I am hanging on to the summer days as much as I can. I am trying to take my time and savor each and every day. I am working on being present, slowing down and taking steps to be intentional.
Progress on the big five:
Y: i got a few more things for the yard this week. i think i feel good about where it will be once i put everything up.
G: didn’t schedule the movers yet. I will look into it this week.
S: All set on this one!
Sa: made it through our hard week.
D: No progress this week.
Three Medium goals:
Took a week off so this will have to wait a bit more.
did a whole visual journal slightly different but still awesome.
will start this one this week too.
ordered furniture and all!
Start: yes! Still doing this one!
Stop: I’ve gotten better on this, too. Work in progress.
Continue: doing great at this one!
Brave: meh no progress on driving yet.
getting through a bunch more todos this week, too! I am feeling like i am making progress. Here’s to another good week. Paying attention. Savoring and living in awe. And taking steps to move onward.
Interesting story that held my attention the whole time. It has some twists that I didn’t see coming and some that I did. I felt it was a little disjointed than I would have liked in parts but overall held together well. A story about the secrets we’re keeping, the secrets we think we’re keeping and the lies we tell and the weight of all of them. The audio narration was absolutely excellent.
with gratitude to netgalley and Macmillan Audio for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
This is more like a 2.5 star read for me. It was WAY WAY too long and also not nearly as interesting as the reviews and blurbs made it sound. If it were a lot less long, maybe it would have been a higher rating for me. It was so long that by the end, I didn’t really care enough about the story or to find out the full truth.
I feel like the universe didn’t get my memo on the summer going slowly. It’s already midJune and I am not ready for the days to go as fast as they are. I will do my best to slow down and savor every day as much as I can.
Progress on the big five:
Y: No new progress this week but it was 90+ this week so I didn’t want to be outside.
G: didn’t schedule the movers yet.
S: All set on this one!
Sa: Sweet Sadie will be practicing this week.
D: No progress this week.
Three Medium goals:
This was a dud week with a lot of other stuff on my mind.
Still doing a lot of practice on this one, I am proud of it.
I did look up the book but haven’t started yet.
Started decorating my office!!
Start: yes! Still doing this one!
Stop: I’ve gotten better on this, too. Work in progress.
Continue: I a little bit more time off last week, I am proud of myself.
Brave: meh no progress on driving yet.
Ok progress this week but that’s ok. Our AC broke and I got that fixed and that was a big win! Here’s to another good week. Paying attention. Savoring and living in awe. And taking steps to move onward.
i read all the sanctuary books back to back. I knew nothing about the author but the third book was available in netgalley and they looked to be highly rated so I started them without much information. If I knew this was Christian fiction I might have not picked it up but I am glad I did. This wasn’t didactic and the plot and characters are well developed.
By the third book I was fully hooked into the story and really wanted to know what happened to Paradise’s parents. This was another intense journey with one disaster after another for poor Paradise but the story wrapped up beautifully and Karen Peakes does an incredible job narrating the book!
with gratitude to netgalley and Thomas Nelson Fiction Audio for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
i read all the sanctuary books back to back. I knew nothing about the author but the third book was available in netgalley and they looked to be highly rated so I started them without much information. If I knew this was Christian fiction I might have not picked it up but I am glad I did. I liked the storyline enough to read three books back to back and i thought it was a fun read!
i read all the sanctuary books back to back. I knew nothing about the author but the third book was available in netgalley and they looked to be highly rated so I started them without much information. If I knew this was Christian fiction I might have not picked it up but I am glad I did. I liked the storyline enough to read three books back to back and i thought it was a fun read!
I think I’ve read too many of these novels where the main character becomes unhinged and does insane things one after the other. For me, the ending sort of could turn this novel into a whole story about the stories we make ourselves believe etc etc but by then i was so disconnected from the main character and her ridiculous choices that nothing could really redeem it for me.
Well, okay. Good news is that I did absolutely book our tickets. I made the decision. I booked plane tickets, I booked a place to stay and a place for Sadie. Here’s hoping it’s a great trip.
Progress on the big five:
Y: No progress on these. I did buy things to decorate but just didn’t do anything yet.
G: Did the donations, yay! Will have to schedule the unit move. Will get that started. Will buy things after.
S: All set on this one!
Sa: Found Sadie a new rover family. Let’s hope it goes well!
D: No progress this week.
Three Medium goals:
Watched some videos but didn’t add more this week.
Doing a lot of practice on this one, I am proud of it.
I haven’t looked up the book, yet, will check it out this week.
Started decorating my office!!
Start: yes! Started this one!
Stop: I’ve gotten better on this, too. Work in progress.
Continue: I took so much time off last week, I am proud of myself.
Brave: the trip is scheduled, one step at a time.
Good progress this week. Here’s to another good week. Paying attention. Savoring and living in awe. And taking steps to move onward.
This story is about Susan and Eliza. They meet in 2005, and the moment is lost before it even becomes a thing. With the exception of a brief exchange from afar in the subway, they don’t reconnect again for 10 years. Finally they get the chance they never had and they dive right in. all the way. But before it’s even a thing, things implode. After another ten years, they meet again. And Susan realizes that her whole life has been about chasing the dream of Eliza. All the questions that came from the “what if” that never got answered put her life on hold and let the yearning take over everything else.
This story is about love, friendship, home, belonging, identity, music, NYC, LA and so much more. It’s about growing up in the 00s and losing parts of yourself that were taken from you without permission and giving up other parts of yourself willingly.
It’s a beautiful story that was narrated exceptionally well.
with gratitude to netgalley and Macmillan Audio for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
