Tell me what you want, what you really, really want {a blog questionnaire}

Hi friends! I was puzzling over my blogging calendar for 2017 and have several blank spaces and I want your help filling them in! This is my first ever Blog Questionnaire and I'm hoping with your input I can give you more of what you want to read!

I will throw in this disclaimer- I will forever be a Mommy Blogger so pictures of my cute kids and family things will be a given :)

There are only eight questions and it shouldn't take more than a minute to fill out! 

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

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Announcing the A Year of Color link up!

I have been so excited to share about this link up ever since Justine asked if I wanted to be a part of it! This is a fun, color-centric monthly link up where each month a new color will be the focal point and how you share it is entirely up to you! So what does that mean? You can take this in any direction you want to! A recipe, a DIY, a printable, an outfit... whatever! Super fun, right? Join, Desiree, Stefanie, Justine and me and make 2017 A Year of Color!

I hope you'll join us every third Friday of the month! Below are the details for the first half of 2017:

Dates/colors

January 20th= white

February 17th= pink

March 17th= green

April 21st= pastels

May 19th= yellow

June 16th= purple

You can also join us on social media using #YearofColor2017

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Shelved // Books to Read in 2017 {What We're Reading #1}

Welcome to the first What We're Reading Wednesday link up! 

Last year was an "off year" for me as far as reading goes. I'm a proud bookworm and seeing that I only read 19 out of the 30 of my projected titles makes me sad. Affiliate links used. A small commission may be received if you purchase an item through my links. Thank you for supporting my blog!

But let's back up to 2015 real quick to get some perspective. This was the year I discovered GoodReads and it rocked my world haha. I gave myself a two- books a month quota (24 books total) and read 36! So I may have been a little cocky going into 2016 and my projected 30 titles.

But now that its 2017 I'm learning from the past and getting back to reality. I'm setting my goal for 18 books and I'm sharing a few that are on my shelf just waiting to be opened! I'm actually ahead by one as I finished reading Room on Sunday!

Home: A Memoir of My Early Yearsby Julie Andrews / Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hildebrand / The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot 

A Map of the World: A Novel by Jane Hamilton / Somerset by Laila Meacham/ Stern Men by Elizabeth Gilbert / Pigs in Heaven: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver / The Martian by Andy Weir / A Room with a View E.M Forester/  Darcy's Story by Janet Aylmer / The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

And there it is, folks! My rag-tag group of books sitting on my shelf. I just started The Nightingale and I have to say it feels good being back at it. Looking forward to reading about your favorite new books and authors!

Now it's your turn! Add your book-related link below. Thanks for joining Stephanie, Keri, Whitney, Justine, Crystal, Johannah, Heather and me for What We're Reading Wednesday on the first Wednesday of every month!

An InLinkz Link-up

Lets be friends on GoodReads!

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Word of the Year 2017

I'm definitely anti-resolutions. But a word to live by for a year? That I can fully support. Coincidentally, all have started with the letter "p" so who am I to change things up? With that in mind, I introduce my Word of the Year for 2017!

Patience 

[pey-shuh ns]

noun-

the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance,misfortune, or 

pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like.

an ability or willingness to suppress restlessness or annoyance when confronted with delay: to have patience with a slow learner.

quiet, steady perseverance; even-tempered care; diligence: to work with patience.
                                                                                          
                                                                                           as defined by dictionary.com 

I actually think of myself as patient person but I also always feel like I'm rushing around trying to get things done and in the rush forgetting what is really important, family and friends and me time. So I'm listening Alice's words, "To be patient is very good advice. And I seldom ever follow it. That explains the trouble I'm always in." {lyrics from Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland} and making better choices.

Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly Proverbs 14:29 NIV

Do you have a word of the year?

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