MizB of Should Be Reading hosts the Teaser Tuesdays weekly event
Here are the rules:
* Grab your current read
* Let the book fall open to a random page
* Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12
*You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you’ve given!
* Please avoid spoilers!
This week’s teaser is:
“ Whether former feelings were to be renewed must be brought to the proof; former times must undoubtedly be brought to the recollection of each; they could not but be reverted to; the year of their engagement could not but be named by him, in the little narratives or descriptions which conversation called forth.”
pg. 46 - Persuasion by Jane Austen
- Since I finished Pride and Prejudice, it’s time to move forward with more Jane Austen books. Got to get them checked off my 30 by 30 list. And since Pride and Prejudice was like pulling teeth for me to read, I decided next up should be the shortest. Is that lame? Just a little bit. 
So even though the book doesn’t have Rupert Penry-Jones like the newest movie version does, I fully expect to enjoy this book.
Tags: 30 by 30, teaser tuesday
Hey there fun-seekers! Well, it’s been two weeks since my 29th birthday and the big reveal of my 30 by 30 list. So I figured it’s a good time to check in on some of the key items on the list ands see where I’m at. Afterall, what’s a goal if there’s no accountability to keep it? Here we go …
#1 - Complete the Nashville Rock and Roll ½ Marathon - okay, so I haven’t done anything with this one yet, but I looking up info on it this weekend.
#2 - Write 2 novels - I wrote a proposal for a Christmas novella this week. Does that count?
#3 - Read all of Jane Austen’s Books - I only have 75 pages left in Pride and Prejudice, and I picked up Persuasion at the library.
#6 - Finish Caleb’s fire truck cross stitch - I’ve spent about 6 hours in the last 2 weeks working on it. And I’m no where close to finishing. This is going to be a long one.
# 7 - Visit 3 Civil War battlefields - I’m making plans to visit the scene of the Battle of Franklin and the Carnton plantation in … well, Franklin, when my mom comes for a visit. And it’s going to double as a research trip for said Christmas novella.
#30 - Vacation on Prince Edward Island - I totally rented a car for our trip this week. And when my mom called me this weekend, the first thing she said was “three weeks, only three weeks!”
There you have it! I have 50 weeks to go. I better get myself in gear. There is much to be done, but it’s going to be an exciting year!
Tags: 30 by 30
I’m almost 30. Well, to be completely forth-coming, I’m almost, almost 30. That’s right. I’m about to turn 29. This Sunday to be exact.
A few weeks ago, I started thinking about making a list of things that I might want to do by the time I’m 30. I started asking questions like, Have I accomplished the things that I want to by the time I hit 30? What do I want to do with this year?
So, what I came up with is below … a list of 30 things I want to do in the next year. Some are a little silly. Some are meant to stretch me. And if I add up all the hours it’ll take to accomplish these, I might have to quit my day job. (Hmm … well, I can’t finance my trip to the Harry Potter theme park if I quit my job. Bummer.)
Without further ado, I present …
Liz’s 30 by 30
- Complete the Nashville Rock and Roll ½ Marathon
- Write 2 novels
- Read all of Jane Austen’s Books
- Go to an NFL game
- Save $1500 toward a trip to Scotland/Ireland
- Finish Caleb’s fire truck cross stitch
- Visit 3 Civil War battlefields
- See Brandon Heath in concert
- Visit Boone Hall in South Carolina (Mount Royal Plantation)
- Donate $1000 to World Vision for Micro-loans
- Get a contract for a 3-book deal
- Find a place to serve at my new church
- Take a cooking class at Whole Foods
- Give away 20 of the books on my shelves
- Buy flowers for a friend for no reason
- Eat something with mushrooms
- See a show at TPAC
- Read the Bible in a Year
- Take an adult beginner dance class
- Visit the Harry Potter theme park at Universal Studios in Orlando
- Catch up on the TV show Chuck
- Volunteer at least 10 hours at a local food bank/shelter
- Read a #1 New York Times Bestseller when it’s #1
- Go a week without eating out
- Host a dinner party for at least 4 friends
- Write a Christmas short story
- Drop 2 dress sizes
- Sing karaoke in public
- Drink only water for 2 weeks straight
- Vacation on Prince Edward Island
And wouldn’t you know … that list actually looks like it’ll provide material for at least 30 blogs! Score! I’ll keep you all up to date on my progress, and in a year, we’ll revisit.
(And, yes. Technically my trip to PEI is already planned and mostly paid for, but I’m still going in my 29th year, so that still counts, right?)
Did/do you have a 30 by 30 list? What was on it?
Tags: 30 by 30, Friday Favorite