July Goals Update

Hey y'all! Can you believe tomorrow is August? I can't believe it, I wish we could freeze time for a week so I can get everything done that I need to do!

 Honestly, I'm actually starting to panic, I have so much to do, and I feel like I'm running out of time. One of the reasons I've been so stressed is because I decided a few weeks ago that I won't be using the CommonApp when it becomes available tomorrow, so that means I have to do all of my college applications separately, and I have to write essays for all the schools I apply to!

So, if over the next few months I don't post as often you know why!
But for now here's an update for my goals this month!

Read 2 Books

Lose Weight

Be a Better Blogger

Finish College Prep US History Part 2

Start and Finish English 2 Part 1

Start Geometry Part 1

Visit UE campus

 Send in UE college app

Write 10,000 words for Camp NaNoWriMo.
Order ACT study books.

5 out of 5!

Lose Weight
If you read Monday's Weight Loss Update, then you already know everything there is to know.

Start and Finish English 2 Part 1
Finishing my history course took way longer than I had planned, but I did finish it, now I'm just waiting for my teacher to close my course so I can get English 2 opened and I'm not sure how long that will take, usually 7-10 days but sometimes it can take longer.

Visit UE campus.
I had an appointment to tour the campus on Monday, but unfortunately I had to cancel it due to bad timing and health issues. But I did send in my application and hopefully soon I'll get to re-schedule!

Write 10,000 words for Camp NaNoWriMo
I made it to just over 7,000 words this month, I didn't write as much this month as I did last month, but considering everything that happened this month I'm happy with my results.

Order ACT study books.
Oops, I kinda forgot about this. I'll try to remember to order them tomorrow!


So that's all for this month! Did you accomplish your goals this month?

XoXo,
Lori

Book Review: Rachel Harris - Accidentally Married On Purpose

Today I will be reviewing 'Accidentally Married On Purpose' by Rachel Harris, copy received courtesy of Entangled Publishing, LLC via Netgalley.

  

         'Accidentally Married On Purpose' is a Romance Novel , and it is the third book in Rachel Harris' Love and Games series. It is 266 pages long, and took me about an four hours to read. And it is available at Amazon for $0.99 and Barnes and Noble also for $0.99.

Book Stats

Genre: Romance

Length: ebook, 266 pages

Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC

Release Date: July 14, 2014

Book Synopsis:

One ring plus one wild night equals one crazy love.

Sherry Robicheaux loves men. She loves love. And she loves an adventure. So when she meets a mysterious man while working backstage at a country music concert in Vegas, she's all about what's happened in Vegas staying there.

Country music superstar Tyler Blue just wants a weekend of anonymity...thought there's something about the spunky waitress with the streaks of purple hair that tempts him like no other. Until the next morning, when they both wake up with fuzzy memories... and rings on their fingers.

Convincing Sherry to maintain the ruse for his public image isn't the hardest part-- it's reminding himself that their time spent playing husband and wife in her small town of Magnolia Springs can't last. Tyler's first love will always be music-- and the road is no place for a sweet downhome girl.

So what did I think? 5 Stars

Like: Everything! Especially the ending!
Dislike: The book cover, I think it could be better.

Age Rating: 15 & Up.
Other than cursing, this is a clean romance, there is sexual tension, but for the most part it's clean.

Would I recommend it?

Yes, this is my first Rachel Harris novel, but I can already tell I'll be reviewing more of her books in the future! I've been trying to stay away from getting invested in any new book series, but I actually want to read the other two books now.

I really love the fact that in Accidentally Married On Purpose you really get to know the characters, you get to know about their pasts and their dreams for the future, but it's not boring. Sometimes when I'm reading I get bored and skip over that type of stuff because it drags on and on, but that didn't happen with Accidentally Married On Purpose, I read every word and not once did I feel like the story was dragging.

If you're looking for a light, easy, clean romance novel, then this is the book for you!

Thank you Netgalley and Entangled Publishing, LLC for providing me with this book in exchange for an honest review!
Will you be buying this book? Let me know below!

XoXo,

Lori

Top 10 Tuesday: Six Authors I Own The Most Books From

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

This week's theme: Top Ten Authors I Own The Most Books From

Johanna Lindsey

Sara Shepard

L.J. Smith
Caitlyn Duffy
Jenny Nimmo
Julia Quinn

I know this is supposed to be a top ten list, but I honestly don't have that many authors that I buy every single book from. I'm the type of person who enjoys buying new books and discovering new authors, I do have a handful of authors that I will buy anything from, but definitely not ten.

So there's my Top 6 Authors I Own The Most Books From, who are some of your favorite authors? Let me know below!
XoXo,
Lori

P.S. Don't forget to check back tomorrow for a new book review!

July Weight Loss

Hello lovelies, I hope you had a great weekend! I'm not feeling too well today, so I'm going just going to get right into this months update!

Diet:

My diet has been very good this month, since starting my new medicine for acid reflux I've been eating much better, and I'm actually enjoying the food I'm eating. Sure I still have problems a few times a week, but it's much better than it's been in a long time.

Overall my diet has been great, but last week while pmsing I discovered the new Reese cup flavored Oreo's, and they're great! To be honest, I'm glad they're only limited edition or else I could develop a real addiction to them!

Exercise:

I'm not gonna lie, I didn't do so great in this area this month. I've definitely got in more exercise than last month, but I didn't do as much as I was hoping. 

This upcoming month, however, things are changing! We're going to be moving and once we get moved in I'm going to ask my aunt if I can borrow her treadmill or elliptical, due to an injury she can't use it, so I'm hoping I can sweet talk her into letting me use it!

Weight Lost This Month:  0 Pounds

Total Weight Loss: 7 Pounds

So, no changes this month, but I'm hoping August will be better. This month overall has been really busy and stressful, there were a lot of up and down, but I'm a very optimistic person and I can only hope that things will change for the better, soon!

XoXo,

Lori

Weekly Inspiration

Via

When you're trying to lose weight it's easy to your motivation when you aren't seeing results, but I think the best way to get that motivation back is to focus on how far you've come.

So far I've lost about 8 pounds, but about two months ago I hit a plateau and I've been feeling stuck. In the past I would give up, eat whatever I wanted and quit exercising, but as you get older you learn lessons. 

One lesson I've learned is that you have to focus on the progress you've made and use it to motivate you. 

So stop dwelling on how much farther you have to go, celebrate how far you've come, set goals, and do the work, in time you will see results, it's just going to take a little bit longer than you want it to!

Hang in there!

Goal: Focus on the progress you've made!

XoXo,

Lori

5 Words: Week 79

Hello all my lovely subscribers, it's time for this week's 5 Words, and I hope you enjoy them!

Here's this week's 5 Words...

Aphasia- Loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage.

Proprioception- The reception of stimuli produced within the organism.

Bibliotaph- One who buries books by hiding them, locking them away, or otherwise shutting them up and keeping them from use.

Carmine- A vivid crimson color.

Cerise- A bright or deep red color.

Well that's all for this week, don't forget to check back on Sunday for a little weekly inspiration!

XoXo,

Lori

Don't Be Afraid Of Failure

Happy Thursday! Sorry I haven't been posting as much recently- it's been a very busy month! Here's some inspiration to get you through today!

XoXo,

Lori

Summer Playlist

 Since it's officially Summer,  I decided to put together a little Summer Playlist for you. 

Here's my picks for Summer!

So there's my picks for Summer 2014, what are your favorite songs for summer? Let me know below!
XoXo,
Lori

Pinterest Finds

Hello lovelies, I hope you had a great weekend, today I have another round of Pinterest Finds for you!

1.Pink & White Mani

2. I'm still obsessed with animal memes!

3. I've been thinking about cutting my hair, and I love how Demi's hair looks in this picture.

4. I can't wait for fall to get here!

This month most of my pins consisted of cute animal memes or hair pictures, I'm getting my hair done next week and I'm trying to decide what I want to to with it. I could have posted more, but I don;t think anyone wants to look at that many pictures!

XoXo,

Lori

Weekly Inspiration

Via

Goal: Make the jump.

XoXo,

Lori