Living a Joyful Life

  Heartstopper (Volume 3) -Alice Oseman While I was back home visiting my family for Christmas, I went to the mall with my dad and my nephews but I've been dealing with some health issues and my pain was really bad that day (and the mall was super crowded) so I ended up sitting in a chair at Barnes & Noble and reading the first two volumes of the Heartstopper series while they were shopping. I like this series. I love graphic novels but my library system doesn't have a lot of the ones I want to read and I will not buy graphic novels because I read them in a day. I rated this book 3 stars. Blame It On The Mistletoe -Beth Garrod I absolutely adored and loved this book so much. The characters, the plot, the setting... I loved it all. I rated this book 5 stars. Adequate Yearly Progress -Roxanna Elden I did not enjoy this book at all. I rated it 1 star. All I Want For Christmas -Wendy Loggia This is another super cute Christmas novel. I wasn't able to get to all of the Chr...

  What We're Eating This Week... Monday... Ravioli Tuesday... Pasta Wednesday: Roast pork Thursday: Quesadillas Friday: Shrimp I'm not sure about the weekend. What I'm Reminiscing About... Nothing that I can think of. What I'm Loving... Reading, watching football. What I've Been Up To... Nothing much. What I'm Dreading... Nothing that I want to talk about. What I'm Working On... I haven't been up for filming for my Youtube channel lately so I'm keeping track of videos I want to make when I'm up for filming again. What I'm Excited About...  Nothing that I can think of at the moment. What I'm Watching/Reading... Watching: TV shows, football, movies Reading: I just finished my 7th book of the month yesterday. I haven't started a new one yet. What I'm Listening To... Eric Church, Morgan Wallen, Walker Hayes, Jake Owen What I'm Wearing... Lots of comfy clothes/pajamas. What I'm Doing This Weekend... I don't have any plans. ...

  In December, I read 6 books. The first three books I read are apart of a series. The series is called Moose Springs, Alaska by Sarah Morgenthaler. I rated all three of these books 3 stars on the Goodreads website. This was a super cute series. I really enjoyed these books. They were fun, light reads. I think the fourth book in the series comes out in 2021. Book 1: The Tourist Attraction Book 2: Mistletoe & Mr. Right Book 3: Enjoy The View The Holiday Switch -Tif Marcelo I loved this book so much. It was such a cute, fun, and festive read. This is on my list of my favorite books I've read this year. I rated this book 4 stars. The last two books I read this month are also apart of a series. I rated both of them 3 stars. Heartstopper (Volume 1) & Heartstopper (Volume 2) -Alice Oseman Top 10 Favorite Books of the Year: 1.       Malibu Rising –Taylor Jenkins Reid 2.               ...

  What We're Eating This Week... Monday: Chinese food Tuesday: Roast pork, sweet potato Wednesday: Pizza I'm not sure about the rest of the week. What I'm Reminiscing About... Nothing at the moment. What I'm Loving... Spending time with my family & friends, watching Christmas movies, reading, filming for my Youtube channel. What I've Been Up To... I've been watching lots of Christmas movies. I visited my family for Christmas. What I'm Dreading... Something I don't want to talk about on here. What I'm Working On... Batch filming. What I'm Excited About... I was excited to spend Christmas with my family. What I'm Watching/Reading... Watching: Christmas movies, football. Reading: I just finished my last book of the year on Tuesday. I read 67 books this year. What I'm Listening To... Christmas music. What I'm Wearing... Shirts, leggings, pajamas. What I'm Doing This Weekend... I just got diagnosed with Covid so I'm in quaranti...

  No Words -Meg Cabot Another great novel from Meg Cabot. I love her adult novels, just as much as I love her Ya novels. I rated this book 4 stars on the Goodreads website. Apples Never Fall -Liane Moriarty I love Liane Moriarty's books but this was definitely a miss for me. I felt that the book was dragged out, the storyline was very weird and I just didn't like it. I rated it 2 stars. A Season for Second Chances -Jenny Bayliss I enjoyed this book. I didn't like it as much as her first novel but it was still good. I liked the characters a-lot. I rated it 3 stars. One Family Christmas - Bella Osborne While this book wasn't my favorite, it was still a fun read. I love reading Christmas and holiday themed novels. I rated this book 2 stars. So, This Is Christmas -Tracy Andreen I really enjoyed this book. I loved the characters and the storyline and I highly recommend it if you love Christmas themed books. I rated this book 4 stars.

  What We're Eating This Week... Monday: Beef stir-fry Tuesday: Ham steak, sweet potato, bread Wednesday: I'm not sure Thursday: Thanksgiving meal Friday: Pasta Carborna Saturday & Sunday: Leftovers What I'm Reminiscing About... My trips back home to visit my family for Christmas. What I'm Loving... All things Christmas... movies, books, music! What I've Been Up To... I've been watching a lot of Christmas movies, reading, filming and uploading for Youtube and watching Youtube videos. What I'm Dreading... The holiday season being over. It always goes by so quickly. What I'm Working On... Planning out my Youtube content for the next couple of months. What I'm Excited About... The Christmas season. I'm going back home to visit my family for Christmas and I'm so excited. What I'm Watching/Reading... Watching: All of the Christmas movies. Reading: I just finished One Family Christmas by Bella Osborne. What I'm Listening To... Christmas...

  Better Together -Christine Riccio I really liked this book. I started this book in late October and finished it in November. I thought it was a very unique and interesting story-line and I liked the characters a-lot. I rated this book 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads. The Heart Principle -Helen Hoang I really love that the book's main character is on the spectrum (she has Asperger's which is now just defined as being on the Autism spectrum). I was diagnosed with Asperger's when I was 10. The author also has this diagnosis as well. I love that she writes books with characters on the spectrum. I did enjoy this book. I'm not a fan of books having lots of graphic sex scenes in them (it's just not my cup of tea) but other than that I loved the book. I rated it 3 stars, No Memes of Escape -Olivia Blacke  This is the second novel in the Brooklyn Murder Mystery series. While I didn't enjoy this book as much as the first book in the series, it's still very good. I r...