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Blogmas Day 2: My Christmas Wish List

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It is officially my FAVORITE time of year — Christmas!! I have actually been celebrating since the first week of November, but that’s beside the point. This is my boyfriend and I’s first Christmas in our own place together. As soon as we went and bought a tree, we put it up the same day!!

This past month I have been curating a Christmas wish list. It was actually really hard to make because I really have everything that I want or need. I don’t know if you’re reading this to find things that you may want or for someone else; either way this is mine.

Self-care

  • Journal
    • I have been journaling a lot more here lately, and I would love to have some more cute journals! I am almost through with one I’ve been working on for years! I plan to keep journaling like I am now. Hopefully.
  • Face mask
    • I’m trying to get back into taking care of my skin.
  • Christmas scented candles & hand soap
    • I love the holiday scents!
  • Books!
    • Any book that someone sees and thinks I might like! Even if I already have it or read it, I would still love it because they thought of me.
  • Pre-pasted toothbrushes
    • I need these when I’m at work or I’m out all day!

Fitness

  • Dumbbells
    • I had 3 dumbbells, but they got left in the rain and now they are all rusted!
  • Stepper platform
    • I loved using these when I did workout classes. it helps workout the legs and glutes more.
  • Oura ring
    • This is pricey, but I have been wanting one for a while! I’m a size 6. 👀

Big random items I want

  • Shed
    • We desperately need a little shed for extra totes and whatnot!
  • Skylight
    • I love lists & calendars!!
  • iPad A16
    • I have an iPad but it’s slightly older. I want a new one so it will run better.
  • Oversized lounge reading chair
    • Technically not called a reading chair, but all of the reading girlies love it.
  • Curved PC gaming monitor
    • I’m currently using a small tv as my monitor.

This is my Christmas list! What are the top things on your Christmas list?

Books I read in 2022

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My goal was to read at least 22 books this year, and I actually went past that goal by reading 29 books. Here’s what I read this past year (in order). I’ll even add what I had rated it on GoodReads!

  • Meet Me Under the Mistletoe by Stacey Kennedy (3 stars)
  • Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) by Stephenie Meyer (4 stars)
  • Carved (The Road to Hell, #2) by Brenda K. Davies (5 stars)
  • Of Beast and Beauty (Daughters of Eville, #1) by Chanda Hahn (4 stars)
  • Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3) by Sarah J. Maas (4 stars)
  • 4th of July (Women’s Murder Club, #4) by James Patterson (4 stars)
  • The Zombie Chronicles (Apocalypse Infection Unleashed, #1) by Chrissy Peebles (4 stars)
  • If You Ask Me by Betty White (4 stars)
  • Forever Words: The Unknown Poems by Johnny Cash (3 stars)
  • Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4) by Sarah J. Maas (5 stars)
  • The 5th Horseman (Women’s Murder Club, #5) by James Patterson (5 stars)
  • Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5) by Sarah J. Maas (5 stars)
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) by J.K. Rowling (5 stars)
  • Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass, #6) by Sarah J. Maas (4 stars)
  • Boot Camp by Todd Strasser (3 stars)
  • Wild Rebel (Dirty Wild, #1) by Laurelin Paige (4 stars)
  • Her Name Was Olivia: A Story of Post Civil War Tennessee by Carol Britt Eason (4 stars)
  • The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune (5 stars)
  • The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1) by Gertrude Chandler Warner (5 stars)
  • Race for the Cure (Apocalypse Infection Unleashed, #2) by Chrissy Peebles (3 stars)
  • It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover (4 stars)
  • Surprise Island (The Boxcar Children, #2) Gertrude Chandler Warner (5 stars)
  • The Yellow House Mystery (The Boxcar Children, #3) by Gertrude Chandler Warner (5 stars)
  • Once Burned (Hammond Brothers, #3) by Suzie O’Connell (4 stars)
  • Make Me Burn (Turn Up the Heat, #1) by Marie Harte (4 stars)
  • The 6th Target (Women’s Murder Club, #6) by James Patterson (3 stars)
  • The Billionaire’s Email-Order Date (Email-Order Romance, #1) by Vivi Holt (4 stars)
  • A Firefighter’s Christmas Gift (Holidays in Heart Falls, #1) by Vivian Arend (3 stars)
  • A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (4 stars)

What was your favorite book that you read in 2022? what’s your reading goal for 2023? I have a goal to read 30 books! But I hope to read more.

June goals RECAP [2021]

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I feel like the months are going by so fast. June seemed to have just started yesterday and it is already the end of it. Here’s the results from my goals for this month.

Buy a new planner

I did do this and I am so excited to use it. It is called the simplified planner. This planner will help me simplify my life, and at the same time, declutter it. It kind of goes hand in hand. I will make a post about this planner sometime in the future.

Read 2 books

I read 4 books in total this month.

  • Coming Up Roses (The Southern Roots, #1) by L.K. Farlow
  • An Uphill Battle (The Southern Roots, #2) by L.K. Farlow
  • Weather the Storm (The Southern Roots, #3) by L.K. Farlow
  • Shielding His Baby (Deuces Wild, #3) by Taryn Quinn

Post 4 blogs

I ended up only posting three. These are the ones I posted:

Post 4 YouTube videos

I did not post 4 videos this month, but these are the ones I did post.

Get tanner

I feel like by me walking outside 3-4 times a week has gotten me a little tanner.

Walk 30 miles for cancer

I walked over 30 miles to raise awareness for cancer.

Take vitamins daily

I didn’t have vitamins for 2 weeks of this month, but when I did have them I took them. I am counting this because I could not help that my vitamins got here late, lol.

Meditate 3x a week

I did not do this. I did meditate about once a week. I am still trying to get better at this.

Go hiking

I actually did not go hiking, although I did walk on a track a lot. This month just flew by. I am going to pencil in time for a hike next month.

Practice writing

I have practiced writing this month. I started writing my book instead of staying stuck on beginning ideas. I am trying to male myself plow through on writing and let myself go back later to rewrite, add or subtract things from my rough draft.

22 push ups every day

I started this at the beginning of the month, but I ended up have to take a week and a half break because I got a bad sinus infection. I have started again on June 28 and will do this for at least 22 days to raise veteran suicide awareness.

22 squats every day

I did not continue doing this. Probably should.

Clean house

I have started this. I reorganized the kitchen’s pantry and multiple cluttered drawers. I hope to move to the dining room and my room.

Spring bucket list

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I am definitely late to post my spring bucket list, but I decided to post it anyway because we have more than a month left!

  • Try a new coffee shop
  • Try Dunkin Donuts
  • Renew my car tags
  • Go hiking
  • Go to strawberry festival
  • Try a new restaurant
  • Start doing meditation/affirmations more regularly
  • Go on a trip
  • Grow flowers
  • Work on book
  • Buy something for myself
  • Finish reading 4 books