My September 2023 Reading Bucket List

Well, July and August were a bust for my reading goals.

I ended up getting sick in July (with a cold that lasted for two weeks, and a cough that lasted for three weeks), and that took a lot of energy out of me.

August I didn't get sick, but I still didn't have much energy, so I didn't read anything. And that made me sad. I wanted to read, but just didn't feel up to it. Hopefully I can read at least one book this month and keep it going for the rest of the year.

I am doing better now, and I feel like getting back into reading.

Here are the books I would like to read this month:

1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
   
   
2. The Giver by Lois Lowry
   
   
3. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
   
   
4. Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard by Tom Felton
   
   
5. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

I know I won't be able to get to all 5 books this month, but I wanted to have a few options to choose from.

I have always loved to read, and for a while I just fell out of a habit of reading on a regular basis. I am so glad that I decided to challenge myself to read at least two books a month, because I am really enjoying it, and I get to get out of my head for a while.

Are you currently reading anything, or have recently read any good books?

My Fall 2023 Goals/Bucket List

This year is going by way too fast; I can't believe Fall is nearly here already!!

I am always thinking about things I want to do, and I love making bucket lists for each season/year. This Fall is no different!

Here is my bucket list for Fall 2023:

• Carve/paint a pumpkin for Halloween
• Cook Thanksgiving dinner
• Apply for at least 4 jobs a month
• Read 2 books a month
• Knit or crochet a sweater for myself
• Knit or crochet a blanket
• Go to a fall fest
• Roast pumpkin seeds
• Bake Halloween/Fall cookies
• Watch Hocus Pocus
• Watch Frankenweenie
• Watch The Nightmare Before Christmas
• Watch Beetlejuice
• Watch It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
• Watch ParaNorman
• Watch The Witches (the original)
• Watch Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
• Make homemade chili
• Paint my nails a Fall/Halloween color
• Bake a pumpkin pie
• Set 1 year, 5 year, and 10 year goals
• Clean up and redecorate my bedroom
• Make a prayer board
• Work on having better relationships with my friends
• Work on becoming more comfortable with public speaking
• Relearn how to read music
• Learn how to play 1-2 songs a month on the violin 
• Visit a friend in a different state  
• Spend a day (or more) in the city  
• Work on a junk journal
• Get tattoo in memory of mom  
• Learn Spanish
• Learn Sign Language  
• Completely finish one of my video games  
• Figure out an exercise routine that works for me, and keep up with it  
• Learn how to apply my own makeup  
• Print out retreat photos
• Put retreat photos into scrapbooks/photo albums
• Put together Downton Abbey puzzle

Hopefully I will be able to do at least half of these things this Fall. I want to enjoy the season, and the holidays that come with it, as much as I can.

What is on your bucket list for the Fall?