Sorry it has been forever

Hey Guys. Sorry it has been forever since my last post. You are probably wondering what has been going on. I started my job in activities and I love it!!!! It is the greatest job ever. I just hang out with old people and play bingo and sing lol. I do a lot of singing now. I was never comfortable singing in front of people but now I am. My boyfriend and I broke up this week which sucks but I will be okay.

So in March my sister had a baby and now I have a nephew. He is the cutest thing ever. But he is in foster care in Tennessee. I miss him but hopefully he will be back with us in November.

My reading goal for 2017 is 110 books I am at 72. I have 38 books to go, It is almost October. I have 3 months till the end of the year, I might make it this year. Here is a list of every thing I have read so far this year:

1. The Light Between Oceans by M.L Stedman
2. Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
3. Paris for One and Other Stories by Jojo Moyes
4. Girl Missing by Tess Gerritsen
5. Someone Like You by Victoria Bylin
6. Harvest by Tess Gerritsen
7. Every Boy's Got One by Meg Cabot
8. Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand
9. Winter Stroll by Elin Hilderbrand
10. Winter Storm by Elin Hilderbrand
11. The Bone Garden by Tess Gerritsen
12. Letters from Skye by Jessica Brockmole
13. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
14. Chocolat by Joanne Harris
15. Christmas Masquerade by Debbie Macomber
16. The Man in the Green Chevy by Susan Rogers Cooper
17. Houston in the Rearview Mirror by Susan Rogers Cooper
18. The Fifth Letter by Nicole Moriarty
19. The Weekenders by Mary Kay Andrews
20. Here's to Us by Elin Hilderbrand
21. Daughters of the Bride by Susan Mallery
22. All By Myself, Alone by Mary Higgins Clark
23. One Less Problem Without You by Beth Harbison
24. All Summer Long by Dorothea Benton Frank
25. I'll Take You There by Wally Lamb
26. Murder at the Breakers by Alyssa Maxwell
27. Murder at Marble House by Alyssa Maxwell
28. Murder at Beechwood by Alyssa Maxwell
29. Murder at Rough Point by Alyssa Maxwell
30. The Cherry Cola Book Club by Ashton Lee
31. The Reading Circle by Ashton Lee
32. The Wedding Circle by Ashton Lee
33. A Cherry Cola Christmas by Ashton Lee
34. Queen of the Cookbooks by Ashton Lee
35. Dictatorship of the Dress by Jessica Topper
36. Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
37. The Tuesday Club Murders by Agatha Christie
38. Camino Island by John Grisham
39. Same Beach, Next Year by Dorothea Benton Frank
40. The Identicals by Elin Hilderbrand
41. If Not for You by Debbie Macomber
42. Every Breath You Take by Ann Rule
43. The Ex by Alafair Burke
44. Working Stiff by Annelise Ryan
45. Scared Stiff by Annelise Ryan
46. Frozen Stiff by Annelise Ryan
47. Lucky Stiff by Annelise Ryan
48. Board Stiff by Annelise Ryan
49. Stiff Penalty by Annelise Ryan
50. Stiff Competition by Annelise Ryan
51. Dead in The Water by Annelise Ryan
52. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
53. Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke
54. Blueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne Fluke
55. Lemon Meringue Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke
56. Fudge Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke
57. Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
58. Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke
59. Cherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke
60. Key Lime Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke
61. Carrot Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke
62. Cream Puff Murder by Joanne Fluke
63. Plum Pudding Murder by Joanne Fluke
64. Apple Turnover Murder by Joanne Fluke
65. Devil's Food Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke
66. Cinnamon Roll Murder by Joanne Fluke
67. Red Velvet Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke
68. Blackberry Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke
69. Double Fudge Brownie Murder by Joanne Fluke
70. Wedding Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke
71. Christmas Caramel Murder by Joanne Fluke
72. Banana Cream Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke

The last book ended in a cliff hanger and the next book doesn't come out till February so now to find something else to read.

Bye for now,

     Victoria

Books I read in 2016

These are the books I read in 2016:

1. The Rainmaker by John Grisham
2. The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
3. Princess in the Spotlight by Meg Cabot
4. The Racketeer by John Grisham
5. Gray Mountain by John Grisham
6. A Painted House by John Grisham
7. The Butcher by Jennifer Hillier
8. Creep by Jennifer Hillier
9. Freak by Jennifer Hillier
10. Walking back to Happiness by Lucy Dillon
11. A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
12. The Inn by William Patterson
13. The Other Side by Chevy Stevens
14. Wonderland by Jennifer Hillier
15. The Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society by Darien Gee
16. Friendship Bread by Darien Gee
17. The Secrets of Attraction by Robin Constantine
18. The Promise of Amazing by Robin Constantine
19. The Clasp by Sloane Crosley
20. Born in Fire by Nora Roberts
21. Tangled by Emma Chase
22. The Knockoff by Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza
23. Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker
24. On Dublin Street by Samantha Young
25. Born in Shame by Nora Roberts
26. Born in Ice by Nora Roberts
27. The Rocks by Peter Nichols
28. Among the Ten Thousands Things by Julia Pierpont
29. Losing the Light by Andrea Dunlop
30. Ghost a La Mode by Sue Ann Jaffarian
31. Ghost in the polka dot Bikini by Sue Ann Jaffarian
32. Gem of a Ghost by Sue Ann Add to dictionary
33. Ghost of a Gamble by Sue Ann Jaffarian
34. Ghost in the Guacamole by Sue Ann Jaffarian
35. The Memory of Water by Karen White
36. The Color of Light by Karen White
37. The Lost Hours by Karen White
38. The Life you've Imagined by Kristina Riggle
39. Sea Change by Karen White
40. Real life and Liars by Kristina Riggle
41. The Time Between by Karen White
42. Keepsake by Kristina Riggle
43. As Time Goes By by Mary Higgins Clark
44. Memories from Cherry Harvest by Amy Wachspress
45. Ladies of the Lake by Haywood Smith
46. Wedding Belles by Haywood Smith
47. The Red Hat Club by Haywood Smith
48. Queen Bee Goes Home Again by Haywood Smith
49. Wife-in-Law by Haywood Smith
50. Out of Warranty by Haywood Smith
51. Waking up in Dixie by Haywood Smith
52. The Red Hat Club Rides Again by Haywood Smith
53. Queen of Mimosa Branch by Haywood Smith
54. Things We Didn't Say by Kristina Riggle
55. The Whole Golden World by Kristina Riggle
56. Pieces of the Heart by Karen White
57. After the Rain by Karen White
58. A Long Time Gone by Karen White
59. Falling Home by Karen White
60. The Strangers on Montagu Street by Karen White
61. The Sound of Glass by Karen White
62. The Girl on Legare Street by Karen White
63. On Folly Beach by Karen White
64. The Beach Trees by Karen White
65. The House on Tradd Street by Karen White
66. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
67. After You by Jojo Moyes
68. The After Wife by Gigi Levangie Grazer
69. The Things We Do for Love by Kristin Hannah
70. The Dead Room by Heather Graham
71. The Killing Edge by Heather Graham
72. Ghost Walk by Heather Graham
73. Haunted by Heather Graham
74. Queen Takes King by Gigi Levangie Grazer
75. Sweet Tomorrows by Debbie Macomber
76. Wedding Shop by Rachel Hauck
77. The Killing Game by Nancy Bush
78. Nowhere to Hide by Nancy Bush
79. Nowhere to Run by Nancy Bush
80. Posh by Lucy Jackson
81. Baggage Check by M.J. Pullen
82. Regrets Only by M.J. Pullen
83. The Marriage Pact by M.J. Pullen
84. The Night Villa by Carol Goodman
85. The Wedding Chapel by Rachel Hauck
86. Before She Dies by Mary Burton
87. Vulnerable by Mary Burton
88. I'll Never Let You Go by Mary Burton
89. Be Afraid by Mary Burton
90. Turbo Twenty-Three by Janet Evanovich
91. The Sleeping Beauty Killer by Mary Higgins Clark
92. The Art of Arranging Flowers by Lynne Branard
93. The Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes
94. The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes
95. One Plus One by Jojo Moyes
96. Seashell Season by Holly Chamberlin
97. The Last Summer by Ann Brashares
98. At the Edge of Summer by Jessica Brockmole
99. First Women: The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies by Kate Anderson Brower
100. A Girl's Guide to Moving On by Debbie Macomber
101. The Whistler by John Grisham
102. The Brethren by John Grisham
103. The Innocent Man by John Grisham
104. The King of Torts by John Grisham
105. Daddy's Girl by Lisa Scottoline
106. We are Water by Wally Lamb
107. Two by Two by Nicholas Sparks

omg its almost been a year....

Hey Victoria Here, alright so let me tell you about the year of 2016 for me. My reading goal was 120, I only made it to 107. Which is pretty good because I went from not working at all to only working the weekends to working the weekends and a couple other days here and there to working fulltime hours but still only considered a part-time employee to going to fulltime and now starting a new position at the same place. But we will get back to that shortly.  2016 was a pretty good year, though I didn't travel anywhere new, I did some much needed growing up. I have a new boyfriend his name is Wallace. We have been dating since August 2015. I just never put anything about him on my blog. He's great, he is the better half of me. He completes me as a person. But this year with Wally as I call him has been great.


I started working as a housekeeper in March 2016 at a nursing home. At first it was just on the weekends. But then as it got to the summer my co-workers would go on vacation so I worked a couple days during the week too. Then towards the end of the summer one of my co-workers got transferred out of the building and I had to work full time hours even though I was only part-time. Then my boss hired someone to take his place but she didn't work out so I decided  to take the full time position that was open. That was in September. Flash forward to December and one of the activities girls was leaving and I decided to apply for her job and I got it so now I start in activities on  the 17th of this month. I am so excited and so are all the residents.


Wally and I did some fun things this year together. For valentines day instead of going out to dinner on the actual day we went out to dinner about a week later and had such a fun time. We went to the beach one day during the summer, that was a lot of fun too. For my birthday we went to New York for the day and went to the Metropolitan museum of Art it was so cool. I have always wanted to go there. We took the train up and got off at Penn station and we walked to times square and we walked down 5th ave some and we walked through central park to get to the museum. We plan to go back to New York again soon.

The saddest part of my 2016 was my grandpa dying. I will miss my poppy. But at least he is no longer suffering. He had been sick for a couple years.

I am so excited to see what 2017 brings for me. My reading goal for 2017 is to read 110 books. See my next post for the list of books I read in 2016!!

I am back and hope to be able to post regularly

Hey guys, since my last post in August I have been super busy. My fiancée and I broke up. Since August the only place I traveled to was to see my sister in Virginia. In March I am going back to Vermont and Massachusetts. And hopefully in June I am going on a cruise to England, Ireland, Scotland, and France. Since my last post I have read a lot of books. My reading goal for 2015 was to read 200 books, but I only read 106 books. My reading goal for this year is 120 books, so far I have read 12. Here's the list of books I've read since my last post:

1. Better Than Perfect by Melissa Kantor
2. Playlist for the Dead by Michelle Falkoff
3. Maybe One Day by Melissa Kantor
4.   The Darlings are Forever by Melissa Kantor
5. The Darlings in Love by Melissa Kantor
6. Jessica Darling's It List by Megan McCafferty
7. Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty
8. Second Helpings by Megan McCafferty
9. Charmed Thirds by Megan McCafferty
10. Fourth Comings by Megan McCafferty
11. Perfect Fifths by Megan McCafferty
12. I'll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios
13. No Parking at the End Times by Bryan Bliss
14. The Last Juror by John Grisham
15. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
16. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
17. The Host by Stephenie Meyer
18. Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
19. Silver Linings by Debbie Macomber
20. The Guest Cottage by Nancy Thayer
21. Winter at the Door by Sarah Graves
22. See Me by Nicholas Sparks
23. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
24. All Dressed in White by Mary Higgins Clark
25. Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich
26. The Secret of Happy Ever After by Lucy Dillon
27. Grey by E.L. James
28. Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts by Lucy Dillon
29. A Hundred Pieces of Me by Lucy Dillon
30. Come and Find Me by Hallie Ephron
31. Never Tell a Lie by Hallie Ephron
32. The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
33. Summer Secrets by Jane Green
34. Swapping Lives by Jane Green
35. To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
36. P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han
37. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
38. The Rainmaker by John Grisham
39. The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
40. Princess in the Spotlight by Meg Cabot
41. The Racketeer by John Grisham
42. Gray Mountain by John Grisham
43. A Painted House by John Grisham
44. The Butcher by Jennifer Hillier
45. Creep by Jennifer Hillier
46. Freak by Jennifer Hillier
47. Walking Back to Happiness by Lucy Dillon
48. A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
49. The Inn by William Patterson

Playlist for the dead book

These are the Songs that are listed in the book I am currently reading called Playlist for the Dead by Michelle Falkoff

Life makes you busy

Hey guys, so since my last post I have gone to Vermont with my mom. We went July 26th. First we went to see my moms friends in Massachusetts and we hung out with them for a few hours and then we continued on our way to Vermont. We stayed over night in New Hampshire. Then in the morning we went to King Arthur Flour Company. It was awesome. I can not wait to go back eventually. I got t a donut pan for making donuts, two donut mixes, a cheesecake bar mix, a homemade dog treat mix, and French toast scone mix (which are my favorite scones from there).

Since my last post I have read  When the World Was Young by Elizabeth Gaffney, Girlfriend Material by Melissa Kantor, The Sweet, Terrible, Glorious Year I Truly, Completely Lost It by Lisa Shanahan, The Breakup Bible By Melissa Kantor, and When You Were Mine by Rebecca Serle.

I am currently reading Better Than Perfect by Melissa Kantor. After I finish that which hopefully I finish it today, I will be reading the pile of books I got from the library. These are the books in my pile:

1. Playlist for the Dead by Michelle Falkoff
2. Maybe One Day by Melissa Kantor
3. Off the Page by Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer
4. The Darlings are Forever by Melissa Kantor
5. The Darlings in Love by Melissa Kantor
6. Jessica Darling's It List by Megan McCafferty
7. Sloppy First by Megan McCafferty
8. Second Helpings by Megan McCafferty
9. Charmed Thirds by Megan McCafferty
10. Fourth Comings by Megan McCafferty
11. Perfect Fifths by Megan McCafferty
12. I'll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios
13. Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
14. No Parking at the End Times by Bryan Bliss

Summer reading

The County I live in has a great library system. And they have an adult summer reading program called Escape the ordinary. What you do is rate a book and then put your slip in the box at your local library and then if they pull your slip out you win a prize. And the first time you do this you get to take a bag and it has bookmark, slips, a magnet, a ruler with a magnifying glass and a suggested reading list. I am going to post the list here. I plan to read all the books on this list, I got some out of the library yesterday. I started reading one today. I think this is a great idea because I will be reading books I normally wouldn't read.

Escape the Ordinary with an Adventure Novel!

1. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
2. The Abominable by Dan Simmons
3. In the Heart of the Canyon by Elisabeth Hyde
4. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
5. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
6. Watership Down by Richard Adams
7. Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan
8. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
9. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
10. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

Escape the Ordinary with Heroes Among Us!

1. Secret Heroes: Everyday Americans Who Shaped Our World by Paul D. Martin
2. Heroes For My Daughter/Heroes For My Son by Brad Meltzer
3. The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement by Taylor Branch
4. Fighting for America: Black Soldiers--the Unsung Heroes of World War 2 by Christopher Moore
5. Women of Valor: the Rochambelles of the WW2 Front by Ellen Hampton
6. Valor: Unsung Heroes From Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front by Mark Lee Greenblatt
7. What Makes a Hero? : the Surprising Science of Selflessness by  Elizabeth Svoboda

Escape the Ordinary with a Travel Book!

1. 52 Weekends in New Jersey: From Rodeos To Air Shows To Biking Back Roads by Mitch Kaplan
2. Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy by Frances Mayes
3. Once in a Lifetime Trips: the World's 50 Most Extraordinary and Memorable Travel Experiences by Chris Santella
4. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
5. Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark Adams
6. The Ridiculous Race: 26,000 miles, 2 Guys, 1 Globe, no Airplanes by Steve Hely
7. Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-making Race Around the World by Matthew Goodman

Escape the Ordinary with a Graphic Novel

1. DC: the New Frontier, the Deluxe Edition by Darwyn Cooke
2. Batman: Dark Night, Dark City by Peter Milligan
3. Watchmen by Alan Moore
4. The Secret History of Wonder Women by Jill Lepore
5. Seconds by Bryan Lee O'Malley
6. Bonnie & Clyde: the Beginning by Gary Jeffery

Escape the Ordinary with an Adventure Series!

1. The Risk Agent (Risk Agent #1) by Ridley Pearson
2. Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon #1) by Dan Brown
3. The Blood Gospel (Order of the Sanguines #1) by James Rollins
4. Golden Buddha (Oregon Flies #1) by Clive Cussler
5. The Atlantis Code (Thomas Lourds #1) by Charles Brokaw
6. The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax #1) by Dorothy Gilman
7. The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next #1) by Jasper Fforde