I saw a commercial the other day for Halloween at Disneyland and all I could think was that summer has barely even started and they are already talking about Halloween. It feels like summer took so long to get here and now it's almost over. Although, I do have to confess that we are at the end of a heatwave in Seattle and I am longing for some cooler weather so I definitely can't wait for summer to wrap up.
I wasn't really productive this month as I finally caught COVID. I went 2 1/2 years without catching it and then all of a sudden I woke up one morning not feeling so great. I was out of commission for at least 2 weeks, with isolating and waiting until my test finally came back negative. I saw a lot of the inside of my apartment this month... Here is my monthly wrap-up of some of the other things I was up to in the month of July.
What I'm reading:
I read 11 books this month. I'm not entirely sure how that happened, but I'm not surprised. When I had COVID I basically did nothing but read and watch YouTube, mainly because there was nothing else to do. I've been reading a series by Barbara Freethy called Off the Grid: FBI Series. It's a romantic suspense series that centers around a group of FBI agents and their colleagues. The series has 11 books in it right now and I think I am up to book 9. I'm really enjoying this series - the books are fast-paced and easy to read with some great and complicated characters.
What I'm watching:
I watched The Gray Man on Netflix. It was your average action movie with shootouts and explosions and people double-crossing other people. I didn't find anything especially amazing about it but a lot of people liked it so it has some appeal. I also watched a documentary on Netflix called Girl in the Picture. I had heard about this documentary so I kind of knew what it was about, but I didn't know the whole story and it was wilder than I expected. I actually really like the documentaries that Netflix produces; they seem to be well researched with a lot of interviews with people who are in the know. I definitely keep Netflix around because of its documentaries.
What I'm planning:
Most of my July goals kind of fell to the wayside after I got COVID. For instance, I had an exercise goal and a walking goal that absolutely did not get met as I was stuck in my apartment for part of the month. I was also wary about any sort of exercise because I didn't want to overwork my lungs so I have just been taking it easy. I also had a goal of taking a picture outside every day but that didn't happen either. I am a bit bummed but I think I am going to repeat all my goals in the next month. I am trying to not look at it as a failure or setback since there were a lot of things out of my control. I know can still accomplish what I've set out to do, it just might take me an extra month or so.
See you next month!
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