Category: monthly wrap-up
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May 2024 Reading Wrap-Up: Books Readd, TBR lists, and What I’m Loving
May felt like the full return of my energy. While I’d been feeling better the month before, in May, I mostly felt normal as far as mental capacity went. Everything else still feels very much in the trenches of the second trimester, but almost every night I found myself finally able to sit down and…
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April Wrap-Up: Books Read, Season of Series Update, and What I’m Loving Right Now
I can’t believe it’s already time to wrap up April 2024. It feels like this year is flying, and the pinch to get more done feels stronger than ever as we prepare for our family to grow this fall. In April, I entered my second trimester and with it, I finally got some of my…
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March 2024 Reading Wrap-Up: My Slow Reading Season Amidst Major Life Changes
It’s been a while since I wrote a monthly reading summary. In fact, I haven’t written one since wrapping up my January reads a couple of months ago. To be honest, I simply didn’t have the capacity for reading or writing over the past couple of months, but that’s beginning to change and I couldn’t…
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January 2024 Wrap-Up: Books Read, TBR Lists, and What I’m Loving Right Now
I had big plans for January. Over the holidays, I had three full weeks off and I spent a lot of it getting organized and preparing for a hyper-productive, focused 2024. I was excited and motivated and ready to go. Then my health took a deep dive and everything went up in smoke.
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2023 December Wrap-Up: Books Read, TBR lists, and What I’m Loving Right Now
What a cup-filling month December was. I spent roughly half of it on vacation, which was exactly what I needed to come into 2024 feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. I love the holiday season. My family has so many traditions and this year, we spent a great amount of time just being together and enjoying each…
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November Wrap-Up: Books Read, TBR lists, and What I’m Loving Right Now
I feel like I say this every month, but wow, I can’t believe how fast November flew. Feels like it was just yesterday that we were carving pumpkins for Halloween and somehow now we’re heading straight into Christmas.
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October Wrap-Up: Books Read, TBR lists, and What I’m Loving Right Now
We were so lucky to have a warm and beautiful October that allowed us to spend more time than usual outside, but as I write this, it seems that luck has come to an end. Our first snowfall arrived on October 30, just in time for Halloween.
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September Wrap-Up: Books Read, TBR lists, and What I’m Loving Right Now
I’m writing this while cozily wrapped in a big, plush robe, sipping a cappuccino, and staring out at the changing leaves on the trees in my backyard. Fall is upon us my friends, and I could not be happier about it.
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August Wrap-Up: Books Read, TBR lists, and What I’m Loving Right Now
August is already coming to a close, and I can’t say that I’m sad about it. While it’s been an absolute delight to have been able to take a couple of weeks’ vacation this summer and enjoy time with friends and family, I’m officially over the oppressive heat. I’m ready for cool days, changing leaves,…
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July Wrap-Up: Books Read, TBR lists, and What I’m Loving Right Now
I keep asking “How is the summer already half over??” but simultaneously, I’ll concede that I’m already starting to daydream about fall afternoons with leaves changing colour, warm coffees, and a pile of good books to keep me company.
forests and fiction 