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Weekly Wrap Up | 8/18/24

Aloha friends!

Second week of school is done and it’s been a pretty good transition for both kids! So my laptop is NOT broken – it just didn’t like a new cord that I had attached to it to connect to my phone. I’m just happy I didn’t have to buy a new laptop. Nothing else new to report. I feel like August is moving really fast now that school is in session – I saw Halloween candy already being sold at my grocery store!! Bonkers.

Anyway, I hope all of you have a good week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

  • Guava and Grudges by. Alexis Castellanos
  • The Blood Orchid by. Kylie Lee Baker
  • A Novel Love Story by. Ashely Poston
  • Powerful by. Lauren Roberts

Currently Reading:

  • The Dagger and the Flame by. Catherine Doyle
  • Fledgling by. S.K. Ali

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • Chappell Roan
  • Die with a Smile – Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – it’s so good!🥰

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

Monthly Wrap Up | July 2024

I felt like July was the one month where it felt like it wasn’t going too fast or too slow, even though my husband surprised us with a last minute trip to visit us. We really relaxed this month, well…after my son got over Covid in the beginning of the month. So I had a good chance to read this month which was nice and I notice I was gravitating towards contemporary romance books!

Here is how my book ratings went in July:

What I Posted: 14 Books

5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

4.5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

  • The Ever King by. L.J. Andrews
  • Not Another Long Song by. Julie Soto

4 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • Ghostsmith by. Nicki Pau Preto
  • The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by. Megan Bannen
  • Birding with Benefits by. Sarah T. Dubb
  • The Paradise Problem by. Christina Lauren
  • All Roads Lead to Rome by. Sabrina Fedel
  • The Mirror of Beasts by. Alexandra Bracken
  • The Ever Queen by. L.J. Andrews

3.5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫:

  • The Girl with No Reflection by. Keshe Chow
  • The Seventh Veil of Salome by. Silvia Moreno-Garcia
  • The Mist Thief by. L.J. Andrews

3 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️:

  • Caste of the Cursed by. Romina Garber
  • That Prince is Mine by. Jayci Lee

2.5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️💫

2 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️

I think I had a pretty good month!

How was your month?

Weekly Wrap Up | 8/11/24

Aloha friends!

What a week. My kids started school so there were first day jitters, especially for my new middle schooler but he has done SO good. He is walking home from school since it’s closer to our house and let me tell you the first 2 days I was nervous but tons of kids walk in this area, and now he has a cell phone I can track. But it’s HOT at 2pm – and can someone please tell me how kids walk in hoodies and jackets at 91 degrees out? But my son needs a neck fan, and an umbrella and lots of breaks when he walks? lol…I’m so proud of him. His school is about 1.4 miles away and we’ve finally figured out our schedule. I pick his sister up first and then on our way back I pick him up at our pool area parking lot because by the time he is there, we are driving by it. So yay – it took some trial and error this week but I think we figured it out. I’m proud of both of them for having a good week. Unfortunately, my daughter has her first school cold – it only took 2 days of school for her to catch something. Boo!

And of course with everything happening this week, my Macbook Pro of 11 years finally kicked the bucket! I noticed a strange white screen situation happening on Monday and I was like, eh, maybe it’s nothing. NOPE. Now it’s dead…so I had to do some posts from my ipad but typing a lot is so tedious so now I’m using my son’s desk PC and the screen he has is like 24 inches long and it strains my eyes and gives me a headache. So I ordered a new laptop because I can’t live like this lol.

Let’s hope my daughter’s cold goes away and doesn’t get worse and we have a good second week of school.

Anyway, I hope all of you have a good week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

  • Shadows of Perl by. J. Elle
  • Fear the Flames by. Olivia Rose Darling
  • Butcher & Blackbird by. Brynne Weaver
  • Happy Medium by. Sarah Adler

Currently Reading:

  • The Dagger and the Flame by. Catherine Doyle
  • Guava and Grudges by. Alexis Castellanos
  • Fledgling by. S.K. Ali

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • House of Dragon – finished the last episode and honestly felt this whole season was a filler. There was one good episode I think. Anyway this last episode is a cliffhanger and I love the music that comes in at the end that foreshadows what is going to happen next. I hope the third season is filled with a lot more action.

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

Weekly Wrap Up | 8/4/24

Aloha friends!

This week was just us having some simple fun before school starts and to make sure I got all the school supplies. We went to my daughter’s meet and greet on Friday and dropped off all her school supplies. I have to remind the kids that it’s time to wake up early again lol…they don’t like that but at least it’s still August and not dark outside in the morning. So goodbye summer! Hello school days again.

Anyway, I hope all of you have a good week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

  • Can’t Help Falling in Love by. Sophie Sullivan
  • Nothing Like the Movies by. Lynn Painter

Currently Reading:

Why do I love this color combo right now in the titles I’m reading?! The pink and green? Love!🥰

  • Shadows of Perl by. J. Elle
  • Fear the Flames by. Olivia Rose Darling
  • Butcher & Blackbird by. Brynne Weaver
  • Isabel and the Rogue by. Liana De la Rosa
  • Happy Medium by. Sarah Adler

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • House of Dragon –

  • Olivia Rodrigo Guts (Spilled) – I just added this vinyl album to my collection! 💜 I love it.

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

Weekly Wrap Up | 7/28/24

Aloha friends!

This one’s a little late because my week was busy. My hubby went back to Okinawa yesterday but that only means the wait for him to come home for good is shorter! Just a few months away. My daughter has her teacher meet and greet this Friday and they both start next week Monday and Tuesday. 😢 So summer and the mornings of sleeping in is over – sigh. But I’m glad my kids will be back in school, mostly for my daughter, because she gets really bored. I just can’t believe kids being back in school means we are close to the holidays. I’m not ready! lol but time doesn’t seem to care if I am or not.

Anyway, I hope all of you have a good week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

  • The Champions by. Kara Thomas
  • A Fire in the Sky by. Sophie Jordan
  • The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by. Megan Bannen (audiobook)

Currently Reading:

  • Can’t Help Falling in Love by. Sophie Sullivan
  • Nothing Like the Movies by. Lynn Painter
  • Shadows of Perl by. J. Elle

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • House of Dragon – I’m an episode behind but it was such a busy week. Hoping I catch up this week.

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

Weekly Wrap Up | 7/21/24

Aloha friends!

What a week! It started off slow but then Wednesday came around and I got to see my old college friend and her family. We hung out at the beach and talked while our kids played in the sand and water. I haven’t seen her in 5 years and it felt SO nice to catch up with life. I love those friends where you don’t see for years and you pick up where you left off like you were never apart. 🥰 It just made my soul happy to see our kids together.

We hung out for almost three hours but my hubby flew in while we were at the beach so the kids were excited to go see him at home! So it was nice. It was so nice that my hubby and I both forgot the day he flew in was our 13th wedding anniversary LOL. Anyway it was a nice week and tomorrow my son goes to pick up his school schedule. It just makes us realize summer is coming to an end for us, only 2 more weeks left. That’s crazy. It’s going to be August. 🤯

Anyway, I hope all of you have a good week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

  • Birding with Benefits by. Sarah T. Dubb
  • The Mist Thief by. L.J. Andrews
  • The Paradise Problem by. Christina Lauren

Currently Reading:

  • Shadow & Storms by. Helen Scheuerer
  • Can’t Help Falling in Love by. Sophie Sullivan
  • Nothing Like the Movies by. Lynn Painter
  • Shadows of Perl by. J. Elle
  • The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by. Megan Bannen (audiobook)
  • The Champions by. Kara Thomas

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • House of Dragon

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

Monthly Wrap Up | June 2024

June started off busy with an overnight stay, and my hubby being home for a little bit. Then my daughter and I getting sick after he left, and my son having his piano recital then his summer week-long program at his middle school. I feel like June just really started for us but actually now it’s over?! How can that be? 😅

How is it that my kids go back to school in 5 weeks? It’s too fast I tell you. And with these days just flying by me, I had no energy to read between being sick and then hitting lazy summer mode – is there such a thing as lazy summer mode when the kids are home? I feel like I haven’t been reading as much this year in general but that’s totally okay.

Here is how my book ratings for June went:

What I Posted: 8 Books

5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️:

    4.5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫:

      4 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

      3.5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫:

      3 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️:

      2.5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️💫

      2 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️

        I finally had to request more books on NetGalley for the second half of 2024 because I realized I barely had any! Now I have a pretty decent list so hopefully they are good books! 🤞🏽

        How was your month?

        Weekly Wrap Up | 7/14/24

        Aloha friends!

        First part of the week we did nothing really because my son had covid. But he recovered quick (yay!) then we went to the library and they had a dental appointment. So it was a very chill, and boring week but at least my son is better and my daughter and I stayed healthy. I did get a chance to read some books which is nice!

        My hubby told me there is a conference at his old work place here that he wanted to attend since his employer would be paying for it so he’s coming back home for a week and on Wednesday! An old college friend of mine who I haven’t seen in like 5 years is also visiting and I get to see her on Wednesday as well so it should be a fun and busy week.

        I hope all of you have a good week!

        Blog Posts:

        Books I Read:

        • A Winter Wish by. Emily Stone
        • The Thirteenth Child by. Erin A. Craig
        • All Roads Lead to Rome by. Sabrina Fedel

        Currently Reading:

        • Shadow & Storms by. Helen Scheuerer
        • Not In Love by. Ali Hazelwood
        • The Mist Thief by. L.J. Andrews
        • Birding with Benefits by. Sarah T. Dubb
        • Can’t Help Falling in Love by. Sophie Sullivan

        Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

        • House of Dragon (Season 2, Ep. 4) – what a dragon battle. But UGH I hate Ser Criston Cole with a vengeance.

        How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

        Weekly Wrap Up | 7/7/24

        Aloha friends!

        I hope all of you had a nice, easy week. It was pretty chill for us, all we did this week was grocery shopping and then we went to Chuck e Cheese for 4th of July since my daughter requested we go – and it was packed even though we went right when they opened. And then I thought my son’s allergies were acting up but then yesterday he kept feeling worse (itchy throat, slight cough, congestion) and then before bed I took his temp and he had a fever. A friend of mine just had Covid last week so I decided to test my son and sure enough his test turned positive quickly! 😫 I mean, yay, hopefully this means he won’t get it when school begins in a few weeks (because both my kids usually get sick in the first month of school). But, BOO, because it’s summer and he’s sick. My daughter and I already had a cold last month so I really, really, REALLY don’t want to have Covid. I’m just so tired of being sick and it’s summer time. Being sick in the summer SUCKS.

        Anyway, I hope it’s a mild case and it goes away by the end of this week and my daughter and I and my parents who were exposed to him yesterday – don’t get it. 🙏🏼

        I hope all of you have a good week!

        Blog Posts:

        Books I Read:

        • The Ever King by. L.J. Andrews
        • The Ever Queen by. L.J. Andrews
        • The Seventh Veil of Salome by. Silvia Moreno-Garcia

        Currently Reading:

        • A Winter Wish by. Emily Stone
        • Shadow & Storms by. Helen Scheuerer
        • Not In Love by. Ali Hazelwood
        • The Mist Thief by. L.J. Andrews

        Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

        • House of Dragon (Season 2, Ep. 3)

        How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

        Weekly Wrap Up | 6/30/24

        Aloha friends!

        It’s been an easy, chill week for me – lazy summer days for sure! Took my kids to the pool, went to the mall to play at the arcade and that’s about it. I cleaned the house, took some bags for donation but nothing exciting at all. I do have time to read though so that’s nice!

        I hope all of you have a good week!

        Blog Posts:

        Books I Read:

        • The Unmaking of June Farrow by. Adrienne Young
        • Dungeons and Drama by. Kristy Boyce
        • House of Thorns by. Isabel Strychacz
        • The Monstrous Kind by. Lydia Gregovic
        • The Girl with No Reflection by. Keshe Chow

        Currently Reading:

        • The Seventh Veil of Salome by. Silvia Moreno-Garcia
        • Shadow & Storms by. Helen Scheuerer
        • Not In Love by. Ali Hazelwood

        Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

        • House of Dragon (Season 2, Ep. 2) – what an ending 😦
        • Gossip Girl – so I never watched Gossip Girl when it came out in 2007 because I felt I was too old for it and Sex and the City was my show and related to that one more. But since I have my Max subscription for House of Dragon I decided to watch it!
        • Brat – Charlie xcx – I listen to it when I’m cleaning the house and it makes the time go by! lol
        • The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess and Good Luck, Babe- Chappell Roan – because I’m addicted to her voice.

        How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!