Dear Adventure Avenues,
This is the year of books – at least it is for my goals! Not all my goals are related to books, but there are 3 that are at least book adjacent. Then I also have a movement goal, two decluttering goals (one physical, one digital clutter), one blog goal, and one fun goal!
1. Read 24 books in 2024
In March, I read The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick which was my first read for my book club! It was a good read, though the ending felt a little rushed. I listened to two books by Lauren Graham: Talking as Fast as I Can and Have I Told you This Already? I read Leave the World Behind on my kindle. I felt it had a very unsatisfying ending; however, it definitely makes you think and upon reflection, I think it was better than I initially thought. I started reading Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros on my Kindle, and it’s so good, I had to buy the hard copy, the second book Iron Flame, and I pre-ordered book three. I preordered the wrong copy and did the regular and not the Deluxe edition that is cheaper! I also finished reading Marie-Antoinette – Reine de la mode et du bon goût, my first French book!
This year I’ve read:
- The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
- Madame de Pompadour by Nancy Mitford
- In the Weeds by B.K. Borison
- The Marvelous Pigness of Pigs by Joel Salatin
- Switch on your Brain by Caroline Leaf
2. Read 4 books in French
Last year, I had a similar goal, but not a solid number of books to read. I’m hoping with a specific number, this goal will be attainable.
I finished reading Marie-Antoinette – Reine de la mode et du bon goût, my first French book!
3. Participate in at least five library activities.
I have already joined two library challenges and finished one.
4. Write and post 3 family recipes
Nothing written down yet.
5. Move for 2024 minutes. This includes yoga, riding the Peloton bike, Pilates, etc.
In January, I did yoga for 25 minutes and rode the peloton bike for 93 minutes for a total of 118 minutes.
In February, I did yoga for 65 minutes.
In March, I did yoga for 72 minutes and rode the peloton bike for 125 minutes.
This year, I have moved for 382 minutes.
6. Finish Decluttering 1000 items. As of January 6, I had decluttered 389 items.
I decluttered 34 items in January.
I decluttered 44 items in February.
I decluttered 15 items in March for a total of 482 items decluttered.
7. Offload photos so my camera roll has less than 5000 photos. I’m starting off with 11,790 photos and videos.
In January, I had 11,717 photos and videos on my phone – Progress!
At the end of February, I had 11,651 photos and videos on my phone.
At the end of March, I had 11,631 photos and videos on my phone.
8. Go to Disney enough times to make my Disney Magic Key “worth it”!
I have the Enchant Key which is the second tier and means I can go on some Sundays and most weekdays (but due to work, I’ll only be spending weeknights). I calculated an hour at Disney would ‘cost’ $10, meaning I would need to be at Disney for at least 85 hours. Not a bad goal to have!
In January, I spent 23 hours at the parks! (over 3 days and only spent $15 on parking!)
In February, I spent 24.25 hours over 3 days at Disney! I paid $43.25 on parking (though some of that was a gift card).
In March, I spent 12 hours over 2 days at the parks in March and didn’t spend anything on parking!
In total, I have spent 59.25 hours at the parks!
Until next time,
A
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