Drop Everything and Read - January 21

My reading life has really picked up, thanks mostly to technology. I've kept a physical book with me in the car so I have something to read while waiting on my kids to be done with track practice, drama class, etc. I also have a book on my Kindle that I read before going to sleep each night. Now I've added an audio book, which is great for when I'm driving (like yesterday to and from an indoor track meet 2 1/2 hours away) or when I'm working.

Influence - Five Minute Friday

I'm joining up at Five Minute Friday over at Heading Home. Each week she shares a prompt, and you write on that prompt for 5 minutes. This week's prompt is "influence."

WIP Wednesday

Another one of my goals this year is to spend more time on hobbies I enjoy, like cross stitching. So each Wednesday, I'm going to share my WIPs (works in progress). This is mainly just to hold myself accountable to actually get some stitching done because I don't want to be embarrassed to say I haven't made any progress from week to week.

Drop Everything and Read - January 14

One of the areas I want to FOCUS on in 2019 is reading more. Hopefully sharing what I'm reading with you all will help me to keep my focus.

Better - Five Minute Friday

I'm joining up at Five Minute Friday over at Heading Home. Each week she shares a prompt, and you write on that prompt for 5 minutes. This week's prompt is "better."

2019 Word of the Year - FOCUS

Happy New Year!

It's hard to believe that 2019 is here. In some ways, 2018 flew by, but in other ways, it was the longest year ever. Our family went through some really crazy things back in early 2018, and it truly feels like all of those things happened about 5 years ago. Anyway, suffice it to say, I'm extremely glad 2018 is over and am anxiously anticipating what 2019 holds.

Instead of resolutions, I'm doing a word for this year, like I have the past few years. My word for 2019 is 

2019 Reading Challenges

One of the things I want to do more of in 2019 is read. In addition to wanting to read more books for pleasure, I also want to stimulate my mind by reading more nonfiction as well as books in genres I don't typically read.

To help keep me focused on this goal, I'm participating in 2 reading challenges for 2019.