Some good and bad news.

Okay, so. Bad news first.

Unfortunately, I have had to make the decision to postpone the readathon until the end of the month. I hated to do it, but I realized this week that I need to. I completely overdid it this week in terms of being up and moving on my foot and got a really bad case of sun poisoning rash (in other words, a very very bad sunburn) and really just need to use the next couple weeks I have off to not do anything but rest.

The good news?

I'm still going to the readathon, the dates will just be at the end of the month! I also hope that by doing this I can get more people interested and involved and really be up and doing better myself so I can host this thing properly and not fall over.

Like I said, I hated making this choice but I need to take care of myself and get better first.

In other news, I've challenged myself to read at least a book a week and I've done pretty well on that so far. It was nice to be able to sit back and read while I've been stuck in bed (which I still am pretty much because of the extent of the swelling).

I'm gonna work on getting a couple reviews up this week depending on how the foot is feeling and if I feel well enough to hobble out of bed to my desk.

Tell me what you're reading or what you've recently read! :)

The Kickback and Relax Read-a-Thon!

I mentioned in my first post that I had something fun planned to celebrate the start of my new book blog, and here is the post I promised!

In order to celebrate my brand new blog, what better way than to kick back, relax and read with a read-a-thon?! We all love to read, it's summer and we can all use the time to relax and dive into as many books as we can get our hands on.

Besides, if you're like me - you've got a stack you want to get through this summer!

Starting June 29, 2012 through  July 6, I'm inviting you to pile up a stack of books, grab some snacks and read! 

Here is where you come in - I want you (yes, you!) to join me in this ten day read-a-thon. I want you tell me what you read, what your goal number is and hang out here and chat with me about the books you're reading.

Each day I'll post an entry inviting you to tell us what you're reading, what you're enjoying about the book (or on the flip side, not enjoying about the book) and to just hang out and relax. I'll also ask you to give us an update on the goal you've set.

So, who is in this with me? Leave a comment with a link to your blog, say hello, set yourself a goal number and settle in to hang out!

I'll make another entry for this shortly where I'll post links to everyone who is participating and open up a little discussion so we can get to know each other, talk about our goals, etc. 

I'm really looking forward to this and I hope you are, too!