Happy sunny and warm (by winter standards in Nebraska) Sunday and happy first day of February, the calendar page of which gives this girl happiness!
As you can see, I have yet to figure out why Google won't allow me to upload photos to Blogger. I've spent far too much "spare" time trying to figure out why that is and not nearly enough time (as in none) writing reviews. I'm pretty excited to report that I finished eight books in January, even though I'm certain that my doomscrolling and tv watching didn't suffer because of it.
Last Week I:
Listened To: Ann Patchett's Truth and Beauty. I don't have another book available so I'll either have to dig for one that's available or listen to some podcasts this week. Leaning toward the latter.
Watched: All of The Last Thing He Told Me, based on the book by Laura Dave and starring Jennifer Garner. It's been a while since I read the book and I can't remember all of the details, but it felt like it stuck pretty closely to the book.
Read: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, as recommended to me by my dad.
Made: I made pork chops, new potatoes, and roasted asparagus for the Big Guy's birthday then macaroni and cheese with bbq beef; he made a chuck roast, which I'm sorry to say he cooked to 190 degrees internal, which, if you don't already know, is far to high a temperature. Generally, he's a pretty good cook, but this was a miss.
Enjoyed: Tuesday we went to see the movie adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet with friends. Beautifully shot with terrific acting but much too slow. Friday we did happy hour with friends, and by happy hour, I mean we were there for three hours - that should tell you something about how much we had to talk about!
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This Week I’m:
Planning: I got new photo boxes last week and I've started moving photos into them. Of course, it can't just be as simple as moving the photos from the existing boxes into the new ones. I'm once again beating myself up for not having done a better job of at least dating the back of pictures. The goal is to FINALLY get everything into the correct year in the new books.
Thinking About: What to read for Black History Month. I think it will probably be Caste by Isabel Wilkerson or The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace by Jeff Hobbs.
Feeling: The sun is shining and the temperature is warmer so I'm feeling better. Seasonal affective disorder doesn't get me as badly as it did my dad, but it can really drag me down.
Looking forward to: I think my calendar is empty for the week, although I can't find my physical calendar at the moment so I'm not sure.
Question of the week: Were you impacted by the storms that swept across the eastern half of the country this past week? If so, how are you doing now?
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