HAPPY NEW YEARS STORYTELLERS! 2018 was a whirlwind personally and professionally, both in a positive and negative ways. I have grown a lot in these 365 days and I have learned a lot not only about myself but about the world around me. I have gained so many new friends during 2018 that it almost makes up for the shitty times the year doled out to me. But in the end, honestly, I am just so looking forward to what 2019 has in store for me and this little nook in the woods.
2018 aside, December was a coo-coo month for me! I wrapped up my fall theatre season as a Stage Manager, fought my way through the crowds (my social anxiety and claustrophobia was not happy with this) for Christmas presents and decorations, and read/watched/listened to some great pieces of fiction…as well as some duds.
So grab a snack, get comfy in your footie pajamas and let’s see what all I did in the month of December!
5-4 Stars
- Luna And The Lie by Mariana Zapata – RTC – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Engaged To The EMT by Piper Rayne – REVIEW – ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Commander And Chief by Katy Evans – REREAD – ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- This Mortal Coil by Emily Suvada – RTC – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen – RTC – ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2-3.5 Stars
DNF
- One Night Stand by J. S. Cooper – DNF REVIEW – ⭐
- Illegally Yours by Kate Meader – DNF REVIEW – ⭐
- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo – BR: Kal – DNF RTC
December usually is filled with a crap ton of Christmas music, however, I found myself wandering back to my love of Indie? This month has been a time and according to my playlist of songs I had on repeat, this month I was a bouncing between Indie and Pop. A time has been had.
- Closer – Astrid S
- Happier – Bastille & Marshmello
- Without Me – Halsey
- Glory – Dermont Kennedy
- Particular Taste – Shawn Mendes
- Tim McGraw – Maggie Rogers
- Light On – Maggie Rogers
- Clueless – The Marias
Film:
- Mary Poppin’s Returns
- Ant-Man
- The Equalizer – REWATCH
- A shit ton of Hallmark Christmas movies, that I will not list here because we would be here for an eternity. But just know the it’s been a time.
- White Christmas – REWATCH
- Home Alone – REWATCH
- Santa Claus 1 & 2 – REWATCH
- Taylor Swift Reputation Stadium Tour (Netflix)
TV:
- Buffy: The Vampire Slayer (Hulu) – Season 1 – RTC
- Outlander (Starz) – Season 4: Ep. 2-9 – RTC
- Santa Clarita Diet (Netflix) – Season 1: Ep. 1 – RTC
- Great British Baking Show (Netflix / PBS)
- The Voice (NBC)
- Chicago: Fire (NBC) – Season 7: Ep. 9
- Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable (Netlfix)
How was your December? Let me know!
Here’s to a wonderful 🎉🎉2019! 😘
YAASSSS!!!! Hope your 2019 is the greatest year yet! ❤️❤️
My December made me thankful for a new year and it looks like yours was the same! 😂🎉
Here’s to looking forward 2019 and saying goodbye to 2018! 🥂
I’m glad you had a great December! I’m in love with Halsey atm her music is amazing, I still need to watch Santa Clarita Diet.
I adore Halsey! Her lyrics and tonality is what drew me in and it’s been a 10/10 recommend since! And Santa Clarita Diet is a disturbingly addictive show? like I only watched one episode so far, but I weirdly just want to binge the entire thing. lololololol. Let me know your thoughts if you start it!
Without Me by Halsey <3. A time was had with #Moonstruck so maybe we should consider book three as well… LOL.
A BOP!!!!!
I just answered my question from before on if you read Jock Rule. I think I ended up giving that one three stars. I didn’t love it like I did the first one.
Also, Without me by Halsey is my jam!
Yeah it Jock Rule definitely felt different from Jock Row, plus no one can beat Scarlett and Sterling! 😂😂 HALSEY IS A 10!!! <3
I love those two! Do you think she’s going to write another one in that series?
I think she is! The Douchebag series was suppose to end with the Coaching hours but now we are getting the Lying Hours, so anything is possible with Ney!
Fingers crossed for another book!
Great post ☺️
Thank you!
I finished my rewatch of Buffy season 1 this week….1st or 2nd Jan I think. It’s a time honestly, and I’m finding my courage to start on season 2 hehe.
*gives you all the popcorn* yay for wading through crowds to get presents though! I wouldn’t even entertain the idea, just run the other way, it was bad enough throughout December with the crowds in town. And I had to be in town for college, so I couldn’t escape the horrid crowds >.>
My december mostly consisted of me flapping over getting graphics done, it was a time Sam as well as falling behind on erm blog hopping to Bookending Winter xD
BUUFFFFYYYYY!!!!!! I need to get on watching season 2 before Kal and Jamsu have a coronary. lol. 😂😂
oof crowds can choke. They should know when our presence is near and dissipate when we arrive. 😂
But you got them done! And we wont bring up the blog hop struggle. A time indeed 😂😂
First of all I LOVE your new blog aesthetic it looks so nice! Secondly, I am sososo thankful that 2018 gave me you & your friendship! Thanks for not feeling SoC with me and I hope our TCD buddy read fares better
<3 <3 <3 I'm so glad we became friends wonder twin and TCD shall fare with greatness!
YESSSS QUEEN! And hopefully I will have the desire to pick up a book again soon.