Tag: monthly round up

March was a quiet one blog wise as life has been super busy but here’s my monthly snapshot.

Latest posts

• In my Planner – Jan/Feb 2023

New recipes

• quick chicken curry
• chicken leek & corn pie
• curried beef & noodles
• beef fried rice
• meatballs in sticky plum sauce
• garlic butter chicken
• chicken satay rissoles
• bbq pork ribs
• spiced rubbed chicken w maple glaze

What I’ve been consuming (videos, podcasts, books, music)

Lots of craft & gardening videos
AFL

Gratitude

• family
• craft time
• internet friends

Events

• a 13th birthday party – we played D&D
• so many craft/business workshops
• our first lot of bottle fed foster kittens
• School athletics for both kids
• MIL’s birthday

Monthly stats

• Number of photos taken – 364
• Books/pages read – 4 books

Monthly Goals

Current

• Photo-A-Day
• Declutter 365
• Clean up this blog
• Set up April & May in my planner

Next Month

• Photo-A-Day
• Declutter 365
• Winter planner setup
• blog posts

Want to see previous reviews? Check out the 2023 monthly review tag

Welcome to something new I’m doing in 2023 – my month in review. Each month I’ll be sharing

My posts for the month, new recipes I’ve tried, what I’ve been consuming (media wise), how I’ve done with my monthly goals (& sharing the goals for the month ahead), things I’m grateful for, events that happens, stats and anything else I want to share

So onto February 2023

Latest posts

• No new posts since the last review

New recipes

• RecipeTinEats Chicken shawarma
• Beef kebabs
• Meatloaf cupcakes
• Creamy chicken pasta
• RecipeTinEats Chicken lasagne
• Stir fry beef bowl
• Ginger chicken & crunchy noodle salad
• Tandoori chicken wraps (with homemade flour tortillas)
• Chinese pork & vegetables

What I’ve been consuming (videos, podcasts, books, music)

• More junk journal videos
• Lots of history docos
• Death in Paradise
• Grimoire of a Kitchen Witch by Rachel Patterson
• Creative Watercolor by Ana Victoria Calderón
• The Witchy Homestead by Zoe Ingram, Nikki Van De Car

Gratitude

1. Long warm days
2. Kids going back to school
3. James being allowed to drive again

Events

• Lots of craft workshops for me
• Kara turned 13 – I have a teenager!!
• Dad doing a presentation on my Grandfather (his Dad) at the Chin society

Monthly stats

• Number of photos taken – 292
• Books/pages read – 3 books started. 2 books finished.

Monthly Goals

Current

• Photo-A-Day – all done
• Declutter 365 – all done
• Get back into the school routine – daily alarm set for M-F but we still run late most days 🙁
• Clean up this blog – started

Next Month

• Photo-A-Day
• Declutter 365
• Clean up this blog
• Set up April & May in my planner

Want to see previous reviews? Check out the 2023 monthly review tag

Welcome to something new I’m doing in 2023 – my month in review. Each month I’ll be sharing my posts for the month, new recipes I’ve tried, what I’ve been consuming (media wise), how I’ve done with my monthly goals (& sharing the goals for the month ahead), things I’m grateful for, events that happens, stats and anything else I want to share

So onto the review of January 2023

Latest posts

• 2022 – A year in review
• Around here in 2023
• Catching Up – my Winter planner
• Catching up – the rest of 2022 in my planner
• Planner setup for 2023
• 101 things Version 4

New recipes

• English muffins
• Baguettes
• Mongolian beef meatballs
• RecipeTinEats Chicken salad
• Beef rissoles with scallop potato
• Chicken Kyiv pasta bake
• Creamy French onion chicken salad
• Thai chicken meatball salad
• Cheesy one pan sour cream chicken pasta

What I’ve been consuming (videos, podcasts, books, music)

• Junk journal videos
• Cricket – Tests and Big Bash League
• History Channel
• Death in Paradise S10 & S11
• The Legend of Vox Machina Season 2
• Egyptian Mythology by Garry J Shaw
• Grimoire of a Kitchen Witch by Rachel Patterson

Gratitude

1. Family
2. Super relaxed school holidays.
3. Fresh summer fruits – hello mangos

Events

• School holiday workshops for the kids
• Birthdays – Dad & Mine

Monthly stats

Number of photos taken: 363
Books/pages read: 120 pages

Monthly Goals

January Goals

• Photo-A-Day – all 31 days done
• Declutter 365 – a couple of days behind but mostly done
• 1st quarter vision board – done and in my planner

February Goals

• Photo-A-Day
• Declutter 365
• Get back into the school routine
• Clean up this blog

Want to see previous reviews? Check out the 2023 monthly review tag

and happy first day of Summer (& nearly Winter). The weather here is gorgeous today and I’m enjoying the cool breeze from the air con.

Lots going on here this month

• end of school shenanigans. Pool parties, presentation assembly, big finding out if she’s made student leader in 2022, getting end of year reports and finding out class placements for 2022.
• Summer holidays. No big plans as yet. A few day or weekend trips around the state so be on the lookout for some new posts in our Travel Tasmania series.
• Christmas and all that entails.
• Summer solstice, thinking we might beach it this year.
• I’ve got a few blog posts scheduled on different topics, the first will be up tomorrow.

That’s about it at this stage. Hope you all have a great month.

What books and/or magazines did I read this month? Another book in the Sookie Stackhouse series (the basis of True Blood) and What to expect when you’re expecting.

What movies, television shows, plays, etc. did I watch this month? NCIS, plenty of AFL,  Law & Order

What fun things did I do with my family and/or friends? Moved our bedroom around (yup that bout the most exciting thing that happened this month

What gifts did I give and/or receive? A new doona cover, some baby clothes

What special or unusual purchases did I make?  some scrapping goodies. a clothes dryer

What illnesses or health concerns did I have? a runny nose.

What were my accomplishments this month? Moving the bedroom around. getting hubby to agree which room will be the nursery

What were my disappointments this month? the hawks not getting in the finals

Anything else noteworthy to include? Nope, nothing I can think of

First let’s get my July Round Up out of the way 🙂

What books and/or magazines did I read this month? Another book in the Sookie Stackhouse series (the basis of True Blood) and another book which name escapes me atm.

What movies, television shows, plays, etc. did I watch this month? Loads of NCIS, plenty of AFL, Time team. That’s bout it really

What fun things did I do with my family and/or friends? Not much cause I’ve been sick. 🙁

What gifts did I give and/or receive? Nothing this month

What special or unusual purchases did I make? The first of many maternity items

What illnesses or health concerns did I have? Had gastro. Found out I’m preggers.

What were my accomplishments this month? finding out I’m having my first child

What were my disappointments this month? how Hawthorn has been playing

Anything else noteworthy to include? Nothing really.

Now onto the bloggie goodness.

Challenge blog Scrap the Girls is under new ownership – and the lucky new owner is the very talented Kayla Renee *hugs*

Go check this month’s challenge out here.

well the daily posts didn’t work – I got a stomach bug. anyways here’s my monthly roundup

(Questions sourced from Katie the Scrapbook Lady – check her site out it rocks!)

What books and/or magazines did I read this month? The first three books in the Sookie Stackhouse series (the basis of True Blood). I LOVE this series. Marley & Me (now to watch the movie). Just started reading The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad

What movies, television shows, plays, etc. did I watch this month? Loads of NCIS, plenty of AFL. don’t think I’ve watched any movies recently (have a heap of DVDs to catch up on)

What fun things did I do with my family and/or friends? Went out for tea with mum, dad, J & gran for mum’s b’day

What gifts did I give and/or receive? Gave mum a Pandora bracelet & some beads for her birthday. Got a couple of new beads for my Pandora

What special or unusual purchases did I make? Mum’s birthday pressie

What illnesses or health concerns did I have? Both hubby & I got a tummy bug. had weird cravings – well not so weird just feel like ice cream, bananas & choc ice magic.

What were my accomplishments this month? nearly finished my TAFE course

What were my disappointments this month? getting sick

Anything else noteworthy to include? The sad news of the death of Michael Jackson & Farrah Fawcett. such a shame & loss to both the music & film industry.