New Blog!!

Hey everyone, sorry I have been MIA this week.  I will be back next week with some more stash pics.

Meanwhile I wanted to let everyone know that I have started a Book Blog.  I just launched it today if you would like to check it out.  If you do, let me know what you think!

Pawing Through Books

Thanks for reading!

New Page/Update

Hello everyone!  Hope you are doing well and I'm sorry for being MIA recently.  Things are truly starting to get hectic around here with the wedding so close.  Anyway, I added a new page to my sidebar.  There were some mixed opinions on my poll about book reviews.  So I decided my best option was to add a page and when I add to this page I will make a small post so those of you that want to read it can check it out.  Sound good!?

My weekend was spent cleaning the house since it will most likely be my last chance to clean it in its entirety before the big day.  I was able to somewhat organize my stash and I am a bit overwhelmed at how much I have!  I didn't realize how many polishes I have accumulated over the past however many months.  With this said a lot of them are untrieds, so my mission is to start swatching soon.  I have nail wheels to help me weed out dupes, etc.  So, I am hoping I will be able to have more posts soon while I start to swatch all my polishes and finish organizing them.  Depending on how many polishes I have dupes of or just don't like on myself, I might be able to do a small blog sale.  I will keep you all posted on this.  I am hoping to be back within the next two days with a real post.  

Thanks for reading!

PS - Don't forget to enter my giveaway! :)

Book "Reviews"

Hello everyone!  We had some crazy weather here last night with some strong thunderstorms and a few minor tornadoes landing in nearby towns.  Anyway, I'm planning on taking my acrylics off today, so you will hopefully be seeing a post soon about it.  Also, I am so hoping that my room will be set by next week so my posts should become more regular on the polish end! :)

Here are the two books I finished this week and a few of my thoughts on them.  Plus one I can't seem to get into!

"The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins 

This book was absolutely amazing!  I was told to read this book several times and kept putting it off.  I decided to give it a try last week and finished 75% of it on Wednesday!  It's been awhile since I couldn't put down a book!  It is a Young Adult book, but I truly believe anyone will enjoy this.  The book completely captivates you and makes you feel like you are in the story and can completely empathize with the characters.  I just downloaded the second book of the trilogy and can't wait to start it tonight!

Check it out at B&N.

Has anyone read this?  What do you think?

"A Wolf at the Table" by Augusten Burroughs

Burroughs has been one of my favorite authors since "Running with Scissors" was released.  His memoirs can be graphic at times, but if you like an odd story or don't get offended easily I would recommend checking him out.  This wasn't my favorite book of his, but I did enjoy it and was able to read it fairly quickly, even with reading a few other books at the same time!

Check it out at B&N.

Has anyone read this book or any others of his?  What did you think?

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson

Okay, so I have tried to read this book about 3 or 4 times and can't get passed the first few chapters.  Has anyone read this series?  I was told that the first 300 pages of this book are boring and slow, but that it picks up.  Is this true?  I'm about ready to give up on it even though it is supposed to be really good.  I'm almost tempted to watch the original version of the film for the first book then pick up the other two, lol!

Any thoughts on this one?

Thanks for reading!

Non-Polish Related - Book Love

As you guys may or may not know I am an avid book lover.  Though I sometimes don't read as much as I would like to at times, I still love to read a great book that captivates me.  I love when I get my hands on a book that I can't put down.  I have tons of paper books that I have bought the past couples years from library book sales and the regular book store.  Last year the Mr. bought me a B&N Nook for my graduation gift and I LOVE it.  Though I do still read my paper books that I have bought, I love the convenience of my Nook.

Anyhow, I just finished two books today that I have been reading.  I wanted to share my opinions on them simply because I love it when others share good books with me.

Is this something you guys would be interested in as a feature once in awhile?  I will only share the books that I believe others should take a look at.  Please be honest.  I will add another poll on the right and would greatly appreciate it if you would answer it, along with the other one if you haven't yet.  If you don't care to hear about books, I truly will not be offended, especially since I know you are all coming here because I share your love for polish.

Thanks for reading!  Please feel free to answer the poll(s)!