Where in the world have I been?

 Hey there! It's been a while! 

I know... I am terrible at keeping up with a blog. Well, good news! I have several books read and ready to talk about! Despite not blogging, I have actually been reading a lot. So why haven't I been blogging?

There are a couple of reasons: 

1) I've been making some career changes. Yes, I am still a nurse. But, after dealing with COVID for an eternity, I needed a change from bedside nursing in psych. So, I attempted to see what life was like in assisted living. Let me tell you! When people say it takes a special person to work in mental health, what they forget to mention is those people get incredibly bored in other environments. So here I am! Back in mental health (not bedside though) and I couldn't be happier. 

2) I got a puppy! Molly the mini aussie was a terror and kept me on my toes. Between her eating part of the cover of A Court of Mist and Fury and my favorite Jack Skellington bookmark and the playing the never-ending games of fetch, I had little time for anything else.

                      

3) Apparently, my horse, Barbie, was also incredibly bored during the pandemic lockdown and she decided to have an affair with the neighborhood stud, because she had a baby! On one hand, I wanted to be mad at her for being so irresponsible, but on the other hand, she has much better taste in men than me and her baby was gorgeous! As her only marking is a star, I felt it appropriate to name her Vega.      

                      

As you can see, I have had my hands full! I do, however, have a plan! Well, maybe not a full plan. More like a pla-.

What is this plan?

My plan (or pla-) is pretty straightforward. READ. THE. BOOKS. I. HAVE. I swear, buying books and reading books are two completely different hobbies. My bookshelves are out of control. I bought this HUGE bookcase back in 2021 and I didn't think there was any way I could possibly fill it. Oops... In my defense, I was left in the bookstore unsupervised, and I have no impulse control. 

So, this means I'm going to put myself on a book buying ban. Except if I really need the book. NO. No more buying books. I need to read the ones I have. Since I am going to read the books I have, here's some authors to expect: Sarah J. Mass, Brandon Sanderson, James Islington, Leigh Bardugo, Robert Jordan, Victoria Aveyard, Libba Bray, Brent Weeks, Steven Erikson, Joe Abercrombie, and many, many more. 

Due to this huge backlog of books on my TBR, I will not be accepting requests at this time, but I will let you know the second that changes!