Category Archives: reflection

April 2025 Reads

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Amy's Reflections

April began with a Caribbean vacation FULL of reading at the pool and the beach! This month I read: Favorite Books

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March 2025 Reading Update

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Amy's Reflections

I tried something new with my reading this month. I was feeling stressed out and was worried that the amount of murder mysteries I was reading, or listening to on podcasts and audiobooks and documentaries, were affecting me. Therefore, I … Continue reading →

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February Reading Update

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Amy's Reflections

The theme of this month was my public library. I truly took advantage of my library for print and audiobooks, especially for mysteries and thrillers. I also read across many countries! This month I read: Favorite Books The Woman Who … Continue reading →

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January 2025 Reading Update

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Amy's Reflections

In a month that feels like 100 days long, and that took me from Maui to home to DC and back home again, I am so grateful that I can always return to books and reading. This is my favorite … Continue reading →

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You Never Know

Posted on January 18, 2025 by Amy's Reflections

You never know what other people are dealing with privately. I work in a positive, supportive work environment. I am directly responsible for a small but mighty team. In the last few years, at any given point in time, I … Continue reading →

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My 2024 Year of Reading

Posted on January 11, 2025 by Amy's Reflections

I love to look at my reading stats over the year and see what trends I noticed, and where I changed my reading from year to year. For the last 2 years I’ve kept a very detailed spreadsheet on everything … Continue reading →

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My Word of 2025

Posted on January 5, 2025 by Amy's Reflections

It’s hard to believe that this is my 11th year selecting a word of the year. At first, I was just moving away from resolutions that felt limiting. However, over the last decade I have loved finding a word each … Continue reading →

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December 2024 Reading Update

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Amy's Reflections

I often don’t post a December round up of what I have read since I am usually planning a post of my favorite reads of the year. Since I posted my reading superlatives earlier in the month, I decided to … Continue reading →

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A Year of Delight

Posted on December 24, 2024 by Amy's Reflections

When 2024 began, I chose DELIGHT as my word of the year. Rereading my original post, I forgot about the story of my nephew using the word “delightful” with me. It makes me smile to think that he inspired my … Continue reading →

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My Best Books of 2024 in Superlatives

Posted on December 21, 2024 by Amy's Reflections

I have narrowed down ALL of the books I’ve read in past years into my favorite books lists (2023 favorite books and 2022 and 2021). This year I was inspired to turn my favorite reads from this year into some … Continue reading →

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