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So I Did This Crazy Thing, And I…

…left my job.

I don’t normally share personal news on my blog. It’s for a few reasons. One, you don’t come here for that. You want BOOK news not Lisa news. Also, my life is not that interesting.

Two, although I’m very up front about who I am and what I’m all about on the blog, I do like my privacy. I don’t want to look back years later and feel like I did a huge over-share for the world to see.

But for something like this, it’s just too huge not to share.

So, I left my job. It wasn’t because I didn’t like it – I actually really, really liked it. I just realized that I wanted to ultimately work for myself and create something from scratch. And, now I am.

I started a social media consultancy called Social Climber. I will be helping businesses take their social media presence to the next level. This is something that I really enjoy doing (and did at my previous job) and want to focus all my energy on.

Will this change anything for the blog? Yes, actually. I’m going to stop blogging…

…Just kidding. :) I freaking love doing this, and I love interacting with YOU GUYS! If anything, I’ll have more time to write and read and all of the things I love best.

Now for some inappropriately appropriate Office quotes about the work place:






In the words of Oscar Martinez: “I love a good quitting story. It makes me feel like I have control over my own life. Gives me hope. Maybe I will have one of own someday. [laughs] But I dream… so…”

 

Your Feedback Needed – 5 Question Survey

I would appreciate it tremendously if you could take 3 minutes of your time to fill out this super short, super easy survey. It’s about the blog and about…you!

Thanks in advance!

Read Breathe Relax Survey

 

Best of RBR in 2012 & 2013 Goals

It’s officially the LAST day of 2012. Phew, what a ride! So much has happened, and I can’t even believe I tucked another year of blogging under my belt.

The blog wouldn’t be what it is without your readership. Thank you so incredibly much for reading, commenting and giving your support to Read Breathe Relax. Blogging is hard work, and I can say with certainty it wouldn’t be worth it without you!

Best of Read Breathe Relax in 2012

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There have been 240 blog posts from Read Breathe Relax this year alone. That’s a lot o’ blogging. I always write a ton of reviews, but I like getting creative too.

Here are my personal 7 favorite posts from this year:


A couple new and exciting things happened for the blog in 2012.

This year on the blog I:

  • Created some new features – like Pages & Pairings
  • Started blogging for the Huffington Post
  • Went to BEA for the first time
  • Made a friend and pen pal via Forever Young Adult
  • Increased pageviews to this site by 244 percent
  • Read and read and read some more

2013 Goals

My goal for the blog for 2013 is to not only maintain the quality of RBR but to increase it. I want this to be a place where I write about things that interest me AND where you read about things that interest you.

Also, increasing pageviews and readership is always on the agenda, as well. :)

Plus, I think I’ll be increasing my reading goal for next year to 63 or 65 books.

Is there anything you’d like to see on the blog that you haven’t? Anything you’d like to see less of? All feedback or comments are welcome!

 

2012 Year in Review – Transparency, Progress & Trends

I always think some self-reflection and analysis are important at the end of the year. In a very uncharacteristic move, I put this annual process in number form. (I don’t do numbers).

What I hope to show with these numbers is transparency, progress and trends. Transparency to show you where I get my books from. Progress to show how many books I’ve read this year and which were the best reads. And trends to show what genres have risen, died or are merely “sleeping.”

Transparency – Where I Got My Books

Where I Get My Books - Read.Breathe.Relax


Out of the 60 total books I’ve read this year (including one in progress), here are the ways I got books this year. I bought more books than I thought, which is always a good thing.

Progress – Total Books Read

pages read 2012 year in review


And a partridge in a pear tree.

How many books did you read this year? Did you meet your goal?

Trends – Book Genres I Read in 2012

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I really broke this down by sub-genre, as YA and Fantasy are two huge, main genres I read. From this chart, I see that dystopias, angels and epic fantasy books are alive and well.

I was surprised to see how many science fiction YA books I’d read, and was happy to see a resurgence of dragons and mythology.

Book Series & Sequence Order

Book Series & Sequence Order - Read.Breathe.Relax


As you can see, I read a TON of books that were either debut novels by authors or the first in a series. Some series I will most definitely keep up with…others not so much.

I did pretty well with my Sophomore Reading Challenge, having read a good number of books that were sequels of some sort. What surprised me the most, were the number of standalone, or one-off, books.

YA is not known for one-offs, but it was refreshing to see. Two of my fave standalones were For Darkness Shows the Stars and The Dark Unwinding.

 

Latest on HuffPost: Rae Carson Interview About YA & Religion

It’s been a little while since my last article on HuffPost. I blame…this blog, my friends and family and my work. It’s been a busy last few months.

After reading The Crown of Embers, though, I knew I had to ask Rae Carson a few questions about the book, religion and YA.

You can read the article here: Religion Lifts Young Adult Books From ‘Darkness.’

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