Currently- January Edition

After years of blogging, I have decided to jump on the 'currently' band wagon. I have always enjoyed reading other bloggers posts, so I thought I would do my own. Here is what I am 'currently' for January!

Watching

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So, I watched the first episode back in November, but that's it. Hoping to finish the series this month!

Reading

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I LOVE Anna Kendrick and had this book on my Christmas List- and I got it (thanks Santa)!! I am about halfway through the book and am loving it!

 

Listening

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I am a HUGE Royal Wood fan and own a number of his albums, which I am rotating through. 

 

Planning

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 How to set up my work space/office in my condo! So excited to have this space and looking forward to utilizing it!

 

Feeling

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I can't remember the last time I felt this relaxed! I have gotten rid of a big stress in my life, which has helped. Also, I'm sure taking a week and a half off from work helped too!

 

Wanting

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 I am long overdue for a date night...hope to have one soon!

 

Loving

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 I got a Sodastream Genesis for Christmas. It's great to be able to make my own pop and flavoured water, but it's also great just to have homemade soda water too! 

 

 

July // August // September // November // December //

Book Club: The Nest

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Book: The Nest

Author: Cynthia D'aprix Sweeney
Indigo Summary: 

Every family has its problems. But even among the most troubled, the Plumb family stands out as spectacularly dysfunctional. Years of simmering tensions finally reach a breaking point on an unseasonably cold afternoon in New York City as Melody, Beatrice, and Jack Plumb gather to confront their charismatic and reckless older brother, Leo, freshly released from rehab. Months earlier, an inebriated Leo got behind the wheel of a car with a nineteen-year-old waitress as his passenger. The ensuing accident has endangered the Plumbs' joint trust fund, “The Nest,” which they are months away from finally receiving. Meant by their deceased father to be a modest mid-life supplement, the Plumb siblings have watched The Nest’s value soar along with the stock market and have been counting on the money to solve a number of self-inflicted problems.
Melody, a wife and mother in an upscale suburb, has an unwieldy mortgage and looming college tuition for her twin teenage daughters. Jack, an antiques dealer, has secretly borrowed against the beach cottage he shares with his husband, Walker, to keep his store open. And Bea, a once-promising short-story writer, just can’t seem to finish her overdue novel. Can Leo rescue his siblings and, by extension, the people they love? Or will everyone need to reimagine the futures they’ve envisioned? Brought together as never before, Leo, Melody, Jack, and Beatrice must grapple with old resentments, present-day truths, and the significant emotional and financial toll of the accident, as well as finally acknowledge the choices they have made in their own lives.

What I have to say: 

This book was the December pick for my book club. There was a lot of 'hype' around this book in 2016 and I added it to my reading list in the summer, and originally read it in October. There was a lot going on in this book...tons of characters and story lines. It was sometimes hard to keep track of everything. There were also a number of characters and story lines that did not move the plot forward and, if they weren't there, the book would be just as good- if not better. The Plumb siblings were a little annoying- the significant others of Jack, Leo, and Melody were more likeable.

 

Final verdict: 

Worth the read, but doesn't live up to the hype that surrounded it.

Hey, It's Ok!

With Amber from Airing My Dirty Laundry

That it's been 14 years...I still think of you and miss you just as much as I did back then. The pain isn't as intense, but it still hurts. You were and are so loved.

To be thankful for all that 2016 brought me and excited for what 2017 has in store.

That I have no intention of watching The Bachelor. I just don't get it and I don't have two hours a week to dedicate to something I'm just not that into.

To love Anna Kendrick! I have been a fan of hers since she did Camp- one of my favourite movies- and I love her even more since I read her book Scrappy Little Nobody.

That after a month of living in my new place, I still have things to unpack and organize. I'm getting there and everything is put away...just still in boxes/bags.

2017 Word of The Year Is...

Happy New Year!! I hope everyone had a great holiday season and that 2017 is off to a great start. My 2017 has been productive- I unpacked and organized my closet, which was a huge task. I am slowly getting settled in my new place. My front hall closet and my bathroom are the two 'big' outstanding tasks. I am excited to see what 2017 has in store for me!

For the past couple of years, I have selected a 'word of the year'. My word for 2016 was kind. I do feel that in 2016 I was more intentional about being kind and more considerate, but there is still a lot of room for improvement on this. In 2017, I will continue to be more kind to others. 

My word for 2017 is...

Love

When I was thinking of what I wanted to focus on in 2017, love was something that came to my fairly quickly and came coming up. I want to be loved and I want to love more this year. Towards the end of 2016, I realized how loved I was...I always knew I was loved...but I realized the extent. I want to continue that into 2017. 

2017 is, hopefully, the year of love.