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I’ve been self-hosted for an entire year! Wow, where has the time gone?

I’ve given self-hosting a lot of thought over the past year. I mostly took up the more expensive hosting with Book Host because my husband and I were both working full-time and could afford the fluctuating exchange rate. Then my husband dropped his hours at work and sometimes now the only spare money I have in a month has to go into keeping this blog afloat.

When I think about it, there really wasn’t anything wrong with non-self hosting. I really liked my theme and the way the old blog looked. Sometimes I’m not sure if I like the way the Moonlight Library looks now.

What I do like about self-hosting, especially with Book Host, is the free plugins like Ultimate Book Blogger that make book blogging easier and more streamlined. There’s also access to all of Creative Whim’s themes, but I can’t seem to decide which one to switch to, if at all.

I worry about when I’ve had enough of self-hosting, or if I can’t afford it for a month, what will happen to my data?

But if I want my blog to last forever, I can’t keep self-hosting it. I’ve seen other self-hosted blogs just go ‘poof’ when their owners tire of blogging or give it up for whatever reason. I’m into my third year of book blogging now and I plan to continue doing it for a while, but I don’t see myself doing it forever. When I do stop I don’t want everything to just disappear. I want to leave a legacy.

Monthly Wrap Up

Book Reviews:

I read some pretty decent books in November! I also reached 102% ratio on Netgalley. It’s got the extra 2% due to some kind of glitch they can’t fix. Then I ruined it by downloading another review book.

[6 Nov] Anything to Have You by Paige Harbison ★★★
[11 Nov] The Leveller by Julia Durango ★★★★
[16 Nov] Soundless by Richelle Mead ★★★★
[23 Nov] White Space by Ilsa J. Bick DNF
[26 Nov] Circle of Flight by John Marsden ★★★

Films/TV I Watched

I needed a bunch of really silly stuff to keep my mood up this month.

The Addams Family
The Addams Family Values
Just My Luck
The Lego Movie
Pokemon White
Pokemon Black (basically the same film)
How To Train Your Dragon 1 & 2
Are We Done Yet?
The Nanny (finally finished the binge watch!)
Garfunkel and Oates
Supergirl (which is AMAZING!)
Merlin

Monthly Highlights

I totally didn’t expect to receive Soundless from Penguin Australia, but I did! And on that very same day Pan Macmillan surprised me with Signs Point To Yes!

About Nemo

A lover of kittens and all things sparkly, Nemo has a degree in English Literature and specialises in reviewing contemporary, paranormal, mystery/thriller, historical, sci-fi and fantasy Young Adult fiction. She is especially drawn to novels about princesses, strong female friendships, magical powers, and assassins.