Words Read, Heard, and Written in 2021

As the year comes to a close, it is natural to reflect on the past year. People do this in all sorts of ways--from reviewing their music playlists to looking through their photos to reading through journal entries from the past year. In addition to those things, I also like to look through my list of books read and listened to (and written, if applicable). I consider each thing on these lists an accomplishment and am proud I can claim so many. I thought I'd share my lists here to make them easier to look back on in the future and to give you an idea of some of the things that have been shaping me this year. Also, if you are looking for some good reads in 2022, the ones marked with * are the ones I enjoyed the most and/or found profound wisdom to aid in my personal growth. These are the ones from the list I would highly recommend. The last thing shared in this post is a reading challenge for 2022 that a friend of mine posted on Facebook. I haven't decided if I will try to do this, but it's a fun concept.

Books Read: 15

1. *The Daily Stoic--Ryan Holiday
2. Black-eyed Susans--Julia Heaberlin
3. *Ella Minnow Pea--Mark Dunn
4. Firefly Lane--Kristin Hannah
5. *Braving the Wilderness--Brené Brown
6. *The Sanatorium--Sarah Pearse
7. The Four Winds--Kristin Hannah
8. The Brave Art of Motherhood--Rachel Marie Martin
9. Learned Optimism--Martin Seligman
10. Life and Other Inconveniences--Kristin Higgins
11. *The Four Agreements--Don Miguel Ruiz
12. The People We Meet on Vacation--Emily Henry
13. The Human Comedy--William Saroyan
14. *Daring Greatly--Brené Brown
15. Eat, Pray, Love--Elizabeth Gilbert

Audiobooks Heard: 31

1. Option B--Sheryl Sandberg
2. The Book of Lost Things--John Connolly
3. The Library Book--Susan Orlean
4. The Buddha in the Attic--Julie Otsuka
5. The Stillwater Girls--Minka Kent
6. Such a Fun Age--Kiley Reid
7. *The Giver of Stars--Jojo Moyes
8. The Bonesetter's Daughter--Amy Tan
9. *The Alchemist--Paulo Coelho
10. The Five Love Languages of Teenagers--Gary Chapman
11. The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek--Kim Michele Richardson
12. The Hill We Climb--Amanda Gorman
13. Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance--Angela Duckworth
14. And the Mountains Echoed--Khaled Hosseini
15. All the Missing Girls--Megan Miranda
16. Life Reimagined: The Science, Art, and Opportunity of Midlife--Barbara Bradley Hagerty
17. How I Learned to Understand the World--Hans Rosling
18. *The Archer--Paulo Coelho
19. Greenlights--Matthew McConaughey
20. Into the Water--Paula Hawkins
21. Olive Kitteridge--Elizabeth Strout
22. The Prayer Box--Lisa Wingate
23. The Dutch House--Ann Patchett
24. *Untamed--Glennon Doyle
25. *Furiously Happy--Jenny Lawson
26. The Book of Speculation--Erika Swyler
27. Embrace the Suck: The Navy SEAL Way to an Extraordinary Life--Brent Gleeson
28. The Library of the Unwritten--A.J. Hackwith
29. *Presence--Amy Cuddy
30. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck--Mark Manson
31. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society--Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer

Books Written: 0

***BUT***

Blog Posts Written: 27

1. Success
2. Outside the Box
3. Enough
4. Beautifully Broken
5. Saltwater Cures
6. I See You Being Brave
7. A Tribute to Moms
8. Small Steps to Well-being
9. Value
10. The Puzzle of Life
11. Weak is the New Strong
12. Happiness Lessons from a Dog
13. Cleaning Out the Garage (and the Mind)
14. Getting Comfortable with the Woman in the Mirror
15. "New"vember Resolutions
16. Breathe in Happy
17. Pretend You're Good At It
18. Happiest Person You Know
19. It Isn't Love; It Isn't Hate; It's Just Indifference
20. I Like You Just the Way You Are
21. Be the Friend Who Brings the Light
22. No Life Without Death
23. Two Bare Feet In the Water Kind of Brave
24. End of November Update
25. Mind the Gap
26. Today is the Darkest Day
27. Words Read, Heard, and Written

Journals Filled: 2