Grabbing my bunny slippers........

Because it's time to HOP!!!!!!     
When I went over to Crazy for Books to start hopping, I discovered that Jennifer had added something new: a question to be answered!   This week's question is "Tell us your NAME and WHY YOU STARTED BLOGGING."    Jeez.... such pressure.    ;)~

Ok.  I'm Jo and I started blogging for a few different reasons.  I had become aware of book blogs, and had also become addicted to Google Reader, so I was continuously reading about books, and what people thought about books, and cover art, and stories, etc.   The more I read, the more I wanted to talk about it.  So, I did a little research, figured out what I generally thought my blog would be about, and jumped right in.  I'm not always good about posting every day, and when it's a really busy week, I seem to only post 1 or 2 times.  But, I really enjoy things like the Blog Hop, and Teaser Tuesdays, because they make me sit down and post.   However, I'm constantly reading, so I now try to take notes when I've got a book in my hand, so I can put my thoughts down in my blog.  It's sometimes hard for me to keep up with my TBR list because in addition to all the cool books I read about on other blogs, I'm a librarian --- so I read reviews for books that aren't coming out for a few months.   As a true book addict, I can't keep myself from adding them to my list (and when I order them for our library, putting them on hold for myself).  I'm coming up on a year's worth of blogging in August, and I can't believe I'm still here!   And I'm grateful for everyone who reads my posts, and follows my blog ---- thank you!!!