The Sunday Salon ~ It’s My Blogiversary

The Sunday Salon.comToday, The Literate Housewife Review officially turns 3 years old.  I cannot believe it’s been that long or how far this blog has come.

It began its days as “52 Books or Bust” on Blogger, reflecting my New Year’s Resolution in 2007.  At the end of 2008, I’d decided to move to WordPress and I knew I needed to change my name.  I read more than 52 books that first year and it didn’t at all reflect where I hoped this blog would go.  It was my husband who came up with the ‘Literate Housewife” moniker and it fit like a glove.  After my 2009 recap yesterday, the rest is history.

I’m looking forward to what 2010 will bring.  I can tell from over the past month that balance is going to play a key role.  My home and work life have only gotten busier, leaving me less time to think about blogging, let alone writing.  I need to be as deliberate about what I post as I am about what I’ll be reading.  As the book blogging community has evolved and changed over these past three years, so will the Literate Housewife.  I still find the joy and challenges that go along with being a book blogger all extremely exciting.

In honor of my 3rd blogivesary, there are some prizes.  What celebration would be complete without that?  I have three prizes:

Grand Prize: A silver 1GB iPod Shuffle ~ perfect for listening to tunes or a great audio book.

Second Prize: A 3 Book Grab Bag ~ you’ll have to wait until your package arrives to find out what’s inside.

Third Prize: 40 Coraline bookmarks to the local library of your choice + a Coraline bookmark for you along with one surprise book from my bookshelves.

To enter the contest, please leave a comment here and let me know how long you’ve been reading The Literate Housewife Review.  It doesn’t matter if you’ve been reading for 1 minute or 3 years.  I’m just curious like that.

The contest is open until 11:59 pm EST on February 16th.  I’ll announce the winners on February 17th.

Good luck!

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88 Responses to “The Sunday Salon ~ It’s My Blogiversary”

  1. Martina
    1

    Congrats on three years! Wow, my first year blogiversary is coming up and I can’t even imagine three. I’ve been reading your blog for about 6 months now and really love it. Keep up the good work!

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  2. softdrink
    2

    Happy blogiversary!! I’m really about remembering dates (I don’t even pay attention to my own blogiversary), but I think I started reading your blog sometime before your big makeover.

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  3. Beth F
    3

    Congrats on your 3 years! I’ve been blogging a year and 4 months — just a baby! I’m looking forward to what the future brings you.

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  4. Lisa
    4

    Happy blogoversary!

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  5. Kathy R (Bermudaonion)
    5

    Happy Blogiversary, Jennifer! Three years is something to celebrate! Your blog was one of the first I discovered, so I’d say I’ve been reading it for a year to a year and a half.

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  6. Angela D.
    6

    Wow, three years! Congratulations! I hope I can keep up blogging for that long and longer.

    I honestly have no idea how long I’ve been reading your blog. I know the year of reading deliberately post sticks out in my mind but I’m pretty sure I was following before that. I enjoy your posts very much.

    Those are some great prizes you are giving away :-)

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  7. Jenn's Bookshelves
    7

    Happy Blogiversary! I’ll be celebrating my second blogiversary in March. I think I’ve been following your blog when I started blogging, so about 2 years now.

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  8. Amanda
    8

    I’ve been reading for probably about a year now. Congrats on 3 years!
    amandarwest at gmaildotcom

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  9. Sandy
    9

    3 years is like 7 years in blog time I think. Like Beth, I am still a baby, with only a year and three months under my belt. I cannot really remember when I started following you. It was the spring of 2009 I think, so I guess it’s been between 9 months and a year? My memory is so bad.

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  10. Rebekah
    10

    Happy Anniversary! I’ve been reading your blog religiously for about three months. I’m a high school English teacher, and as I was giving my students a book-blogging project I wanted to find great book blog examples for them! Yours is one we look at!

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  11. The Kool-Aid Mom
    11

    Wow. 3 Years? I hadn’t realized. I’ve been reading your blog as The Literate Housewife, and never knew there was anything before. That’s cool to find out your blogging history and what gave you the start. I think I started reading your blog about a year and a half ago, around the same time I started Mt. TBR.

    Happy Bloggiversary, Jennifer!

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  12. Daphne
    12

    Happy Blogiversary!! I’m not exactly sure how long I’ve been reading, but I’m guessing somewhere between 1 and 2 years.

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  13. Brittany
    13

    Congrats! 3 years is very impressive. I’ve been reading for about a year now – keep up the great content!

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  14. rhapsodyinbooks
    14

    Wow, congratulations! (be sure and have some cake!) :–)

    I have no idea how long I’ve been reading your blog but it has to be at least a year!

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  15. Anna
    15

    Happy blogiversary! I don’t know exactly how long I’ve been reading, but it’s close to 2 years I’m sure. Wishing you may more years of blogging fun!

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  16. Rebecca @ The Book Lady's Blog
    16

    Happy blogiversary! I wish I could say I’ve been with your blog since the beginning, as you have with mine, but it’s really just been since June 2008, about a month before I started blogging. Thanks for the great blogging (and for being my inspiration to start), and hope you enjoy a fantabulous day.

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  17. Chris@bookarama
    17

    Congratulations! Hmm, probably close to 2 yrs, but I can’t say for sure.

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  18. A Bookshelf Monstrosity
    18

    Wow! Three years. That’s a wonderful accomplishment, and I’m so glad you’re around the blogosphere. Your blog is one of the first ones I started following back in September before I was a blogger myself. Keep up the wonderful work!

    Oh, and could I enter for the grab bag, please? Many thanks.

    fitz12383(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  19. Kay
    19

    Happy blogversary, Jennifer. 3 years is a long time. Your blog is very nice and I guess I’ve been reading it for about 3 months. Take care and I wish you a balanced 2010!

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  20. Brooks J Young
    20

    Congrats! I have been reading your blog for about a week now. I was very impressed with your reviews and overall blog. You provide exceptional content and I’ve enjoyed reading it.

    It’s been my daily read as I commute.

    Brooks
    Twitter: @brooksjyoung

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  21. Svea @Muse in the Fog
    21

    Congrats on one year! :-) I just started mine in December. You must be so happy with all you have done. Keep up the good work!

    Svea @Muse in the Fog

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  22. Svea @Muse in the Fog
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    Forgot to tell you how long I have been reading! For a couple months now. I am a member of your book club too and you are a member of mine (Historical fiction ~Adventure, love, suspense~)! I found your blog by being your friend on FB. So glad I did too!

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  23. vasilly
    23

    Happy blogiversary!Three years is a long time in this community and I’m so glad you are around. I think I’ve been following your blog for almost a year now.

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  24. Emily
    24

    Happy Blogiversary! Here’s to another fantastic three years :)

    I confess — I’ve only been reading your blog since the National Book Festival. But now I’m hooked!

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  25. debnance at readerbuzz
    25

    Three years is a long time! I still feel like a newbie at just a bit over a year.

    I remember coming across your blog, I believe, just a few months back. I like your name. I like your blog layout. And I like your thoughts.

    Best wishes for 2010!

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  26. nomadreader
    26

    Congratulations on three years! I only discovered your blog in 2009, but I really enjoy reading it. Happy reading and blogging!

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  27. Bonnie
    27

    Happy 3 year Blogiversary Jennifer! That is an accomplishment to be very proud of. You have done a lot in 3 years. I’ve loved being part of your Bookmark It Club! I’ve been blogging 1 1/2 years now and believe that I found your blog soon after that. So I’d say that I’ve been reading your blog for at least a year.

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  28. Michelle
    28

    Maybe you should become the Deliberate Housewife!

    LOL

    All jokes aside, 3 years is an amazing accomplishment. Congratulations on your success, here’s to many more years and much to come. :)

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  29. Meghan
    29

    Happy blogiversary, Jennifer! 3 years is a great accomplishment in blogging, and you deserve all of your success! I think I’ve been reading your blog since I started getting involved in the book blogging community, which has to be at least 1 1/2 years now.

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  30. Lezlie
    30

    No need to enter me in the drawing. Just wanted to say Happy Blogiversary!

    Lezlie

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  31. Lori L
    31

    Congratulations!
    I would estimate that I’ve been reading your blog for about a year now. (Coincidentally, my three year anniversary is on the 23rd.)

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  32. WordLily
    32

    Happy blogiversary! I’m not exactly sure, but I’m pretty confident that I’ve been reading your blog for more than 2 years. Probably about 2.5 years?

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  33. Sheri
    33

    I am so proud of you! 3 years is a long time to commit to your website… and it shows! You are a reading staple of mine and I’m forever a fan of your blog!

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  34. Kate
    34

    Happy blogiversary! I have been reading your blog since early December, and joined your facebook book club last week as well!

    Oh, and interestingly – I linked to this blog from mine today as I was posting about Philippa Gregory’s The Constant Princess. Please come by and check it out sometime.

    Cheers!
    Kate

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  35. Melody
    35

    Congrats and Happy Blogiversary! I enjoy reading your blog so keep those posts coming!

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  36. Florinda
    36

    Happy Blogiversary! I got my start not long after you, and I’ve been reading your blog for…at least a year and a half, possibly edging up to two years. I remember a discussion we had over Rob Sheffield’s Love is a Mix Tape.

    Congrats on three great years, and here’s to many more!

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  37. Melissa (Betty and Boo's Mommy)
    37

    Congratulations on 3 years! That is a wonderful accomplishment.

    As for how long I’ve been reading? Well … I’ve been blogging for a year and a half now, so I’ll probably say … about a year? Maybe more, maybe less. Congratulations again!

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  38. Zee
    38

    Congratulations on your bloggaversary! Way to go!

    I’ve been following your blog since I started seriously blogging in September.

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  39. Marg
    39

    Happy blogiversary!

    I am pretty sure I have been with you since the very early days. Whether it is the absolute beginning or not, I can’t say, but it has been a while, and I still love coming by to visit you here.

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  40. Mel u
    40

    I think I have been a Blogline subscriber for about 6 months-please enter me in your great contest and congrats on your blogaversary

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  41. Beth Nolan Conners
    41

    Congratulations, Jennifer!! You were the very first book blogger I followed when I started my blog last January, so I consider you my role model!! I hope the next three years beings you many more wonderful things! All the best –Beth

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  42. Melanie
    42

    Happy Blogiverary. I can’t remember how long I’ve been readin, probably about a year. I enjoy it, keep up the great work.

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  43. Stephanie
    43

    Congratulations on three years! Your blog was the first book blog I ever discovered, back in the summer of 2009, and was a big inspiration when it came to my decision to start my own blog, so thank you! You have a lot to be proud of–your blog is phenomenal.

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  44. Sheila (Bookjourney)
    44

    Wow three years! How exciting! I have been blogging since June of 2009 and I believe I discovered you around the fall of 2009. I enjoy reading your posts!

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  45. Fyrefly
    45

    Happy blogiversary! Having just past 2 years myself, 3 seems like an incredibly long time… congratulations!

    I’ve been reading since… shoot, I don’t know. Sometime not that long after I started my own blog, so… maybe early spring 2008?

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  46. Ti
    46

    Happy Blogiversary to you!!!

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  47. jennygirl
    47

    Congrats on your blogiversary/birthday! I love looking back at what I have done over the past year, and to see how I have changed or grown.
    Keep up the good work and I look forward to many more wondeful posts form you in the future.

    I think I’ve been reading your blog for a little over 6 months. I discoverd you from someone else’s blog.
    Thank you for the contest :)

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  48. Melissa
    48

    Happy Blogiversary! I’ve been reading for about a month. I found your blog through one of the other book blogs I read. Thanks for your great reviews!

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  49. Linda B
    49

    Although I am 70 years old, I’ve only had a computer for just under 3 years. Soon after becoming semi-competent using this wonderful machine, I discovered reading blogs and forums. Besides reading books, following blogs such as yours, is a favorite activity. Congratulations on your anniversary.

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  50. carol
    50

    Congrats on 3 years! I think I only found you a couple of months ago, but have enjoyed reading your posts.

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  51. Mimajo
    51

    Well, not even thirty seconds. But I like it already.

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  52. Amy Reads Good Books
    52

    Congrats! I’ve been reading for about 8 months and love your reviews!

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  53. mari
    53

    Congrats! I have been reading your blog for about 2 years. Maybe a little less.

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  54. Carol M
    54

    Congratulations on your anniversary!

    I’ve been reading your blog for more than a year now and enjoy it very much!

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  55. Heidi
    55

    Gosh, I can’t remember. I read you every day and it’s hard to remember when you weren’t on my ‘to read’ list. I think two years at this point. Congrats on year number 3!

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  56. Amy
    56

    Congratulations on 3 years! I posted my 100th post today. I started reading your blog right around the time I started mine!

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  57. etirv
    57

    Happy Blogiversary!

    I have been following you and reading your blog for 6 – 7 months!

    delilah0180(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  58. Michelle
    58

    Happy Blogiversary!

    I’ve been reading your blog for about a month now. Yeah, I’m new to the game, but I love your blog!

    michellemsherman(at)gmail(dot)com

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  59. Alyce
    59

    Happy Blogiversary! I’ve been reading your blog now for the past year and a half, and I love stopping by to read your posts!

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  60. veens
    60

    Happy 3 Anniversary! Hope you have many more years of blogging ahead and you ENJOY doing it too!

    I think I started reading your blog in 2008.. then I went on a break for 6 months and then i was back in 2009.. yah I think so.. but can’t be sure though :)

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  61. Jackie (Farm Lane Books)
    61

    Congratulations! That is a fantastic achievement! I have been following your blog for just under a year and have enjoyed reading it. I look forward to following your blog for many years to come!

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  62. Amy
    62

    Congratulations Jennifer!!!! 3 years of awesome blogging – you have been an inspiration for a lot of us, myself included! You were one of the first blogs I started following – I think that was about almost 2 years ago – WOW!

    Raising my glass to many more years of success!

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  63. Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness)
    63

    Happy Blogiversary (a few days late)!

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  64. Lisa Munley
    64

    WOW! Congratulations on your 3 year Blogiversary! I’ve been reading your blog since I started blogging in Sept 2007. Yours was one of the first blogs I subscribed to, and you were one of my earliest readers too! You’ve done an impressive job with your blog and I’ll always be a big fan!

    Woo Hoo! Here’s to many more happy blogging years!

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  65. Stacy
    65

    Congratulations on three years!!! I’d loveto win – who wouldn’t? I think I’ve been reading your blog about 9 months?

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  66. Valerie
    66

    Jennifer, my blogiversary is this month also, although I’ve been doing it for two years and didn’t really start focusing on books until early last year. That was about the same time I discovered your blog, too. I really enjoy it, and also being a member of your bookmark it club. Congratulations on your 3-year blogiversary!

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  67. Rebecca Reid
    67

    I honestly don’t know how long I’ve been reading…so I checked and your first comment was on my blog July 2008 so that’s probably how I found you!

    Congrats on your blogoversary!

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  68. Julie H.
    68

    Congratulations!
    I’ve been checking in on your blog for almost two years now…when I think back, I’m pretty sure I found you thru a link at Becky’s Book Reviews or maybe Maw Books..I kind of stumbled on a bunch of good ones at once! Enjoy the celebration!

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  69. Tracie Yule
    69

    I’ve been reading your blog around four months and I just keep coming back for more.

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  70. nat @book, line, and sinker
    70

    wow! happy blogoversary! i’ve been reading since last march (when is started my book blog) and enjoy it here. cheers to 3 more years!

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  71. LibraryGirl62
    71

    About six months~and enjoying it :)

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  72. Stiletto Storytime
    72

    Happy Birthday…congrats on 3 years! I have to say I am a new reader to your blog..just in the last few months. Your blog name caught my attention as I am a former librarian turned Stay at Home Mom in this last year. Literate Housewife indeed! Love it!

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  73. Lisa
    73

    Congratulations on three years! I just passed that milestone myself in October.

    I have no idea how long I’ve been reading/lurking. More than a year, less than three?

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  74. Heather Good
    74

    Hey! I just happened upon “A Literate Housewife” a couple of weeks ago when I was determinedly searching for an order to read Pilippa Gregory’s Tudor series. I was so excited about the list I found on your blog I spent hours reading, exploring, and squealing with pleasure at the jewel I had found! I instantly forwarded the link to my sister-who in turn spent hours perusing as well. At my book club last night, we pulled up your site to share with all our book-devouring friends! We are ecstatic to have yet another amazing place to find suggestions for our book club reads each month!

    Thank you for your thoughts!

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  75. dag888888
    75

    Congrats! I have been reading your blog for 6 months!

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  76. Jen - Devourer of Books
    76

    Wow, 3 years! Congratulations! I need to go back and check the date I started my blog, my 2 year anniversary has to be coming up any day now. I know I missed it last year. I’ve been reading your blog for just over two years, since shortly before I started mine (and, you know, you were the inspiration for that!).

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  77. Aik
    77

    Happy blogiversary! I have just arrived via another blog! :)

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  78. Patty
    78

    Wow! You give new meaning to the term “voracious reader!” Just got a link to your blog via you know via via.

    Good luck to you in your 4th year!

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  79. Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit)
    79

    Three years is a long time. Congrats! I don’t need to be entered in the giveaway, and I cannot even begin to pinpoint when I began reading your blog…must be more than a year now!

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  80. itsJUSTme-wendy
    80

    Wow, I just realized I haven’t read your blog in about a week! I almost missed your blogiversary! Congrats!

    I have been reading your blog for about a year now, maybe a little longer.

    Great prizes!!!

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  81. pingback:
    81
    TSS – January in Review : literatehousewife.com

    [...] my 3rd blogiversary on the 17th.  Thank you so much to everyone’s well wishes.  The giveaway, including a 1g iPod Shuffle and books is still [...]

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  82. Laura Hartness
    82

    Three years! Congrats! I’m relatively new to the book blogging community, and I hope that my blog is still going strong in 2 1/2 years.

    I’m not exactly sure when I discovered your blog– maybe 2 months ago? I love the title you chose– I’m a housewife as well.

    Thanks for the contest, and for the chance to enter!

    Laura Hartness
    The Calico Critic

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  83. Sam
    83

    Happy blogiversary! I’ve been enjoying your blog since… whenever The Other Boleyn Girl movie came out, because I remember finding your site and commenting on the differences between the movie and the book, which still remains one of my favorites to this day (the book, I mean). Since then, I’ve been checking back every few days for a while, and your reviews have influenced my birthday and Christmas wish lists for at least two years now.

    Congrats on your third year, and here’s to hoping for more than three more!

    P.S. I really really want to hear what you thought of The Hunger Games and Catching Fire because I read those just before Christmas this year and they have officially become my favorite series. You know how those crazy teenagers scream about RPattz or Taylor Lautner? Well, I’m one of those rare teenagers who scream for Peeta Mellark (not Gale. Maybe for Katniss, but not for me. I prefer charming, sweet, strong guys who bake for me).

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  84. Mystica
    84

    Congratulations on your anniversary. I am also fairly new to this book blogging community and have been reading your blog for about six months only. I like the reviews and I also like that its a mixed genre o books offered. Thank you for your generous gifts in celebration of your anniversary. Its much appreciated.

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  85. Kristi
    85

    Hi there! I’m new around here – have been reading for about a week, but I’m liking what I see!

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  86. bunnyb
    86

    Just stopping by to wish you a Happy Blogiversary! I don’t need to be entered to win :)
    I’ve been reading you since last year (but I forget how many months already).

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  87. Karen @ Planet Books
    87

    Happy Blogiversary!! I must have been reading your blog for at least two years now. I started reading it when I was living in Okinawa and now we are fellow Virginians. I love the look, “feel” and posts that you have created and look forward to many more years with The Literate Housewife.
    planetbooksworldwide@gmail.com

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  88. Anita Yancey
    88

    Happy Blogiversary! I have been reading your blog for almost a year now. This is a great giveaway. Please enter me. Thanks!

    ayancey(at)dishmail(dot)net

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