Hi friends! It’s a little late for March goals but I figured it’s better late than never right? 🤣 Let’s first recap February’s goals first though.

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February Goals Recap:

• read two books I think I’m going to start adding in small recaps of books I’ve read to these posts.
• find a better schedule for working on Etsy This has been life-changing!!
• edit/organize a month of photos
• plan our weeks
• stick to social media boundaries Another thing that has been life-changing! I can stay so much more focused on things I want to get done throughout the day because I’m not distracted by social media.
• blog once a week
• work on new products for Etsy

Books I’ve Read:

A little check in from my 2021 book list for the year: So far the list has been really helpful when it comes to making sure I have books in the house that I want to read. It also has helped with realizing that I needed to prioritize room in our budget for books or time at the library to get the books. It has given me some motivation to choose to read too because I don’t want to fall too far behind with the list.

So if you remember, I planned to read a fiction and a non-fiction book each month and what I am realizing is that one non-fiction book a month might be too much. When I do choose to sit down to read I’m wanting to sort of checkout and enjoy a story. I do really like reading for learning purposes as well though, I’m just realizing with the amount of time I have (with is not very much because of small children LOL) I will choose fiction more than non-fiction.

Okay now onto the reviews. (I’ve included January’s books as well.)

• The Tattooist of Auschwitz: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  This book was very eye opening and heartbreaking. It is an amazing love story amidst the heartbreaking reality of what went on during the Holocaust. I would recommend this one for sure.
• The Last Anniversary: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  I looove Liane Moriarty. This book was a really great one but I felt it was a little lacking in the ending. I guess I just like to have the ending of books neatly tied up with a bow and this one didn’t quite do that for me. But all in all it was still a very good read if you like chick-lit.
• Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  I very much enjoyed this book and thought it was a great start to the conversation of facing racism. I would love to read more books to learn even more of what I can do to fight racism.
• The Ickabog: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  This was a really cute book. I haven’t read anything by J.K. Rowling since I’ve finished the Harry Potter series so it was really fun to dive back into her writing. I definitely enjoyed this one and am glad she released it.
• One by One: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  This is my third Ruth Ware book and I really enjoyed all of them including this one. I stayed up until 2 am one night because I just had to know how it ended. I looked up reviews after I finished it and was pretty shocked to see there were quite a few people who didn’t enjoy this one that much. I thought it was very suspenseful and would recommend it if you enjoy suspense novels.

You can review my 2021 book list here if you’re interested.

March Goals:

• Read two books
• Blog once a week
• Plan our weeks
• Stick to our new schedule
• Create a cleaning schedule
• Work on new Etsy shop
• Edit one month of photos

I’m excited to keep working on these goals and keep trying on the ones that haven’t quite happened yet.

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