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Home | Uncategorized | Look..How Pinteresting! (2)

Look..How Pinteresting! (2)

January 12, 2012 - Updated May 7, 2019 // 41 Comments

Since so many of you enjoyed my first round of Pinterest board fun a few months ago I thought I’d keep doing it! I’d love if others joined in…I LOVE finding new pins so seeing your recaps would be nice! Link me if you do any sort of Pinterest recap on your blog!

From my “All Things Bookish” Board:


Seriously guys..every day of my life and Will thinks I’m abnormal.

From My “Going To The Chapel” Board:

 I love this!

From my “Get In My  BELLLYYY” Board:


 Mint Chocolate Brownies..PLEASE YES.

From my “See, I Can Be A Proper Girl” Board:


 Hopefully I can learn how to do this!


From my “Things To Save For A Day You Need A LOL Or A Smile” Board

From My “I Wish I Was Crafty” Board:

I am so making this. It fits my style perfectly.
From My “Wanderlust”  Board:
Zakynthos Island, Greece. I WANT TO LIVE HERE.

And from my “Random” Board:


Words to live by for my new, fresh attitude for 2012.

From My “Things On Pinterest I Actually Made/Did” Board
Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Dip…YUM. SO GOOD.



PS. If you want an invite to Pinterest..send me an email! And let me know if you are on Pinterest so I can stalk your boards! 😛

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  1. Jac says

    January 12, 2012 at 6:27 pm

    Oh how addicting Pinterest is!! (I love your All Things Bookish Board!!)

    I made the Chocolate Chip Cheesecake dip for Christmas, and it was a HUGE success!

    Reply
  2. Rachelia (Bookish Comforts) says

    January 12, 2012 at 6:33 pm

    Pinterest is SO addicting! I'm following you now 🙂

    I wonder if there are new ways book bloggers can use Pinterest. I can see it being possibly a little easier to sort covers you like, or a wishlist, than possibly on Goodreads. Any ideas?

    Reply
  3. Jamie says

    January 12, 2012 at 6:52 pm

    It is soo addicting! And thanks 🙂

    We made the dip for my sisters baby shower and then again for a christmas party…it was gone quickly. We used teddy grahams to dip into it.

    Reply
  4. Jamie says

    January 12, 2012 at 6:55 pm

    YAY! Can't wait to follow your boards!

    I've been using it for my blog to pin book covers linked to reviews in a "books I've read" board. Its nice to visually see everything. Still working on adding everything.

    Reply
  5. Jess says

    January 12, 2012 at 7:19 pm

    Ah! I love this…especially the first one. I literally shut myself in my room after finishing the sixth Harry Potter book and demanded to be left alone.

    Reply
  6. Rie Conley says

    January 12, 2012 at 7:52 pm

    I'm SO in love with Pinterest. I've been cooking pretty exclusively off of it. I've found so many AMAZING crock pot recipes! My current favorite recipe is Lemon chicken. It sounds healthy, but SO isn't as it's cooked in butter for 8 hrs. I mean how sinful!

    Reply
  7. Jessica says

    January 12, 2012 at 7:58 pm

    I just followed you – i'm gardenJess. LOVE pinterest – addicted!

    Reply
  8. Sarah Reads Too Much says

    January 12, 2012 at 10:35 pm

    I've just recently found Pinterest and wow – I love it! I'll start following you – I think it just knows me as Sarah 🙂

    Reply
  9. Peaceful Reader says

    January 12, 2012 at 10:56 pm

    I love pinterest also-just one more thing to keep me hopelessly tied to my computer. It never occurred to me to share my pins on a post! Smart.

    Reply
  10. Em says

    January 12, 2012 at 11:46 pm

    that heart art project is very sweet. make it! do it! do it!

    Reply
  11. Jamie says

    January 13, 2012 at 12:19 am

    Haha! I'm glad I'm not the only one who does this! I do it with tv shows and movies too. I bawl like every day at some point about a fictional character..and not even JUST their deaths lol

    Reply
  12. Jamie says

    January 13, 2012 at 12:19 am

    Rie — that's where a lot of my recipes have been coming from too! SO convenient..especially if I know I want to make like a chicken recipe or something..I can just search it. And YUM that recipe sounds amazing!

    Reply
  13. Jamie says

    January 13, 2012 at 12:20 am

    Yay! Can't wait to follow your pins.

    Reply
  14. Jamie says

    January 13, 2012 at 12:20 am

    Isn't it SO addicting? Will look for your follow so I can follow you back!

    Reply
  15. Jamie says

    January 13, 2012 at 12:21 am

    It's SO addicting! I'm with you..I don't need more internet obsessions..Twitter and blogging already monopolize my time! haha You really should do a post of pins..it's fun 🙂 Link me to it so I can check it out if you do end up doing it!

    Reply
  16. Jamie says

    January 13, 2012 at 12:22 am

    Isn't it? I saw it and fell in love. SO my style..I love anything travel themed but not like chintzy travel themed stuff. I hope to make it soon!

    Reply
  17. Alexa says

    January 13, 2012 at 1:50 am

    I absolutely adore the "I Do" picture! It's so cute 🙂 And the picture of Greece made me swoon – I would love to go one day!

    Reply
  18. Chrystal @ Snowdrop Dreams of Books says

    January 13, 2012 at 1:59 am

    I seriously heart Pinterest so freaking much.

    I bought those cute letters for an I DO picture. I think it's so cute. 🙂

    Reply
  19. Jamie says

    January 13, 2012 at 2:29 am

    Isn't it?! I keep adding pictures so that I can take them out to our potential photographer for the wedding to show the kind of cute stuff I want. And I know…I NEED to go to Greece.

    Reply
  20. Jamie says

    January 13, 2012 at 2:29 am

    Will laughs at me because I'm always talking about how amazing Pinterest is and sharing my finds. I SOO want those letters. Where did you get them?

    Reply
  21. bibliojunkies says

    January 13, 2012 at 3:23 am

    Love this idea! May try it soon. Will definitely tweet you if we do one. I am jumping on there shortly so will definitely follow you. LOVE your board names! Look for me too. Natalie Picchi

    http://www.bibliojunkies.blogspot.com

    Reply
  22. Bianca says

    January 13, 2012 at 4:57 am

    I first heard about Pinterest from one of your posts and I am now totally addicted. Love all your pins 🙂

    Reply
  23. Jana says

    January 13, 2012 at 5:09 am

    I love Pinterest! Great pins you have, there!
    (This is me testing the threaded comments!)

    – Jana

    Reply
  24. Jamie says

    January 13, 2012 at 5:21 am

    Haha thanks Jana 😛

    Reply
  25. Jamie says

    January 13, 2012 at 5:21 am

    YAY! I'm glad I could pass on the Pinterest bug to someone else 😛

    Reply
  26. Jamie says

    January 13, 2012 at 5:21 am

    Awesome! Can't wait! 🙂

    Reply
  27. Christa @ Hooked on Books says

    January 13, 2012 at 5:35 pm

    Haha I totally sent my boyfriend that "mean things I said out of hunger" pin.

    Also that dip looks amazing! Totally making that!

    Reply
  28. Jamie says

    January 13, 2012 at 5:57 pm

    Hahha that is too funny! Will definitely gets the wrath of my hunger!

    And you should..really easy. Will actually made it the first time!

    Reply
  29. Amy @ Tripping Over Books says

    January 13, 2012 at 6:00 pm

    Pinterest is like crack!! I love it so hard! I go on binges where I pin everything in sight. It's one of the best time sucks EVER. I'm following you now 😉 YAY!

    Reply
  30. Jamie says

    January 13, 2012 at 6:10 pm

    It is SO like crack. I feel like I keep finding some many things I want to do on it. I'm trying really hard to actually do the crafts and make the recipes. And YAY I will follow you back!

    Reply
  31. Jayla says

    January 13, 2012 at 9:10 pm

    I am not gonna lie, I mainly use Pintrest to stalk recipe and DIY boards, but I am slowly branching out. I only joined recently, so my boards are sparse, but I love it so far! That chocolate chip cheesecake dip looks pretty delicious…I am gonna go pin it now!

    Reply
  32. Julia says

    January 14, 2012 at 2:18 am

    I keep hearing good things about Pintrest. I see it all over the place. Maybe its time I jumped on the wagon? If you still have an invite… 🙂

    BTW your titles are awesome!

    Reply
  33. christina says

    January 14, 2012 at 3:03 pm

    Um I've been trying to be strong and not fall prey to the pinterest time suck, but I can't help it. I'm DYING to create my own. If you still have extra invites, me please!

    c.beumer@gmail.com

    Reply
  34. Jamie says

    January 14, 2012 at 3:25 pm

    Haha that's really the two areas I focus in on but I do a decent amount of wedding planning with it and see some funny things from the boards I follow! And it is SO good..you'll have to tell me what you think!

    Reply
  35. Jamie says

    January 14, 2012 at 3:26 pm

    It's amazing, Julia! YOU WILL LOVE IT. I will invite you now!

    Reply
  36. Jamie says

    January 14, 2012 at 3:26 pm

    Haha YES! You have fallen to the powers that are PINTEREST!! WOOOO! I will send you one now!

    Reply
  37. lisa [the nerd] says

    January 14, 2012 at 5:32 pm

    YES FOREVER to the unkind words out of hunger.

    And "Do What You Can" quote is making my heart so happy. SO HAPPY.

    Pinterest for life.

    Reply
  38. Tara says

    January 16, 2012 at 3:24 pm

    I am SO that girl how gets angry out of hunger! I love these posts Jamie 🙂

    Reply
  39. Asheley (@BookwormAsheley) says

    January 16, 2012 at 6:06 pm

    Um, I haven't ever done Pinterest.
    (hides my face)

    Reply
  40. Cat the Librarian says

    January 17, 2012 at 2:26 am

    I love these posts, and now I neeeeeed to get on there!!!!! If you have any extra invites, I would love one!

    catherine.coffman (at) gmail (dot) com

    Reply
  41. Karen says

    February 10, 2012 at 9:48 am

    LOVE pinterest!!! What a wonderful invention! Also, really enjoyed this post, I like that you can link in, never thought of that…! I especially liked your first pin!

    Reply

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“Why is it so hard to pick my next read?” — “Why is it so hard to pick my next read?” — she says as she is surrounded by piles on piles of books on the floor and desk and packed on her bookshelf and book cart. (Partner @berkleypub - thanks for the review copy).⁣
⁣
I managed to pick my next read, as chronicled in these photos, but it was not easy with so many options! 

Decided to go with a most anticipated book of 2022 for me from an author who has written books I’ve really enjoyed.
⁣
I am about halfway through and cruising along because I NEED to figure out if Joseph is the worst or what really is going on here in this story that starts with 3 women being stood up by the same guy on Valentine’s Day.  I feel like there is something more to this one but I can’t quite put my finger on it yet! ⁣
⁣
Hoping to finish it this weekend! What are you reading this weekend? And do you have trouble picking your next read? How do you choose amongst all the options?
Sunshine on my face and a mass market fitting perf Sunshine on my face and a mass market fitting perfectly in my hands.⁣…
⁣
Truly felt like there were zero things more joyful than the warm sun on my face after colder, dreary days and remembering how much I love the feel of reading a mass market paperback. It’s probably a very specific little joy of mine and I definitely reveled in it today.⁣
⁣
But the real big joy has been rereading this book and experiencing it all over again before @bridgertonnetflix season 2 — especially the Pall Mall scene. And something to do with a 🐝 😅 iykyk⁣
⁣
With all the joy I’m getting out of this reread it makes me wonder why I don’t prioritize rereading like I used to before I started blogging 10 years ago.⁣
⁣
In my head I just want to experience all the new stories and try to make a dent in my TBR but I forget, until I do it, the genuine pleasure in revisiting old companions and how it’s a different side of reading one can experience — the nostalgia, the person I’ve become since reading the book and the way I approach a book already knowing what happens. Well the general sense of what happens because my memory is 💩!⁣
⁣
Anyways that’s what I’m up to currently. Trying to finish this up so I can pack my books for a short trip I’m going on later this week. My first ✈️ since 2019!⁣
⁣
Whatcha reading? Do you reread often? And tell me a little teeny tiny joy from your day.
If I was a person who made Reels I would somehow m If I was a person who made Reels I would somehow mash up the “screaming, crying”  Blank Space clip with the “emotional damage” refrain to the Bastille’s Pompeii to let you know how I feel after the last few chapters of #TheGildedCage !!⁣
⁣
And if you don’t understand what that means, I’m sorry 😅⁣
⁣
But woo boy do I need the third installment of this series!!! But I also think I’m going to be even more emotional damaged after that one soooo.⁣ 
⁣
Seriously, one of the best simple joys of my life is the feeling of being so wholly and totally invested in a series that you have to remind yourself it’s fiction lest you spend all day in bed crying about the devastated look a character had on their face — a face you didn’t even see with your own two eyes but you are so invested that you feel nauseous and gutted like you sure did.⁣
⁣
Just me orrrrrr?⁣
⁣
No but for real. If you love YA fantasy, go start #theprisonhealer so you can be caught up when The Blood Traitor comes out in June (and be my emotional support person for the duration of reading it). I love these characters and I dying to see what happens next. 

Have you read this series yet? Last book series that had you SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP because of the EMOTIONAL DAMAGE it inflicted?
A real life reading photo because I couldn’t be A real life reading photo because I couldn’t be bothered to make it pretty — mismatching fuzzy sucks, coffee almost gone and Christmas pajama pants that are super old.⁣
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But y’all Black Cake is so good!! I’m almost halfway through and I know it’s A Choice to declare it one of the best books I’ve read all year but I’m feeling bold based on how it’s going.⁣
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I love a good family story (especially one with a family secret!) and this is top notch. The writing is 👌🏻 and I know I’m going to be screaming when the pieces come together!⁣
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In other news, I’m 65% of the way through The Dry by Jane Harper and I’m enjoying it so much that I ended up staying on the treadmill twice this weekend after my allotted time was over just so I could keep listening.⁣
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Will and I FINALLY started Ted Lasso this weekend. It is a damn delight!! For all the hype and praise, it has overdelivered for me which is kind of shocking because normally hype is scary. I told Will that I feel like all the praise hasn’t even come close to how much I could love it. We are only 7 episodes in so no spoilers!⁣
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I’m kinda mad we sat on starting it for so long but at the same time I think the timing is right to help me see my way out of this February funk I have found myself in the past couple weeks.⁣
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Anyways, hope everyone is having a good weekend! Have you read Black Cake or The Dry? Where are my Ted Lasso fans at? I’m happy to join your ranks! Also please tell me your fave character bc I am finding it impossible to pick this far!
No but seriously every year I contemplate organizi No but seriously every year I contemplate organizing a search party for one Katjay Millay who wrote one beautiful and amazing book and then...vanished.

Like for real. She wrote a tweet in 2015 that she was taking a few weeks off and then.... no tweets, no new books. Radio silence.

I hope she’s okay, for real, and that she knows I obsessively stalk Goodreads/Twitter/the internet to make sure I haven’t missed new book news from her at least twice a year. 🥺

Is there any author who you’ve been waiting forever for a new release from??

I’d also like to add YA author Sarah Ockler to this list! Last release was 2015 😭😭
Ahhh some of my absolute OG young adult faves are Ahhh some of my absolute OG young adult faves are becoming movies/tv shows soon! And one of them is out TODAY!⁣
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The Sky is Everywhere — it’s out today on AppleTV+ and I can’t wait to sob my brains out. One of my absolute most favorite books ever by one of my all time favorite authors. It’s gorgeous and heartbreaking in its poignant depiction of grief, first love and healing — all woven together in Jandy’s signature gorgeous, lyrical writing.⁣
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Along For The Ride (out April 22) — one of a handful upcoming @sdessen books being adapted in the near future and I can’t wait! These books are so near and dear to my heart.⁣
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No release dates yet for The Summer I Turned Pretty tv series (the ultimate coming of age summertime story!) or The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight (the cutest meet cute of all meet cutes all set in 24 hours) but I am HYPED and have all my fingers crossed for 2022 🤞🤞

Have you read any of these? Anyone else hyped for these adaptations.

Also, for the past few years, I’ve kept a running list of books becoming movies/tv shows for the year. Head to my bio to check out the list! I try to update it weekly and keep on top of it all but life ya know 😆 but I try!
Is this a book club? I think we just started a boo Is this a book club? I think we just started a book club. Or maybe just a @jenniferesmith appreciation club?? (partner @randomhouse )⁣
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Either way, after loving Jennifer E. Smith's YA books for years, it's been a real treat to also read her debut picture book with Riley (we loved!!) as well as her adult debut out in 3 weeks!⁣
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⁣So let me tell you about that adult debut — The Unsinkable Great James!!

This one just was the perfect warm-hearted read for a cold and gloomy January.

A perfect setting to escape into (Alaska), a tender-hearted meet cute and a poignant look at the shared grieving experience of those left behind.

I was initially drawn, like I always am, to the daughter losing a mother storyline and an exploration of that grief but I was so taken by the father/daughter relationship between two people who were left untethered by losing the person who held their family together.

Greta and her father don't see eye-to-eye on basically anything when they are thrown together on this Alaskan cruise, a trip Greta's father and mother were supposed to take, and you can feel the tension of their long-standing tumultuous and fractured relationship -- a relationship that feels like its hanging in a balance and could not recover.

The two are both hurting so much from this loss  and it took my breath away at times in how true it rang to be in your own grief bubble and feeling like the loss is yours and yours alone while forgetting about the others shouldering their own piece of this loss. I loved watching them very slowly SEE one another.

I can't say enough good things about this one -- great setting, Greta's music, the meet-cute, the messy and imperfect nature of family and love. Definitely recommend!⁣

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