Living a Joyful Life

  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.                   Fallen –Linda Castillo (Kate Burkholder #13) 3.       Again, But Better –Christine Ricci

  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

  What We're Eating This Week... Monday: Leftovers Tuesday: Cheeseburger, fries, veggies Wednesday: Ham steak, potatoes or rice, veggies Thursday: Tacos Friday: Spaghetti squash lasagna (with ground turkey instead of beef) I'm not sure about the weekend. What I'm Reminiscing About... I'm thinking about 2015 when the NY Mets (the baseball team I root for) was in the World Series. Sadly, they didn't win the series. What I'm Loving... This is my favorite time of year! Fall/Halloween/Thanksgiving/Christmas What I've Been Up To... I've been dealing with some medical and pain issues again so there's been a lot of resting/down time. What I'm Dreading... The pain I'm in constantly. What I'm Working On... Nothing at the moment. What I'm Excited About... Like I mentioned above, this is my favorite time of year (Fall/Halloween/Thanksgiving/Christmas). I'm super excited for all of the new Christmas movies coming out on the Hallmark channels,

  In September, I read 4 books. Yoga Pant Nation -Laurie Gelman This is the third book in the series. I love this series so much. This book is funny and light-hearted and I really enjoyed it. I rated it 4 stars on Goodreads. While We Were Dating -Jasmine Guillory Another great novel from Jasmine Guillory. I really enjoyed the characters in this book (as I do in all of her novels). I thought the storyline was unique and fun as well. I rated this book 4 stars. The Seven Day Switch -Kelly Harms This novel was good but I did enjoy her first novel better. I thought the storyline was fun and I liked the characters. I rated it 2 stars. Again, But Better -Christine Riccio I loved this book so much! The storyline, the setting, the characters... I loved it all. I highly recommend this book. I rated it 5 stars.

  What We're Eating This Week... Monday: Leftovers & pizza Tuesday: Chicken, fries, veggies I'm not sure about the rest of the week. What I'm Reminiscing About... My trips to visit my family, as always. What I'm Loving... Spending time with family, planning and filming videos for Youtube. Watching baseball and movies. What I've Been Up To... I met up with my dad, nephews and my brother for a weekend trip to attend a NFL game with them. It was a super short one 1/2 day trip but I had the best time with them. What I'm Dreading... Nothing at the moment. What I'm Working On... Filming for my Youtube channel. What I'm Excited About... All things pumpkin! What I'm Watching/Reading... Watching: Baseball, new episodes of my tv shows, Hallmark movies. Reading: Better Together -Christine Riccio What I'm Listening To... Lots of country music... Eric Church, Kenny Chesney, Jake Owen, Walker Hayes, Chase Wright. What I'm Wearing... Shirts/leggings wh

  In August, I read 6 books. All images are from the Goodreads website except two are from Amazon. You Have A Match -Emma Lord This was a good book. It wasn't my favorite and I definitely liked her novel Tweet Cute more. I thought the storyline was really original. I rated it 3 out of 5 stars on Goodreads.com Message In The Sand -Hannah McKinnon Another amazing novel from one of my favorite authors! I loved this so much. Her novels are so great and I highly recommend them if you haven't read them. I rated this book 5 stars. Last Chance Books -Kelsey Rodkey This was such a cute novel. Also, how adorable is the cover? I really liked this book. The storyline was very interesting. I loved that the main character was a bookworm. I rated this book 4 stars. Follow Your Arrow -Jessica Verdi I liked this book a lot. I thought it was very original and unique. I rated it 3 stars. You Say It First -Katie Cotugno Katie Cotungo is one of my favorite Young Adult authors and I was so excit

  What We're Eating This Week... Monday: Chicken, French fries, veggies Tuesday: Leftovers (pasta) I'm not sure about the rest of the week. What I'm Reminiscing About... I feel like during the summer time I'm always reminiscing about the same things: my trips to visit my family in the summer and my trips to the lake growing up. What I'm Loving... Cat cuddles, watching and creating Youtube videos, watching baseball and movies, reading. What I've Been Up To... August has been a really rough month so I haven't been up to much aside from my usual hobbies. What I'm Dreading... Nothing at the moment. What I'm Working On... I just finalized my Youtube content schedule for the rest of the year. What I'm Excited About... I honestly wasn't excited about much this month as I said above it's been a rough month. What I'm Watching/Reading... Watching: Baseball, movies Reading: I Am Here: The Journey from Fear to Freedom -Ashley LeMieux What I'