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Home | Uncategorized | It’s My FREAKING 1 YEAR BLOGOVERSARY!!!

It’s My FREAKING 1 YEAR BLOGOVERSARY!!!

June 21, 2011 - Updated May 7, 2019 // 66 Comments

*pops champagne* *party like a rockstar*
Can you BELIEVE IT? I can’t….I seriously have not been blogging for year already, right? There have been times when I’ve wanted to quit or times when I’ve flat out cried out of frustration…but you know what…I would NOT change this year. I have met some amazing people, had incredible discussions, laughed like you wouldn’t believe and read some great books! Honestly….it’s been amazing.
So, I’ve compiled a little video with pictures, vlogs….(and um really embarrassing things I should never show from said vlogs)…to give you a glimpse of how amazing my year has been!

Stop back the rest of the week and check out some fun giveaways I’ll be doing…because the thing that I love most about this community is the genuine giving nature of some people!

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Jamie is a 32 year old married lady (with a new baby!!) who is in denial that she's actually that old to be a married lady and a mom. When she's not reading you can find her doing Pilates followed by eating ice cream, belting out Hamilton (loud and offkey) and having adventures with her husband, daughter and rescue dog.

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  1. I Eat Words says

    June 21, 2011 at 7:10 am

    Congrats on your blogoversary, Jamie! You have an amazing blog and I'm super glad to have met you 😀

    The video made me smile. YAY for BEA 🙂

    Farrah

    Reply
  2. Belle says

    June 21, 2011 at 7:26 am

    Happy blogoversary! I love your blog so much, congrats on reaching the year mark 🙂

    Reply
  3. Celesta says

    June 21, 2011 at 8:26 am

    yay for your 1 year blogoversary! Adorable video!

    Reply
  4. Becky (Page Turners) says

    June 21, 2011 at 9:01 am

    That vlog was incredible! I loved the cereal – best thing I have seen for ages, couldn't stop laughing. COngrats on your one year anniversary – so absolutely exciting and look how well you have done! Sounds like you have had a brilliant time. All the best

    Reply
  5. Amy @ Turn the Page says

    June 21, 2011 at 9:43 am

    Congrats on your 1 year blogoversary! 🙂 Loved the video 😀

    Reply
  6. Marta says

    June 21, 2011 at 11:04 am

    Congrats! Best regards from a reader from Barcelona,
    Marta

    Reply
  7. Laura @ The Shabby Rabbit says

    June 21, 2011 at 11:15 am

    Happy Blogoversary! I enjoy your blog so much. You have accomplished so much in a year!! I can't wait to see what the future holds 🙂

    Reply
  8. Chachic says

    June 21, 2011 at 11:36 am

    Happy Blogiversary! 🙂 You've done so many things, it doesn't seem like you've been blogging for just one year.

    Reply
  9. Jen (Makeshift Bookmark) says

    June 21, 2011 at 11:42 am

    HAPPY ONE YEAR, DOLLFACE!
    seriously I loved that vlog so much. Especially your bloopers. Hahaha You rock so much. Please come live by me. Love you long time 🙂

    Reply
  10. Anna says

    June 21, 2011 at 11:59 am

    Happy blogiversary!

    Reply
  11. Chrisbookarama says

    June 21, 2011 at 12:02 pm

    Happy Bloggiversary! Cute video, looks like you had fun this year.

    Reply
  12. Amy @ bookgoonie says

    June 21, 2011 at 12:35 pm

    Congrats & totally enjoyed your cutie patootie vlog.

    Reply
  13. We Heart YA says

    June 21, 2011 at 12:58 pm

    Happy blogoversary!

    Reply
  14. Eleni @ La Femme Readers says

    June 21, 2011 at 1:02 pm

    Haha love that pic! Congrats on your one yr blogoversary!!! You rock and I wish you many more. 😛

    Reply
  15. Ginger @ GReads! says

    June 21, 2011 at 1:08 pm

    Happy 1 year Jamie!! You have lots & lots to be proud of 🙂 I will have to watch your vlog from home (no sound right now – pooey).

    Reply
  16. TNBBC Super Mod says

    June 21, 2011 at 1:09 pm

    Yea, I made the cut of cool bloggers you met 🙂

    I love this video. You are the queen of cute vlogs, Jamie!!!! So jealous that I still cannot figure out how to upload a video to youtube and get it to work!!

    Reply
  17. Anastasia says

    June 21, 2011 at 1:29 pm

    Happy 1 year blogoversary!! That video was absolutely ADORABLE — just like you!! 🙂 So glad we got a chance to meet — you are one of the sweetest/funniest book bloggers I know! I'm so happy for you that you got to go to all the book events this year — I've lived vicariously through you on all your trips! Here's to another awesome year!! 🙂

    Reply
  18. I Read Banned Books says

    June 21, 2011 at 1:47 pm

    Congrats!

    Jen

    Reply
  19. YA Bibliophile says

    June 21, 2011 at 1:57 pm

    Congrats Jamie! Great video! I'm so pleased that you started blogging and that I got to know you through that!

    Reply
  20. April (BooksandWine) says

    June 21, 2011 at 2:19 pm

    Happy blogoversary! You make the blogosphere like 1000x better, seriously.

    Thank you for being normal and awesome and a fabulous listener and honest and wonderful!

    Will have to watch the video on my lunch!

    Reply
  21. Christina / Book Addict says

    June 21, 2011 at 2:22 pm

    I love this video- seriously, it's hilarious! I love that you included the PAYA picture. We need to hangout again! Congrats on your first blogoversary! Yay!

    Reply
  22. Christina / Book Addict says

    June 21, 2011 at 2:22 pm

    I love this video- seriously, it's hilarious! I love that you included the PAYA picture. We need to hangout again! Congrats on your first blogoversary! Yay!

    Reply
  23. Meredith says

    June 21, 2011 at 2:28 pm

    Aww, love the video! And the song! Congrats of 1 year! 🙂

    -Meredith

    Reply
  24. Anna says

    June 21, 2011 at 2:36 pm

    <3 <3 <3 and wistfully imagining we got to hang every day. I can't tell you how happy I am that we had "insta-friendship-love" when we finally met! 🙂

    Reply
  25. Two Readers Reviews says

    June 21, 2011 at 2:41 pm

    How totally adorable are you??? Completely! Anyways happy blogoversary! 🙂

    Reply
  26. goodaljm says

    June 21, 2011 at 2:42 pm

    Super cute video! Congrats on 1 year! 😀

    Reply
  27. Tara says

    June 21, 2011 at 3:01 pm

    Bwahaha I LOVE it! So glad we got to hang out at BEA and we will have to find another bar to dance on soon 🙂

    Reply
  28. Sarah says

    June 21, 2011 at 3:05 pm

    Congrats and Happy Blogogversary Jamie!!!! Awesome video. You are such a goofball, I love it.

    Reply
  29. tediousandbrief says

    June 21, 2011 at 3:05 pm

    Happy Blogoverary! Great Video!

    Today's also my blogs blogoverary as well! I always thought your blog was much older than mine!

    Reply
  30. Lauren M says

    June 21, 2011 at 3:09 pm

    Yaaay! Happy Blogoversary, Jamie! Here's to another fabulous year! 🙂

    Reply
  31. Susanne says

    June 21, 2011 at 4:12 pm

    Congrats!

    Reply
  32. Heather says

    June 21, 2011 at 5:23 pm

    Hahaha! Your video is fantastic. Happy 1st Blogoversary!

    Reply
  33. Carla says

    June 21, 2011 at 6:33 pm

    happy blogoversary my lovely. your vlog made me smile just like they always do. here's to another year of book talk, laughs and smiles. i'm glad you're here.

    Reply
  34. Jenni Elyse says

    June 21, 2011 at 6:38 pm

    Happy blogoversary!

    Reply
  35. Aylee says

    June 21, 2011 at 6:46 pm

    Congrats! Such a cute video!

    Reply
  36. Allison says

    June 21, 2011 at 6:55 pm

    seriously, that was an awesome video – loved it!

    happy blogoversary 🙂

    Reply
  37. Daisy says

    June 21, 2011 at 7:58 pm

    Happy blogoversary! I hope next year will be just as great blog- and bookwise for you and with a little less stress sometimes 😉

    Reply
  38. Greg Zimmerman says

    June 21, 2011 at 8:58 pm

    That's a fantastic video – nicely done! Congrats on one year.

    Reply
  39. Beth F says

    June 21, 2011 at 9:57 pm

    too fun!!!! Happy blogoversary!

    Reply
  40. Asheley says

    June 21, 2011 at 10:22 pm

    Congratulations! What a fun vlog with a great song. Seriously, so much fun!
    Happy Blogoversary!

    Reply
  41. Michelle says

    June 21, 2011 at 10:32 pm

    You are too funny! Loved the video!!

    Reply
  42. Lisa @ Read.Breathe.Relax. says

    June 21, 2011 at 11:59 pm

    Jamie- this post is too cute! I love that Phoenix song too!! 🙂 Congrats on the one year anniversary! That's amazing, and I can't wait to be at the point too!

    I've been a follower for awhile, and I love what you do here! Thanks for stopping by earlier! 🙂

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  43. Katelyn says

    June 22, 2011 at 12:11 am

    Nope. You should not be embarrassed by this video at all. It is so full of awesomesauce for rizzle! Seriously, you are too funny and adorable for words 🙂
    -Katelyn

    Reply
  44. Library Gal says

    June 22, 2011 at 12:18 am

    OMG Jamie, I totally loved that. Happy 1st Blogoversary!!! Wishing you many more fabulous bookish moments!

    Reply
  45. Monica says

    June 22, 2011 at 12:31 am

    Congratulations! Thanks for bringing a sense of fun to your blog and recommending some great books.

    As for that video…you definitely brought it!

    Happy blogoversary!

    Reply
  46. StephTheBookworm says

    June 22, 2011 at 1:40 am

    Great video and congrats on one year!

    Reply
  47. author Scott Nicholson says

    June 22, 2011 at 1:57 am

    awesome! thanks for all you do for readers and books!

    Scott

    Reply
  48. Jayme @ Horribly Bookish says

    June 22, 2011 at 2:25 am

    Happy One Year! The video was awesome 🙂

    Reply
  49. A. Knight says

    June 22, 2011 at 4:03 am

    LOVED THE VIDEO. Happy Blogoversary!

    And thanks for the laughs. Really.

    Reply
  50. Lindsi says

    June 22, 2011 at 4:29 am

    Love this and love you! Happy blogoversary!!

    Reply
  51. Frosy says

    June 22, 2011 at 6:27 am

    Happy Blogoversary! 🙂 Loved the video!

    Reply
  52. Yani {AvidReader} says

    June 22, 2011 at 12:49 pm

    yay 1 year!!!! so exciting Congrats =)

    Reply
  53. Chrystal says

    June 22, 2011 at 5:32 pm

    Love the pic at the top of this post. 🙂 And your VLOG was cute! Love it!

    Reply
  54. Jessica M says

    June 22, 2011 at 5:38 pm

    Happy blogoversary!! Love the video. And keep up the amazing work, your blog is always so fun — congrats!

    Reply
  55. Lucia says

    June 22, 2011 at 6:02 pm

    Congrats on the anniversary and on your blog! Your posts are always great and I love reading them. Great vlog!

    Reply
  56. Jasmine (The Reading Housewives) says

    June 22, 2011 at 6:15 pm

    That was so awesome. You are awesome. Your blog is awesome…Your afro is awesome. 🙂

    Reply
  57. Kailia Sage says

    June 22, 2011 at 7:31 pm

    Congrats on you blogoversary!

    Reply
  58. A Canadian Girl says

    June 22, 2011 at 7:42 pm

    Happy Blogoversary!

    Reply
  59. the story siren says

    June 22, 2011 at 11:29 pm

    Damn….i feel like i am late to the party… but

    HAPPY ONE FREAGGIN YEAR!!! WOOOOHOOOO!

    how awesome was that vid. i loved it! seriously. loved!

    So glad that i've got to know you this past year! you are truly a great friend! love you!

    Reply
  60. Melina says

    June 23, 2011 at 1:56 am

    Happy One Year! I love your video.

    Reply
  61. Melissa (Avid Reader) says

    June 23, 2011 at 5:36 pm

    I love it, congrats!!!

    Reply
  62. Mary says

    June 23, 2011 at 6:27 pm

    Congrats on your one-year anniversary! Actually, I think this month is my one-year, too…hum. Might have to look that up. Anyway, YAY! Celebrate!!
    Happy reading,
    Mary @ Book Swarm

    Reply
  63. Jolene and Family says

    June 23, 2011 at 6:56 pm

    Yay, congrats on one year!! *Throws Confetti*

    Reply
  64. Jennifer says

    June 23, 2011 at 8:03 pm

    Congrats! I'll drink to another successful year!

    Reply
  65. thatcovergirl says

    June 27, 2011 at 2:30 am

    Hey look! I'm only like a week late, but happy belated, J! I watched the whole video with a big ol cheesy grin on my face! Thank you for all that you do in the book blogging community! I feel so lucky to have "met" you online. <3 you! =)

    Reply

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This is also, before I get to the stack,  an appreciation post for my tiny library and wonderful librarians.⁣
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So I’m like, welp, guess we are just dropping off in the bin so I try to grab my books out and put them in one-handed while juggling the umbrella and less than enthused Riley.⁣
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Is this what being a VIP as a celebrity feels like?? Sure feels like it to me 😆 for real though, it pays to be a regular and have a cute kid in tow who is being pelted with rain.⁣
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Also have been meaning to snag The World Gives Way after @jordys.book.club recommendation!⁣
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Have you read any of these? Any that you think were definitely worth the rain-soaked journey for??⁣
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Alright now I’m off to curl up and read on this rainy, dreary day which is really what I think a day like this is meant for.
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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).⁣
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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.
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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! ⁣
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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.⁣…
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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.⁣
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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⁣
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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.⁣
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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 💩!⁣
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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!⁣
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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 !!⁣
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And if you don’t understand what that means, I’m sorry 😅⁣
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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.⁣ 
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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.⁣
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Just me orrrrrr?⁣
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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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