Book Challenge -- Day 1

1: Genre you read most

I posted my first tweet a whole two days after I challenged myself to begin the challenge... yes, I already was behind. But not this time!

I read a lot of Young Adult fiction and Romance. While I enjoy science fiction and mystery, and pretty much every other genre out there, stories centering around and for teens are fascinating.
     YA stories have the automatic suspension of disbelief that makes for a good story--so what if something doesn't fit into the plot or something is missing, that one detail is not going to destroy the overall story. Teen and young adult books take into account that the reader hasn't been taught to scorn a creating where something might be a little bit off from reality. For example, fantasy abounds in YA Fiction, and it's always fantasy that has all the elements we expect from reality--a set of laws governing the physical world, rules and regulations garnering social interaction, etc. People might live on the moon or be part machine, but there are still rules that tie fiction to our world.
     My fascination with Romance is rooted in the easy-to-read storylines and no-thought-necessary plots. I can open a Betty Neels book and know within the first chapter who is going to marry whom. I enjoy the historical romance sub-genre because the romantic storyline is submersed in actual plot--it becomes more than just boy meets girl, they fool around, they fall in love, they get married. Historical Romance gives context for that romance, and the romance adds motivation for the rest of the plot.

Book Challenge

The Challlenge

Earlier this year I attempted a "Daily Challenge" on Twitter; while wandering around the internet I found an image of a Book Challenge and thought I could manage to send out a tweet each day for 18 days. Needless to say, I did not take into account the fact that I'm terrible at keeping track of days--I managed to only go two days in a row without a post for the entire month I attempted it. I came across the image and thought I'd try it again, only this time in a more extensive setting.
     I'll post my answers from Twitter along with either an explanation or updated answer. If I succeed in this challenge I may even add covers of the books I'm referencing.

                               Stephie

Crunch Time

     A couple months ago I shared that my sister was engaged, and has asked me to be her Maid of Honor. I'm still excited, but the timeline for all of this has been shortened significantly--from a year and several months to (at the time) 69 days. We're counting down and at day 14 now. That comes to just two weeks before we're inundated with family and friends for the event, you wouldn't believe what goes on the to-do list when the time gets so short. For example:

• laundry
• flowers
• hair & nails
• insurance certificate
• chairs & tables
• people to help decorate
• grocery shopping

Just because there's a wedding doesn't mean everything else stops--June is a busy month and on top of all the preparations cleaning the house and finding the manpower to complete tasks on the to-do list becomes the most important. 

     It's exciting to have such a milestone coming up for someone in the family, but how do wedding planners do this all the time? I'm off to get some more things checked off that to-do list. 

Stephie