The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news about the past week, reading recaps, new hauls, and more.

So while I haven’t actively read any new ARCs lately, I did check to see what I may have done a review on that I didn’t realize was one that I was sent, which just so happened to be at least TWO that I found! I made sure that I uploaded them to Netgalley and that’s helped a bit with my ratio, and my progress. So yay me!

My next Rapid Review Round-Up is going to be four of the ones that I’ve read in the past couple of years that I saw on my Netgalley list so I can increase my ratio a little more. I’ve also been doing an amazing job at not actively requesting any more on Netgalley, and I haven’t been actively asking for any books to be sent to me so that’s one thing. Now, whether I get sent books or not, that’s something else. But I definitely need to work on them soon. Potential 2024 reading goal? I think so.

Do you ever come up with a plan, or a list that you intend on completing, but the idea of actually having to go through the list just doesn’t end up happening?

Yeah, I feel like that’s what is happening. However! I know that this is just because I need to get back into the habit of being accountable for my goals again, and I know I will get there eventually. So here’s what I’ve done so far in the past week in regards to my reading list.

While I didn’t start any of the romance books that I thought I would, I did end up starting another one that is part of the series that I wanted to finish before the year was out. And if I finish it, then that’s another series that I would have finished this year! Which is awesome. I also need to make sure that I try to read my two book club reads so that I can try to get involved in the discussion when it happens.

Let’s see what happens next week.

It’s getting that much closer to the end of deployment and I have been trying to make sure that I have the house in some sort of order before he gets back. It’s not terrible or anything, but I have a LOT of packages that I haven’t opened yet, and I don’t think I will open them yet until I’m ready to read them. Because why? Yes, those are those books that I was talking about, and this is my way of keeping track of the ones that I still need to read since I’m not writing them down anywhere yet.

Plus, I don’t know. Having packages to open is like having Christmas or my birthday every single day, or at least every day I want to open something.

But I can at least relocate them to my officer rather than the living room, so that’s what I’m doing. I also have a lot of candles that I need to open and eventually use. I don’t like using them though. Isn’t that weird? Same thing with washi tape and journals. I’m like a dragon, hoarding things that I like. It’s just… I don’t even know how to explain this better than that.

I also tried to participate in a weekend readathon, but I wasn’t completely free all weekend. I finished one whole book in this readathon, but it was a graphic novel. I don’t know if that counts in that readathon, but I did finish three books in that three day period, as in the “finished reading” dates are within those dates. I only counted the one that I started this weekend. If there happens to be a three-day weekend where I have to do absolutely nothing, I would be curious to see how I do. I know that I wouldn’t be reading for that whole amount of time, but it would be nice to see.

Speaking of: has anyone ever actually read for a full 24-hour period before? I would love to hear about that if you did.

I get into moments where I don’t really listen to music as much. Which is okay, because that’s when I notice that I’m listening to audiobooks a lot more. I remember when there was a time where I could get through an audiobook a day, even when I was at work because it didn’t require me to talk to people as much. I kind of miss that job, mostly for that perk. But I’m glad that I’m not there anymore since it wasn’t a guaranteed permanent position. That’s contract work life for you. I appreciated having that job while I did, especially since it was one of the first jobs I got when I moved out there to Virginia. It was stressing me out trying to find a job at the time since I had relocated from Guam to here due to the military. Oops, I feel like I’m rambling a bit. But anyway, I’m not in the same situation as I was before to hyperfocus on an audiobook a day, and that’s okay. I still get my reading in, and that’s fun.

I’m such a damn fan of Anitta that when I saw that she had a new song coming out at this time that I knew I was going to be a hella fan of it. Which I am, and I love it so much. So here’s the music video, which was so damn sexy oh my gosh. I love me some Anitta, so y’all should watch it too lol.

It’s almost as steamy as some of those romance books y’all read lol. Especially in just a few minutes.

I went back to watching OG Charmed because it was easier to have that in the background while I’m doing other things like writing since I know this show almost as well as Xena and Buffy. Gosh, I miss the 22-episode long series that we used to have, and all that. I haven’t really watched the reboot of Charmed, but I know I need to give it a chance.

I’ve been watching it lately, and I know that the actors had a hard time working together, but you would never tell by watching it. They did an amazing job being sisters, it really makes me love their relationship and wish I had sisters like that. Granted, I also wish that I had powers like the girls, but that’s another story. I don’t know if I could be a good older sister like Prue and Piper – and the only reason I’m not really including Phoebe in that is because I feel like she worked better as the younger and middle sister. She’s my favorite character though, although I do love all of the sisters.

Oh anyway, yes. Charmed. One of my fave comfort shows.

I hope everyone had a good weekend, and I hope that you are all doing well. If you aren’t, please know that I am here for you in any way that I can. It’s been a rough time lately, and I know that there’s a lot of us that are struggling. Just know that you aren’t alone, even if it feels like it.

Is there anything you’re looking forward to? Let me know!