I know I said this at the end of January but I can’t believe this month is already over. It seemed to fly by and I can’t believe we are going into our third month of 2022. Is this what it’s like getting older? I remember when I was younger and it would seem like a month was forever long but now it seems like time goes past in a blur. Here is my monthly wrap-up of some of the things I’ve been up to in February.
What I’m reading:
I’ve been in a bit of a book slump. I had 3 books that I started to read and I had to put them down because they were just meh. I couldn’t get into the characters and the plots kind of held no interest to me. One of them was a YA novel and I kept finding myself rolling my eyes at everything this girl was saying and doing. Am I getting too old for YA books? Lately, it seems like when I try to read one I find it difficult to relate and everything seems so trivial. Perhaps I am just not reading the right YA books? My favorite book I read this month would have to be Hunt the Stars. I have been really into space opera recently, probably because I find it fascinating and I’m sad that I will likely never see spaceships or space travel like in the books. But I loved the story and the characters and I can’t wait for the next book in that series.
What I’m watching:
I watched a movie on Netflix called Stowaway, starring Anna Kendrick and Toni Collette. I hate typing this but I thought it was kind of boring. For some reason when I read the synopsis box on Netflix, I thought it would be scary or suspenseful but it wasn’t. Additionally, I had so many questions that were never answered. I also finished up watching season 2 of The Witcher. I am definitely still loving this show and loving Henry Cavill. I only read the first book in the series so everything this season was completely new to me and it was fabulous.
What I’m loving:
I am finding that I love a recap. I listened to a podcast that recapped every episode of The Witcher and it was so helpful to me because the hosts talked about all the things I missed. They would explain who a character was, like if it was someone we met in season 1, and it filled in so many gaps for me. I also love a good Wikipedia summary. I am the person that goes to Wikipedia after every movie or tv show just to read the recap. I definitely had to go and read the recap for Stowaway because I probably wasn’t paying attention and I didn’t know what exactly happened at the end so I looked to Wikipedia to tell me.
What I’m doing:
A couple of weekends ago I went on a hike with a friend through Discovery Park. We walked all through the park to get to the beach area and the lighthouse. It was a lot of fun. I hadn’t been to DIscovery Park in years and I had forgotten how green and beautiful all the trees are. It definitely was a challenge as we made our way back from the beach as a lot of the trail is uphill, but we did it!
What I’m drinking:
I’m trying out a new coffee subscription called Cometeer. Basically, you get little capsules of coffee that have been flash-frozen and then you pour either hot water or hot milk over the capsule. This causes it to melt and then you have your coffee! If you want iced coffee, you just put the capsule in the fridge until it is defrosted and then pour cold water or milk over it. I got a variety pack that came with six capsules of four different kinds of coffee and I’ve been trying out all of them. I think the coffee is really good and flavorful and it’s definitely an interesting product.
See you next month!
My oldest twisted my arm to watch The Witcher with him (it’s a little mature for him but he started watching the series with a couple uncles, last summer) and although it’s pretty cheesy I have to admit that I ended up loving it. And I wish I looked like Henry Cavill.
It is a bit cheesy but I love it as well!