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Books: March TBR

March 5, 2019

You can see February’s TBR post and goals here! Next week I will share my recap of February’s books in SUYB link up.

Spring Break is this month and for me that means 2 super long flights with layovers so that equals so much reading. Aside from whatever comes in from the library and whatever piques my interest here are the books I’ve chosen for my March TBR!

#unreadshelfproject2019

The challenge for March is to read the book that has been on your shelf the longest. After the great breakup of 2014 I got rid of over 200 books because I had no where to put them when I moved. Since then I have been pretty careful about buying physical books meaning there are not many unread physical books on my shelves. That left me to search my kindle with its 1k+ books and the oldest one I have downloaded is The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson.

Girly Book Club & Non-Fiction

My goals for the year include reading books I didn’t choose for myself and 1 non-fiction book a month. For March, the Girly Book Club pick covers both of those categories! That book is A River in Darkness by Masaji Ishikawa. I don’t know how I feel about this book but as the host of the group Ill have to read it in order to be able to lead the discussion. Also, last month’s book surprised me so I am trying not to be judgy!

For TV

I am dying to watch the show Sharp Objects so I am going to read the book first! I found it for incredibly cheap at Half Price Books this past weekend!

Obscene Library holds

With all of my library cards (I have many to get all the books) I am no less than #400 in line to get The Wicked King and that is just ridiculous. Thanks to Barnes & Noble #Bookhaul sale I got the book for 50% off and I can finally read it!!

March Goals – February Check

March 1, 2019

Sharing my March goals and reviewing February!

February Review

Less Spend- Guys. I failed so hard at this, in fact I saved $0 money in February. I am not even sure why or how it happened but it was not smart spending at all.
Working out – I can tell you exactly how many times I worked out this month because we have a calendar going (we pay each other towards travel savings when we workout) I worked out a grand total of 5 times all month long.
No Take out – HA! There was a week we actually ordered out 2 or 3 times because we were both so tired we didn’t want to cook! We ordered out at least once a week the other weeks.
Put the phone down– 25% Again with the trying to grow my instagram and blog I am spending a lot of time at home scrolling and commenting. I have to find a better balance.
Blog Planning- I did a lot better this month. I tried to take a few weekend mornings for just blog planning. Setting up posts, editing photos, scheduling. It has been a huge help!

Something about February didn’t go too well for me. It felt like such a long month and that I was constantly spending on things and looking back and being a little annoyed that I was spending so much. We had friends surprise visit us which adds up but we were so excited to see them it was totally fine!

March Goals

Less Spend – I need to try this again. We are going to Paris & Amsterdam for Spring break this month and I would really like to have the lead up and return be as close to no spend as possible.
Cleaner Eats – I need a bit of a cleanup with food. I’ve left moderation in the dust and have found myself feeling really crummy after a lot of meals so I am hoping to help myself feel better
Working out – Going to try this again. I can do better, even if I am just doing something light/short I would love to have some active movement in my life most days.
Planning – Because we are going to be gone for 9 days I need to plan for blogging. I don’t want to take a break and lose some of this momentum I’ve gained
Be Present – I know my goals always kind of sound exactly the same but because of the trip I think its important that I be present. I want to enjoy it without thinking about everything else I “need” to do
Clean up– I’m going through my dresser this month. It’s happening. I can get rid of the things I don’t even wear when I am down to the last bits of clean clothes!

I’m ready. I can do this! What are your goals this month??

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Three on Thursday

February 28, 2019

Another Thursday post of Favorites thanks to Steph @ Not Entirely Perfect

Birds Eye Steamfresh Riced Cauliflower – This stuff is good. I am not a huge cauliflower fan but I have started to use these with my lunch to kind of help me pretend I don’t miss carbs and it helps. I especially like the savory herb or the garlic ones!

Red Table Talks – I avoid Facebook like the plague and one day I will just delete it rather than use it for blogging groups. That being said my cousin insisted I watch these and they are fantastic. I binged a few older ones yesterday but I really enjoyed the latest video “Unpacking White Privilege and Prejudice”. I really truly hope they make another with these women too.

Do512.com – I used to use Do312.com when I was in Chicago to find all the things going on around the city and I loved it. I was excited to see they have tons of events on there and I find ways to RSVP and free tickets for things all the time. It has really helped AJS and I to explore Austin.

For more of my weekly Favorites go here!