Happy Monday! I'm so glad it's finally December because November was absolutely the worst month for me. It was an absolute dumpster fire, and I can assure you that if I ever have to reflect on November 2022, I will not look back at those memories with joy.
We had something significant happen to us in November, but things are returning to normal, and I am incredibly grateful for that. Although November was mostly a scary month, a few moments were great. We celebrated Thanksgiving at mami's house. I got a lot of stuff done way in advance, so I didn't have to worry too much about things on my to-do list. We finished Christmas shopping. I took an important test and got a near-perfect score! Hooray for that because so many opportunities can open up for me because I passed the exam.
November was a brutal month, but it taught me many things. I still tried to focus on being grateful, although I will admit that there were times when it was hard to focus on gratitude. Now November took an unexpected turn for me, and although I didn't focus too much on my goals, I did try to work on a few things here and there.
Since it's a new month, and I'm trying to get things back to normal, now is a good time to share my December goals and recap how I did with my November goals.
Recap of November Goals
- Read 5 books: I read 20 books in November. I usually read many more books than that, but as I've mentioned, November was just an absolute dumpster fire. However, I made sure to read because reading is a comfort for me. One of my favorite reads was Galatea by Madeline Miller. Galatea is a short story retelling with a unique spin on the myth of Pygmalion and Galatea. I loved that the story was told from the perspective of the statue, Galatea. Another favorite read was Golden by Wilder. This collection was a bit happier than Wilder's previous collection of poetry, Nocturnal.
- Read and review 3 books I received from Netgalley: I'm surprised that I read and reviewed exactly 3 books I received from Netgalley. I read Season of the Bruja Vol.1 by Aaron Duran, Golden by Wilder, and When We Were Sisters by Fatimah Asghar.
- Complete 2 half-finished memory-keeping projects: I didn't work on my creative projects in November. I was not in a good place or mood to work on memory-keeping projects.
- Publish 1 personal piece on the blog: I did publish a personal piece about five things that bring me comfort (especially while I was going through a rough time). You can read it here. I also shared my monthly If You and I Had Coffee post.
- Participate in Exhale's November blog hop: I'm disappointed that I didn't participate in Exhale's November blog hop, but I still plan to publish my piece on the blog.
- Read 5 books
- Read and review 2 books I received from Netgalley
- Complete 1 half-finished memory-keeping project
- Publish 2 personal pieces on the blog
- Participate in Exhale's December blog hop
- Try 1 new recipe
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