Emily Marie is Me

ME THIS MONTH February! What a month. It's always amazing to me how many things can come up when you originally didn't have much planned. And yet as I'm about to start writing this I feel like I'm going to say the same things I always do! I ended up working a lot and doing some extra/new stuff (coupon book ads!!), I spent a lot of time with friends, had a really bad weekend, had a really good weekend, and got a few things passed off from my list! Maybe next time I plan my month (sometime in the next 24 hours) I should just assume that this same stuff will happen. If I consciously expect these "spontaneous" things, then I won't be so thrown off when it all comes up again. I mean, they're always a little different, but in essence it's all pretty similar. And honestly that's one reason why I'm so happy to have this list to do! It spices things up :) I did have a really good birthday though! That doesn't happen every month :) Jonathan

63. Read all the Harry Potter books again (2/18/2018) Finally finished! It took me a lot longer than I thought it would. I physically read each book this time through, except a few chapters from #2, and listening to more might have helped me get through them quicker. But I wanted to actually read them this time, because I listened to 4, 5, and 6 my first time through and I wondered if I missed anything. While reading, I discovered that I definitely didn't remember as much in those three books, but nothing seemed like new information. Both ways of experiencing Harry Potter is great, but I really love listening to them (Jim Dale is the BEST). I'll probably just listen to them the next time through. If I had wanted to go more in depth with this goal, I would have written up a paragraph or so of my thoughts after I finished each book. But I didn't think about that until the 5th or 6th book, and technically it wasn't part of the goal, so that won't be happening. B

ME THIS MONTH This month has been good! We had a pretty uneventful New Year's Eve - just played games and spent the night at my in-law's. Then on the 12th, we had a faux New Year's Eve party with our friends! My high school friends and I used to throw New Year's Eve parties with friends all the time, and it's become kind of a tradition for me. A group of our friends were all busy or out of town on the 31st, so we decided to postpone it, but still party! We played tons of games, I discovered a love for cucumber sandwiches, and we even had confetti poppers! (Sara is the best) Other things of note this month! I finally got stuff up for my Etsy shop and officially opened by sharing it on Facebook and Instagram! A few friends and family have followed my stuff, and some random people favorited a few of my designs! It's been about 2 weeks and I still don't have any sales yet, but I didn't totally expect to. I'm going to need to do a lot more marketing