nice to meet you! *shakes hand* Haha, thank you for following and visiting! :)
DeleteThanks for checking out my FF :)I definitely have a problem with buying books and I work at a library so its not like I can't get my hand on a good book. I would like to meet other bloggers as well. I followed you via GFC, twitter, and email.
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Ericka
You're very welcome! :) Haha, I couldn't imagine working at a library! I would find even more books to buy, I'm sure!! Thank you for following Ericka! It's nice to meet you! :)
DeleteThanks for stopping by my blog Fantastical Paper Realm, I followed back! If you ever need help with any blogging stuff or wanna do a feature together or just talk books -my email is on the info tab on my blog!!
ReplyDeleteAw thanks Emilee! That is such a generous offer!! I'm sure I'm going to need help at one point or another, so I definitely plan on hitting you up!! Thanks for following back! :)
DeleteGreat set of resolutions! Can't wait to read your future posts! New blog follower using GFC.
ReplyDeleteThanks Barb!
DeleteScheduling is such a dream. I didn't do it for a really long time. But now if I didn't I don't know if posts would go up LOL. And I'm with you on commenting. I used to be so much better at it. New GFC follower ;) Thanks for stopping by my FF!
ReplyDeleteHaha, I need to do it so bad!! Thanks for following Meredith! :)
DeleteThanks for stopping by my blog and following!! I am following you back on bloglovin :)
ReplyDeleteGreat resolutions this year!! If you need someone to fangirl with definitely let me know!! I need some more blogging friends :)
Uh, I'm always down to fangirl with other bloggers!! I only have a handful of actual blogger friends! Hit me up on twitter! :) Thanks for following Sarah! Hope to fangirl over books with you soon!
DeleteI would buy more books if I could afford it! I got money for Christmas for that and I haven't used it yet because I can't decide which to buy! I followed you on bloglovin as well as followed you back on twitter. :)
ReplyDeleteDenise @ Dandelionn Wine Book Blog
Aw thank you! Yeah, if I had an unlimited amount of money, I would be uncontrollable on book buying! It's so hard to decide which to buy, especially with all the 'Best of 2013' lists coming out and showcasing so many good ones!
DeleteGreat list and good luck! And thanks for stopping by my FF post earlier :) I'd love to meet more blogger friends too! :) New follower via bloglovin'.
ReplyDeleteThank you! :)
DeleteFirst, thanks for stopping by my blog and following me! I'm following back on GCF and Bloglovin! That way you don't get lost in my feeds and I can actually see your post somewhere!
ReplyDeleteI love the scheduling resolution. I did the first time with this FF. Of course I schedule it for 15 minutes after I wrote it but it helped me see how to work it and if it actually would post. So, I agree I will be scheduling more post instead as you stated "flying by my pants"!
You're very welcome, Heather! Thank YOU for following me back! :) Haha yeah I haven't even done a test run yet. Maybe I'll do that today with my StS! Thanks for the idea! :)
DeleteGreat resolutions particularly the read TBR book - I need to stop adding and start reading, lol!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by the Harem.
New Bloglovin' follower :0)
I need to stop adding so bad, BUT I JUST CANT DO IT!! lol, thanks for following, Lauren! :)
DeleteHi, thanks for checking out my blog and following, I am following back! Good luck with your resolutions!
ReplyDeleteKate @ The Little Blog of Geek
Thanks Kate!
DeleteI think we had the same problem here, I can't stop buying books either! they all look so tempting! good luck with your resolutions! :-) New GFC follower here. My FF
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like everybody has the same problem! Lol thanks for following! :)
DeleteThanks for stopping by my FF! I needed to add that I should stop buying books as well. BIG TIME! I look forward to staying in touch; I;m a new follower via BL and GFC... I'm so impressed by all your comments and a tad jealous as well. Perhaps if I commented more it would come back to me... Hmmm, I think that was a resolution of mine! Happy 2014!
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome, Shannon! Thanks for returning the favor! :) Haha I spend a lot of time commenting the other day! Just remember whatever you do comes back tenfold to you! At least, that's what I've learned lately!! I look forward to talking more with you as well!! Good luck with your resolutions, and go do some more commenting! :) Happy 2014!!!
DeleteWelcome to blogging. Good luck with your goals. Thanks for visiting Annette's Book Spot. I'm following back via Feedly...
ReplyDeleteThanks Annette!
DeleteI so agree with you! I need to stop buying books and start reading the ones I have!!!
ReplyDeleteNew follower via GFC and Bloglovin
http://angelic-reviews.blogspot.ca/2014/01/feature-and-follow_10.html
Haha I wish I could, but I'm not capable of it! Thanks for the follow Aneta! On my way to your blog now! :)
DeleteThanks for the follow. Following back via Bloglovin'. Great goals. Good luck with all of them. My FF
ReplyDeleteThanks Greg!
DeleteI love seeing MEET MORE BLOGGING FRIENDS on your post. It sounds like a lot of us want to be more interactive with each other this year, which is awesome :)
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Kim @ YA Asylum
It is, isn't it?! I love meeting new friends! Esp. one's that I can fangirl over books with! :)
DeleteSorry I'm so late at getting back to all of you!! I always have an ever growing TBR list. I feel like I never dent it! Thanks for stopping by my blog. I am a new Bloglovin follower.
ReplyDeleteBrittany @ Spare Time Book blog
Thanks Brittany, and it's no problem! :) I'm trying to put a dent in mine, but it just keeps growing lol
DeleteHey, Becca, I'm a new Bloglovin' follower! Yeah, my TBR has gotten out of hand, so I'm going to concentrate on the actual books I have on my shelves rather than the library books or eARCs. That's the plan, anyway! My other resolutions are here: http://roxysreviews.blogspot.ca/2014/01/feature-and-follow-friday-183.html
ReplyDeleteYeah, it's definitely easier said than done!!! Haha, thanks for following Roxy!!
DeleteI really need to reduce my TBR pile, too! Thanks for stopping by, I´m following you back now :) Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lea!! You too!!
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