Goodbye, Janaury!

A few weeks ago, I told asked 2025 to be kind. So far, I gotta say, it really has been. Let's hope (fingers cross, knock on wood, spin around three times) that it's a good indication of what this year is going to bring.

2025 Resolutions:
     (1) Don't stop reading
            (b) Complete Monthly Reading Challenge(s)
     (2) Make memories
     (3) Share love of books/reading
     (4) Be kinder to myself

(1) Book's Read This Month: 53 (might get one more in there before midnight though).

    (b) Monthly Reading Challenge(s): Shape = Polar Bear. Got some A-Z stuff recorded. Some ARCs. Got a LOOOT of Beat The Backlog done (go me!).

(2) January Memories: We finally got around to our family trip down to visit my sister (after it was delayed to to hurricane season being longer than usual--climate change). We went to a lot of really good places to eat food, hung out a lot, saw more manatees than I could count. Cleaned my grandma's place twice. Babysat some of my babes once. My friends and I went out to dinner..and then dessert. Good things are going on at work: I got promoted to full time AND I'm now the new Children's Programing Coordinator. Had some really productive days off near the end of the books (really racked up those reading totals--and random organization stuff).

(3) Posts this month (including this one): 43

(4) I've been mentally better to myself. Like all months, there are days/moments that are worse than others, but overall, I think it went really nicely. I was able to identify when I was feeling overwhelmed and needed a step back, and I did my best to listen to my mind. I didn't necessarily overindulge this month, but I didn't exactly watch what I ate either. I also didn't (yet) get into the physical side of being kinder to myself (maybe in February?). Annnnnd, I've been really good at telling myself that relaxing, reading, binging TV is an appropriate way to spend my time, that not every hobby has to have a tangible outcome. 

Anyone still holding onto their resolutions?

Any exciting January reads? Any existing 2025 reads?
Anything I should check out?

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