In the Heights
Cruella (so good I saw it twice)
Respect
The Hitman’s Bodyguard’s Wife
Dear Evan Hanson
Free Guy
King Richard
House of Gucci
West Side Story
Books
I only read 39 books this year. That's pretty low for me as I consider I read a book about every 5 days. But, when you consider all the traveling and walking I've done, that definitely takes away from reading time. If I did the math, my reading would still average about a book every 5 days when I'm not traveling. I don't count books on tape--I only do those a couple times a year when I have long drives by myself. Somehow, it's just not the same to me as actually reading.
I saved a ton of money this year by getting my books at the library. "How much?" you ask. $309.49. I read many books that I have purchased in years past but just never got to. Also, I had to buy most of our book club books. Since everyone has discovered electronic books from the library, I end up waiting several months for books I want. I'm lucky if I can get any books for book club anymore.
Best Books (in my opinion--5 star books--people always ask me for book recs)
Baby Teeth
A Good Marriage
The Midnight Library
The Last Thing He Told Me
The Final Days of John Lennon
The Girl With No Name
The Wife Upstairs
The Good Sister
The Book of Lost Names
The Rose Code
The Less People Know About Us
Music
We subscribe to Spotify. As a result, they send me a list of my most played each year. This year, it went like this:
There were lots of old classic rock, Motown, showtimes and country. I listened to a lot of:
Chris Stapleton
Lady Gaga's Shallow soundtrack
Taylor Swift
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Out of Africa soundtrack
Classical and piano---great for reading to
Rolling Stones
Fitbit
Most steps in one day: 23,166 for the most miles in one day--9.1 miles (this was at Disney)
Exceeded 10,000 steps in a day---175 days this year
Exceeded 12,000 steps in a day---17 days this year
Exceeded 15,000 steps in a day---28 times this year
Exceeded 20,000 steps in a day---6 times this year
I'm happy with that. All the more reason to travel!! We love to just walk everywhere! In fact, when we were just in New York, we only took one Uber---and that was because it was raining. We walked all over the city for a total of 16 miles in 2 1/2 days. My Fitbit totally motivates me to walk more, park further away and to just get up and move!
Trips
Okay, so I'm going to talk about all the trips we've taken this year. We're trying to make up for lost time. I'm counting the beach and trips to Sandy's because, after all, they are out-of-town too!
Beach trips--8
Sandy's (Atlanta)--6
Scrapbooking--3
Albuquerque/Grand Canyon
Sister's trip--to the beach
South Dakota
St. Louis--more than two weeks!
France River Cruise
Salem, MO
Helen, GA
Girls trip to the beach
Butch to Morrocco with his friends
Kentucky Lake
Disney
New York
That's a lot of trips!! Every single one was fun! We fell a little short of our projected one trip a month to the beach. Actually there were two more for me with my sisters and friends. Our first trip to the beach this year won't be until the first part of March due to our 4 upcoming trips in January and February. If I thought last year was a pretty heavy traveling year, this year is even more! Gotta' keep movin' while we can!!
At some point, I'm going to share some of my favorite blogs and podcasts. I definitely have a lot of activities that take up my time!! I wouldn't have it any other way!
Wow just look at all those trips! I've realised that you've got to make the most of the opportunities to do things because you never know when something will happen and you won't be able to go.
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My goodness, what an active year you have had! Your numbers are very inspiring, especially the walking and the travelling ones. A life well-lived :). Admiring your energy!
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