A review of
February:
Giving Up: Binge watching TV/Movies
For those of you keeping up with me this year, January ended as a success...and then February was much more difficult than I expected it to be. Only 28 days...but I had a lot of time to myself this month to think and read, because I decided to give up binge watching tv shows alone. I'll be honest with y'all, this is not something I ever want to attempt to do again, however I did learn that I spend way too much of my time watching Netflix. While I believe that it is important to be alone sometimes to recharge, I do realize that there are other things I can do with my alone time. This month I read more, wrote more, and I even reached out to my friends more. I think this past month has challenged me to be a better friend and I am really surprised by how far I've come.
I read 12 books in 28 days and 10 books of the Old Testament. If that is any indication of how much time I've been wasting watching tv alone....yeah. I've been selfish with my time. There is definitely a time and a place to get away and unwind from the stress, but there is also a such thing as going too far with it. Honestly, I think that is what I've been doing. In March I am giving up cheese...womp womp wooooomp.
Books Read: 12
Awe - Paul David Tripp
Wild & Free - Jess Connolly and Hayley Morgan
Uninvited - Lysa TerKeurst
Two By Two - Nicholas Sparks
The Proposal - Jasmine Guillory
The Ministry of Ordinary Places - Shannan Martin
The Broken Way - Ann Voskamp
Gay Girl, Good Good - Jackie Hill Perry
The Chemist - Stephanie Meyer
Lucky Suit - Lauren Blakely
Killer By Nature - Jan Smith
None Like Him- Jen Wilkin
Books of the Bible Read: 10-ish
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
Psalms 1 -10
My Something New: Trolley Pub
Here's the thing, I know this isn't something completely out there and different, but I have wanted to do the Trolley Pub ever since I moved to Raleigh almost 3 years ago.....and this month I finally got to do it with some friends that I have made since moving here. It was a lot of fun, but it rained all day...so if I ever do it again I want it to be sunny outside.
Book Update:
For the few people that are wondering how the book is coming along...it is a slow process and I am still working on it. I have written a little bit every day this year so far and I have really been surprised by how the story of Mallory and her friend is starting to sort itself out. Thank you to everyone that has had such nice things to say to me about the very tiny amount that I shared last month. I am excited to see how it turns out. Who knows, maybe it will be worth sharing when I finish.