2017 Goals + Word of the Year

Hello Lovelies!

Let's be honest 2016 was a terrible year, so many shocks and surprises, so many deaths, especially in the last week. I'm glad it's a new year and hopefully things start looking up and getting better! Today I'm going to share with you my word of the year, goals, and some things I want to do this year!

I did really good with my 2016 goals , and I'm hoping that I can accomplish just as much in 2017! Let's get started!

Word of the Year: Recovery
My main goal for the year is recovery. 2016 was a hard year for me health wise, and I really want to spend this year recovering and taking care of my health. Towards the end of 2016 I had so many injuries and complications from procedures and I'm just now starting to heal.

I finished physical therapy for my lower back in November, I just came out of  a boot for my foot last week, and then Friday I had another injection for my back. Thankfully so far I haven't had any complications from this one. The injection I had in July is what started a downhill spiral for me, it's the reason I had to go to physical therapy and during that time I also fell down a flight of stairs. I've also been dealing with neck pain and dizziness from my fall!

I think that pretty much sums up how crappy the last few months have been and why I'm looking forward to a new year! So here's to recovery and here is the rest of my goals!

Top 10 Tuesday: Books I've Added to My TBR List Lately

Hello Lovelies,

Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

This Week's Theme: Movie Freebie.

I'm not big on movies, so instead I decided to go back and do last week's topic since I missed it.

 Ten Books I've Added To My To-Be-Read List Lately

10 Books On My Spring TBR List

Hello Lovelies!

Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

This week's theme: Ten Books On My Spring TBR List.

The Memory of Light by Francisco X. Stork

One Week With The Best Man by Andrea Laurence

I've read the first two books in this series and loved them, I wanted to read this one as soon as I finished them but it hadn't been released. I checked back a few months after reading the others and it still hadn't been released. But last month I finally discovered that it had been released and now I am super happy and excited to read it!

Summer's List by Anita Higman

I don't remember how I found this book, but I think it sounds interesting and I would like to read it.

Shattered Rose by Tammy L. Gray

I really want to read more YA and NA, I mostly read romance, so I want to branch out this year and read a bigger variety of books instead of the same thing over and over again.

A Wrinkle In Time  by Madeline L'Engle

Speaking of wanting to read more than just romance, I really want to read more classics, this one looks like a good place to start.

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe , Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Ever Seen by Christopher McDougall

I think this one is going to be really inspiring and I can't wait to read it.

The Giver by Lois Lowry

I liked the movie version, but I want more, so I'm gonna read the book and get the full story!

American Sniper by Chris Kyle

I actually already bought this one, I just gotta find the time to read it, I think it's gonna have to wait I'm already reading three books at the moment.

Drinking: A Love Story by Caroline Knapp

I love reading anything that has something to do with psychology, mental health, addiction, so now that I've found this book I need to read it!

All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

I also love reading stuff that has anything to do with WW1 and WW2,  it doesn't matter if it's fiction or nonfiction, I just love to see peoples thoughts on that time period.

What is on your Spring TBR list? Leave a link or list below!

XoXo,

Lori

Top Ten Books On My TBR For Summer 2015

Hello lovelies!

Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

This week's theme: Top 10 Books On My TBR For Summer 2015.

Maggie McGinnis // Once Upon A Cowboy

I actually have an ARC of this book and I plan on reading after I finish the book I'm reading right now! From the reviews I've read it looks like it's going to be a good one 

(P.S. It releases on June 30, so go buy it!)

Jessica Warman // The Last Good Day of the Year

I REALLY want to read this one, I don't have it yet, but I think I'm going to order it later this week!

Thomas Hardy // Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Normally I'm not interested in classics, but I really want to read this one.

Rick Yancey // The 5th Wave

I put this on my TBR a few months ago and forgot about it until a few days ago when I saw a book review on bloglovin'. 

Johanna Lindsey // Stormy Persuasion
I just bought this book and it's sitting on my bookshelf waiting to be read, I LOVE the Malory-Anderson Family series and I'm so excited to read this one!

Suzanne Collins // The Hunger Games
I've watched all the movies and now I really want to read the books. I keep saying I'm going to read them, but books are expensive and I just haven't taken the time to buy them yet.

Katee Robert // The Marriage Contract
I think I'm really going to like this one. I first saw it on Netgalley and requested it as ARC, but they had already filled their quota, but I still want to read it, and so I'm going to order it as soon as I get my new debit card in the mail!

Emma Healey // Elizabeth Is Missing
I've been wanting to read this book for about a year and now that I'm working I can afford to spend a little more on books!

Angelina Jameson // A Lady's Addiction
I used to read historical romance all the time, but here lately I've been leaning towards romantic suspense novels. Recently as I was going through my Bloglovin' feed I noticed a review on this book and it seems like something I would like so I added it to my TBR on GoodReads!

Fred Caldwell // Flying Your Business: Leadership Lessons from the Cockpit

Last week I was on Twitter and I saw someone tweet about this book and it looks like it would be an awesome read.

So that's it for my Summer 2015 TBR list! Tomorrow I have something a little different for you, so don't forget to check back for that!
What's on your TBR this summer? Let me know below!

XoXo,

Lori

Top Ten Favorite TV Shows

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish .

This week's theme: Top Ten Favorite Movies or TV Shows.

Pretty Little Liars

Revenge
Nashville

Once Upon A Time

Chasing Life

Coronation Street

Call The Midwife

Orphan Black

Melissa and Joey

The Middle

So there's my Top 10 Favorite TV Shows, what are your favorite TV Shows? Let me know below!

XoXo,
Lori

Ten Classics On My To-Be-Read List

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly link-up hosted by  The Broke and the Bookish .

This week's theme: Top 10 of My Favorite Classics or Ten Classics on my TBR list.

I chose Ten Classics on my TBR list because I want to start reading more classics. A few years ago I went through a phase where I read a lot of classics, but in recent years the only classic I've read is To Kill A Mockingbird and that was for school.

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Persuasion by Jane Austen

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

So that's my Top 10 Classics On My TBR List, what classics do you want to read? Let me know below.

XoXo,

Lori

Books I Plan to Read in 2014

Hey y'all so today I want to share with you some of the books I plan on reading this year. I know for sure I will be reading most of them because I just ordered five of them through my local bookstore, and they should be arriving soon.

       

      Out of this entire list the book I'm looking forward to reading the most is definitely the top book. If you've been reading my blog for a while, then you know how much I loved the first three books in the Treadwell Academy series, so I'm super happy to announce that she just released the fourth book and I can't wait to read it.

     Well that's all for today, I hope you enjoyed it, what books are you looking forward to reading this year? Let me know in the comments below.

                                                           XOXO,

                                                                  Lori Ann