Changing faces ..

Yep .. these 2 posts are kinda weight obsessed .. sorry ;-p

Look how my face has changed with the weight loss ..lol

84 kgs

78 kgs ... 76 kgs ... 74 kgs

72 kgs .... 69.9 kgs

69 kgs .. 67.4kgs

This weight loss round .. lol

70kgs ... 68.8 kgs

My baggy ass ;-p

 

Update photo .. back down to 68.8kgs after emotional eating the past few days with all the stuff going on here ..

The pants don't do much for me .. but I'm "in-between" sizes .. which is a right pita!!

3.8kgs to go to get down to my "first" goal .. 1.4kgs off what I got down to last time ..

..this seems so long ago ..

 

84.1kgs .... 68.8 kgs  .. 68 kgs ..

Aug 08 ... Mar 10 .. Feb 09 ...

2 nanas now in hospital :-(((

My other nana was admitted to hospital yesterday as she went in to renal failure  .. and has a huge ulcer on her leg .. she is not finishing her sentences and not very lucid .. but we are unsure if it is due to the horrendous pain of the leg .. or the renal failure ..

.. while the other nana had a biopsy done today on her lung .. and when they turned her to do a biopsy on the other side .. because her skin is so paper thin and full of fluid .. they accidently caused the skin to tear open on one of her legs while they turned her and on the other leg the movement caused a huge haemotoma

.. she has just had such a bad run ..

.. it's sooo hard seeing them both so unwell ..

URGHHHH!!

New day .. new hair colour ..

As a treat for hitting the next decade (for weight) .. not age ..lol ..

This was my treat to myself ..

 

 

The weight-loss week that was ..

..overall was an up and down week ..

..started some new minerals (Calcium/Magnesium and Selenium combo) for my headache .. and had a couple of celebrations - dinner out for our 15th Wedding anniv and then a BBQ for a 50th  ..

.. so Thursday I didn't even bother tracking .. although most of the day until dinner was on track .. then came dinner .. and well ...

..the BBQ .. again did quite well during the day .. and then allowed for the alcohol and diet Bundaberg drinks .. but think I did quite well on the eating .. as stuck mostly to the salads:-)

..so in the end was 700g down ..

..well weighed myself first thing and it was only 300g .. and then for some reason thought I'd re-weigh myself .. and lo and behold it was another 400g down .. so re-checked and it was the same .. so went back and re-weighed after lunch .. and same thing ..

..so will take it as 700g loss .. so am now at 68.8 kg .. 3.8kg off my "first" goal .. and 1.5 kgs off what I got down to last time I was losing weight ..

Monday, 22 February 2010

Breakfast
1  serving Nature Valley - Crunchy Bars - Roasted Almond	3
1  cup (s) black coffee	0
Subtotal	3
Lunch
1  medium baked or roasted chicken breast without skin	4
1  cup (s) Green Salad without Dressing	0
1  tbs (s) commercial regular fat mayonnaise	1
Subtotal	5
Dinner
1  serving JC Bean and Cheese Burrito	3
1  individual Cereal Nut Bar Hazelnut and Orange	2.5
Subtotal	5.5
Snacks
2  serving Air Popped Crazy for Chicken Chips (snack packs - 10g)	1.5
1  cup (s) black coffee	0
1  scone cheese scone	2
1  serving Spreadble butter (per piece toast) - Food I created	1
Subtotal	4.5
Food POINTS values used	18
Food POINTS values remaining	0
Exercise
50 min Walking (>4.8 kph [12.5 mins/km] and <8.0 kph [7.5 mins/km] on level surface)	2.5
60 min Mowing lawn with power mower	3
Exercise POINTS bonus earned	5.5

Tuesday, 23 February 2010

Breakfast
1  serving Nature Valley - Crunchy Bars - Roasted Almond	3
1  cup (s) black coffee	0
Subtotal	3
Lunch
1  serving Pams Bread (x2 slices) - Food I created	2
1  serve (s) Tuna Sensations Tuna Sensations, Savoury Onion	2
1  packet (s) Crinkle Crisps Roast Chicken	1
1  cup (s) black coffee	0
Subtotal	5
Dinner
1  serving Pams Bread (x2 slices) - Food I created	2
1/2 serve (s) edam cheese	1.5
1  serving Spreadble butter (per piece toast) - Food I created	1
1/3 Small Mince Dish	2.5
Subtotal	7
Snacks
2  party size party size sausage roll	6
1/4 slice (s) iced banana cake	1.5
6  nuts roasted almonds	0.5
Subtotal	8
Food POINTS values used	23
Food POINTS values remaining	-5
Exercise
No entries for exercise.
Exercise POINTS bonus earned	0

Wednesday, 24 February 2010

Breakfast
1  serving Nature Valley - Crunchy Bars - Roasted Almond	3
1  cup (s) black coffee	0
Subtotal	3
Lunch
1 1/2 scone cheese scone	3.5
1 1/2 serving Spreadble butter (per piece toast) - Food I created	1
1  individual Cereal Nut Bar Almond and Apricot	2.5
1  small banana	1
Subtotal	8
Dinner
1  serving JC Chicken Parmigiana	5.5
Subtotal	5.5
Snacks
1  cup (s) black coffee	0
1  tub (s) Ice Cream Mini Cups Ice Cream Tubs, Berry Mudslide	2
Subtotal	2
Food POINTS values used	18.5
Food POINTS values remaining	-0.5
Exercise
No entries for exercise.
Exercise POINTS bonus earned	0

No entry Thursday .....

Friday, 26 February 2010

Breakfast
1  serving Nature Valley - Crunchy Bars Oats n Honey	3
1  cup (s) black coffee	0
Subtotal	3
Lunch
1  serve (s) Lighter Choices Chicken Salad	2
Subtotal	2
Dinner
1  serving Plain Kaiser Roll - Food I created	1
1  serving Tegal Takeouts Flame grilled chicken	4.5
1  rasher lean middle bacon	1.5
1  whole whole egg	1.5
1  serving PAm's Lite Mayo	0.5
1  tbs (s) tomato sauce	0.5
1  packet (s) Crinkle Crisps Roast Chicken	1
Subtotal	10.5
Snacks
2  serving Air Popped Crazy for Chicken Chips (snack packs - 10g)	1.5
4  square (s) Chocolate Block Chocolate Block, Dream	2
2  Lolly cake - YES a BIIIG binge .. was soooo hungry ..	4
2  Rice Bubble Cake - was wrong timing going for walk so late and no dinner ready !!!!!	5
Subtotal	12.5
Food POINTS values used	28
Food POINTS values remaining	-10
Exercise
90 min Mowing lawn with power mower	4.5
100 min Walking (>4.8 kph [12.5 mins/km] and <8.0 kph [7.5 mins/km] on level surface)	5
Exercise POINTS bonus earned	9.5

Saturday, 27 February 2010

Breakfast
1  serving Nature Valley - Crunchy Bars Oats n Honey	3
1  cup (s) black coffee	0
Subtotal	3
Lunch
Ham & Salad Kaiser Roll	3.5
Subtotal	3.5
Dinner
1  cup (s) Green Salad without Dressing	0
2  thick slice lean and fat baked or roast lamb shoulder	5.5
Subtotal	5.5
Snacks
1  serving Air Popped Crazy for Chicken Chips (snack packs - 10g)	0.5
1  packet (s) Crinkle Crisps Roast Chicken	1
800  ml Lemon, Lime and Bitters Diet Lemon Lime and Bitters	1
2  can (s) lager beer	4
Subtotal	6.5
Food POINTS values used	18.5
Food POINTS values remaining	-0.5
Exercise
90 min Mowing lawn with power mower	4.5
Exercise POINTS bonus earned	4.5

Sunday, 28 February 2010

Breakfast
1  serving Nature Valley - Crunchy Bars - Roasted Almond	3
Subtotal	3
Lunch
Ham & Salad Kaiser Roll	3.5
Subtotal	3.5
Dinner
1  serving Pams straight cut fries (per 100g)	3
1  fillet commercial crumbed fried snapper	5.5
1  cup (s) Green Salad without Dressing	0
1  serving PAm's Lite Mayo	0.5
2  tbs (s) tomato sauce	0.5
Subtotal	9.5
Snacks
1  box (es) Smarties, Fun Size	1
Fruju Fruit Whip - Quick-added food	0.5
Subtotal	1.5
Food POINTS values used	17.5
Food POINTS values remaining	0.5
Exercise
No entries for exercise.
Exercise POINTS bonus earned	0

Kinda puts it all in to perspective huh ???

This came through my e-mails ..

Hi all I hope we find you and your families all well and happy
Just a quick update on T**. 
We are still waiting for his new heart, at the moment he is in hospital again, he is losing any protein that enters his body and they are now testing him again for protein losing entropathy which they are pretty sure he has.  Because he is not getting enough protein (he is losing it through his gut) his body is swelling with fluid. 
He is getting overnight feeds through a tube which has helped a little but he needs to get more replacement.  they are talking of putting a line in to give him a treatment every week or fortnight of albium which is a blood product I think that has protein. 
His lungs are pretty full of junk as well at the moment as he has fluid in them which in turn prevents him from coughing up the gunk so they are getting fuller and fuller. 
Poor little guy I feel so bad for him with all he goes through he still smiles and just lays back and lets the student drs poke and prod him.
I know this sounds awful for some poor family in Australia who will lose someone for tom to have a new life but I hope he gets a new heart soon I am not sure how much more he can take. 
I sound horrible saying that and I am sorry for wishing for it.
T**'s mum

I just want to cry for T** and his family .. and his Mum .. 10 years old and having been through all he has and now for this to be happening ...
.. it scares the cr*p out of me that this is happening to this little guy .. for both them and also for our own personal stuff ..
Prayers and hope and lots of finger crossing that a new heart comes soon .. and prayers for the family who's loss will help my friends little guy to get a new chance at life .

What's happening at our place today # 3

Ahhhh .. we have a tractor going up and down our driveway

.. and I'm about to pound the driveway alarm with my head .. coz I need to mute it .. but it won't mute .. and if I turn it off .. it's a pita to reset .. anyhoo...

...Hubby is flattening the driveway .. coz with the *new* purchase .. and well complaints .. and well just coz it's a real rollercoaster getting up it

.. it's wayyyy overdue doing ..

Roll on when we get some $$ to finish the concreting .. it will be ...

F_A_N_T_A_S_T_I_C

!!!!!!

 

Miss is just loving it !!

Yes those are weeds .. and yes we need to finish off .. well DO some landscaping .. lol!

** I know this is # 3 .. but I have the others to finish off .. so at the moment the others are up OK ?????

We'll start counting at 3 today .. :-)

Some new blogs I added to my Google Reader

Soo .. because I feel like cr*p warmed up today for goodness knows what reason .. I was having a browse through Google Reader as you do (to catch up on the hundreds of subscriptions I have)

.. after feeding Miss Rainbow sprinkles and Sequin dot "swinkles" for lunch .. because that's all she wants to eat while she's feeling grotty and coughy .. and not going to kindy .. coz I'm giving her the most nutritious food possible to get her well again ... yannno .. and of course Love to Sing DVD's are on a loop .. and I can now sing and do the actions in my head to every single song on 3 DVD's we have .. and are about to start "move it, move it" ing with the next DVD .. arrggghhh *bangs head*

Anyhoo.. through someone's blog post (well thinking about it - it may have all started after I googled Weight Watchers .. and it led me down the labyrinth of blog posts .. and whalla .. you found yourself reading something that has nothing to do with what you were originally looking for .. or linked obscurely somehow by a tag..lol) ..

Anyhoo.. focus .. back to what I was saying ... ahem .. I stumbled across these fab blogs  .. and can't help but share them as they made me laugh !!!

First up http://mommysaidwhat.wordpress.com/ 

- my fav posts so far .. and I've only clicked on a few tag cloud subjects .. http://mommysaidwhat.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/no-one-said-thered-be-math/ and http://mommysaidwhat.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/can-someone-just-shut-the-door/ .. these posts are seriously hilarious .. and soooo true !!!

.. and another hoot of a blog : http://blog.chuq.net/ .. this post had me in fits of laughter .. http://blog.chuq.net/2010/02/toddlers-and-toilet.html coz it's soooo the truth :-)

.. and another - http://www.daddyistired.com/ - a males perspective ...again seriously honest and great reading!

I'm off to browse these fine Blogs .. ummm I mean fold the washing ..

.. Sooooo tell me ..

.. what is soooooo HARD about getting something right huh ?#$#$%#

***WARNING ... I'm going to whine and vent here .. imagine me .. red faced .. and holding my breathe .. kind of a toddler tantrum style ****

.. Cam has to have 6 monthly visits to the Paed at the local clinic to make sure his dicky ticker is ticking right .. and all the associated stuff that goes with it ..

.. check back last visit was July/Aug .. so add 6 months .. you get about Feb/March right ..

Ummm .. no ...

You get .. "Well Dr D only has monthly clinics now and even though Cameron is due to have a check up well it's quite full .. we could put him in this upcoming clinic or maybe the next which is towards the end of April but he is going on holiday .. so it might be even later than that  .. or .. *add silence* .. so which do you want to do .."

.. Ummmmm let me think .. ummmm .. well maybe the end of June maybe .. March of course !!!!!

So I was polite .. "Well since it has been 6 months .. and we do have a few concerns .. the March one would be best .."

"Oh OK .. we have a few appointments open .. so I can put him in I suppose"

I get off the phone dumfounded ..

.. it's not like he has a cold .. he has half a heart for goodness sake .. he SHOULD be checked every 6 months with all that cr*p going on in that thar chest of his .. we've been told to expect some decline around the age of 7 or 8 .. well guess what they almost hit it right on the head .. he looks .. well .. he looks "off" .. we're not sure what it is .. but something isn't altogether right .. not like .. "OMG look at Cam" .. more .. "mmm .. are you doing OK kinda off stuff"  .. and not one time the same thing ..

. . I did get kinda freaked one part last month and put the sat machine on (I have one here as storage for HC) .. and well took it off again .. the sats were around 90-92% (were 97-98%) .. and his HR was around the wrong way .. 75-80 when he was asleep .. and 50-55 when he was awake ..

.. we're blaming the humidity and Summer ..  so fingers crossed that is what it is ..

.. he's also got other issues .. he'd be horrified if I shared publicly .. but it worries us .. and it needs sorting out ..

We're THOSE type of parents who want to be positive and talk about the NORMAL things that could be wrong .. but silently HOPE it's not heart related ..

Argghhh the joys of trying to normalise stuff ..

.. so anyhoo .. roll on to what I first started gabbling on about ..

.. what is so hard about just booking the appts booked straight in 6 months after we've seen the paed !! I know things come up .. and there are some kids that need urgent stuff .. but you have the appt with the paed right .. make the next one 6 months ahead and do it .. for crying out loud .. not keep deferring ..

Arrghhh - frustration .. OK vent over .. it's off my chest .. carry on ..as you were .. or were you covering your eyes anyway .. lol ;-p

WW points - finally a goodish week !!

Just after New Years at 71.8kg .. urgghh!

I had 4 really good days this week .. and this reflected in my 1.6kg loss - down to 69.5kgs .. so back down to below the next decade again (FINALLY) now if only  I can keep this momentum going

Because I've gone below 70kgs I had to recalculate my points and are now on 18 points ..

I celebrated by buying myself a YUMMY chicken salad at the cafe in town (after I'd been for my walk) .. it's sooo yumm .. I don't know what dressing it is .. but it is YUM!

Been for only a 5km walk as was going to do the rest this afternoon but Miss looked a bit seedy still with her cold .. and she promptly fell asleep .. so I'll mow the lawns this afternoon instead ... arrghhh!

Points available is 19

Thursday, 18 February 2010

Breakfast
1  serving Nature Valley - Crunchy Bars Oats n Honey	3
1  cup (s) black coffee	0
Subtotal	3
Lunch
1  serve (s) Tuna Sensations Tuna Sensations, Savoury Onion	2
1  serving Pams Bread (x2 slices) - Food I created	2
Subtotal	4
Dinner
1  serving JC Chicken Parmigiana	5.5
Subtotal	5.5
Snacks
2  serving Air Popped Crazy for Chicken Chips (snack packs - 10g)	1.5
1  individual Cereal Nut Bar Hazelnut and Orange	2.5
2  square (s) Chocolate Block Chocolate Block, Dream	1
2  cup (s) black coffee	0
Subtotal	5
Food POINTS values used	17.5
Food POINTS values remaining	1.5
Exercise
No entries for exercise.
Exercise POINTS bonus earned	0

Friday, 19 February 2010

Breakfast
1  serving Nature Valley - Crunchy Bars Oats n Honey	3
Subtotal	3
Lunch
1  individual individual size meat or seafood quiche	7.5
Subtotal	7.5
Dinner
1  serving JC Spaghetti and Meatball	4.5
Subtotal	4.5
Snacks
3  serving Air Popped Crazy for Chicken Chips (snack packs - 10g)	2
16  nuts roasted almonds	2
Subtotal	4
Food POINTS values used	19
Food POINTS values remaining	0
Exercise
60 min Walking (>4.8 kph [12.5 mins/km] and <8.0 kph [7.5 mins/km] on level surface)	3
Exercise POINTS bonus earned	3

Saturday, 20 February 2010

Breakfast
1  serving Nature Valley - Crunchy Bars Oats n Honey	3
1  cup (s) black coffee	0
Subtotal	3
Lunch
1  serving JC Bean and Cheese Burrito	3
Subtotal	3
Dinner
1  serving Pams straight cut fries (per 100g)	3
1  serving JC Fish fillet with herb crust	5.5
1  tsp (s) Chicken Salt	1
1  tbs (s) tomato sauce	0.5
Subtotal	10
Snacks
2  serving Air Popped Crazy for Chicken Chips (snack packs - 10g)	1.5
16  nuts roasted almonds	2
Subtotal	3.5
Food POINTS values used	19.5
Food POINTS values remaining	-0.5
Exercise
20 min Washing car	0.5
Exercise POINTS bonus earned	0.5

Sunday, 21 February 2010

Breakfast
1  serving Nature Valley - Crunchy Bars - Roasted Almond	3
1  cup (s) black coffee	0
Subtotal	3
Lunch
1  serving JC Pumpkin and Feta Frittata	2.5
Subtotal	2.5
Dinner
114  g lean baked or roast steak	3.5
1  small potato	1
1  tbs (s) frozen green peas	0
1  whole fresh carrot	0
2  serve (s) Instant Gravy Instant Roast Meat Gravy	1
Subtotal	5.5
Snacks
1  scone cheese scone	2
1/2 serving Spreadable butter (per piece toast) - Food I created	0.5
1  serving Air Popped Crazy for Chicken Chips (snack packs - 10g)	0.5
1  packet (s) Crinkle Crisps Roast Chicken	1
16  nuts roasted almonds	2
1  tub (s) Ice Cream Mini Cups Ice Cream Tubs, Berry Mudslide	2
Subtotal	8
Food POINTS values used	19
Food POINTS values remaining	0
Exercise
No entries for exercise.
Exercise POINTS bonus earned	0

What's happening at our place #2

It's baking day ..

OK if I'm honest it's baking day for the first time in 3 months !!!!

..but .. who's really taking notice .. lol

.. so ..

.. there's scone making

 

.. lollie log making

 

 

 

.. sausage roll making

.. and cupcake making and decorating

 

.. and trialling ;-p

 

.. the end results ..

.. completely decorated by the kidlets ..

 

 

..  and some banana cake making .. (just imagine a yum choc covered cake here with "swinkles") .. kinda flattish .. coz I was getting a bit over it by now ..

.. and

.. yep I do let them loose on the "baking" thing ..

.. they each help me make one thing ..so there isn't any quibbling (yeh right) ..

.. well we aim to do that .. so each time there's 3 things made ..

.. and one on my own .. lol ..

Some new songs to like :-)

Hey, slow it down whataya want from me
Whataya want from me
Yeah I’m afraid whataya want from me
Whataya want from me

There might have been a time
When I would give myself away
Oooh once upon a time I didn’t give a damn
But now, here we are so whataya want from me
Whataya want from me

Just don’t give up I’m workin it out
Please don’t give in, I won’t let you down
It messed me up, need a second to breathe
Just keep coming around
Hey, whataya want from me
Whataya want from me
Whataya want from me

Yeah, it’s plain to see (plain to see)
that baby you’re beautiful
And there's nothing wrong with you
(nothing wrong with you)
It’s me, I’m a freak (yeah)
but thanks for lovin’ me
Cause you’re doing it perfectly
(it perfectly)

Yeah, there might have been a time
When I would let you slip away
I wouldn’t even try
But I think you could save my life

Just don’t give up I’m workin’ it out
Please don’t give in, I won’t let you down
It messed me up, need a second to breathe
Just keep comin around
Hey, whataya want from me (Whataya want from me)
Whataya want from me (Whataya want from me)

Just don’t give up on me
(uuuuuuh) I won’t let you down
No, I won’t let you down

(So I) just don’t give up
I’m workin it out
Please don’t give in, I won’t let you down
It messed me up (It messed me up)
Need a second to breathe
Just keep coming around
Hey, whataya want from me

Just don’t give up I’m workin’ it out
Please don’t give in, i won’t let you down
It messed me up, need a second to breathe
Just keep coming around
Hey, whataya want from me (whataya want from me)
whataya want from me (whataya want from me)
whataya want from me

..and the latest purchase from iTunes !!

here's a couple of songs -

PARAMORE - Brick by Boring Brick

PARAMORE - The only exception

Urrgghhh ..

Confession - Quite often ignore the phone and text messages as I can't be bothered with people.

Confession - I am ADDICTED to being on the computer - EBB or FACEBOOK !!!

Confession - I prefer to help other people than help myself

Confession - I am crap at housework and a bit lazy

Confession - Sometimes can't stand my kids

Confession - Feel like a terrible mother for feeling that

Confession - I work so well with planning and routines that if I could, I'd plan everything in advance so I knew where I stood (of course this doesn't work with children). But when it comes to actually doing it .. do not have the energy - buzz Flyday and I'm an Organising junkie addiction

Confession - I love my bed and could spend AGES in there, if I didn't have t oget out of bed for hte kids

Confession - I can't imagine a world without music.

Confession - I used to feel a feeling of absolute release when I was standing in a crowd at a concert or at a dance party.

Confession - I secretly hope one or both of my boys do something musical in their lives.

Confession - I hope I provide a happier home for my children than the one I grew up in - and I feel guilty for thinking that.

Confession - I always want my Mum's advice/opinion, but like that I can take it or leave it .. but still want to gain her approval!

Confession - I would love to be a homely wife/mother who makes preserves, bakes and knits, but just cleaning up after everyone exhausts me .. and I don't have the energy to do anymore than that.

Confession - I HATE folding washing - with a vengence.

Confession - I'm REALLY scared of my DH dying.

Confession - I don't want to be seen as 'just a mother'

Confession - I'd love to do a job that helps people, but am scared I wouldn't be able to leave work at work

Confession - I HATE housework with a passion but once it's done feel so much better.

Confession - I always procrastinate(sp) about doing housework - especially the dishes!!

Confession - Would love to have a huge girls a night out with lots of drinks, gossip and dancing, but I get to anxious being around lots of people SUCKS

Confession - keep wishing I could jump to the future and be better and living the life I want and be content with what I have.

confession - i don't like the person i am now

confession ~ i sometimes regret having my babies

confession ~ sometimes I would rather clean my house than play with my kids

confession ~ Feel like im a failure at everything

confession: i truly love my kids but not myself

Confession: My heart truly dies everytime the kids say they HATE me .. because I feel I am such a bad Mum sometimes!

Reading my way through the year ;-p - I'm going to track the books I've read !!

 

Total for 2010: 74 & 1/2

 

December - Total:11 

 

Harvesting the heart - Jodi Picoult

 

The girls : a novel - Lori Lansens

 

The supper club - Sophie King

 

The wife's tale - Lori Lansens

 

The 9th judgement - James Patterson

 

The naked husband - Mark D'Arbanville

 

The naked heart - Mark D'Arbanville

 

Born of fire - Sherrilyn Kenyon

 

The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins

 

Catching Fire (Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins

 

Mockingjay (Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne CollinsThe Hunger Games

 

 

 

November – Total: 6 & 1/2

 

The Jane Austen book club - Karen Joy Fowler

 

Dance with the devil - Sherrilyn Kenyon

 

Whispered lies - Sherrilyn Kenyon

 

Conviction - Richard North Patterson

 

Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires, #1) by Rachel Caine

 

The Dead Girls' Dance (The Morganville Vampires, #2) by Rachel Caine

 

1/2 Dark Peril (Carpathians, #21) by Christine Feehan

 

 

 

October – Total: 5

 

Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1) by Cassandra Clare

 

Shades of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #7) by Lara Adrian

 

Burned (House of Night, #7) by P.C. Cast

 

Tempted - (House of Night, #6) by P.C. Cast

 

Night embrace - Sherrilyn Kenyon

 

 

 

September – Total: 6

 

Betrayed (House of Night, #2) by P.C. Cast

 

Marked (House of Night, #1) by P.C. Cast

 

Chosen (House of Night, #3) by P.C. Cast

 

Clockwork angel by Cassandra Clare

 

Untamed (House of Night, #4) by P.C. Cast

 

Hunted - (House of Night, #5) by P.C. Cast

 

 

 

August – Total: 6

 

Midnight Rising (Midnight Breed, #4) by Lara Adrian

 

James Patterson - 8th Confession

 

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

 

Her Fearful Symmetry - by Audrey Niffenegger

 

Dead in the Family - Charlaine Harris

 

Fearless Fourteen -Janet Evanovich

 

 

 

July – Total: 5

 

London Bridges (Alex Cross Novel) - James Patterson

 

Veil of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #5) by Lara Adrian

 

Alex Cross's Trial - James Patterson

 

Stephanie Plum Spooky - Janet Evanovich

 

Cross Country - James Patterson

 

 

 

June – Total:5

 

Kiss of Crimson (Midnight Breed, #2) by Lara Adrian

 

Midnight Awakening (Midnight Breed, #3) by Lara Adrian

 

Ashes of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #6) by Lara Adrian

 

Dark Slayer (Carpathians, #20) – Feehan, Christine

 

My Sisters Keeper - Jodi Picoult

 

 

 

May – Total:7

 

The moment you were gone by Gerrard, Nicci

 

Undead and Unemployed (Undead, #2) by MaryJanice Davidson

 

Undead and Unwed (Undead, #1) by MaryJanice Davidson

 

Undead and Unappreciated #3) by MaryJanice Davidson

 

Undead and Unreturnable #4) by MaryJanice Davidson

 

Undead and Unpopular (Undead, #5) by MaryJanice Davidson

 

Undead and Uneasy (Undead, #6) by MaryJanice Davidson

 

Undead and Unworthy (Undead, #7) by MaryJanice Davidson

 

 

 

April – Total: 8

 

Lover Mine - JR Ward (E-Book)

 

Roadside sisters by Harmer, Wendy

 

An Ice Cold Grave – Charlaine Harris

 

Grave Secret – Charlaine Harris

 

Farewell my ovaries by Harmer, Wendy

 

The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium, #2) – Larsson, Stieg

 

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (Millennium, #3) – Larsson, Stieg

 

Love & punishment by Harmer, Wendy

 

 

 

March – Total: 2

 

T is for Trespass – Grafton, Sue

 

Grave Sight – Charlaine Harris

 

 

 

February – Total: 7

 

Dark Dreamers (Includes: Carpathians, #7) – Feehan, Christine

 

Dark Descent (Carpathians, #11) – Feehan, Christine

 

Dark Celebration (Carpathians, #17) – Feehan, Christine

 

Grave Surprise (Harper Connelly Mystery, #2) – Harris, Charlaine

 

Life Support by Tess Gerritsen

 

Hot Blooded (Includes: Dark Hunger Carpathians, #14) – Feehan, Christine

 

S is for Silence – Grafton, Sue

 

 

 

January – Total : 6 (I'm sure there were more but forgot to write them)

 

Dark Melody (Carpathians, #12) – Feehan, Christine

 

Dark Symphony (Carpathians, #10) – Feehan, Christine

 

Dark Legend (Carpathians, #8) – Feehan, Christine

 

Dark Curse (Carpathians, #19) – Feehan, Christine

 

Dark Possession (Carpathians, #18) – Feehan, Christine

 

Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination – Fielding, Helen

 

 

 

Books I'd like/have found to read (some new authors)

 

Awakened. release date January 2011 (House of Night, #9) by P.C. Cast

 

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

 

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

 

The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards

 

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

 

The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) by Jasper Fforde

 

Inkheart (Inkheart, #1) by Cornelia Funke

 

Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert

 

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

 

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

 

Laurell K. Hamilton Set – Guilty Pleasures, The Laughing Corpse, Circus of the Damned and The Lunatic Cafe (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #1-4) by Laurell K. Hamilton

 

The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer

 

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

 

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

 

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

 

Fallen (Fallen, #1) by Lauren Kate

 

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

 

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

 

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

 

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

 

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez

 

The Host by Stephenie Meyer

 

Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson

 

Northern Lights (His Dark Materials, #1) by Philip Pullman

 

His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman

 

The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan

 

Holes by Louis Sachar

 

Perfume by Patrick Süskind

 

Vampire Kisses 1: Blood Relatives by Ellen Schreiber

 

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

 

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

 

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

 

We need to talk about Kevin - Lionel Shriver

 

Endymion Spring by Matthew Skelton

 

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

 

City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, #4) by Cassandra Clare - April 2011

 

City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments, #5) by Cassandra Clare - May 2012

 

City of Heavenly Fire (The Mortal Instruments, #6 by Cassandra Clare - September 2013

 

We Need To Talk About Kevin -Lionel Shriver

 

Halo by Alexandra Adornetto

 

North By Northanger, or The Shades of Pemberley: A Mr. & Mrs. Darcy Mystery by Carrie A. Bebris

 

War for the Oaks: A Novel by Emma Bull

 

Ghost Town (The Morganville Vampires, #9) by Rachel Caine

 

City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, #4) by Cassandra Clare

 

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

 

And Another Thing... (Hitchhiker's Guide, #6) by Eoin Colfer

 

Matched by Ally Condie

 

Nightshade (Nightshade, #1) by Andrea Cremer

 

Desires of the Dead (Body Finder, #2) by Kimberly Derting

 

The Lost Saint (The Dark Divine, #2) by Bree Despain

 

Personal Demons (Personal Demons, #1) by Lisa Desrochers

 

Crescendo (Hush, Hush, #2) by Becca Fitzpatrick

 

Snow, Glass, Apples by Neil Gaiman

 

Beautiful Darkness (Caster Chronicles, #2) by Kami Garcia

 

The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman

 

Hourglass (Evernight, #3) by Claudia Gray

 

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

 

Demonglass (Hex Hall, #2) by Rachel Hawkins

 

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

 

Mieradome by Kate Hegarty

 

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls by Steve Hockensmith

 

Torment (Fallen, #2) by Lauren Kate

 

Infinity (Chronicles of Nick, #1) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

 

No Mercy (Dark-Hunter, #20) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

 

Other (Other, #1) by Karen Kincy

 

The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova

 

A Wrinkle in Time (Time, #1) by Madeleine L'Engle

 

Ash by Malinda Lo

 

Swoon (Swoon, #1) by Nina Malkin

 

Perchance to Dream (Théâtre Illuminata, #2) by Lisa Mantchev

 

On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

 

Devoured by Amanda Marrone

 

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

 

Mind Walker by Roy Mcconnell

 

Rosemary and Rue (October Daye, #1) by Seanan McGuire

 

Echoes (Fingerprints, #1-3) by Melinda Metz

 

The Crucible by Arthur Miller

 

The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

 

Eldest (Inheritance, #2) by Christopher Paolini

 

Brisingr (Inheritance, #3) by Christopher Paolini

 

The Sweetgum Knit Lit Society: A Novel by Beth Pattillo

 

Mr. Darcy Broke My Heart: A Novel by Beth Pattillo

 

The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson

 

Thirst No. 1: The Last Vampire, Black Blood, Red Dice by Christopher Pike

 

Thirst No. 2: Phantom, Evil Thirst, Creatures of Forever by Christopher Pike

 

The Daykeeper's Grimoire (Prophecy of Days, #1) by Christy Raedeke

 

The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #1) by Michael Scott

 

The Magician (Nicholas Flamel, #2) by Michael Scott

 

The Necromancer (Nicholas Flamel, #4) by Michael Scott

 

The Sorceress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel #3) by Michael Scott

 

Freefall by Mindi Scott

 

Tunnels of Blood (Cirque Du Freak, #3) by Darren Shan

 

Vampire Mountain (Cirque Du Freak, #4) by Darren Shan

 

The Vampire's Assistant (Cirque Du Freak, #2) by Darren Shan

 

Trials of Death (Cirque Du Freak, #5) by Darren Shan

 

Everlost (Skinjacker, #1) by Neal Shusterman

 

Unwind by Neal Shusterman

 

Archangel's Kiss (Guild Hunter, #2) by Nalini Singh

 

A Kiss Before the Apocalypse (Remy Chandler, #1) by Thomas E. Sniegoski

 

Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater

 

Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2) by Maggie Stiefvater

 

Crave (Fallen Angels, #2) by J.R. Ward

 

100 Cupboards: Book 1 by N.D. Wilson

 

The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff

 

Prophecy of the Sisters (Prophecy of the Sisters, #1) by Michelle Zink

 

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

 

The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide, #1-5) by Douglas Adams

 

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

 

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

 

Persuasion by Jane Austen

 

Emma by Jane Austen

 

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

 

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

 

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

 

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender

 

Glimmerglass (Faeriewalker, #1) by Jenna Black

 

The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton

 

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley

 

Going Bovine by Libba Bray

 

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

 

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

 

The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron

 

Graceling (The Seven Kingdoms Trilogy, #1) by Kristin Cashore

 

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

 

The Body Finder (Body Finder, #1) by Kimberly Derting

 

The Dark Divine (The Dark Divine, #1) by Bree Despain

 

Magic Under Glass (Magic Under, #1) by Jaclyn Dolamore

 

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

 

Never-ending Story by Michael Ende

 

Lost in a Good Book (Thursday Next, #2) by Jasper Fforde

 

The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) by Jasper Fforde

 

Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

 

Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Letters by Brian Froud

 

Inkheart (Inkheart, #1) by Cornelia Funke

 

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

 

Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1) by Kami Garcia

 

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith

 

Evernight (Evernight, #1) by Claudia Gray

 

French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure by Mireille Guiliano

 

Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern

 

Laurell K. Hamilton Set - Guilty Pleasures, The Laughing Corpse, Circus of the Damned and The Lunatic Cafe (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #1-4) by Laurell K. Hamilton

 

Hex Hall (Hex Hall, #1) by Rachel Hawkins

 

The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer

 

Gnomes by Wil Huygen

 

Fallen (Fallen, #1) by Lauren Kate

 

Silent Truth (B.A.D. Series, #4) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

 

Love Bytes by Sherrilyn Kenyon

 

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

 

Complete Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

 

Faking It by Elisa Lorello

 

Ordinary World by Elisa Lorello

 

Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovely, #1) by Melissa Marr

 

Ink Exchange (Wicked Lovely, #2) by Melissa Marr

 

Ripple Effect (Time Thriller Trilogy, Book 1) by Paul McCusker

 

Georgina Kincaid Series- Richelle Mead

 

- Succubus Blues, Succubus OnTop, Succubus Dreams, Succubus Heat, Succubus Shadows, Succubs Revealed - 2011

 

Angel Star by Jennifer Murgia

 

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

 

Eragon (Inheritance, #1) by Christopher Paolini

 

Jane Austen Ruined My Life by Beth Pattillo

 

Wings (Wings, #1) by Aprilynne Pike

 

Spells (Wings, #2) by Aprilynne Pike

 

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

 

Edgar Allan Poe Complete and Unabridged by Edgar Allan Poe

 

Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell

 

His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman

 

Northern Lights (His Dark Materials, #1) by Philip Pullman

 

Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman

 

Once Upon a Time in the North by Philip Pullman

 

The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe

 

Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves*

 

The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan

 

The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling

 

The Forest of Hands and Teeth (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, #1) by Carrie Ryan

 

The Dead-Tossed Waves (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, #2) by Carrie Ryan

 

Holes by Louis Sachar

 

Perfume by Patrick Süskind

 

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

 

Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea by Charles Seife

 

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

 

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer

 

A Living Nightmare (Cirque Du Freak, #1) by Darren Shan

 

Endymion Spring by Matthew Skelton

 

A Series of Unfortunate Events Pack (Books 1-4) (Series of Unfortunate Events, Books 1-4) by Lemony Snicket

 

Angelology by Danielle Trussoni

 

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

 

 

 

I've read before this year

 

Covet (Fallen Angels, #1) by J.R. Ward

 

J.R. Ward Box Set by J.R. Ward

 

Lover Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #8) by J.R. Ward

 

The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) by Dan Brown

 

City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) by Cassandra Clare

 

City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2) by Cassandra Clare

 

City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3) by Cassandra Clare

 

Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt

 

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling

 

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) by J.K. Rowling

 

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) by J.K. Rowling

 

Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) by J.K. Rowling

 

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) by J.K. Rowling

 

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) by J.K. Rowling

 

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) by J.K. Rowling