December 2016 Monthly Highlights

Well, December went by quickly! It didn't help that I was sick for about half of the month. First with a cold, then a week before Christmas I think I had the flu. I was completely miserable then. Goodbye, 2016 and Hello, 2017! 

Happy New Year, Everyone!!!!

I can't believe it is already a new year. I didn't get as much accomplished in 2016 as I wanted to blog-wise. But I did get a couple scrapbooks done for my girls, taught myself to crochet via Youtube videos, and met most of my reading challenge goals. So I am happy with what I did get done. 

Overall, 2016 wasn't exactly the best year. There are several celebrity deaths that surprised me and saddened me a lot. David Bowie, Alan Rickman, Alan Thicke, and Carrie Fisher, especially. All because these were people that I didn't know personally, but they still influenced my life in one way or another. 

I still get sad when I think of David Bowie's death. I cried for a while when I heard the news. I also remember a few days later I heard one of his songs on the radio while I was driving with my youngest daughter, and I fought back tears. Then after the song ended and another one began, I remembered "Oh yeah, 'Two for Tuesday'". Luckily, I was almost to the store, so I was able to park and cry in my car. My daughter asked, "What's wrong, Mommy?" And I told her, "Mommy just really loves David Bowie's music, and it is sad because he died recently." She then said to me, "Oh. I really wish I could have met him." Which made me smile and I told her that I wish I could have too. 

There are some other things that disappointed me this year, but I am choosing to look at the good things that have happened instead.  Because there are a lot of good things that have happened as well. 

Enough of me rambling about the year. Here are the books I read in December and how I ended with my 2016 Reading Challenges!

1. Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
2. The Promise of Amazing by Robin Constantine
3. One Paris Summer by Denise Grover Swank
4. The Wrath & The Dawn (The Wrath & The Dawn #1) by Renee Ahdieh
5. The Rose & The Dagger (The Wrath & The Dawn #2) by Renee Ahdieh
6. Exit Stage Left by Gail Nall
7. Map to the Stars by Jen Malone
8. Gemina (The Illuminae Files #2) by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

2016 GoodReads Challenge:

115/100

Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl 

9/12
Read This Month:

None read this month.

Hosted by Love at First Page

12/12 series

Read This Month:

1. The Wrath & The Dawn (The Wrath & The Dawn #1) by Renee Ahdieh
2. The Rose & The Dagger (The Wrath & The Dawn #2) by Renee Ahdieh

Hosted by The Daily Prophecy

17/20

Read this Month:

1. The Wrath & The Dawn (The Wrath & The Dawn #1) by Renee Ahdieh
2. The Rose & The Dagger (The Wrath & The Dawn #2) by Renee Ahdieh

Hosted by Cornerfolds and My Soul Called Life 

4/10

Read This Month:

None read this month

Hosted by Alexa Loves Books and Hello, Chelly

20/15

Read This Month:

1. The Wrath & The Dawn (The Wrath & The Dawn #1) by Renee Ahdieh
2. The Rose & The Dagger (The Wrath & The Dawn #2) by Renee Ahdieh

Hosted by Gone With the Words & Love at First Page

28/21
Read This Month:

1. Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
2. The Promise of Amazing by Robin Constantine
3. One Paris Summer by Denise Grover Swank
4. Exit Stage Left by Gail Nall
5. Map to the Stars by Jen Malone

 Hosted by Pretty Deadly Reviews

38/25
Read This Month:

1. Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
2. The Promise of Amazing by Robin Constantine

Hosted by The YA Book Traveler

50/40
Read This Month:

1. Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
2. The Promise of Amazing by Robin Constantine
3. The Wrath & The Dawn (The Wrath & The Dawn #1) by Renee Ahdieh

I ended up not finishing 3 of my reading challenges. But overall, I am happy with how much I read and completing most of the challenges I entered. How was your December? How was your 2016?