30 Before 30: The Fails

Well, I figured it would happen eventually. I mean, when you have a list of 30 things to get done in a little over a year, some of them aren’t going to pan out, right? So I need to update you on my fails, sad as it makes me:

14. Finish my web technologies degree.

This was a hard decision for me, but I’ve decided not to pursue this degree any further. After my fall semester, I realized I’m not really learning the things I need to be learning. Besides, my goal isn’t really to make a career out of it anyway– maybe a side business someday. But the things I need to learn (WordPress template design, design principals in general, etc.) aren’t going to be covered in this program anyway. So, I’m redefining and redirecting. But it does mean #14 is not going to get done. FAIL.

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Ask Dr. (Not Really But I Play One on TV) Sonja Foust, Romance Author

Okay, Sonja Foust: For my Popular Materials class I have to read “at least one” Romance novel. If I wanted to maximize the amount of fun I have, what would you recommend? I tend to enjoy paranormal and historicals. –Kimberly

If you want something that is both paranormal and historical, my rec is The Vampire Who Loved Me by Teresa Medeiros. It’s set in Victorian England but it has vampires, and actually a little bit of a Buffy feel to it. Cute and funny.

For historicals, the best one I’ve read in a long time is The Spymaster’s Lady by Joanna Bourne. I also loved Swept Away by a Kiss by Katharine Ashe and The Truth About Lord Stoneville by Sabrina Jeffries. If I remember correctly, all of those are Regency England. (The Spymaster’s Lady might not be Regency– I can’t remember. It’s partly in France, too.)

For paranormal contemporary, I would go with Sea Witch by Virginia Kantra.

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Home Projects

Today is it: the last day of my week-and-a-half mostly at-home vacation. I threw a couple parties, held my newborn baby niece, put some pictures in frames, and today I finished with a bang.

First project was rearranging the living room.

Before:

Not much furniture, not much focal point, bad for conversation.

Lots of room, but all in the wrong spots.

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