Author: prexybasco

The President of The Ybasco University An accomplished educator. A Seminar Speaker. A Bookworm. A Musician. A Writer.

Planning my 2022 Journal and using productivity tools

This is a 15-day late post but I’m uploading it anyway. This is how I setup my 2022 journal- nothing fancy but it works for me. I’ve already seen a number of journal / planner setups using Notion and another app I can’t remember but I have opted for a free journal app and other…

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Unboxing: J.R.R. Tolkien’s Tales from the Perilous Realm

I received this as a Christmas present – hurray for wishlists! Two things I noticed: It was securely wrapped: bubble wrap+ box+ foam film . That’s a plus, kudos! With books we can’t afford them to get wet or damaged because of delivery issues but I think Fully Booked can still probably opt for a…

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PBN 30-day Book Challenge Day 9: Favorite Book to Give as a Gift

DISCLAIMER: THE 30-DAY BOOK CHALLENGE IS CREATED BY PROFESSIONAL BOOK NERDS. I’M MERELY RESPONDING TO THEIR PROMPTS FOR MY OWN WRITING CHALLENGE. I rarely give books since from the few people I can call friends, fewer like to read. The probability that they have already bought books that I can give them is also pretty…

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PBN 30-day Book Challenge Day 8: Series Everyone should Read

DISCLAIMER: THE 30-DAY BOOK CHALLENGE IS CREATED BY PROFESSIONAL BOOK NERDS. I’M MERELY RESPONDING TO THEIR PROMPTS FOR MY OWN WRITING CHALLENGE. You’re probably thinking it’s Harry Potter. You couldn’t be more wrong. Lord of the Rings? Chronicles of Narnia? Game of Thrones? All wrong. If I were to nominate a series that everyone should…

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PBN 30-day Book Challenge Day 6: Book that Broke your Heart

DISCLAIMER: THE 30-DAY BOOK CHALLENGE IS CREATED BY PROFESSIONAL BOOK NERDS. I’M MERELY RESPONDING TO THEIR PROMPTS FOR MY OWN WRITING CHALLENGE. There is no other book more haunting to me than Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix. When Sirius disappeared behind the curtain and wouldn’t answer Harry’s calls, I bawled not unlike…

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PBN 30-day Book Challenge Day 5: Favorite Classic Novel

DISCLAIMER: THE 30-DAY BOOK CHALLENGE IS CREATED BY PROFESSIONAL BOOK NERDS. I’M MERELY RESPONDING to THEIR PROMPTS FOR MY OWN WRITING CHALLENGE. Like in my previous post, I have a number of honorable mentions. Among them are Illusions, Anne of Green Gables, Screwtape Letters, and Jo’s Boys. The rest of them I already wrote about…

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PBN 30-day Book Challenge Day 4: Book You Remember from Childhood

Disclaimer: The 30-Day Book Challenge is created by Professional Book Nerds. I’m merely responding to their prompts for my own writing challenge. I have three responses to this prompt and they aren’t any of the Harry Potter novels. Winnie the Pooh and Friends Among the gifts I received as a child, this book-set, in particular,…

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