My Monday Musings…

I'm crossing over the finish line of 2019 like….

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In some ways, I’m killing it. I finished my Christmas shopping and wrapping/shipping weeks ago. I’ve unpacked and mostly settled into the new house, baked (successfully!) holiday treats a few times but everything else feels like a struggle. I just have zero motivation for anythiiiiiiiing….

I followed Amber’s advice for her reading slump. She’s reading 50 pages a day so I aimed for 25-50 and it helped! Getting into a routine, even if it wasn’t my usual one book per day speed, helped get me going and I’ve managed to read a few books this past week!

Open House by Ruby Lang (very sweet, soft enemies to lovers romance – I have a review coming up), Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan (BRUTAL - CW: domestic abuse/rape - but great) and I’m listening to Hook Shot right now – also by Ryan.






Girls With Razor Hearts by Suzanne Young arrived for review. I loved book #1 – Girls With Sharp Sticks and I’m curious to see where this one goes with things.

We took a trip down to Cannon Beach in OR and stopped by a local toy store (Voyages Toys Cannon Beach) that also sells a small selection of graphic novels and manga so I picked up a copy of Alex & Ada – I’ve been wanting to try this one for a long time. Kevin is a HUGE fan of Alien(s) and picked up these Alien Titans Blind Box figurines. He was hoping for the Alien or egg but we initially got Hicks. I, for one, love Hicks so I’m stealing him but when back in to grab another & got the alien! Also, they’re showing the original film at an indie movie theater next weekend so we’re going to try to go.

Our little town is near the Columbia River and they have an annual Christmas Boat Parade. They also just added a beach front to the area so we watched the boats go by down by the water and it was a nice way to celebrate the season.

I’m so used to bigger cities with crowds and lines for everything but everything is so chill where I live now. There were a few thousand people but sprawled around the area so that you could find parking and sit without even being on top of each other. The boats all had a holiday theme, one had music and dancers wearing lights and they even splurged for fireworks.

Fonzi update: This isn’t as great, and probably has a lot to do with my lack of motivation. You all know we’ve been trying to find the source of his abnormal bloodwork for months now. Well, after his ultrasound we found an unrelated problem that requires surgery (removing his gallbladder). It’s a surgery that has a high risk of complications (23-35 % mortality rate) – both during surgery and up to 2 weeks post-op (mainly swelling /infections in his bloodstream because they have to cut and reattach bile ducts that are filled with bacteria) so I’m a bundle of stress. He’s having the surgery Thursday so please send some good vibes our way for the next few weeks. 

So I’ll probably be scarce (or even more scarce than I already have been lol) for the next few weeks but wanted to wish you all a happy holiday season. I’ll try to keep up with your blogs when I can!

I want to end on a positive note - what fun things are you doing this week? Are there any good holiday films I should be watching? Tell me something good!

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