Living a Joyful Life

  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 novel an

  What We're Eating This Week... Monday: Chicken Caesar salad Tuesday: Sausage and ravioli I'm not sure about the rest of the week. What I'm Reminiscing About... Nothing at the moment. What I'm Loving... Watching all of the football... high school (my nephew's games get streamed), college, and NFL. What I've Been Up To... I was visiting my family the first two days of the month (I went up for a while in August and came home on the 2nd). My cat had his teeth cleaned and three teeth removed so I've been taking extra special care of him. I've been watching a ton of baseball and football. What I'm Dreading... Nothing at the moment. What I'm Working On... My content schedule for my Youtube channel for the month of October. What I'm Excited About... All of the sports! What I'm Watching/Reading... Watching: All of the baseball and football, Hallmark movies, and now regular TV shows are starting back including my three favorites on tonight: Chica

Here are the books I read in August 2024: Please Send Help (I Hate Everyone But You #2) -Gaby Dunn & Allison Raskin My Rating: 1 star I did not enjoy this book at all. I didn't like the first book either but I wanted to give the second book a chance. Behind Every Good Man -Sara Goodman Confino My Rating: 4 stars I really love this author and her writing style. I really enjoyed this novel especially the relationships between the main character and the other people in her life. The Pairing -Casey McQuiston My Rating: 3 stars I enjoyed this book but it wasn't a favorite of mine. I rated Casey's first book ( Red, White, & Royal Blue 5 stars) and none of her other books have come close to that for me. I have enjoyed them but they weren't my favorite and I wouldn't re-read them but I would re-read Red, White & Royal Blue . I still need to watch the Netflix movie. It Ends With Us -Colleen Hoover My Rating: 5 stars I loved this novel so much. I saw the movi

  What We're Eating This Week... Monday the 26th: Chicken burger, cauliflower Tuesday the 27th: Steak, cauliflower Wednesday the 28th: Lobster roll & fries Thursday the 29th: Pizza & Caesar salad Friday the 30th: Caesar salad with chicken Saturday the 31st: Chinese Sunday the 1st: Caesar salad with chicken & veggie pizza What I'm Reminiscing About... Nothing at the moment. What I'm Loving... Spending time with family, watching lots of baseball, attending two Mets games (one was a walkoff win). What I've Been Up To... 8/2: Bestie day with A & A 8/8-9/2: Visit my family 8/19 & 8/20: Mets Games 8/26-8/30: Trip to the lake What I'm Dreading... Nothing at the moment. What I'm Working On... My content schedule for my Youtube channel in September. What I'm Excited About... The baseball season. College football season is back and the NFL season is back soon too! What I'm Watching/Reading... Watching: Baseball, the Olympics, college football R

  Here are the books I read in July 2024: Vacationland –Meg Mitchell Moore My Rating: 4 stars This story focuses on two women and how their lives interconnect in an unexpected way. I really enjoyed this book. I love this author's writing.   The Islanders –Meg Mitchell Moore My Rating: 4 stars This book focuses on the story of three people: Anthony Puckett, Joy Sousa, and Lu Trusdale. Goodreads says “Over the twelve short weeks of summer, these three strangers will meet and grow close, will share secrets and bury lies. And as the promise of June turns into the chilly nights of August, the truth will come out, forcing each of them to decide what they value most, and what they are willing to give up to keep it.” I really enjoyed this book. I have three more books to read of this author and then I will have read all of her books that have been published so far.   One summer on Mackinac –Alana Robin My Rating: 5 stars This novel focuses on Ariella and her last summer b