Book Talk: Greek Mythology Recommendations

By the time this post goes up, I will have already been whisked away to the Mediterranean. While I'm there, I'm going to be spending a lot of time in Greece so I thought it'd be fitting to put together a list of my favorite books and series based on Greek mythology. I tried to gather a variety of series and the differences range from age appropriateness (middle grade through adult are represented) as well as series length (there's a stand alone, a handful of trilogies, and a couple longer series) and the actual myths these books are based on (you'll be seeing Pandora's Box, Persephone, and more). I won't be including the novellas and short stories within the series since those technically aren't required reading and it's more fun to discover those on your own. There's also a mini Visiting Voices in this post courtesy of Allison, so a huge thank you to her for helping me out with this book rec! Let's get to the books!

Book Talk: June Wrap Up

June has been such a long month and I'm not even mad about it. It started out with finals week and moving out then suddenly I was free. Summer at last! I got out of school on a reading high and while I didn't feel like I was reading fast, I definitely managed to fit a hefty amount of books in this month. I even caught up to my Goodreads 2015 Reading Challenge! That'll be very helpful when I fall behind again next month.

If you're interested in seeing what I was reading in previous months, you can find all of those here. Now get comfy and grab a snack because this one's a doozy. Click the read more to get to the books!

Summer Posting Schedule

Summer is in full swing and while I might have more time to blog, I unfortunately have less content. Since #hairoftheweek, which accounts for a majority of my blog posts, is now on hiatus, I'm going to have to switch up the posting schedule for the summer months.

This probably wasn't the type of blog post you were expecting today but as you know, change is upon us here at xo, Yvette. If you've been reading this blog from the beginning, firstly, THANK YOU. You don't know how much it means to me. People actually want to hear what I have to say?! It's an incredible feeling. Secondly, you'd know that I publish a blog post every Sunday at 12:30pm west coast time and the posts that go up on Wednesdays at 4pm are optional. You'd also know that the Sunday posts are the weekly #hairoftheweek posts. Now that that's over for the time being, I have half the content to write about. Up until this point my optional Wednesday posts have been pretty consistent, but that's about to change. For the summer, I am going to push all my posts to Sunday at 12:30pm. That's monthly Wrap Ups and Happy Hubs, as well as any other Book Talks or outstanding #hairoftheweeks. If, for any reason, the four Sundays in that month are not enough, I will then post something on a Wednesday.

But wait, there's more! This summer schedule works great for when I'm home and consistently connected to wi-fi, but I'm going to be out of town for almost the entirety of July and the first part of August. I will not have internet access during that time but I don't want to leave you hanging! I'll still have some blog posts ready to go up. That being said, it is unrealistic for me to pre-write four blog posts so I've settled on a semi-hiatus schedule with two blog posts going up during the month that I'm gone. Not too bad, right? You can expect these hiatus posts to show up on xo, Yvette on July 19th and August 2nd. The regular summer schedule (every Sunday) will resume on August 16th. Since this throws off my Happy Hub and monthly reading Wrap Up, I might be lumping them in with August. It depends on how much I have to say. I'm certain the July Wrap Up will have to be put together with August because I won't have much time to read while I'm away... Now I'm rambling.

We will definitely be back to normal by October when school is back in session and #hairoftheweek is up and running again. Thank you for sticking with me and reading xo, Yvette! Your patience and understanding is much appreciated. I'm excited for the blog posts I have lined up for you during and after my trip so I hope you enjoy them!

Talk to you soon!

xo, Yvette

Happy Hub: Inside Out, Operation Heartstrings, Mr. Alegado, & More!

June was a month of change with the end of the school year and also a time for friends and family (as a result of the former). With the start of summer comes a lot to be happy about and that's what I'll be sharing with you today. There were times when it felt like this month would never end (mostly when I was in the midst of finals week) but looking back on it now, it certainly has flown by. Thankfully, I was able to fit a lot of happiness into those deceivingly short days.

If you haven't already, check out the Happy Hubs from the last four months. Click the read more to see what I've been loving this month!

{Bonus} #hairoftheweek: Lopped Off

I hope everybody is having a great Father's Day and enjoying some quality time with their dads. As you can tell by the title of this blog post, I lopped my hair off! This was not an impulse decision. In fact, it was highly calculated. I didn't want to have that much hair weighing me down when I go away to bake in the Mediterranean sun and I also wanted to do something exciting for the bonus #hairoftheweek. A haircut was long overdue anyway and I thought why not do something a little extreme? My hair grows fast enough that by the time Fall 2015 rolls around, I'll probably have something to work with and I get to experience what it's like to have a light, fluffy hair during the summer!

#hairoftheweek: #tbt Centipede Braid

10 Weeks. 10 Hairstyles. 1 Fan Favorite. The people have spoken. We've seen so many great hairstyles this school year and this season, I'm so pleased with the way this first full year of #hairoftheweek has turned out. It might be hard to top, but I'm confident next year will be just as amazing.

Catch up on the entire season in the Spring 2015 Recap! There you'll find links to each of the season's hairstyles' respective blog posts.

#hairoftheweek: Spring 2015 Recap

Oh my goodness. How is it possible that another season of #hairoftheweek is over?! How is it possible that my first year of college is over?! Since school is out, we won't be jumping into another season. Now that it's summer, I'm taking a hiatus to gather up some ideas for hairstyles so that come Fall 2015, we can hit the ground running.

If you're not up to date on all the previous seasons of #hairoftheweek, what are you waiting for? I've covered Spring 2014, Fall 2014, and Winter 2015. If you're new to #hairoftheweek and want to get caught up, I have a post on the origins. Don't forget to get your vote in after you've read this post if you haven't already!