Saturday, February 3, 2018

January in Review

My Focuses for the Month
    Hydrating.
    Walking or running as many days as possible. (Walking or running every day is probably an impossible goal, but I did manage to run/walk a total of 35 miles this month.)
    Eating out of the pantry and freezer.

What I Read
    In Print —
    On My Kindle —
    Strong, Brave, Loved by Holley Gerth. (Perfect read for me at the beginning of this year when my One Little Word is Strong!)
    Via Audio —
    New Boy by Tracy Chevalier. (Compelling re-telling of Othello as part of the Hogarth Shakespeare series.)
    Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson. (Like with Brown Girl Dreaming, I found myself inspired to write some of the stories of my life.)
Finishing six books in January puts me a little behind schedule for my goal of 104 books in the year.


What I Watched
    One movie via NetFlix — Cinderella (2015).
    One movie on DVD — Wonder Women (2017).

What I Saw
    The Broadway touring production of Something Rotten.
    BYU Vocal Point in concert.
    Hillcrest High School's production of The Farnsworth Invention.
    Aida at Hale Centre Theatre.
    Bright Star at Pioneer Theatre Company.
    Four BYU Women's Basketball games at the Marriott Center.

Some Other Places I Went
    The office of my eye doctor (twice) (for some glaucoma testing and to order a pair of eyeglasses).
    The office of my dentist.
    My hairdresser (where I finally got the short cut I've been thinking about for months).
    The Draper Temple (three times).

What I Read and/or Studied in the Bible
What I Celebrated
    My daughter Erin's 22nd birthday.

Biggest Expenditure of the Month
    The portion of my son Jonathan's tuition and fees not covered by his scholarship.

What I'm Most Looking Forward to in February
    The beginning of Lent (on February 14).
    A weekend trip to Los Angeles with my husband.