Living a Joyful Life

  What I've Been Doing Lately: Currently Survey Making: My content schedule for January & February for my Youtube channel Cooking: I've been preparing lots of salads lately Drinking: Iced coffee, water, Propel, & Olipop Eating: Lots of salads Reading: I just finished reading The Mistletoe Mix Up by Codi Hall which is the third novel in the Falling in Mistletoe series. The next book I'm reading is The Christmas Countdown by Holly Cassidy. Listening: Lots of Christmas music. Right now, I'm listening to the Youtube video I'm watching. Watching: Christmas movies, Youtube, college football, NFL, TV shows. Tonight is the season finale of Survivor. Wanting: I wish the Christmas/holiday season didn't go by so fast. Loving: My mom and step-dad got me a new entertainment center, TV, and DVD player for Christmas and my birthday. Feeling: I've been dealing with a-lot of emotional stuff lately so I haven't been feeling the best emotio...

  Here are the books I read in November 2024: One Big Happy Family –Susan Malley My Rating: 4 stars This was such a fun book. It had multiple POV’s and I think that made the book even more enjoyable. A great festive read, for sure!   Mistletoe Mischief (Falling In Mistletoe #2) –Codi Hall My Rating: 4 stars This is the second novel in the Falling in Mistletoe series and it is so good. I just love festive reads so much. This book focused on the characters Pike & Ryler. The third and final novel in the series comes out in December. Window Shopping –Tessa   Bailey My Rating: 3 stars If the Goodreads website had a half star rating, I would have rated this book 2.5 stars. I liked the relationship between the two main characters but there was way too much spice for my liking. I’m not against a little spice in the book if it enhances the story, but when the spice is overdone, for me the book is usually lacking in content for me and I don’t enjoy it as mu...

  What We're Eating This Week... Monday: Lobster ravioli & salad Tuesday: Leftovers & chicken rice bake Wednesday: I'm not sure about tonight Thursday: Thanksgiving meal Friday: Thanksgiving leftovers Saturday & Sunday: I'm not sure What I'm Reminiscing About... My trips to visit my family during the holiday season. What I'm Loving... Watching all of the football! High school football: my nephew's team, he's the quarterback, made it to the second round of the playoffs before losing. If they had won that game, they would have made it to the championship game. They only had two losses the whole season. I'm so proud of him. I'm also watching tons of college football and NFL!   What I've Been Up To... On the 4th, I had a bestie day with Amber and her daughter Anastasia. We celebrated my step-dad's birthday. Filming & uploading to my Youtube channel. What I'm Dreading... The holiday season going by too fast, as it does every ye...

  Here are the books I read in October 2024: 10 Things I Hate About Mistletoe (Falling in Mistletoe #1) -Codi Hall My Rating: 4 stars This book was so cute and sweet. I love Codi Hall and her Christmas romances. This is the first book (of three) in the Falling in Mistletoe series. The second novel was released today (Tuesday, November 5th). Codi always has such great characters in her novels. This was such a fun and festive read an I enjoyed it so much. Nothing Like The Movies (Better Than The Movies #2) -Lynn Painter My Rating: 5 stars Another novel featuring Liz & Wes? Yes, please! I love that this book is dual POV. I love Lynn Painter’s novels so much. I have been looking forward to the release of this novel for so long and it did not disappoint. It Won't Be Christmas Without You -Beth Reekles My Rating: 4 stars I really enjoyed this book but I wish it was longer because I wanted it to last longer. I actually read it in a day because I was enjoying it so much. It is a dual...

  What We're Eating This Week... Monday: Leftovers (meatloaf) Tuesday: Chick Fil A Wednesday: Pizza I'm not sure about the rest of the week. What I'm Reminiscing About... When the Mets were in the World Series in 2015! What I'm Loving... Spending time with family, spending time with my best friend and her kiddos, watching sports (my nephew's football games, baseball, NFL, college football), Hallmark movies. What I've Been Up... I babysat for my best friend's adorable daughter while they were at a wedding and we had so much fun. We played with blocks, read (including one book like 15 times), watched movies and cuddled, and played with toys. I did some shopping (both online and in person). I had a bestie day with her and her kiddos. We went shopping and had Chick Fil A for lunch. I've been filming and uploading videos for my YT channel. What I'm Dreading... Nothing at the moment. What I'm Working On... My content schedule for November-January for m...

  Here are the books I read in September: Game Seven -Megan Cousins My Rating: 5 stars Baseball and romance? Say less. I love Megan Cousins and her novels are so great. This is the second novel in the Unwritten Rules series. I love any books that center around baseball (bonus if it’s a romance novel). I loved the relationship between the main characters and that it was dual POV. Beach Cute -Beth Reekles My Rating: 3 stars I did enjoy this book but it wasn’t one of my favorites. It was told from three different points of view and I sometimes had trouble keeping up with the details of each person. I thought it was a cute read but again it wasn’t a favorite of mine. The Break Up Pact -Emma Lord My Rating: 5 stars This was such a great novel. This is Emma Lord’s first fiction/romance novel (her other novels have all been under the Young Adult genre) and it was SO good. I loved the relationship between the two main characters. I really liked the setting and the story line of this nove...