Currently

Reading: Feed by M.T. Anderson. It’s one of those perpetual list books on my TBR list.

Watching: After spooky movie month, we’ve been watching a few of our currently reading shows and random documentaries. On Sunday, we continued our music documentary kick with Echo in the Canyon about the music from the 1960s coming out of Laurel Canyon. Really good documentary!

Listening: Going back and listening from the beginning of The To Read List podcast. Another book podcast in my queue.

Making: Working on those Christmas cards. I have about 66 done so far with another 50 to make.

Feeling: Everyone in the house is a bit under the weather. I probably feel the best of everyone, but I still don’t feel great.

Planning: Our November calendar is very light right now. I think I need to schedule a few activities.

Loving: I stole all the Almond Joys from the kids’s Halloween bags. And then I pinned a ton of random coconut recipes to my Pinterest boards. And I’m hoping to make Apricot Coconut Scones later this week.

Currently

Reading: Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes

Watching: Finally starting binging Lucifer and I love it! I’m already up to the midpoint of S3!

Listening: Along with NPR UpFirst, I’ve been listening every weekday morning to The Indicator.

Making: So many lists. Story of my life.

Feeling: We’re driving home today and I have really been missing home.

Planning: Working on planning dinners for the next two weeks or so.

Loving: Last night we got peanut butter cup mixers from Culver’s and it was oh so good.

Currently

Reading: The Salt Line by Holly Goddard Jones on the recommendation of Reading Glasses podcast. Loving it so far.

Watching: Finally finished S5 and moving into S6 of The 100!

Listening: Slowly making my way through the bonus episodes of Unobscured S1 podcast. The bonuses are the uncut interviews with the various historians. Right up my alley!

Making: Cleaning out some of the leftover card kits to have some non-birthday cards for my stash.

Feeling: Surprisingly calm right now. There are tons of spinning plates in the air right now, but I’m actually pretty calm.

Planning: We’re leaving again next week for a short Indiana trip. Getting everything organized.

Loving: We’ve been hitting the 1/2 Happy Hour at Sonic a few times this summer so I can get my Cherry Limeade fix.

Currently

Reading: The Huntress by Kate Quinn. It’s not as good as The Alice Network, but still pretty good book.

Watching: Slowly working through Game of Thrones S2.

Listening: I finally subscribed to NPR’s Throughline and have really been enjoying it.

Making: The hot weather calls for making cocktails.

Feeling: The temps have been up all week. I’m just always hot.

Planning: Working on a few activities for next week. We need to decide what we’re doing for the Fourth of July.

Loving: I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m addicted to Sonic’s Cherry Limeades. Oh so good!

Currently

Reading: Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen — loving this cozy mystery series!

Watching: Still working through Games of Thrones S1.

Listening: I caught up on some other podcasts, so I started Aaron Mahnke’s Unobscured about the Salem Witch Trials.

Feeling: There are a few things up in the air right now. I’m a bit anxious. Will feel much better after this weekend passes.

Planning: We heading over to Indiana this weekend for Memorial Day and to pick up the twins. Looking forward to our activities!

Loving: The grocery stores around here carry rhubarb (so scarce in California) and I’ve been buying a ton. I’ve been making a ton of rhubarb dishes. So good!

Currently

Reading: The Light Over London by Julia Kelly

Watching: J and I are going back to the beginning to watch Game of Thrones so we can watch the very last season.

Listening: Really really enjoying Mike Shinoda’s Post Traumatic. Really good gym music.

Making: The store had rhubarb! So that means that I had to make Strawberry-Rhubarb crumble for book club last night.

Feeling: A bit on edge this week waiting for some news…

Planning: On the way back from Indiana, we’re planning on doing a mini road trip. Still deciding on Chicago or Des Moines.

Loving: We had a few small thunderstorms lately and I really missed storms while living in California.

Currently

Reading: The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan for book club in early May. So far, it’s been nice and light. Just what I needed.

Watching: J and I took a mini break from our Marvel marathon to start Umbrella Academy. I wanted to wait until I read at least the first trade of the comic. Only two episodes in, but really loving the show!

Listening: Lots of NPR Politics, but I might need to take a bit of a break from political news. (Or at least ration it out).

Making: I’m trying a new-to-me recipe of Coconut Lentil Soup. Really hope it’s good!

Feeling: This past weekend the temperature was in the high 80s. Yesterday and today the temperature plummeted into the 50s. I’m so cold!

Planning: Working on finishing out our summer plans.

Loving: While at the Mall of America, we stopped at a fun candy store and I bought a pound of fancy gummi bears. Many of them were cocktail flavored (margarita, bourbon and coke, pina colada, etc).

Currently

Reading: The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin — Finishing The Broken Earth trilogy and it is amazing!

Watching: We’re right in the middle of the Marvel movies. We finished Phase 2 last night.

Listening: Enjoying the back episodes of the Currently Reading podcast. I’m about half way through the back episodes.

Making: Working through The 100 Day Project and attempting to finish or make big progress on a ton of projects. Specifically working through Quentin’s 2018 Project Life album.

Feeling: This weekend is going to be great!

Planning: Leaving on Friday for the Stampin’ Up! convention. Working out where we’re going to eat and what we’re going to do beyond the convention itself. I can’t wait!

Loving: On a whim I made wacky cake last night. So good and so easy!

Currently

Reading: An Argumentation of Historians by Jodi Taylor. It’s the 9th book in the Chronicles of St. Mary’s series. Only reading before bed has resulted in only a chapter or two each night because I’m so tired. I want to finish before the end of the month…

Watching: J and I started watching (and rewatching in most cases) all of The Three Musketeers movie adaptations. I forgot how weird the tone is in the 1970s two parter.

Listening: Slowly making my way through the Presidential podcast episodes. I’m currently on Andrew Johnson.

Making: Still making birthday cards for March’s 30 Days of Birthday cards. I think I’m about 1/2 of the way done.

Feeling: Multiple snow days featuring treacherous road conditions have led to home days. We really need to get outside today.

Planning: Putting the finishing touches on our Spring Break plans.

Loving: Quentin has been extra snuggly lately. I love the snuggles!

Currently

Reading: Loving The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin. Speeding through it to get to the last book in the trilogy.

Watching: So excited that The Magicians is back! Super excited that the group has their memories are back. Now we need to see where this train is going.

Listening: The Bachelor is currently airing and so it’s time for Emma and Claire’s awesome recaps and commentary with the Here to Make Friends podcasts.

Making: Working on birthday cards for next month’s plans for the blog.

Feeling: My anxiety has been up and down all this week. Right now, I’m okay.

Planning: Working out plans for the twins’s 16th birthday part next month.

Loving: The snow has been falling off and on for the past few days. I’m not a fan of driving in it, but it looks so pretty…