Back from Hiatus + Life Update!

I'm back and boy, does it feel amazing.  This break, while much needed, was definitely hard!  Trust me, I would have much rather been spending time on this blog and on your blogs taking about books than writing essays about them.

These past few weeks have been crazy.  I was swamped with finals but I've finally completed my third year of college!  I honestly can't believe how quickly this experience is going.  I've officially begun to freak out about what I'll be doing once I graduate, where I live, what my life will look like.  It's a nauseating mix of excitement, terror, and anticipation.  

Besides school and finals, I've also been packing up all my stuff to move into my new apartment!  I'm  really looking forward to this new place but I've got to admit, I absolutely hate the process of moving.  Packing and unpacking just . . . ugh.  It's not a good time.  It always reminds me how much stuff I have (and how many books).  Who would have thought books would be difficult to move.  I mean, they already vaguely resemble boxes.  But it turns out that they are very heavy which means lots of little boxes.  

So despite the finals and the moving, I've still been getting quite a bit of reading done.  I'm excited to share my thoughts with you about these books!  There's been a few really great ones!  

Anyways . . . 

What has been going on with you guys?  What books have you been reading?  Anything good?  Let me know about what's been going on!  I'm so excited to be back and I can't wait to get back into blogging!  

Life Update!

Sooo, wow.  Okay, a lot of stuff has been going down with me lately!  Stuff that's going to (positively) impact the blog so I thought it would be good to share it with all of you, my wonderful readers!

It's been incredibly frustrating and sad for me to see myself being pulled away from Wonderland's Reader.  This blog is one of my absolute favorite things and I know I haven't been posting very consistently on here (or responding to comments and visiting other blogs.  I'm so sorry, guys!).  While I'm not trying to make up excuses, the reason I haven't been as active is because 1) I was working, 2) I moved to a new house, and 3) I started my third year of college!  

I'm really proud and happy about all of these things but it was painful to have all of my time taken up.  I found myself just too exhausted (both physically and mentally), to put any time or effort into reading, blogging, or writing.  And when you don't have time in your life to pursue what you're passionate about, I think that's really sad.  I was living and learning and getting things done but I wasn't able to enjoy the things I hold most important.  Life was just becoming a bit too much. 

 So, I knew I had to make a change.  My ultimate goal is to be able to graduate college and find a position in the publishing industry.  I want to be able to do something that I will love and look forward to doing.  In my mind, running this blog and taking the time to read and be social in this community is an important part of achieving that goal.  Even though I was being productive and going to school and working, what I was doing wasn't aligning with that ultimate goal.  So, I decided that it was time to step down from my job so I could better focus on school and Wonderland's Reader.  

While I'm going to miss working a bit, I think I'm going to be much happier with more free time to post on the blog and read.  I plan on creating and sticking to a strict schedule and post consistently.  I'm excited to jump head first back into blogging, with it being a much bigger priority and time investment.  I'm excited about all these changes guys!  And I look forward to hanging out here more :)