Living a Joyful Life

  What We're Eating This Week... Monday: Turkey, potatoes, veggies Tuesday: Cheesy bread (had a salad for a late lunch) I'm not sure about the rest of the week. What I'm Reminiscing About... My two trips I've taken to the Caribbean (2011 and I think 2016) which both happened in February. What I'm Loving... My sister C, BIL A, niece A, and nephew M came to visit for 8 days and it was really nice to see them and spend some quality time with them. I couldn't do a lot because of the pain in my hip but we manage to do a few things that didn't require a lot of walking for me. What I've Been Up To... Spending time with family, cleaning, relaxing. What I'm Dreading... The pollen coming with the start of Spring. I'm allergic to it and it bothers me so much. What I'm Working On... March content schedule for my Youtube channel. What I'm Excited About... Spending time with family, bestie day with A & A. What I'm Watching/Reading... Watching: ...

  In January, I typically still read Christmas books that are leftover from my TBR that I didn't get a chance to read in November or December. Here are the 5 books I read in Janurary 2025: The Christmas Crush -Noelle Douglas My Rating: 3 stars This was a cute Christmas romance. It talked a lot about baked goods so I was always wanting sweets (but I always crave sweet in general). While I thought the novel was good, it wasn’t my favorite Christmas novel I’ve read and not one I’d re-read. The Sleight before Christmas (Holiday Hijinx series #2) –Kate Stewart My Rating: 3 stars I was so excited to see a second book in this series. I didn’t love it as much as the first one (The Plight before Christmas) but I still really enjoyed it. The first novel in this series follows the story of Whitney. This novel follows the story of her sister, Serena & her husband Thatch. I would love to see more novels in this series.   Single & Ready to Jingle –Piper Rayne My Rating: 2 stars (...