Sooo. The BIG DAY has come, and it looks like it has been three full years since I first hit that PUBLISH button! THREE YEARS. Wow. I sure was very clueless back then – with what to do, how to deliver my message across your monitors, and with what’s in store for me. I didn’t know anything about the book blogging world, and I was completely terrified with all the possibleΒ things that can happen withΒ my little nook in the interweb.
The past three years didn’t go smoothly, though. You know I started this blog while I was in second year law proper, and back then I was very positive that I would be able to completely devote time to blogging and reading. Balance. But nah. Never happened, though. Law school took over my life, and one of my greatest fears happened – I lost time to read fiction, I lost time to blog, and I pretty much lost all my connections with my reader friends. For at least a year, I stopped. I was in a huge hibernation stage and I was so consumed by school. π I was happy though, like really really happy, with what I was doing and in pursuing my passion. But there will always be this tugging feeling in my heart that pulls me back to reading and blogging. And so I came back, re-established what I had lost and taken for granted, and here we are today. π Still a little rough on the edges, but definitely back. π
Anyway, enough of the drama! I think all I wanna say right now is that I’m so glad I came back! π Through Kat Reads PH (previously The Booklander), Β I get to talk to a lot of you guys about our similar passions; I get to attend events that I never thought I would be able to go to, with people who are now so dear to me; I’ve met friends who I know I will forever treasure because really, who else would understand a reader but another reader, eh? π Just some names I will throw out in here, but if I missed some, you know I love you as well!
My Rainbow Bookclub girls, I know I have been in and out, and pretty much a black sheep when it comes to reading, but know that I really really appreciate all of you! It’s been what, 3 years for us? Wow. Camillia, Melissa, Tina, Sandee! β€
My lovely friends from Twitter to real life!!! I’m so so glad to have met you JM, Allie, Jam, Hazel, Kate and my BFF Eunice! I can’t wait to see you guys again soon! β€
The beautiful ladies of our #NALitLoversPH book club, Pearl, Bea, Claire, Rechellyn, Nicay, Blessie! I miss you girls! Let’s read a good NA title again soon! You don’t know how happy I am being in this little group talking just about NA! I miss swooning with you all! β€
Again, there are so many may more I wish to thank for helping make it to three years! π If you are reading this, you are one of those people, and know that I am hugging you so hard right now π
As my way of saying thank you, I am putting together a little giveaway here (but for PH residents only! I’m sorry!!!). It’s really a very sudden idea, hence the lack of prep time for this, but I’m still excited because I will be giving away three #romanceclass books! π
RAFFLECOPTER GIVEAWAY!
So that’s it! I hope to see around here guys! And know that I love each one of you!
I’m happy I met you through our little NA group. And I really hope to see you personally already. π Happy blog anniversary! π
(Also, trying my luck with your giveaway. Haha)
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I hope to see you soon too, Len! Thank you for joining!!!
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Happy third year Kattttt!!!! π
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Thank you, Sandee!!!
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Happy blogiversary! Joined your giveaway. Thanks for the chance ππβ€β€
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Thank you!!! β€ And thanks for joining my giveaway! See you in Twitter! β€
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Wow! 3 years! That’s quite an achievement. Happy blogiversary! β€
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Three years went by so fast! I know you’ll do great with your blog too! Thanks for dropping by! π
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I’ll definitely be joining! I’d love to own #romanceclass books ππ
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Yay! Thanks for joining!! Have you read any #romanceclass titles yet? They’re really good!
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Oh my, I just saw your reply today and it is super duper late T-T I’m so sorry. But yep! I’ve already read a few of them and I must say they’re really good!
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Kat! β₯
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Mel!!! β€
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Happy anniversary, Kat! The fact that it’s your third year of blogging is so inspiring. β€οΈ I can only hope that I will also be able to make it to that point.
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Oh you will! You will go great heights, I just know it! β€
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Happy Anniversary! Thank you for sharing your love for books through your blog and also for an opportunity to win #romanceclass books!
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Thank you for your super kind words, Samantha! π And wishing all the luck in the giveaway! π
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happy third year of blogging! joined your giveaway. yay, thanks!
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Yay! Thanks for joining!! Wishing you all the luck! β€
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Joined because of #romanceclass! Congratulations on your third year!!! Thank you for the chance π
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Yas! #romanceclass it is! β€ what titles have you read so far? Good luck! π
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Happy Anniversary! I always see your blog before whenever I search for #romanceclass books to read. More years to come. π Anyway, I joined your giveaway, trying my luck on this one. π
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Oh really, you do? Aww, that’s really nice to hear! π And thanks for joining the give away! Wishing you all the luck! π
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Omg. Hahaha nakakahiya to, ππ I always see your reviews on goodreads pala before that’s why the blog seems familiar. Saw that one with Learning to Fall too so I assumed na baka sa #romanceclass talaga. Hahaha Anyway, happy anniversary again. π
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Congratulations and happy blogversary!
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Thanks, Cary! xo
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Congrats on 3 years, that’s so exciting ππ
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Hi Lauren! I know, I’m so excited for all the years to come, too! β€ I just love talking to people in the interweb and sharing bookish thoughts with them! I'll see ya around here, yes? π xo
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Yes, that’s definitely one of the reasons why I love blogging π And of course π
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Happy Anniversary to your blog Kat! Wow three years is a milestone indeed. π I hope I can meet you in person soon π
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Belated Happy Blogoversary Kat! I hope I’ll get to meet you in person soon and I’m wishing you all the best on all your blogging years to come πππΌ Cheers! π
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Congratulations on your three year blogiversary! I only recently had my second one a few months ago; I know that reaching these milestones feels so accomplishing. Cheers to many more years to come. π
– Summer
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