Lost in My Library

I haven't been a particularly active blogger lately. You can probably tell that from the fact that it's now more than a week into April and my March wrap-up isn't up yet. And as much as I'd like this post to say that this was a short-term thing and that I'll be back to posting multiple times a week starting now, I can't do that. Why not? There's the fact that I'm a lot busier right now than I thought I would be. I thought that second semester senior year was supposed to be easy, but there's just so much going on right now that I can't find the time I want to write new posts. There's also the issue that writing is taking me a lot longer than it used to because of another fun development of the past few weeks: I have tendinitis. I injured myself playing piano right before my school band's competitive season. I'm supposed to be using my left hand as little as possible, which includes both piano and typing. I can type one-handed, but...

I haven't posted anything on this blog (or replied to comments, or read posts on other blogs - you get the picture) since the end of February. It's only been 11 days, but it seriously feels like SO MUCH LONGER. There are two main reasons for this: I had a bit of a family emergency, which involved me being away from home for a while and my mom taking my laptop to the other side of the country so that she could work. Things are fine now, but everything else got pushed aside for a while. I still have not mastered the art of scheduling posts. These were definitely not ideal circumstances, but I'm kind of glad that I stepped away for a while. Things were starting to feel a bit frantic (see above: me not planning ahead enough to schedule posts), and I needed to take a step back for a while. I have plans for this blog for the next few weeks, but it will probably take a while for me to get completely caught up. In the meantime, though, I'm very happy to be back, and I ho...

I've been thinking about doing a post like this for a while, but I couldn't think of a good way to do it. So when I saw the Get to Know Me Tag on Opal's blog ...I stole it. Though she did tag anyone who wanted to do it, so I suppose it's not quite stealing. So, in case you want to know more about me, here you go!   Vital Stats: Name: Clara Nicknames: None. Clara doesn't lend itself well to nicknames. Birthday: May 24th Place of birth: California, USA Star Sign: Gemini Occupation: High school student, occasional math tutor Appearance: Hair color: Brown - reddish in the summer, dark in the winter Hair length: Almost halfway down my back Eye color: Blue Best feature: Hair Braces: I used to have Invisalign, but now I just have a retainer Piercings: hahaha NO. I am TERRIFIED of needles, so that's not happening. Tattoos: See above. No way. Righty or lefty: Righty Firsts: First best friend: Heather, in first grade Award: Probably...

A while ago, I decided that I wanted to create a book blog. (Actually, I originally thought about creating a Booktube channel, but my incompetence with camera equipment quickly ruled that out, and I like writing more than talking anyway). Somehow, that turned into a pact with a friend (to be found at thepagesarebookining ) to create joint blogs that we update at least once a week starting in 2016. Here, you'll find monthly wrap-ups, monthly-ish TBRs, book reviews, recommendation lists, monthly (hopefully) posts about whichever book I'm reading with my friend, and, frankly, any book-related content that I feel like posting. It'll all start at the end of this year with a list of my favorite books that I read in 2015, and at New Year's, I'll be going full steam ahead!