{"id":36,"date":"2019-01-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hippiegrrl.com\/reads\/2019\/01\/23\/from-the-archives-august-is-almost-over\/"},"modified":"2020-03-19T17:24:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T17:24:44","slug":"from-the-archives-august-is-almost-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hippiegrrl.com\/reads\/2019\/01\/23\/from-the-archives-august-is-almost-over\/","title":{"rendered":"from the archives: August is Almost Over"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many things have happened over the past month. We picked up our whole lives and moved from Buffalo, NY to Huntsville, AL. Yes, Alabama. In the heat of August, during the most oppressive season when even northerners hate to be outside for long periods of time, we decided to <g class=\"gr_ gr_47 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style multiReplace\" id=\"47\" data-gr-id=\"47\">move&nbsp; to<\/g> the deep south. Well, it isn&#8217;t exactly the deep south, but it is definitely the south. In the whirlwind of having to move our lives in 3 weeks (School starts earlier in <g class=\"gr_ gr_40 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"40\" data-gr-id=\"40\">Alabama)<\/g> I haven&#8217;t had a chance to pick up a book. Partially because I am busy and partially because I am thrown by the whole <g class=\"gr_ gr_18 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del\" id=\"18\" data-gr-id=\"18\">move<\/g>, but mainly because I am tired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even so, I still wanted to post an update of my TBR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So &#8211; here it is&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Difficult Women by Roxanne Gay ****<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Awesome by Eva Darrows ****<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper ****<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With those 3&nbsp;books added, I am 2&nbsp;books beyond the <g class=\"gr_ gr_9 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del\" id=\"9\" data-gr-id=\"9\">half way<\/g> point for my 12 book challenge this year. That isn&#8217;t horrible considering I&#8217;m only 1 month behind. Now that I am working <g class=\"gr_ gr_10 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"10\" data-gr-id=\"10\"><g class=\"gr_ gr_10 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"10\" data-gr-id=\"10\"><g class=\"gr_ gr_10 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"10\" data-gr-id=\"10\"><g class=\"gr_ gr_10 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"10\" data-gr-id=\"10\">part time<\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g> (that is a story for another blog) I will have more time to read as we settle <g class=\"gr_ gr_11 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling multiReplace\" id=\"11\" data-gr-id=\"11\">in to<\/g> our new apartment in Huntsville. I&#8217;m hoping that I can actually blow that 12 book challenge away and maybe work on more of the book riot challenge books as well. We shall see<g class=\"gr_ gr_12 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"12\" data-gr-id=\"12\">.<\/g><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now let me know how you are doing on your 2018 book challenge lists &#8211; comment below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peace,Chantale<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many things have happened over the past month. We picked up our whole lives and moved from Buffalo, NY to Huntsville, AL. Yes, Alabama. In the heat of August, during the most oppressive season when even northerners hate to be outside for long periods of time, we decided to move&nbsp; to the deep south. 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