Do you remember going to the book fair when you were in elementary school? The smell of new books, the variety of titles to choose from, the library magically turned into a book store…oh the memories. As a child, it was one of my favorite school events every year. As an adult, I still feel them same way. In fact, for several years I co-chaired the Book Fair Committee with a good friend. It was tons of work, but so much fun. Today, I was helping out a teacher friend at the school my kids attended and where I once Read More
Category: Books
Favorite Reads of 2018 (So Far)
Have you read a good book lately? It’s almost the end of the first quarter of 2018. Can you believe it? I set a goal to read 50 books this year and I’m currently working on book number 21. I’m ahead of schedule! Out of those 20 books, there have been several I really loved and highly recommend. If you’re looking for a good book, read on. These are my favorite reads of 2018 so far. Favorite Reads of 2018 (So Far) Please not that this post contains affiliate links. I may earn a small commission if you Read More
It’s a Small World After All: A Blogging Experience
How many times have you had an experience that confirms to you that we live in a small world after all? It happens to me several times a year and probably more than that if I was really paying attention. I had an experience recently that, once again, made me realize that the world is much smaller than it often seems. I’ve been publishing the My Cup of Cocoa blog for a little over a year now and have made contact with people around the world through the blog and connected social media sites. It is amazing to me that Read More
My Most Popular Posts from 2017
I’ve been blogging for about 15 months now. In 2017, I wrote 85 posts. My readership has grown, slowly, but steadily. I am thankful for the opportunity I have to share my thoughts and ideas in this way. At the end of the year, I started looking at the numbers. I’m not usually a numbers kind of person. They’ve never been my strength. But I wanted to see which articles were the most popular posts, to see what worked and what didn’t. I found that several types of posts seemed to get the most traffic. Those included book reviews and Read More