Category: Blogmas 2022

Some of the Books I Want to Reread in 2023

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As I look towards 2023, I realized there a things I want to do and see again. Some of these things include trips to places I began to miss visiting during the pandemic. Others are things I want to do because I enjoyed them that much.

One of the things is rereading certain books. I really enjoyed reading certain books so much I want to read them all over again. In 2023, I picked out a few titles that I want to read again. Unfortunately, my list is long, so I narrowed it down to six books to talk about in a post.
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A Few of the Books I Want to Read in 2023

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It’s almost the end of 2022. Amount the many things that happen this time of the year, one of the most annoying is my self loathing for not getting enough done by the end of the year. It is one of my worst traits and is something I always strive to improve not matter what time of they year it is. It seems to be especially worst near year’s end, probably because of amount of publicly acknowledgment of people’s regrets for the year.

Even though I can go on and on in a blog post about all the things I didn’t do throughout the year, I like to be optimistic. Especially online. So, instead I will be talking about one of the less important things I didn’t do this year: Read all books I wanted to read!

There are various reasons why I didn’t get around to reading these books, but it mostly has to do with lack of time. Even though I’m sure there will be many books in 2023 I would like to read, these books are on the top of my to-read list.

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5 Places I Want to Celebrate New Year’s Eve At

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It’s almost New Year’s Eve! Even though I have plans this year, (Which is staying at home and wait for midnight) there are places I would love to spend New Year’s Eve. For years, I had a bucket list of places I would like to spend certain holidays at. Since I formed the list, I knew five places would be my ideal place to spend New Year’s Eve. Even though I’m not going to do much this year, I do hope I will get to visit at least one of these places for New Year’s Eve. Continue reading “5 Places I Want to Celebrate New Year’s Eve At” →

Book Review: Claris The Chicest Mouse in Paris: Holiday Heist by Megan Hess

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Near the end of 2021, I found one of Megan Hess’ Clairs books went on sale on Amazon. It was reduced enough that I felt comfortable purchasing it. The book, called Claris, The Chicest Mouse in Paris Holiday Heist, is a Christmas book about an adventure Clair’s goes on during the holiday season in New York City. It looked super cute and, even though I don’t have children, I really enjoy owning children’s books with beautiful illustrations. Even though I purchased the book in the beginning of the year, I wanted to wait until Blogmas to publish a review post about it. Continue reading “Book Review: Claris The Chicest Mouse in Paris: Holiday Heist by Megan Hess” →

Lenox 2022 Snow Fantasies Cross and Snowflake Ornament Review

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This year, I restricted my Christmas decor as much as I could. Even though I like to buy my favorite Christmas decor every year and add it to my Christmas decoration collection, this year I didn’t find many items I wanted. Even though I didn’t find many items I wanted, I did find many ornaments I liked. I purchased quite a few of them this year, but they are mainly from Hallmark.

Even though Hallmark had plenty of ornaments I wanted, there weren’t many expensive and high end ornaments I wanted. I felt the ornament’s quality is not as nice as in previous years. I felt this way for all the ornaments except for a handful of ornements. After thinking about if I wanted them or not, I found two of the ornaments I liked from Lenox was on sale for a really good price. I decided to purchase them and add them to my collection. Continue reading “Lenox 2022 Snow Fantasies Cross and Snowflake Ornament Review” →

Book Review: A Quilt for Christmas: A Christmas Novella by Melody Carlson

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A few months ago, while browsing for DVDs of Hallmark Christmas movies on Amazon, I got sidetracked and began to find many new Christmas themed books. Even though I wanted a DVD more than a book, I decided to preorder one of the new Christmas books instead. The book I decided to preorder is A Quilt for Christmas: A Christmas Novella by Melody Carlson.

Once it arrived in the mail, I sat down and began to read it. I really enjoyed it, so I decided to write a review post about it for Blogmas. Continue reading “Book Review: A Quilt for Christmas: A Christmas Novella by Melody Carlson” →

Favorite High End and Luxury Advent Calendars for 2022

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This year’s economic problems has not been easy to shop for Christmas presents. I am no exception. Still, I really enjoyed browsing high priced advent calendars. Of course I can’t afford to purchase anything I look at, but I still wanted to see what kind of products a high priced advent calendar will come with.

After looking at so many advent calendars, I favored some more than others. Just for fun, I decided to write a post for Blooms showing my most favorite high end and luxury advent calendars for 2022. Continue reading “Favorite High End and Luxury Advent Calendars for 2022” →

DIY Crafts I Want to Make for Next Year’s Christmas

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As I write this, I don’t think I have as much free time to work on my sewing, crafting, and general DIY list. I used crafting and sewing as a way to relieve stress. Yet, right now I’m not able to work on everything I planned on! Since I don’t have the time to work on anything, I decided to buy the supplies for everything I wanted to make and make them over the course of the next year for Christmas.

Even though I like to write about what I make on a different blog, I am currently taking a break from it. When I return from my break in January, Christmas will be over. This makes writing a post about all my planned crafting and DIY projects I want to make for Christmas very odd! Instead, I decided to write the post here on this blog as part of Blogmas 2022! Continue reading “DIY Crafts I Want to Make for Next Year’s Christmas” →

Movie Review: A Princess for Christmas (2011)

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Every holiday season, I enjoy watching Hallmark Christmas movies. For anyone who read this blog for a while, this probably comes as no surprise. Even though I enjoy the new movies that are released every year, there are a handful of movies that I enjoy watching more than all the new and old movies Hallmark makes. One of these movies is A Princess for Christmas.

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Bath and Body Works Strawberry Snowflake Shower Gel

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This year, Bath and Body Works released multiple new scents with berry scent notes in them. I love berry scents, but my favorite scent note is strawberries. Even though I love strawberry scent notes, I don’t expect them in a Christmas themed scent. When I discovered Bath and Body Works released a Christmas scent called Strawberry Snowflakes, I wanted to try it. Continue reading “Bath and Body Works Strawberry Snowflake Shower Gel” →