Let Bloggiesta Begin!!!!

This is my first Bloggiesta.  I am excited that I have a time set aside to get some much needed maintenance completed on my blog.  If I didn't have this time scheduled, then I would not make myself do it.  Bloggiesta runs from today through Sunday.  Thanks to our hosts - It's All About Books and There's a Book.  


So here's my To-Do list:

1. Clean up my sidebars - get rid of old buttons and also organize the ones I keep.
2. Make sure I have appropriate tags on all my posts.  Since I have only been doing this for about 3 months, that should not be too awfully bad right now.
3. Pre-write and schedule some posts.
4. Create templates for future posts.
5. Update my list of reviews.
6. Get my challenge updates page created and up to date. - started (still needs some updates)
7. Take part in some mini-challenges
8. And if I have some time - get some posts ready for the upcoming Blogging From A To Z Challenge that starts April 1.   I also made a list of books / topics for each of the 26 days

Additions / Completed:  

New Facebook Fan page:  So Simply Sara (go like it)
MrLinky & new meme - Friday Link Frenzy 
Commented on various blogs for Bloggiesta as well as Blogging from A to Z
Started Updating my 2012 Challenge page
Added LinkWithin Widget to posts
Started a post in Windows Live Writer

I hope you can take part!  I think this will be fun!!!

Playing With MrLinky! - The Beginning of Friday Link Frenzy

As part of Bloggiesta, one of the mini-challenges shares a tutorial for using MrLinky, and challenges us to use it on our blog.  So, to experiment with MrLinky, I thought I'd ask my readers for some book suggestions by having you share your latest book reviews. In doing so, I have also decided to use this experiment / post as the start of my first meme - Friday Link Frenzy.


***Then during the next Bloggiesta I will have some task that deals with my meme and/or book suggestions!!!


So, with no further ado, I present:

Please share your latest book review!!