Five Things Friday, No. 5

Hey, ladies!


I've seen the Five Things Friday posts on KimberlyFaye Reads and Brandie is a Book Junkie, and they're some of my favorite post types, so I wanted to jump on the bandwagon. Also, I'm lazy and was getting bored of Cover Lust. ;)

Let's jump right in!

1. Book of The Week

Well it's the only book I read, but at least I finished it! It was good, though definitely had a touch of Middle Book Syndrome.

2. New to My Shelf

It's suppose to be great!

3. Fun This Week

My weekend was yesterday and the day before, and it was so great. The weather has officially reached the "sweet holy fuck, I am dying" stage and I'm already over it. I need a pool, stat.

4. Pic of the Week

5. Looking Ahead

My birthday is tomorrow, and while I'm working, I'm excited for it! In the evening it'll be dinner and then fireworks, because my family takes any excuse possible to blow stuff up. 

The Sunday Post/It's Monday, What Are You Reading?

Hey guys!

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. It's Monday, What Are You Reading is a fun weekly meme hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date where we share what we've read and reviewed over the past week and what we plan to read next.


It's been something of a mixed week for me, with some serious fun and some serious anxiety. I do have anxiety and while I usually manage it well with the right environment, diet, exercise and mindset, sometimes it just overwhelms me and leaves me a nervous wreck.
On top of that, my poor dog is sick. She picked up some kind of bacteria tthatgrows on the plant life here and now has an infection. She's on a cocktail of antibiotics and seems to be on the mend, but poor girl.

 A working vacation (emphasis on working) at a beach house definitely helped (though of course, the vacation was when my pup got sick) combat the anxiety and I'm feeling more myself now.

My yoga studio for the week: the third floor outdoor living room!
And yes, my yoga mat is in rough shape. :p

The rest of the view!

Fitness

I kept up with yoga, walking, and even did a 2 mile bike ride each night!

Steps

Sunday - 19,236 

Monday - 11,347

Tuesday - 12,877

Wednesday - 15,353

Thursday - 15,974

Friday - 7,759

Saturday -  11,345

Total - 93,891

This Week's Recap

Book Haul

Top Ten Tuesday: Unique Books

Waiting on Wednesday

TBR Thursday

Cover Lust, No. 60

Coming Up

Childhood Books

Top Ten Tuesday: Things That Make Me Want to Read  a Book

Waiting on Wednesday

TBR Thursday

Cover Lust, No. 61

Read This Week

4 stars!
It's one of those series that isn't the best but is still somehow ridiculously entertaining. 

3.75-4 stars!
Fun, kinda dumb in parts, but fun none the less!

4.5 stars! Audiobook
I could reread this series every month and not get tired of it. Because Bones. 

Currently Reading

It's not bad but it really needs to start wrapping up soon... .

About 15% into it and I'm enjoying it so far. Having a bit of trouble caring about the heroine, though!

What Will I Read Next?

Not sure...gimme some suggestions!

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The Sunday Post/It's Monday, What Are You Reading?

Hey, ladies!

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. It's Monday, What Are You Reading is a fun weekly meme hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date where we share what we've read and reviewed over the past week and what we plan to read next. 

Happy March! We're finally having a little more spring like weather instead of summer heat, which is lovely. Days in the upper 60s and low 70s, nights in the 50s and upper 40s. If you could remove the pollen (I can't get across how bad the pollen is and how much it is messing up my nose and eyes), it'd be perfect.

Also, reading slump is gone! Yay!

Fitness

Steps this week:

Sunday - 11,228

Monday - 9,538

Tuesday - 13,905

Wednesday - 9,947

Thursday - 12,828

Friday - 11,424

Saturday - 10,884

Total - 79,754

This Week's Recap

Second Chances: Favorite Series I Almost Didn't Continue

Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Protagonists

Waiting on Wednesday

TBR Thursday

Cover Lust, No. 57

Coming Up 

February Recap

Top Ten Tuesday

Waiting on Wednesday

TBR Thursday

Five Things Friday, No. 2

Read This Week

4.5 stars
The slump breaker award goes to this one!
Audiobook reread

3 stars!
Fun and easy read with fabulous narration.
Audiobook

4 stars!
I'm in the mood for romantic horror, so I'm rereading some of this series. 

4 stars!
I'm really happy with this duology. Great characters, quick, perfect narration.
Audiobook

Currently Reading

What Will I Read Next?

Five Things Friday, No. 1

Hey, ladies!


I've seen the Five Things Friday posts on KimberlyFaye Reads and Brandie is a Book Junkie, and they're some of my favorite post types, so I wanted to jump on the bandwagon. Also, I'm lazy and was getting bored of Cover Lust. ;)

Let's jump right in!

1. Book of the Week

I really loved this super slow burn (like, slow burn) romance! Mariana Zapata is officially on my auto-buy authors list.

2. New to my shelf

3. Fun Things this Week

Everyone, meet the newest addition!

This little fluffy thing is Lucinda, a 9ish week old rescued kitten. She's joined my other cat, Salem, as the resident feline crew here at Good In The Stacks. She's hilarious and so friendly, and has fit in with the rest of the gang perfectly.
Fun fact: She's named after the heroine in the book The Hating Game, which I enjoyed much more when I read it after listening to the audio.

Nola is the best dog, I swear. 

4. Pic of the Week

5. Looking Ahead

Starting some new work things this coming week, and some more big life changing things coming up that I can't wait for!

The Sunday Post/It's Monday, What Are You Reading?

Hey, ladies!

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. It's Monday, What Are You Reading is a fun weekly meme hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date where we share what we've read and reviewed over the past week and what we plan to read next. 

This week was exhausting. "That time" of the month is always hard for me, but this time was especially bad and  I spent this week with my head in the toilet, or wishing my head was in the toilet (I'd rather vomit than be nauseous). The iron deficiency that goes along with that has left me exhausted, chilly, and with a chronic headache. 

Enough about that, though! I'm feeling better with the cooler weather, and something amazing happened this week: it rained. We've been in a drought for around three months, and the rain was incredible. 

I took Christmas photos for my other blog and Instagram yesterday, which was a blast and they turned out great. The tree gets picked out this week, too! December is my favorite month, and I'm loving it so far.

Steps this week:

Sunday - 566

Monday - 7,909

Tuesday - 10,999

Wednesday - 9,533

Thursday - 10,623

Friday - 10,037

Saturday - 12,762

Total - 62,429

This Week's Recap

Mini Reviews Monday

Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Books for Your Book Slumping Friend

Waiting on Wednesday

Coming Up

November Recap

Top Ten Tuesday: New to Me Authors for 2016

Waiting on Wednesday

TBR Thursday 

Cover Lust, No. 48

Read This Week

5 stars!
Refreshing, gritty paranormal romance.

5 stars!
What a ride! Next book releases in May, and I can't wait. Fantastic narration, too!
Audiobook

3 stars!
Eh. I liked Trust much better. 

2.5 stars!
This series was basically the same plot and characters,  just with different names. Also, gynecology isn't an attractive field. It's just not. 

Currently Reading

3 hours into this audio, and it's pretty good so far!

Only a few chapters or so into this one, but the setting is absolutely stunning. 

What Will I Read Next?