Julie
Hello blog friends. I'd love to share with you the books I've read in so far this year.
I received this book as a Christmas gift from my daughter. I totally enjoyed reading this book. It's about Sam and Sadie who meet at kids and then they make and develop video games after meeting again after college. I liked this book so much that I recommended it for my daughter and husband to read.
I've noticed other bloggers raving over this book. I'm glad it was available to download from my Libby app from the library. I've enjoyed other books by this author, and I even met her at my daughter's school when my daughter was little. I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did.
If you have book recommendations, please let me know.
I will share this post at the monthly book link-up party, Share Your Shelf. It's held on the first Thursday of each month.
Click HERE to see the blog parties I will be linking up to.
Julie
Happy February blog friends! 💖
I'm joining Amy from the blog, Coffee and Cocktails at the Casa, for her Currently link-up. It's held on the first Wednesday of each month. This month, we are sharing what we are loving, baking/cooking, watching/reading, planning, and savoring.
LOVING:
What I'm loving right now is that the holidays are over. We are eating healthier meals, and I'm eating less sweets. I've been going to the gym at least three times a week.
BAKING/COOKING:
I haven't been baking anything lately, now that the holidays are over. We are trying to cut back on sweets.
I've been trying to make healthy meals for dinner. One of the easiest meals is making this kale, bean & mushroom soup for dinner. The recipe for this soup can be found here.
I love making this easy sheet pan sausage and peppers for dinner. You can find this sheet pan recipe here. Lately, I've been adding cut-up potatoes to the pan and adding taco seasoning to give this dish extra flavor.
Recently, my daughter and her team visited Eataly to take a pizza-making class. She brought back homemade dough that she had made, and we had pizza for lunch.
I recently made meatloaf for dinner with mushrooms and roasted carrots. We are trying to eat fewer carbs with our meals. I also make a salad each night with our dinner.
WATCHING/READING:
I'm caught up on streaming shows and TV at the moment. Lately, I've been reading books.
I read two books that I enjoyed in January. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Garielle Zevin and The View from Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani.
PLANNING:
We are trying to plan out what vacations we want to take this year. It's always a process to try to figure out what month and where we want to go. I'm hoping we can get a vacation to the Jersey Shore, as we didn't get to go last summer. Last summer, we all took a trip to Italy and England, which I totally enjoyed. You can read about our vacation here.
SAVORING:
I look forward to my breakfast dates with my husband. It's a nice way to start our day.
What have you been up to, and what's currently new with you?
Julie
Hello blog friends.😀
It's been a while since I've shared my Amazon Prime Purchases. Since these posts got a lot of page views from last year, I've decided to bring back these posts.
I've bought some random items lately and I'd love to share them with you.
This is a Christmas gift I bought for a girl in our family. I thought this would be a fun crafting project to work on.
My husband needed new refills for his cross pen.
I wanted acrylic paint pens for some painting projects I plan to work on. I can't wait to use these paint pens.
I wanted small bowls to use for making a charcuterie board for the holidays. These bowls are small and just the right size.
We ordered this hoodie for our dog Lucy and she looks so cute in it. It's made well with soft material.
My husband ordered these capsules to use for our espresso machine. We can fill the capsule up with any kind of espresso coffee.
I needed some new earring backs and these are working out great!
Our box we store our Christmas tree in was starting to get worn out. I ordered this storage bag and it's perfect for the tree and working out great.
Have you bought anything lately from Amazon?
Click HERE to see the blog parties I will be linking up to.
Julie
Hello friends.
It's time for the Share Our Lives Link-Up.
The topic for this month is Ways to Stay Warm in Winter.
- Dress in layers - I always wear a long-sleeve top or a turtle neck with a sweatshirt or sweater.
- I keep my feet warm by wearing socks and slippers indoors and wearing boots outdoors. I love wearing my Ugg boots.
- I put an extra blanket on my bed and wear socks when I first get into bed at night. I will later take them off when I'm warm. I like wearing warm PJs that are usually flannel.
- I always wear a scarf under my coat once December comes. I also wear leather gloves. If it's cold and windy out, I'll wear a hat. I hate wearing a hat because it makes my hair flat and staticky.
- I like to stay warm with a hot cup of coffee or tea.
- I love eating soup for lunch and dinner. A big bowl of soup always warms me up.
- During the day, we have the heat set at 70 degrees, but if I feel cold, I will turn up the heat to 71 or 72 degrees. At night, when we go to bed, we have the heat set at a lower temperature.
- I like to stay active, and I go to my gym or take an afternoon walk.
- I like taking a hot shower in the evening before I going to bed. This warms me up and it feels good after a long day.
These are some of the ways I like to stay warm in the winter. How do you stay warm in the winter?
TOPICS FOR EACH MONTH:
Click HERE to see the blog parties I will be linking up to.
Julie
Hello friends. I thought it would be fun to look back at all of the books I've read in 2025.
I didn't realize it, but the last time I shared the books I read was back in July of 2025 here. I will try to keep track and do a blog post for each month of the books I've read.
HERE IS A LIST OF THE BOOKS I'VE READ FOR 2025:
- Christmas Presents by Lisa Unger
- After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis
- Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan
- Things We Left Behind by Lucy Score
- Just For The Summer by Abbey Jimenez
- The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden
- The Wedding People by Alison Espach
- Vera Wongs Guide to Snooping on a Dead Man by Jesse Q. Sutanto
- The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore
- Summer Sisters by Judy Blume
- Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- My Friends by Fredrick Backman
- The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman - A Thursday Murder Club Mystery - Book 2
- Long Island by Colm Toibin
- She Didn't See It Coming by Shari Lapena
I was down with reading books for 2025 and I only read 16 books. I am hoping to read more books this year. I look at it this way, at least I'm dedicating some time to read books that I enjoy and it's not a competition!
My Favorite Book of 2025: My Friends by Fredrick Backman
If you have book recommendations, please let me know.
I will share this post at the monthly book link-up party Share Your Shelf. It's held on the first Thursday of each month.
Click HERE to see the blog parties I will be linking up to.
Julie
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)
Social Icons