Sunday Post 50

Hello, friends!

Through Monday I am linking with the following: 

Reading Reality, who hosts Stacking the Shelves

Caffeinated Reviewer, who hosts Sunday Post

Readerbuzz, who hosts Sunday Salon

The Book Date, who hosts It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

On these blogs you will be able to see links to the posts from others who are participating in these blog hops, and if you're a blogger, you can join too. 

Hi everyone! Happy October!

October is typically my favorite month of the year. I love crisp, cool fall weather (which we'll hopefully get after this week with high's around 80 degrees) and I enjoy fun, light-hearted Halloween-themed movies and books. I also love that the sun is rising later because that means I'm more likely to get out for my walks at sunrise. Hopefully I can get back into waking up early enough to do that. Sunrise is my favorite time of day, when I can get enough sleep the night before.

I started going to physical therapy last week. As of right now, I'm going to go once a week, while also doing exercises at home. Physical therapy is probably something I should have been doing already. I'm going to work on strength and balance. I enjoy it, but I definitely have my work cut out for me! 

For those of you who don't know, I was born with spina bifida, a birth defect in which the spine is not completely developed. It affects people in different ways. I walk with crutches much of the time. At home I just hold on to furniture when I walk. Occasionally, for long distances when I'm out and about, I use a wheelchair. 

This brings me to one more reason why I love October. It's National Spina Bifida Awareness Month. I don't talk or write much about my disability because although it is a part of who I am, it is not all that I am. There's a lot that goes on behind the scenes for someone who has spina bifida, but I mostly prefer to focus on living my life to the fullest and doing the things I love to do.

IN THE BOOKS

To see how I'm doing with my 2023 bookish challenges, click on 2023 Bookish Challenges on the right sidebar. I leveled up in one challenge and I completed another one.

RECENTLY FINISHED

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I listened to Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot 41), written by Agatha Christie and narrated by Hugh Fraser. I enjoyed the narration, but the story didn't resonate with me the way I had hoped it would. The mystery was intriguing and I definitely did not guess who the culprit was, but the overall story didn't really hold my interest the whole time. Maybe that's part of why I didn't guess who the culprit was.

IN PROGRESS

I'm still reading Double Booked for Death (Black Cat Bookshop Mystery 1), by Ali Brandon. I'm making progress when I have the time and energy to read it. I am enjoying it. To read some excerpts from this book, click here.

I recently found out Class Reunions are Murder (Poppy McAllister Mystery 1), by Libby Klein, takes place at this time of year and since it's been on my TBR list for a while, I decided to give it a listen now. I really like the story and the narration (done by Callie Beaulieu). It has held my interest continuously from the beginning. This audiobook is longer than most cozies I listen to, so it will most likely take me all of this week to finish. I only listen to audiobooks for one hour a day most of the time. To read some excerpts, click here.

I started reading the e-ARC of Magic, Movies, and Murder (Bewitcher's Beach Mystery 1), by Emily Fluke. It's a really fun paranormal that also takes place at this time of year, but in the 1990's. This book releases on Tuesday. Like me, Emily Fluke loves popcorn and that really comes through at times in this book!

UP NEXT

Double Fudge Brownie Murder (Hannah Swensen Mystery 18), by Joanne Fluke, will be the next book I read. I am hoping to slowly but surely catch up on this series sometime next year.

ON TELEVISON

• Hallmark Premieres - I watched Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Murder in G Major. I adored this movie! It's my favorite mystery movie of the year so far, by a landslide. I want to post a review soon. I'll most likely watch it again. I also watched Retreat to You. This is supposed to be in the "Fall Into Love" category, but it's more like a summer movie. Apart from missing much of the fall feels, I liked the movie.
• GAC - I don't watch too many movies on GAC because the few I have seen were all just okay in my opinion. I decided to watch Craft Me a Romance because I have really enjoyed the movies I've seen with Jodie Sweetin. I also really liked the idea of a crafty movie, especially one with a fall theme. I really enjoyed some aspects of this movie, but overall it was just okay.
• Friends - Ross and Rachel are on a break. Or are they?
• Ahsoka - I watched the seventh episode. This was an action-packed episode that I enjoyed.

WEEKLY BLOG RECAP 

• Sunday Post 09/24 - Week in review
• Four for Friday 09/29 - Adaptations, Class Reunions, and the Cat Who Reads
• Puzzle 09/30 - Goodbye September

Have a great week and an outstanding October!