tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post9138443188354949891..comments2024-03-27T06:00:32.186-04:00Comments on Girl Plus Books: The Sunday Post #235 | January 3, 2021Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-3117141545266752382021-01-21T12:49:00.918-05:002021-01-21T12:49:00.918-05:00I think we all have the same hope, Nicci. Hopefull...I think we all have the same hope, Nicci. Hopefully with more vaccinations things will start to turnaround soon and we can return to some semblance of normal before another year passes.Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-61522811134551607492021-01-15T13:08:20.495-05:002021-01-15T13:08:20.495-05:00Happy New Year, Tanya! It's very late but I...Happy New Year, Tanya! It's very late but I've been hiding... I don't have any resolutions for this year. I just hope it's a better year!Niccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122972546470154598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-54561154963961394372021-01-11T12:47:47.203-05:002021-01-11T12:47:47.203-05:00If anything good came from 2020, that is probably ...If anything good came from 2020, that is probably it. Rediscovering the small things that can make us happy. It's so much better to focus on those than dwell on what we're missing!Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-28590687889774198202021-01-08T19:09:00.096-05:002021-01-08T19:09:00.096-05:00I have definitely been focusing on small, enjoyabl...I have definitely been focusing on small, enjoyable things so far in 2021 too (actually just got my bookish planner set up today!) With so much we're unable to do nowadays due to COVID I have to look at the little things I CAN do that bring me joy and try not to get distracted by all that I can't do!Cristina @ Girl in the Pageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386751381524579160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-36287552257463220762021-01-07T08:42:01.246-05:002021-01-07T08:42:01.246-05:00Yes! Same here at Christmas. It's like, any ex...Yes! Same here at Christmas. It's like, any excuse to blow stuff up. Gah!Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-26794987486112717862021-01-06T19:07:58.578-05:002021-01-06T19:07:58.578-05:00The fireworks drive me crazy - and it seems that e...The fireworks drive me crazy - and it seems that every holiday is now occasion for them around here - they did them on Christmas too! If they pop on Valentine's IDK what I'll do. I was trying to sleep by 10 too. But it was a fitful night's sleep. Here's to a new year! Berlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651998289718166892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-64022539313382345072021-01-06T08:20:29.765-05:002021-01-06T08:20:29.765-05:00Hooray for backgammon! My husband and I have a lon...Hooray for backgammon! My husband and I have a long-running competition... like 20+ years. LOL We play backgammon almost every single night. :)Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-33276296516689936262021-01-05T22:40:31.193-05:002021-01-05T22:40:31.193-05:00Our NYE was super quiet too. My husband taught me ...Our NYE was super quiet too. My husband taught me how to play Backgammon and that was pretty much the highlight of the night, haha.Suzanne @ The Bookish Librahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116292880784513187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-22642222885108176792021-01-05T16:04:37.947-05:002021-01-05T16:04:37.947-05:00That would be Bastille Day, right? (I'm not gr...That would be Bastille Day, right? (I'm not great on European history, but I think I remember that much. LOL) <br /><br />I actually plan on doing a post about my book planner soon and I'll share some pics of it and how I use it! :)Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-24837632411690833192021-01-05T16:02:43.677-05:002021-01-05T16:02:43.677-05:00Ha! Totally agree, Samantha. I always feel like I&...Ha! Totally agree, Samantha. I always feel like I'm setting myself up for failure so I just skip it.Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-79603252722748790292021-01-05T16:01:59.165-05:002021-01-05T16:01:59.165-05:00Just the usual suspects, right? LOLJust the usual suspects, right? LOLTanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-60598906472164961452021-01-05T16:01:22.450-05:002021-01-05T16:01:22.450-05:00Nice that you don't have to deal with firework...Nice that you don't have to deal with fireworks! We always stay at home on NYE so it wasn't much different for us, either. :)Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-44239092905594968552021-01-05T16:00:06.964-05:002021-01-05T16:00:06.964-05:00Sounds like Chicago went all it in ringing in the ...Sounds like Chicago went all it in ringing in the new year! <br />Until the Last Breath has been pretty grim so far... definitely not a happy go lucky story!Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-81874381505775433382021-01-05T15:58:38.840-05:002021-01-05T15:58:38.840-05:00The BBQ sounds like a great way to spend NYE. And ...The BBQ sounds like a great way to spend NYE. And the last thing CA needs right now is more fires so thank goodness people didn't go crazy with the fireworks. <br /><br />Yeah, an unlikable character can be a deal-breaker for me. Sometimes I can get past it, but sometimes it really taints my feeling for the whole book.Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-4957960944409736992021-01-05T15:56:26.616-05:002021-01-05T15:56:26.616-05:00It always feels good to pull down all the decorati...It always feels good to pull down all the decorations and get the house back in order.Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-26174646973318066402021-01-05T15:55:31.120-05:002021-01-05T15:55:31.120-05:00LOL So true, Michelle! We could all use some bette...LOL So true, Michelle! We could all use some better luck this year!Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-26882710974672408682021-01-05T15:54:55.214-05:002021-01-05T15:54:55.214-05:00Cabbage, huh? I've never heard of that on New ...Cabbage, huh? I've never heard of that on New Years. Interesting how different areas have their own traditional specialties! :) <br /><br />I've seen loads of raves for Only When It's Us. It's definitely a "me" thing in that I'm not loving one of the main characters.Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-57269676939729265862021-01-05T15:53:03.726-05:002021-01-05T15:53:03.726-05:00Black-eyed peas are delicious! They can be bought ...Black-eyed peas are delicious! They can be bought fresh at times but I usually buy bags of dried peas or sometimes even frozen. Wikipedia says they're grown around the world but I consider them more of a Southern dish here in the U.S.<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-eyed_peaTanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-1334461482149567882021-01-05T15:47:15.785-05:002021-01-05T15:47:15.785-05:00Those may be resolution "staples" but th...Those may be resolution "staples" but they're important ones. I hope you have success with these! I've made some significant changes in my eating in the last year but I'm still really inconsistent with activity. Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-91122019460642340992021-01-05T15:45:02.136-05:002021-01-05T15:45:02.136-05:00Three cheers for the No Resolution camp! :)Three cheers for the No Resolution camp! :)Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-39902659834873086532021-01-05T14:22:57.042-05:002021-01-05T14:22:57.042-05:00Hopefully this year will be an improvement for us ...Hopefully this year will be an improvement for us all!Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-41919107829137272732021-01-05T14:01:23.705-05:002021-01-05T14:01:23.705-05:00We stayed home for New Year's Eve too! I could...We stayed home for New Year's Eve too! I could say I stayed up till midnight, but I did fall asleep on the couch for a while there, so yeah :) Luckily we had no fireworks here, I can only imagine the frustration of hours of fireworks! Hope you'll have an amazing 2021!Lindsey @ Lindsey Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11159843040371809292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-13726751305778881882021-01-05T13:53:27.441-05:002021-01-05T13:53:27.441-05:00How fun that the neighborhood chef was offering bl...How fun that the neighborhood chef was offering black-eyes peas. It's definitely very traditional in the South. Sorry to hear about the leg pain. :( I hope that improves soon.Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-46106333433502096822021-01-05T13:51:34.392-05:002021-01-05T13:51:34.392-05:00Same here, Maureen. We always stay home on New Yea...Same here, Maureen. We always stay home on New Years Eve so it wasn't all that different for us. :) And it always feels good to get the house back in order.Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-23908892329373151382021-01-05T13:48:29.301-05:002021-01-05T13:48:29.301-05:00Definitely a different kind of NYE... a virtually ...Definitely a different kind of NYE... a virtually empty Times Square. So strange. Hopefully next year will feel more normal.Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.com