Happenings

It stormed here in Oregon most of the week week. And with the amount of rain on top of last week’s snow, we’ve had some flooding in some areas which made travel (and just plain driving) pretty difficult for a few days. Monday we not only had heavy rain, but also 30-60 MPH wind gusts, so that was pretty fun (not).

My week was mostly productive and I got a lot done, so I’m pretty happy with my progress. I’m reading again and have already completed my first book of the year (yeah, it was a novella, but still), so that feels amazing.

The only read downside to my week came Friday. One of the employees on my office team tested positive for COVID, so now our entire office (there are 6of us) is on quarantine for varying time frames between 5-10 days, so our office will be closed for at least a few days next week. The good news is we all have the capacity to work from home, so those of us who aren’t sick can continue to work.

Read

Books

The Ex Games Part I by JS Cooper & Helen Cooper

Blogs

I’m trying to branch out a bit this year and am trying some new blogs and many of them are not bookish! Here are some of my favorite posts from the week:

The Everygirl looks at the conflicting feelings involved with the Harry Potter 20th Anniversary
Tiny Buddha explores how to stop worrying
Marc & Angel share some morning mantras to start your day
Mind Body Green takes a look at Imposter Syndrome
Tiny Buddha takes on toxic masculinity

Watched

Streamed

I’m basically have all of the streaming services (or at least most of them), so here’s what I’ve been streaming lately:

The Zoo: San Diego (Discovery+)
Jessie (Disney+)
Wipeout (Hulu)
Parks & Recreation (Peacock)
Friends (HBOMax)
The Big Bang Theory (HBOMax)
The Nanny (HBOMax)
Wings (Paramount+)

Movies

Captain Marvel

Listened

Audiobooks

She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen- Narrated by Piper Goodeve

CDs

Miranda Lambert- The Weight of These Wings

Podcasts

I’ve never listened to podcasts before, so this is something new to me. I’m looking for recommendations if you have a favorite! I’ve picked out a couple to start with this weekend and will let you know what they were next week.

Projects

Simple Abundance

This week I set my aspirations for the year (it’s all about growth) and embraced the questions that are waiting to be answered.

Other

Before I dropped out of the blogosphere last year, I started working on a project of putting together the 100 Books/Series to read in my lifetime. This week I put together a spreadsheet where I can check off the books as I complete them. Because there are several series on the list and some of them are LONG (I’m looking at you In Death by JD Robb), there are closer to 300 books on the list, which I’ll meander through over the next 20 years-ish of my life.