Hi friends! Happy friYAY! Its the end of the month, can you believe it?!
I am linking up with Erika and Andrea today, I can’t wait to read your posts!
SO SO much to share with you today!
First quick recap of the week!
This week some how went by in a blink of an eye. I have been so so productive each day at work and I am loving this! For a while, I felt like I was slogging through work each day; now I am zipping through my to do list even the things I dread to do! I don’t know what has gotten into me lately! My dreaded pile of doom (as I lovingly nicknamed it) has been shrinking and it has made me oh so happy!
I went back to the gym this week after a 2 week hiatus. I realized very quickly, I am a morning gym person not an evening gym person. HA! I was happy to be back, but I also wanted my bed and to be relaxing. I am hoping next month, I will fall into a better routine of yoga, climbing and the gym. I definitely feel happier and more energized when I exercise.
Blogger accomplishment: I have a few posts in my drafts that I would like to write (my monthly love letters specifically) for posterity and I am almost all caught up with those! My plan is to complete them before November rolls around and then I will be 100% up to date with my blog and I honestly never thought this day would come! 🙂 I have been working hard at writing and making this blog something I can be proud of.
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With it being Halloween weekend, I was thinking about some scary books I’ve read in the past few years. Thanks to Goodreads, (find me here )I was able to remember all the scary books I read. Out of the books I’ve read, these are the scariest (in my opinion):
The Cabin At the End of The World by Paul Tremblay /// This is a slow start but once it gets going, I couldn’t stop. I needed to know what was going to happen. It starts out as an innocent weekend in the woods with a daughter and her dads and it does not end, peacefully.
The Lost Village by Camilla Sten /// Another unseemingly thriller book that left me questioning what I was actually reading and going back to re-read parts to make sure I am understanding it correctly. Set in Sweden, this abandon village holds more than dilapidated buildings.
His & Hers by Alice Feeney /// Every story has three sides; his, hers and the truth. This story is told from His and Hers perspective about a murder scene and it will keep you guessing to the very last sentence. I couldn’t put this down!
The Loop by Jeremy Robert Johnson /// By far the weirdest and scariest book I read, I still think about this one and I read it a year ago. Its creepy and it will keep you guessing. Listen to the audiobook for extra creepiness.
Other scary books: The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse; Ring Shout by P. Djeli Clark; The Night Before by Wendy Walker; Night Film by Marsha Pessel; The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
Ahh! Those are all such great scary books if you want something spooky for the weekend!
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Here are my Favorites from this week:
Pickleball is taking over /// Everywhere I look, I see something about Pickleball. It honestly makes me laugh that a game with such a silly name is taking over. I am not convinced about this yet; I think I need some in field testing.
Selma Blair’s Standing Ovation/// Gosh, watching this brought tears to my eyes. How sweet was it that everyone is so supportive of Selma and her MS journey. I am so proud of her for trying this and getting to do so good AND I am proud of her for listening to her body and knowing when to stop.
Love Is Blind Season 3/// Twitters reacts to the first 4 episodes and its savage! Just when I thought LIB could not get any crazier, you got a girl doing jumping jacks while the guy is pouring his heart out and then a guy putting fake tears in his eyes after he is rejected?! WHAT?! I can’t wait to see where this crazy train goes next!
NJ Teacher & Phillies Ball Girl/// Gosh! I love a sweet story and I love a story that is close to home! YAY PHILLIES! YAY Ocean County! YAY! YAY!
Midnights Easter Egg Hunt /// The amount of thought and time that the Swifties put into figuring out all the Easter Eggs hidden in Taylor’s music is incredible. The amount of time and note taking and reviewing older lyrics to place said Easter Eggs in new songs is brilliant. Taylor Swift is clearly in a league of her own.
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Did you miss any of my posts this week? Find them below:
WGJ #34 | Body Acceptance Week | Diary #34 | What’s Up Wednesday | Dear October | WGJ Travels: What I Learned About Planning
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This weekend, I am hoping for lots of sunshine, Halloween fun and birthday cake!
What are your Halloween fun plans for this weekend?!
[[Monsters don’t like to eat ghosts because they taste like Sheet!]]
