Living a Joyful Life

What We're Eating This Week... Monday: Quesadilla Tuesday: Meatloaf, baked mac & cheese, roasted broccoli with garlic Wednesday: Leftovers 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 mom, making planner Youtube videos, watching movies. What I've Been Up To... On the 8th, I spent the day out with my best friend. On the 25th, I attended a local planner meet up. I've also been dealing with a lot of pain issues (including a new issue). What I'm Dreading... All of this pain I'm currently in. What I'm Working On... Filming and uploading planner Youtube videos. What I'm Excited About... This month, I was excited to spend a lot of quality time with my mom, spending a day out with my best friend, and attending a local planner meet up. What I'm Watching/Reading... Watching: TV shows, still w...

One Christmas Star -Mandy Baggot (started in Nov., finished in Dec.) I love Mandy Baggot's Christmas novels. I read 3 total last month and I think one or two last year and she has one more Christmas book that I haven't ready yet. I loved this book and I highly recommend if you love reading Christmas themed novels. I rated it 4 stars on Goodreads. Seven Days of Us -Francesca Hornak I had really high expectations for this book but it fell really flat for me. I wish I had enjoyed it more. I rated it 2 stars. We Met In December -Rosie Curtis I loved this book so much. The characters, the storyline, the setting: I just loved it all. This my second favorite book that I read in December. I rated it 4 stars. 'Tis The Season -Lorna Landvik (re-read): This novel is written through e-mails and letters (I love books with this type of format). I really enjoy re-reading this novel. I read it in one day. I rated it 3 stars. One Chr...

1. What did you do in 2019 that you'd never done before? I went to Las Vegas, Nevada with my mom because that’s where the Go Wild Planner conference was this year. While there, I gambled for the first time on a slot machine and won $76. 2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I made goals for the year. Most of them were completed, but some were not. 3. Did anyone close to you give birth? No. 4. Did anyone close to you die? No. 5. What countries did you visit? None. 6. What would you like to have in 2020 that you lacked in 2019? I would love to be free of my hip pain. I would also love to go back to teaching again. 7. What date(s) from 2019 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? Feb. 21st: Went on medical leave March 19th: Had to get surgery to remove an abscess in my nose. March: Started filming planner videos for my Youtube channel. March 18th-22nd: Sister C, BIL A, niece A, nephew M...