January, a month full of beginnings and course corrections and wondering about more course corrections. 😉
This month’s full plate was jam-packed with special foods (cheesecake, peanut butter cookies, gluten-free cake, etc.) since it was our most birthday heavy month. 😉
Anyway, here’s a quick update on my full plate last month…
Pleasure read:
The City of Ember (five stars, read-aloud)
The Wreck and Rise of Whitson Mariner (four stars)
Annie’s Life in Lists (four stars)
I also binged on picture books (yes, it’s true) and read The Day the Crayons Came Home, The Day the Crayons Quit, Sheep 101, Counting on Katherine, Thirty Minutes Over Oregon, and Can I Be Your Dog?.
Answered:
Emails 😛
Googled:
An author’s pen name
Tessa and Scott ice dancing
Body language
Downs Syndrome
British way of writing dates
Average age of mothers when they have first child
List of classic books
Suburbs of Portland, OR
Seating on a school bus (story research!)
Drawing on canvas with pencil
“Rewrite the Stars” scene from the movie
Wrote:
12,471 words on “Imperfect”!
Blog posts (the top five being Look What’s Coming! (Cover Reveal + Giveaway), The 20-Question Book Tag, A Smorgasbord of Writing Music, Doings of Kate, and Halfway!!! (+Excerpt).)
Entries in my book journal
Some random essays
Miscellaneoused:
Celebrated the last day of peppermint shakes with a sister and friends
Wrote at a coffee shop with sibs
Made a thank you card
Weeded the yard
Went to the library three times in one week!
Loved “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” with my family ❤
Bought way too many books (I’ll post about later)
Visited a Little Free Library (and got us terrific-ly turned around on the way XD)
I also started a new devotional and Bible reading plan, celebrated three family birthdays, formatted my new short story as a minibook, and ventured into visual arts with a sketch, a painting, and trying to take better pictures. 😉
This month, I’m looking forward to wrapping up the first draft of “Imperfect”, sharing a collab and an author interview with you, and possibly making more thank you cards because that’s still a goal. 😉
How was your January? What are you looking forward to this month?
Sounds awesome! January was a looong month now that I think about it. Anyhoo, that’s awesome! And was the collab with Anna cuz… *tries not to burst*
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😀 No, this one’s not with Anna, but we still want to do our idea when we can. 😉 Sometime…
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I’ll be waiting… 😜
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Sounds like you had a good month! 😀
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😀 I did!
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You had a busy and productive January. I started reading “Villette” by Charlotte Bronte”. My twin is also reading it. We try to read a chapter a day. The story is slow and dreary. it is not easy reading. We are half way through and determined to finish the book. Critics have said it is better than “Jane Eyre. We do not agree. February I intend to start an exercise with Marie Osmond’s Body Gym. I want to learn to sew. I am teaching myself Latin.
Marilyn
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Aw, sorry! Dreary books are not fun to read. Those sounds like some great goals/activities!
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Ooh, fun post, Kate! Looks like you had a great month! 😀 Hehe, in January we have three birthdays too! (my mom, dad, and sister) Very fun! 🙂
That’s a good looking little library… lots of books!
And YAY! Buying books is always fun! 😉
The thing I’m most looking forwards to this month…..um… probably my birthday! 😛
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Thanks, Liz! 😉 Ah, fun!!! The ones in my family are my parents and a sister too. 😉
Yes!!! It was suprisingly full. 😉
Isn’t it?!! I can’t wait for the books to come. *goes to track my package* *again*
Ooo, yay! Happy birthday! 😀
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I have a *slight* obsession with figure skating, so I got really excited when I was initially skimming this post and saw “Tessa and Scott ice dancing” lol! Also I love how artistic your month was. Sounds like it was full and fun!
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Eeek! Highest of fives!!! I discovered how much I love figure skating/ice dancing last Winter Olympics, and ever since I’ve been a fan. 😉
Aw, thanks! It was great. 😀
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Ooh collab! I’m excited to see that! xD Just curious, why did you search up “Down’s Syndrome”? 😉
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Me too. XD
Story research. 😀 Why do you ask?
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I’m very involved in a special needs community (one of my closest friends has DS), so I could help you with your research if needed. 🙂 I really was just curious though. XD
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Aw, thanks so much for the offer! I think I have all the info I need right now, but I may want you for a beta-reader. 😀
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Sounds good! Any time. 🙂
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Oh, I love your plate updates. January was an amazing month, that ended with us getting a dog! How is your family dog? Anyway, I’m looking forward to a lot of different things this month. 😀
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Aw, thanks! Woohooo!!! Boy or girl? Name? Breed?
Our dog is doing great. He fits so well into our family, and we love him a ton. ❤ We named him Jack.
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Girl, her name is Star, and she’s a Tibetan Spaniel. Awe, Jack sounds adorable.
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Aw, that’s an adorable name! ❤ I looked up the breed, and she's super cute.
He is!!! I should post pictures sometime. 😀
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You should post pictures, and Star is an adorable dog!!! ❤
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I will definitely sometime. 😀
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January has been pretty good (even though I haven’t really accomplished anything), I’m looking forward to starting my schedule this month and seeing how much I can get done!
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Nice! I hope it goes well. 😉
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