Check In

 

So how have you all been? Me, I've been all over the place mentally. Lately, I've been wanting to do the things but not finding the energy to actually do them. Starting on things and then putting them down. It's not been fun. I don't like to get political or whatever, but the state of the world lately has really pressed down hard on me mentally. I've kind of checked out and tuned out without any real progress on my goals. Reading, studying and working out hasn't really seemed important in the grand scheme of things, but I know that's not good for my mental health at all. I can only change the things that I can change and I have to remember that. 

So I'm trying to "force" myself out of the slump. Out of the fog that I've found myself in and try to get back to focusing on my goals and what I would like to achieve this year. 

So for the next few weeks I'm going to get back on a work out routine, focus on improving my diet and meal prepping, reading (and writing reviews again..still have several to do!), and studying. I want to take the exam to get my certifications, so I'm going to brush up on my studies and hopefully do the exam mid to late this year. I also want to become decently knowledgeable in Latin (started studying last year and kind of puttered out, so picking that back up). 

I want to aim for 30 books read this year. 

I want to become more fit and lose about 25 pounds.

So how are y'all doing? Are you hitting your goals so far?  How many books have you read by now? 

Most importantly..HOW ARE YOU FEELING? 

December Doohickies Day 13

 

I did a LOT of reading yesterday! I mean a LOT a LOT. I finished A History Of Women in America. I started on The Gunslinger (Dark Tower 1) and a little bit of Mistborn. 

I will be doing a mini review of A History Of Women In America, probably Monday. It isn't exactly the kind of book that you give a star rating to. It's history. But I got engrossed in it and just couldn't put it down. I think I went to bed at 11pm last night. 

So my plans for today are pretty simple, Saturdays are my heavy work days (I have a job outside of taking care of the Lady). So I will be reading and doing things in between shifts. So I don't predict that much reading going on, but I will squeeze in as much as I can. 

I know I have Mistborn and The Gunslinger on deck, but I'm trying to decide which non-fiction book to read as well. I'm thinking it's gonna be The Borgias by Michael Mallett.

Along with reading Stephen King in 2026, I think I'm going to try to read at least 2 non-fiction books (mostly history since I'm a nerd for it) a month. 

So what are your weekend plans? Are you ready for Christmas? Do you feel the Christmas spirit? 

December Doohickies Day 5

 

Okies, I can officially say I'm on a roll with the updates! It's day 5 baby and I'm still doing it! 

I have a few things to do but otherwise it's a calm and relaxed day. My lady is doing well, she had her follow up check in with her nurse and she got the all clear. She had a rough couple of days but should be on the mend. I'm off work today so other than doing things for her I'm just gonna read and chill. 

I've relaxed my diet restrictions, just simply out of stress and lack of energy. I couldn't be bothered to stay on track (i know it's a bad excuse) when I was stressing over hospital calls, waiting on updates from her nurse/doctor, and getting her back home and settled in. So I will ease myself back into the swing of that. I haven't worked out either, so that's bad. Now I am planning on starting back this weekend. 

So after coffee, I'll get some of my to do's done and settle in with some coffee and a book. 

Reading these two again, I hope that this weekend and next week play nice and let me focus on reading more. 

How are you doing today? 

December Doohickies Day 3

 

This one is going to be a short update. Yesterday, the woman that I am a caregiver for had to have an ambulance pick her up and take her to the ER. She's fine, had to have a minor surgery and is due to come home sometime today. I didn't read much yesterday obviously and kind of had to grab whatever food I could snag quickly. 

Today is my day off from work, but with all that's bound to happen today I don't know how much actual reading time I'll be able to squeeze in. 

I do have Friday off, so maybe that can be my designated reading day? She usually has her nurse visit then, but that's only an hour or so out of the day. 

So there's my Day 2 update. 

Today I will squeeze in as much reading as I can manage. I am exhausted though, I didn't get to bed until about 2:30am and got a text from her at about 5 something (was too bleary eyed to see for certain) letting me know how she was doing. 

How's your December going so far? 

See ya tomorrow! 

December Doohickies Day 2

 

How's it going ya'll? This isn't gonna be a long post or anything, but yesterday went swimmingly. I got my 2 hours of reading in, finished my to do list and stuck to my goals for exercise and diet. So good on me! 

Today I didn't do the treadmill but I did some stretches and have been on my feet a lot already. I'm about to have my breakfast and get some reading started up. 

Mistborn is hooking me in and I'm really enjoying it. My kindle told me I started out with a bit over 15 hours of read time and I finished up with a little over 11 hours left (not sure how that translates to pages). So I take that as a win too! 

I also did some reading in my other book, History of Women in America. That's a more "thinky" kind of book so it is slow going but very very interesting! I am liking Mistborn (first in the series) so much I went ahead and got the next two books!

It's a cold, wet day today so I don't know how my energy is going to hold out but I'm going to do my best to stay on this streak!

Tomorrow I have the day off so I am going to really really focus on reading! 

I hope you all have a wonderful day and "see" you tomorrow!