Women of the Otherworld Book One

Bitten by Kelley Armstrong

What was it about?

An erotically charged, addictive thriller from the future queen of suspense.
Living in Toronto for a year, Elena is leading the normal life she has always dreamed of, including a stable job as a journalist and a nice apartment shared with her boyfriend. As the lone female werewolf in existence, only her secret midnight prowls and her occasional inhuman cravings set her apart. Just one year ago, life was very different. Adopted by the Pack when bitten, Elena had spent years struggling with her resentment at having her life stolen away. Torn between two worlds, and overwhelmed by the new passions coursing through her body, her only option for control was to deny her awakening needs and escape.
But now the Pack has called Elena home to help them fight an alliance of renegade werewolves who are bent on exposing and annihilating the Pack. And although Elena is obliged to rejoin her "family," she vows not to be swept up in Pack life again, no matter how natural it might feel. She has made her choice. Trouble is, she's increasingly uncertain if it's the right one.
An erotically charged thriller, Bitten will awaken the voracious appetite of every reader, as the age-old battle between man and beast, between human and inhuman forces, comes to a head in one small town and within one woman's body.

What did I think?

I liked it. I was first introduced to the book from the TV show I found on Netflix. I don't know if its because I watched the show first but I think I for once liked what the did on the screen better than what they did in the book. A lot of it stays the same, the concept is all there, but the story takes different turns.  I like the twists the took in the show, though. It took  some of Elena's past and added more detail. The show made you connect more with certain characters and some of the fight scenes were more intense. But honestly both were good!

I am one of those people where even if the movie/ show is based off a book I can still give it a fare shot, so reading it reversed show then book was no different. I like both individually. I mostly listened to this book on tape on a long car ride home from a trip up to IL but the rest of it I was able to read on kindle. If you like warewolf books but are tired of the over played storylines I definitely suggest giving this book a try. It's different but it's really good!

Calorie Counting // My Fitness Pal

What am I tying now?
My Fitness Pal!
I know what you're thinking, calorie counting. BLUGH!!
But it's actually not bad! When you start it up it asks you your current weight, goal weight, age, height, sex, activity level and all that jazz. Once you have that entered it helps you find how many calories you should take in a day to achieve your goal.
   I needed this! I had tried dieting, I had tried working out but nothing worked and this app actually spells it out for how much you need. Not only that but you can get support and motivation from the app itself and your friends that have it too! How great! I am trying to loose 40 pounds. keep your fingers crossed for me!
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ps. I've learned I love carbs a little too much! lol Thanks dad for passing on those Italian genes. OYE!

Learn more at- myfitnesspal.com

Baked Apple Slices Recipie

 

 Lets just take a minute to talk about my favorite addiction.



I love this site! There are so many things you can find. Recipes, decoration ideas, workouts and so much more!

I found an awesome recipe for healthy baked apples that taste just as good as McDonald's apple pies! The best part... They are healthy!

They are absolutely delicious and 0pp for weight watchers! YES PLEASE! We had them for dessert with last nights dinner and I couldn't eat them fast enough. No really, I couldn't Ryan was scarfing them all down and not even giving me a chance to put my fork in the bowl!

Here's What You Do!

First Step. Grab an apple. any apple of your choosing. I used Green Apples for mine.

Second Step. Wash, Peel, Core and Slice

Third Step. For each apple used measure out

• 1 tsp. Brown Sugar
• Pinch of Cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp Butter
 

Fourth Step. Put apple slices in a microwave safe bowl. Evenly coat the slices with the brown sugar and cinnamon mixture. Break up the butter into chunks and put over apple slices.

Fifth Step. Microwave for two minutes per apple. Stir apples every two minutes and once they are all golden brown they are done!

Sixth Step. LET THEM COOL! They will be really hot and I know you want to eat them as soon as they are done, but you need to wait! Trust me it is worth it!

billygorilly.com is the original blog that had this recipe and I had to give them a shout out and share their recipe because it's fantastic!

Quick and Easy Workout Routine.

 

Perfect Body 

 

 

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Good Morning Lovelies! It has recently come to notice that I am a bit out of shape. No one should get winded from climbing the stairs in their own house! haha. In order to remedy this problem, I am starting a new workout to get me back into the swing of things. I am trying to do it every morning before work to get my blood pumping and give me energy for the rest of the day. For now, I am starting with just a few steps, and then once I have that under my belt I will try and step it up.

 

Quick and Easy Morning Workout

 

Ø  Mountain Climbers  -  30 Seconds

Ø  Jumping Jacks  -  1 Minute

Ø  High Knees  -  30 Seconds

Ø  Burpees  -  10

Ø  Jog in Place  -  1 Minute

Ø  Squats  -  20

Ø  Donkey Kick Leg Lifts  -  10 (Each Leg)

Repeat!

 

 

First book of the Existence Trilogy

Existence by Abbi Glines

What is it about?
Could you imagine seeing souls everywhere you go? What would you do? This is just a normal everyday occurrence for Pagan Moore. They never talk, just numbly walk around, mindlessly searching for nothing. Normally she just ignores them, but one day she meets a soul she can't ignore. He's different, this one talks! She becomes fascinated with this soul; little does she know he's not just a soul. Pagan has met death, not only has she met him but she has fallen in love.

What did I think?
I liked it but it wasn't my favorite book of all time. It was definitely an easy read. It was good for the 10 hr road trip I just took, but I don't know if I would have read it without the long car ride. With all that said I was still able to finish it on the way up to IL from VA. Once I finish the other books I am reading I will probably pick up the next of the trilogy because it ended with a big surprise and I kinda want to know what happens.

Throughout the book there is this love triangle with Pagan and her two guys. One guy gives her the perfect normal relationship she knows she should have but he will never have hear heart. The other is with death, its dangerous and leaves her with chills but she loves him completely and she knows he will always protect her. Will she hold onto a normal life with a normal boy or go with her heart and love the boy no one else can see.

Death has broken all of the rules to love her and change the fate that has been decided for her already. He has never cared for a soul before but something is different about Pagan and no matter how much he wants to keep her at arms length, in order to protect her he must remain in her life.

Book Club vs Wine Club

What do you do when you have a book club that simply wont read a book?

   That's the question I keep asking myself. When I first started asking my friends if they wanted to create a book club and they all immediately jumped on board, I was excited! Now I am learning that they were more interested in the hanging out portion rather than the reading portion.
   From one side I'm ecstatic. My main goal in creating this book club was to get some of my friends together all at one time and prevent the space that is slowly growing between us over time. For that reason, it's perfect. We get together, drink wine, gossip and just have fun. But that's more of a  relaxed wine club. I want to share my love of books with my friends. I want to have someone to turn to and talk to about this heart gripping experience I just went through at the hands of a paper back.
   What do you do? How do you get a group of 23-25 year old's to take time away from their days and pick up a book. I don't yet have that answer, but I will let you in on my thoughts.

• Make it fun. (Plan events. Host meetings in different locations.)
• Keeping them interested. ( I need to find something that separates reading for school from reading for fun)
• Staying Informed. (I have created a fb group, but we need a better way to notify about events.)
• Make a schedule. (obviously people aren't going to be able to commit every time, but if they know when it is then they can try to plan around it.)

Those are a few of my brain storming thoughts right now. I will try to apply it and let you know how it goes! Keeping my fingers crossed!
-D