January Wrap Up 2019

Here we go again. January has flown by in the blink of an eye and it’s like we never rang in a New Year. January wasn’t a bad month for me. I read and finished a book, started job number 3, and kept researching possible cities to visit. What sucked was getting back into the daily grind of work, more work, and then sleep. If it isn’t obvious, I’m craving an adventure. Luckily, Elantris was a brilliant escape, and Brandon Sanderson came up with a brilliant concept and introduced me to a world of magic and intrigue. It was a great way to kick off my reading year. Here’s what else I got up to in January.

Review
January 14th: Elantris by Brandon Sanderson: 4.5/5 Stars

Top Ten Tuesday
January 1st: Best of 2018
January 8th: Most Anticipated Releases of 2019 pt. 1
January 22nd: Books I Meant to Read in 2018 but Didn’t
January 29th: Recent Books on the To-Read List

Waiting on Wednesday
January 2nd: Crown of Feathers
January 9th: Aurora Rising
January 16th: The Tiger at Midnight
January 23rd: Wicked Fox
January 30th: I Hope You Get This Message

TV & Film
January 24th: TV Talk: Titans – a brilliant debut season following one of my favourite superhero sidekick turned leader.

January 11th: What I’ve Been Watching. This time it was all about festive films and detective dramas.

Favourite Posts in January

Carrianne @ Carrianne’s Cuppa ‘n Critiques talks about book blogging expectations vs the realities.

Laashan @ Bookidote wants to know how we connect with the blogging community.

Fadwa @ Word Wonders tells us the 6 reasons she fell in love with re-reading.

The Orangutan Librarian comes to the defense of fairy tales.

Marie @ Drizzle and Hurricane Books wonders if she’s not critical enough while reading books.

Summer @ Xingsings made the tough decision to stop blogging. This is her goodbye.

Swetlana @ The Caffeinated Bookworm Life provides 16 blog post ideas to help you get through at least a month of blogging.

Kat @ Life and Other Disasters did a brilliant feature on her top 18 of 2018 and I loved the top 18 TV shows of 2018 post.

February Goals

Book a trip. I’ve made the decision to do city breaks this year because I know things are going to get, and already are, busy. However, the most frustrating part of it all is booking it. You see, logically I know I can solo travel and I love every minute of it. However, since coming back home it’s like all that can do energy has just been zapped so I need to remind myself that I can do it and I will enjoy it. What I do know is that I plan on going to Berlin sometime this year, maybe in the Spring/Summer, but before that, I might just plan a little city break to Prague or Dublin.

My other goal is to study for my theory test. Now, I will never publically declare when I take the test, but I want to focus a bit more on the revision for my theory test. Luckily, I made the choice to download the official app so it means that during my breaks at work I can do some revising. 

Keep reading. I feel like a slump is hitting me again, but I’m more prepared and will happily embrace it. I’m currently reading the Collector’s Edition of Six of Crows and it’s amazing how I forgot about the little details that happened in the book. This is why I love re-reading, even if it’s just a chapter at lunch at the moment.

What was your highlight of the month?
Did you make any plans?
What was your book of the month?