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July went by so fast. I worked a lot, and am so happy I got the hang of working and listening to audiobooks at the same time. I’m now almost to my Goodreads Challenge already. I haven’t counted yet to see if I’ve met my 2021 Audiobook Challenge yet. They don’t show up on the blog until I review them and I’ve been going through them so fast my pile of books to be reviewed is HUGE! I was just going down the list and reviewing in order of read, but I think I’m going to review the ARCs I received first and go back after and do the others. Do you all remember when I complained about how I accidentally went too long without using my Goodreads api, so I was going to have to hand enter my reviews at Goodreads? Anyway, I discovered that Netgalley now sends to Goodreads. I tried it out, but it kind of screwed up my list. Netgalley sent it across as the hardcover edition, and I had read and marked the audio edition so it showed up as if I read it twice. That’s kind of a bummer because I was REALLY excited about that feature.
I used to be a big planner person. Every week making and using stickers to decorate. But I discovered the world of digital planners. I feel bad that I left my precious, gorgeous Plum Paper Planner behind, but it is SO much easier to use images to decorate! I don’t quite have planner peace with this planner I have, so I would love it if other digital planners had some suggestions of good ones I could try out.
After last month, I thought I had resolved to reign in the book spending. As you can see below I didn’t. To make this even worse, that is just what I bought with my own money. I got some on gift cards I had. Then I made a trip to Half Price Books. Despite being totally overwhelmed by the size and organization of this flagship store, I ended up grabbing some. I discovered a problem though. I haven’t sorted my library spreadsheet in awhile and somehow ended up with a couple duplicates. Figures. Anyway, I am now over budget. I am either going to control my buying and not get anything else this year (yeah, right) or I am going to go completely over budget (likely). If I wasn’t going through audiobooks so quickly now, I would pause my subscription to grab a few extra bucks for books. I just really need those Audible credits though. So, I’m really going to have to use some willpower and refrain from buying as much as possible. Wish me luck!
| Category | Amount | Spent this Month | Remaining Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| B&N Membership Renewal | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Audible Subscription | $154.78 | $15.88 | $139.90 |
| Books (Ebooks, paperbacks & hardcovers) | $63.73 | $101.04 | $-37.31 |
| Total: | $215.51 | $101.04 | $101.59 |
A lot of these acquisitions were shelf candy. I actually had a couple in my hand in Barnes and Noble until I realized the price is cheaper on Amazon, so I came home and got them. Now I’m trying to rearrange shelves. My organization really has me stuck right now.
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So there are some new releases as well as some oldies. Like I said, shelf candy. I’ve been collecting the White Trash Zombie paperbacks for awhile. I am in love with their covers. Did you have a great July? How was the heat in your area? Don’t forget to drop a comment!
