Living a Joyful Life

  Here are the books I read in December: All the Jingle Ladies -Beth Garrod My Rating: 4 stars This book was so fun and cute and I enjoyed it a lot. This author had a Christmas novel come out a few years ago called Blame It on the Mistletoe , which is a fun read too. Some Like It Cold –Elle McNicoll My Rating: 4 stars I didn’t know when I purchased this book but the female main character is on the Autism Spectrum. As a woman on the Autism Spectrum it was so refreshing and unique to see a female main character on the Spectrum. I really loved this book a lot. I could relate to a lot of the things that the main character talked about in regards to being on the Spectrum. I loved the characters in this book. The Mistletoe Mix Up (Falling in Mistletoe #3) –Codi Hall My Rating: 4 stars This is the third and final novel in the Falling in Mistletoe series. I loved this series. I love all of the books that I’ve read by this author. She also writes novels under the name Codi Gary. The Chri...

  I know it's not Wednesday but I don't think this link-up is going live next Wednesday because it's Christmas day. What We're Eating This Week... Monday: Leftovers Tuesday: Outback: Steak, lobster tail, potatoes, Caesar salad Wednesday: Caesar salad What I'm Reminiscing About... Christmases when I was a child. What I'm Loving... All things Christmas. Watching football. The Mets signed Juan Soto. What I've Been Up To... I had two bestie days with my best friend and her daughter. I've been watching lots of football and Christmas movies. What I'm Dreading... The Christmas season always going by so fast and the post Christmas blues that I get every January. What I'm Working On... My content schedule for my Youtube channel for the beginning of 2025. What I'm Excited About... All things Christmas. The Mets signing Juan Soto. My birthday. What I'm Watching/Reading... Watching: TV shows, Christmas movies, football. Reading: Christmas themed nove...

  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...