Monthly Archives: October 2020

10.17.20
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Getting Personal #226: Sixteenth TBR Recap

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Welcome back!

Here’s what I’ve read since my last TBR recap:

  1. Elliott, T.E., Loved by the Beast: A Historical Retelling of Beauty and the Beast

Removing from Laura Beth’s TBR

  1. DiAngelo, Robin, White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism
  2. Wilkinson, Lauren, American Spy
  3. Zailckas, Koren, Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood *Re-Read*

Keep & Re-Classify – Laura Beth’s Updated TBR

  1. Oviatt, Didi, Sketch
  2. Thomas, Angie, The Hate U Give
  3. Weilert, Benjamin M., Buried Colony (ARC)
  4. Westover, Tara, Educated
  5. Whitehead, Colson, The Underground Railroad *Re-Read*
  6. Whitehead, Colson, The Nickel Boys

Adding to the TBR

  1. Harr, Jonathan, A Civil Action *Re-Read*
  2. King, Stephen, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft *Re-Read*

So, my current TBR is 8 books.

Do you have a TBR?

What are you looking forward to reading next?

Until the next headline, Laura Beth 🙂

10.16.20
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Getting Personal #225: October Goals

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Hello, October! I’m loving the cooler weather. Fall is on its way.

Here are my goals for the month of October:

  1. Donate blood.
  2. Celebrate Mom’s birthday!
  3. Publish a post about my July Camp NaNoWriMo session.
  4. Keep up with my pen pals!
  5. Put away all the clean laundry.
  6. Go through my fall/winter clothes.
  7. Designate what clothes to donate.
  8. Publish my regular TBR Recap post.
  9. Continue work on the filing system.
  10. Clean off the couch in my office.
  11. Complete my American Girl re-organization project with my blue storage cubes.
  12. Prepare for NaNoWriMo 2020.
  13. Help my former professor by reviewing and giving feedback on her book.
  14. Send my completed second draft of my novel to my readers.

What about you? Do you have any goals for the month of October?

Until the next headline, Laura Beth 🙂

10.15.20
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Getting Personal #224: September Goals Recap

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I’m back, with a vengeance!

I fell into a terrible slump in early September. Dealing with my generalized anxiety, COVID-19, work stress, and feeling like a failure. But, I’ve picked myself up, and I’m ready to get back to the blog!

Here were my goals for the month of September:

  1. Celebrate our 10-year dating anniversary! — Accomplished!
  2. Get the photos and other wall hanging items off the floor in my office and get them on the walls. — Did not accomplish.
  3. Make at least one thrift store donation run. — Accomplished!
  4. Finish getting my P.E.O. President materials organized. — Semi-Achieved.
  5. Publish a post about my July Camp NaNoWriMo session. — Did not accomplish.
  6. List at least one of my three boxes of American Girl items for sale. — Accomplished!
  7. Keep up with my pen pals! — Did not accomplish.
  8. Publish at least one Writing Prompt post. — Did not accomplish.
  9. Put away all the clean laundry. — Did not accomplish.
  10. Finish re-organizing the filing system. — Did not accomplish.
  11. Finish de-cluttering the dining room buffet. — Did not accomplish.

Al and I celebrated the 10th anniversary of our first date by getting take-out dinner from a wonderful local restaurant, Lobscouser.

September was full of working from home, going into the office a bit more frequently, paying off more credit card debt, and developing some strategies for the next few months. I feel like I’ve been more on top of things with the house, with the exception of my office. I need to get that mojo back!

I’m also really close to finishing the book I’m reading. It’s been a breath of fresh air, but I’ve been so tired at night that I don’t have the energy to read more than a few pages. We have enjoyed sitting on our porch more often, now that the weather is cooler.

In terms of writing, I made some more notes about my second draft. I need to go back into it and add a few more things before sending it back to my readers. I’m long past my self-imposed deadline of getting it to them (originally the end of August), but I will persevere in October!

I’m excited to participate in NaNoWriMo in November, but I currently have no idea what I’m doing for it yet.

What about you? Did you have any goals for the month of September?

Come back tomorrow to see my goals for October!

Until the next headline, Laura Beth 🙂