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Monday, January 1: What are your "reading" resolutions for the new year?

Book Concierge wrote: "Monday, January 1: What are your "reading" resolutions for the new year?"

I hope to read 61 books this year. Try to participate more within the Goodread groups.

Book Concierge wrote: "Monday, January 1: What are your "reading" resolutions for the new year?"

I don't make New Year's resolutions. And I don't concentrate on number of pages or books because it's about quality not quantity. I would rather benefit from fifty pages a year than race through some 'impressive number' to achieve a number goal.

My only reading resolution is to get my F2F book club selections read a month in advance!

I don't count pages or set goals for number of books, either, ilikeboox. I just read.

Tuesday, January 2: Are you looking forward to any movies coming out this year?

Leah wrote: "Tuesday, January 2: Are you looking forward to any movies coming out this year?"

I'm looking forward to Avengers: Infinity War and Wrinkle in Time.

Wednesday, January 3: Would you consider yourself artistic?

Leah wrote: "Wednesday, January 3: Would you consider yourself artistic?"

Not even a little bit! LOL My kids are both very artistic. My oldest loves cosplay and is in her 4th year of art class in high school.

Leah wrote: "Wednesday, January 3: Would you consider yourself artistic?"

I better, that's part of my business!

Leah wrote: "Tuesday, January 2: Are you looking forward to any movies coming out this year?"

I want to see THE POST starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks.

I also saw a trailer for a movie with Donald Sutherland and Helen Mirren ... I think it was titled The Leisure Seekers or something like that (Darn if I can find my notes that I jotted on some random piece of paper .. in the dark, in the theater)

Leah wrote: "Wednesday, January 3: Would you consider yourself artistic?"

Not if you are referring to painting / drawing / sculpting.

Thursday, January 4: What's your favorite color?

Leah wrote: "Thursday, January 4: What's your favorite color?"
green

Leah wrote: "Thursday, January 4: What's your favorite color?"

Blue

Friday, January 5: Is there a food you've never tried and have absolutely no desire to?

SO many! oranges, seafood, Mexican food, sushi, beets to name a few...
I have food allergies to these and more

Leah wrote: "Friday, January 5: Is there a food you've never tried and have absolutely no desire to?"

I'll eat anything that isn't moving too fast ... at least once.

But there are two foods I absolutely can't stand -
Macaroni & Cheese
Peanut Butter and Jelly

Book Concierge wrote: "Monday, January 1: What are your "reading" resolutions for the new year?"

200 books, 40000 pages, no reading slumps

Leah wrote: "Tuesday, January 2: Are you looking forward to any movies coming out this year?"

Not really

Leah wrote: "Wednesday, January 3: Would you consider yourself artistic?"

Yes. I knit a little. I do counted cross-stitch and I paint.

Leah wrote: "Thursday, January 4: What's your favorite color?"

Red

Leah wrote: "Friday, January 5: Is there a food you've never tried and have absolutely no desire to?"

Most Asian foods. They just don't sound good and the pictures don't look good.

Book Concierge wrote: "Leah wrote: "Tuesday, January 2: Are you looking forward to any movies coming out this year?"

I want to see THE POST starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks.

I also saw a trailer for a movie with Don..."

Of course! Gotta love Tom Hanks!

Leah wrote: "Friday, January 5: Is there a food you've never tried and have absolutely no desire to?"

Sushi.

Sunday, January 7: How often do you buy groceries?

Hubby and I have developed a habit of going to the store every day and buying just what we need for that day's meals. Obviously, there are some things we buy in larger quantities (staples like flour, sugar, spices, coffee), but we mostly shop the "outside" of the store - produce, dairy, meats, seafood.

Book Concierge wrote: "Sunday, January 7: How often do you buy groceries?

About once a week for all our meal items. A couple more times a week for all the things I forget we need or change of plans in meals.

About 3 to 4 times a week.

Monday, January 8: What was your first job?

Book Concierge wrote: "Sunday, January 7: How often do you buy groceries?

I try to go once a week, but sometimes have to stop midweek for something my kids forgot they needed.

Leah wrote: "Monday, January 8: What was your first job?"

I worked at a daycare when I was in high school. It was perfect. Worked 3pm-6pm Monday thru Friday, no weekends.

Leah wrote: "Monday, January 8: What was your first job?"

I worked concessions at a movie theater.

Leah wrote: "Monday, January 8: What was your first job?"

I worked at Brooke Army Medical Center (at Ft Sam Houston TX), processing morning reports for the 14 companies in that command.

Tuesday, January 9: How do you take your coffee?

Leah wrote: "Tuesday, January 9: How do you take your coffee?"

With cream (flavored preferred) and sugar

Leah wrote: "Tuesday, January 9: How do you take your coffee?"

Black
1st cup is "high-test" and then I switch to decaf

Wednesday, January 10: If you had $10,000 to donate to ONE charity, what would it be?

Leah wrote: "Wednesday, January 10: If you had $10,000 to donate to ONE charity, what would it be?"

My local humane society, not the national one that donates nothing to my local society and keeps too much for administrative costs. When I dontate locally 100% goes to the shelter.

Leah wrote: "Tuesday, January 9: How do you take your coffee?"
Black first thing in the morning. With flavored creamer later in the day.

Leah wrote: "Monday, January 8: What was your first job?"

Babysitting for 35 cents an hour. First job for a business was waitressing.

Leah wrote: "Tuesday, January 9: How do you take your coffee?"

In cake or ice cream. I don't drink coffee but I like coffee flavored foods.

Leah wrote: "Monday, January 8: What was your first job?"

Working in a bakery. It was delicious!

Leah wrote: "Wednesday, January 10: If you had $10,000 to donate to ONE charity, what would it be?"

Something to help underprivileged people become self-sufficient.

Leah wrote: "Wednesday, January 10: If you had $10,000 to donate to ONE charity, what would it be?"

I would donate it to a local all-girls middle school for at-risk kids.

Thursday, January 11: If you could meet one author, living or dead, who would it be?

Leah wrote: "Thursday, January 11: If you could meet one author, living or dead, who would it be?"

Daphne du Maurier - Her novel Rebecca is one of my favorites.

Leah wrote: "Thursday, January 11: If you could meet one author, living or dead, who would it be?"

Harper Lee

Leah wrote: "Thursday, January 11: If you could meet one author, living or dead, who would it be?"

Rick Bragg.

Sunday, January 14: Is there a genre of book you avoid?

Leah wrote: "Sunday, January 14: Is there a genre of book you avoid?"

Probably paranormal romance .... urban fantasy also isn't high on my list.

Leah wrote: "Sunday, January 14: Is there a genre of book you avoid?"

Romance, sci-fi.