Wrap-Up: February 2020

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February Snapshots

1. The blog looks different! (And so does my Pinterest account.) In February, my blog and my Pinterest account both got makeovers. I was tired of everything being gray. Now my blog has several colors! And my Pinterest is very bright and cheerful.

Why are blog makeovers so stressful? I spent several days obsessing over the color of the sidebar. I’m pretty sure it’s part of the template. I can’t figure out how to change it. Also, the color looks different on each of my computers, so I don’t even know what color it is! It looks nasty on my current computer, but I can’t change it, so the sidebar will stay the color of Gollum's soggy skin. That’s just how things are going to be.

2. My small human is ONE? Two days after Valentine’s Day, baby Brooklyn turned one. I can’t believe we’ve had her for a whole year. How have we accumulated so much baby junk in a year? THERE’S BABY STUFF EVERYWHERE! If I ever stop blogging, it’s because I suffocated under an avalanche of stuffed animals with creepily oversized eyeballs. How did all of these creatures get into my house?

Anyway, we spent Brooklyn’s birthday eating tie-dye cake and taking photos. One-year-olds are not the most patient photography subjects. They tend to steal the props and run.

(That’s an “I Voted” sticker on her back. Me and Brooklyn did a democracy and voted for one of the ladies in the primaries. We’re responsible citizens.)

3. Oh, now I remember why I hate this. In February, I decided that I’m going to get healthy. I started tracking my exercise and calories with the Lose It! app. I jogged in the snow as often as possible and finished a 30-day yoga challenge. I’m very hungry and very sore. Now I remember why I love cookies and the couch. Being healthy is painful.

Wayward Googlers

Here are a few amusing Google searches that led people to Read All The Things! last month. I’m sorry to the unfortunate souls who ended up here instead of finding what they were Googling for.

“when did lamar giles die?” I’m pleased to report that he’s still alive. 

“Example of a metaphor.” When you’re on a diet, nachos are forbidden mountains of happiness. 

“Where are Jessica and Greg.” Stop asking me that! I swear I didn’t kill them! 

“a useless mythical creature.” Hahaha, I wrote a whole blog post about this. 

“aj, for the love of diversity!” This is what Book Twitter screams when I steal its snacks and run for the hills. 

“dys topic books” I have a post about this too.

Books I Read

In February, I finished 7 books and gave up on 1. I don’t have the necessary brain power for Americanah right now. I might try it on audio.

The Clay Girl by Heather Tucker

No True Believers by Rabiah York Lumbard

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (DNF)

I Don’t Want to Go to Bed by Julie Sykes

Baby Signs by Joy Allen

Peek-A Who? by Nina Laden

Best Books Of February

1. Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

2. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

3. No True Believers by Rabiah York Lumbard

Most-Viewed February Posts

1. Can’t Wait Wednesday: More February 2020 Book Releases

2. Top Ten Tuesday: Unforgettable Books

3. Discussion: What I Learned from Reading 200+ “Best Books of 2019” Lists

February Bestsellers

Here are the books that people bought on Amazon or Book Depository last month after seeing them on Read All The Things! (Don’t worry, the link-tracking robots only tell me which books people are buying, not who is buying them. That would be creepy.)

1. The Animals At Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey

2. The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes by Suzanne Collins

All The Things!

Number of unread books on my TBR shelf = 60 books

I’m currently reading = Son by Lois Lowry

What did you do in February?