Showing posts with label end of 2016. Show all posts
Showing posts with label end of 2016. Show all posts

Monday, January 2, 2017

December Book Tally and 2017 Book Goals

Iron Man Noir by Scott Snyder
Dealing With Dragons by Patricia C Wrede
Instant Pot Cookbook by Vanessa Olsen
The Last Chance Christmas Ball edited Mary Jo Putney
Landline by Rainbow Rowell

December was a good month. Although I thought the month was longer and I would have more time to read more books than I did. Always my downfall. I always think I have more time to read than I do.

Stats:
Graphic Novel Challenge: 1 (Iron Man Noir)  YTD: 30
Foodies Read Challenge: 3 (The Secret Lives of Baked Goods, Instant Pot, The Girl Who ate Everything)  YTD: 7
What's In A Name Challenge: 3 (The Doctor Wore A Stetson, Hang A Thousand Trees With Ribbons, and Island Dresses)  YTD: 5
LGBTQIA Reading Challenge: 0 (none this month)  YTD: 6
Total: 108

How Did I Do on My Goals?
-Participate in the Foodies Read Challenge.
I fell short on this one again. I was aiming to read 9-13 and I only read 7.

-Participate in The Full House Reading Challenge.
Complete!

-Participate in What's In A Name Challenge.
I missed the month in title challenge.

-Participate in the LGBTQIA Books Reading Challenge.
Complete!

-Participate in the Graphic Novel & Manga Challenge.
Complete!

-Read 150 books.
I adjusted this midyear to 100 which I completed.

My 2017 Bookish Goals
-Participate in Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge.

-Participate in Foodies Read Challenge.

-Participate in What's In A Name Challenge.

-Read 125 books.

Friday, December 30, 2016

Year In Review-The Life Edition

I'm in denial about how much time I have to read more books before 2016 is over. But this year was a banner year in the SLM household. Even though globally so many things feel wrong (Brexit, the election, all the celebrity deaths), things in my house are quite right.

We bought a house! 
I would like to do a whole tour but I want to finish unpacking (yes, still) before I give the grand tour. Expect that in 2020.

We moved!
It took us two months to get the new house ready and the old house packed up. 

One of our closest friends got married!
Tai was in the wedding party. It was a great wedding and wonderful to see the happy couple. 

I finished my Invisalign treatment!
It was a PITA but I'm glad it's done. 

We went to Portland! I have no pictures but I swear we went. 

I got a new car!
My old Camry went kaput so we got a Honda Fit.
We adopted Houdini!
Since we bought the house, I've been anxious to get a dog. On Christmas Eve, Tai and I went to our local humane society and Houdini choose us to live with. He's 2. He's our lovable guy.

There are parts of 2016 I didn't like but I wouldn't trade it for anything. Looking forward to 2017.