january book releases
and a list of my ins & outs this year
I can’t believe it’s 2025 now. It feel surreal and I have so many plans for the year that I want to do, but know I most likely won’t be able to. I’m trying to keep them small this year and not go too big so I’m disappointed when it doesn’t happen. Here’s a list of my 2025 ins and outs:
Ins:
intentional spending - I’m a broke gal through and through. I live paycheck to paycheck and I’m hoping to spend less and save more.
going for more walks - I’m a hermit so I’m challenging myself to 2 walks a week, either alone or with friends and family.
daily movement - I always set this goal and fall off the wagon after a few weeks. After work I’m too tired and I hate getting up early to workout. I’m challenging myself to start running again and possibly pick up pole dancing again.
Outs:
doom scrolling - I spend way too much time scrolling Instagram reels and TikTok. Time to cut the imaginary cord.
living for others and not myself - I am a people pleaser and I find myself constantly making sure everyone is getting what they want over my own wants and needs. I have a fear of being called selfish due to my PTSD.
over processed foods - We eat out every other Friday when I get paid or if my daughter has one of her sports. My goal is to meal prep more or have ready-to-go snacks and meals for situations where we don’t have time to cook.
What are your ins and outs this year?
Under His Protection - Odessa Hywell - Jan. 1
An Unwitting Bargain - Grae Bryan - Jan. 3
End It All (Vitale Brothers #5) - Brea Alepou & Skyler Snow - Jan. 10
Bloom: Part Two (The Smoky Vale Alliance #4) - Gianni Holmes - Jan. 14
Loving Leo (Behind the Camera #4) - Cora Rose & Nicole Dykes - Jan. 24
Savage (Park Avenue Kings #1) - Brooke Blaine & Ella Frank - Jan. 24
Hope & Harmony - Meredith Wild - Jan. 28
Estranged Heart - Ashlynn Mills - Jan. 30
The Lodge - Kayla Olson - Jan. 7
Temple of Swoon - Jo Segura - Jan. 7
Into the Woods - Jenny Holiday - Jan. 7
The Favorites - Layne Fargo - Jan. 14
Earl Crush - Alexandra Vasti - Jan. 21
Out of the Woods - Hannah Bonam-Young - Jan. 28
Hard Count (The San Diego Storm #1) - Emerson Beckett - Jan. 28
Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything - Colette Shade - Jan. 7
The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story - Pagan Kennedy - Jan. 14
The Sun Won’t Come Out Tomorrow: The Dark History of American Orphanhood - Kristen Martin - Jan. 21
The Crash - Freida McFadden - Jan. 28
What books are you reading this month?
Hope to see you here again,
Kirsten