I’ll admit that the news has me a bit spooked right now. This week has brought a rapid spread of Coronavirus cases throughout the world and the Dow Jones had it’s biggest drop in history yesterday. I’ve always been one who believes in including the details of the world around me in our family documenting, but I have to admit that this is no fun to report on!

Have you ever wondered if famous people scrapbook? Have you ever looked through any historical scrapbook albums? Scrapbooking is a way to document history - your own personal history as well as events going on around you.

I have an ongoing struggle with getting myself in our photos. I keep resolving to improve in this area and I will most likely need to remind myself again. Thankfully, Ali Edwards posted a fun little challenge this week and I plan to try my best to follow along.

I’m sure glad to be in February now! We are starting to get settled in our new house and I’m starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel of boxes. I’m hoping to make some big progress over the next few days so I’m hoping a few giggles will give me the boost I need.

I started doing monthly roundups in January of 2006 and I’ve been going strong ever since! This tool is easy to use and is the most useful way to keep track of everyday life. Think about all that has happened in the last month. Do you really think you will be able to remember it all? I always kid myself by thinking that I can remember such details, but it just isn’t possible. I’m always amazed when I read back through my past roundups to realize how many tidbits would have been forgotten if I hadn’t written them down.

Do yourself a favor and start (or continue!) to do a monthly roundup this year. You will be so happy with the end result!

I’m heading off on an airplane today to meet a new man. Actually, a very tiny, newborn man! My brother Mike & his wife Fiona are having a baby today. Alex and I are joining my parents on a quick trip to Nevada for a few days.

I had my best reading year so far since I started using Goodreads to track my books in 2016. I’m so glad I have this tool to keep my accountable to myself for my reading goals. I have always been a bookworm, but lost track of my love of reading for a few years because of my focus on so many online activities. Now I’m careful to keep this part of my life a bigger priority.

Have you ever heard of the term onboarding? It’s a word that has popped into my mind recently because I feel like I’m still in the onboarding stage of 2020.

One of the things I most look forward to about a new calendar year is choosing a new word to focus on. I’ve been following Ali Edwards’ inspiration of choosing one word to guide my year since 2008.