Keeping Up With the "Jen"s-es

~ Jennifer @ The Relentless Reader ~ 27 Comments


Hi Everyone!

As you probably know, our Relentless Reader is off living it up in Florida. I can only assume she’s mainlining butterbeer at Harry Potter World. Color me jealous. Since we’re on the subject of jealousy, I also envy Jennifer’s super speedy reading skills. Last year, according to her Goodreads Challenge, Jen read 207 books. That is more than double what I managed, and I pushed myself pretty hard. I mean, my television and I are barely acquainted anymore…
The thing is, jealousy of someone’s killer literary appetite is fruitless. I’ve given it some thought, and I’ve got a pretty good feel for what would happen if I tried to keep up with Jennifer’s reading schedule. Here’s a little taste, for your reading pleasure. A cautionary tale, if you will:
diary Jan
And then this would happen:
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Things would continue to devolve from there…
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Then it would get downright ugly. 
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Obviously, things would end very, very badly…
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Don’t let this happen to you! It’s a bad idea to try and compete with people, it only ends in trash television. It’s cool for me to be super impressed with the awesomeness of Jennifer’s reading, but I can’t read that fast. And that’s okay. Jen CAN read that fast… Which makes her an excellent resource for telling me what sucks before I waste my less productive reading time on it. Thanks for rocking the speed reading, girl! Hope you’re having a blast!
How many books did you read last year? Do you feel any pressure to compete with the elite? (Yeah, I know that rhymes, and I’m leaving it.)


Thanks so much to Katie from Words for Worms for guest posting today!

Book Nook Plans

~ Jennifer @ The Relentless Reader ~ 25 Comments

Hi, y’all! Andi from Estella’s Revenge here! Jennifer was kind enough to allow me to guest post while she’s away, and I couldn’t be more excited about it. March is an exciting time for me because I’m getting married on March 15th! You heard me. It’s RIGHT around the corner.

Part of the many fun parts of getting married is getting all dreamy-eyed about the house we will most likely purchase one day when we’ve put our super earning powers together and paid off our student loans. I know we can! I know we can! One thing we’ve already discussed about our one-day-we’ll-have-it home is a library for me. Being a huge Pinterest nerd, I’m also really into the idea of a reading nook. The catch: I’m not handy at all.

Kid nooks I can handle. Nailing a shelf? Yes sirree! This pretty much covers my level of expertise. 

But a built-in? That just looks scary. This small built-in nook framed out window-seat style looks a little less intimidating than some others I’ve seen. Comfy, cozy, placed in an obvious, existing location, natch! And I betcha my fiance and his collection of saws could nail this.

Here’s where things get WAY out of my league. We would most likely have to hire a handyman to frame this bad boy out and build in the shelves at all those weird angles. But at least I have this Pinterest inspiration to show someone while I’m writing them a check. 
And finally, I doubt I could’ve brainstormed this beauty on my own, but it has EVERYTHING a bookworm girl could want. Ceiling-high shelves, the coveted library ladder, AND some hidden spaces for those copies of 50 Shades of Grey. Like you hadn’t at least THOUGHT it! 🙂 
If you could brainstorm a perfect reading nook, what would it look like? Feel free to share some Pins of your own!


Thanks a million to Andi from Estella’s Revenge for guest posting here today!