Living a Joyful Life

Currently reading? I’m not reading anything at the moment but will be starting a new book tomorrow.   Your book goal of 2020? 55   How many books read in 2020? 61   Fiction/Non-fiction ratio? 53/8 Male/Female authors? 3 of my books were written by a female and male duo. Aside from those 3 books: 1/58   Favorite book(s) read? I read a lot of books that became favorites this year. In no particular order: •               Evvie Drake Starts Over –Linda Holmes •               Things You Save In A Fire –Katherine Center •              I Was Told It Would Get Easier –Abbi Waxman •               Outsider –Linda Castillo •        ...

  What We're Eating This Week... Monday: Pizza Tuesday: Ham steak, potatoes, rice Wednesday: Takeout (Buffalo Wild Wings) Thursday: I think we're having pasta carbonara for my birthday. Friday: I think, ham. I'm not sure about the weekend. What I'm Reminiscing About... My trips to visit my family for the holiday season. What I'm Loving... Spending time with family, Youtube, reading, Christmas movies What I've Been Up To... I've been watching lots of Christmas movies, watching Youtube, and reading. What I'm Dreading... Nothing at the moment. What I'm Working On... Making planner videos for Youtube. What I'm Excited About... Christmas & my birthday. What I'm Watching/Reading... Watching: Christmas movies Reading: Nothing at the moment What I'm Listening To... Christmas music. What I'm Wearing... Lounge clothes and pajamas. What I'm Doing This Weekend... I have no plans as of now. What I'm Looking Forward To Next Month... A f...

 In December, I read 4 books. Christmas Shopaholic -Sophie Kinsella I re-read this book and loved it just as much as I did the first time reading it. I rated this 5 out of 5 stars. Mind The Gap, Dash & Lily -Rachel Cohn & David Levithan This is the third installment of the Dash & Lily series. I loved this book so much, just like I did the first two books in the series. I rated this 5 stars. Holidate -Monica Murphy I really enjoyed this book, which is the third book in the Dating Series. I find it very cute and entertaining. I rated this book 4 stars. A Very Vintage Christmas -Tilly Tennant While this wasn't one of my favorite Christmas themed novels, I still enjoyed it and would recommend it. I rated this book 3 stars.

  In November, I read 5 books. Three are new to me and 2 are re-reads. All images are from Goodreads except the first photo is from Amazon. Love Your Life -Sophie Kinsella I liked this book. It wasn't my favorite novel of Sophie Kinsella's but I still recommend it and I did enjoy it. I rated this book 3 stars on Goodreads.com. Christmas At Fireside Cabins -Jenny Hale Another great Christmas novel from Jenny Hale. I highly recommend all of her Christmas books. The story, the setting, the characters... are just so sweet and fun. I rated this book 4 stars. In A Holidaze -Christina Lauren This is my first time reading a book from Christina Lauren and I loved it. I have the rest of their books on my TBR list. I really enjoyed this book. It had a really interesting plot and I loved the characters and the setting so much. I rated this book 4 stars. Dash & Lily's Book of Dares -Rachel Cohn & David Levithan I re-read this book and I loved it just as much as reading it th...