2019 was a year of fantastic reads for me personally. I branched out and read things totally outside of my comfort zone, learned about new people, places, and historic events, listened to more audiobooks than I ever have in my life, and had a blast doing it. Below are my very favorite reads of 2019! Let me know if any of your favorites are on this list and what you're most looking forward to in 2020! (You can also check out my favorite reads of 2018.) Atomic Habits by James Clear If you’re …
What I Read in January
I love sharing what I read here, but I haven’t made it a habit of keeping track of my reviews monthly, so here are my January reads all in one place! I read five books in January, some listened to via audio, and the rest read on my plane ride to and from Disney World. Reunion by Karen Kingsbury - 5 Stars If you’re a fan of Karen Kingsbury, you know. I spent so many years putting off reading these books because my mom and all of her friends read them, and I just didn’t think I would …
6 Things To Do After You Get Engaged
December 6th, 2019 is one of the happiest days of my life to date. My very best friend got down on one knee and asked me to marry him, and to be honest, I still can’t believe it’s real - we’re engaged! This season is so sweet and new and exciting. But it can also be overwhelming because almost immediately, you’ll be inundated with questions on dates, venue, colors, wedding party, registries, shower dates, etc. and opinions on everything all the same. This is normal, so don’t let it overwhelm …
2020 Goals
In all the hubbub of 2020 goals, resolutions, intentions, vision boards, etc., I’ve been thinking hard about what I want to focus on this year. Over the past few years, my goals and plans have definitely evolved. I’ve gone from making a giant list of tasks and goals that I feel like I should accomplish based on what others around me are doing, to being much more intentional about goals that are right for me in my current season of life. I will never forget setting the goal of running a half …
Three Ways to Get Back to Reality After a Vacation
Getting tossed back into the real world after time off is the worst. Going from sleeping in to that early morning workout wake-up call is hard. I recently went to Walt Disney World for eight days, and upon my return, I realized just how much I struggle with this transition back to reality. After daily afternoon naps (because Disney World is no joke), that 2pm meeting at the office was more difficult than I expected. For that reason, I’ve started working on my foolproof plan for getting back to …