Right now

Right now... (an occasional meme, alternating from time to time with "The Current")

Reading:  I read 4 books in February (all reviewed on this blog  -- or to be reviewed soon -- & tagged "2020 books"): 

• "Good Lovin'" by Gene Cornish. 
• "A Life in Parts" by Bryan Cranston (discussed at my library book club's February meeting). 
• (At the March meeting, we'll be discussing J.D. Vance's "Hillbilly Elegy," which I read in August 2016 & reviewed here. Not sure whether I will do a complete re-read or just skim to refresh my memory.) 
• "Catch and Kill" by Ronan Farrow.
• "Living the Life Unexpected" by Jody Day. Jody was kind enough to send me an advance copy of a newly revised, expanded edition of her classic book about life without children (when you always thought you would have them someday). Watch for my review -- and a giveaway! -- as part of Jody's book launch blog tour, a little later this month! Meanwhile, here are some details about the book, tour and giveaway opportunities on Jody's blog.    

So far this year, I've read 9 books.  I'm currently at 30% of my Goodreads 2020 Reading Challenge goal of 30 books, and currently 5 books ahead of schedule. Not bad!! :) 

Current read(s):  

• The Cult of Trump by Steven Hassan.

(Some) recent purchases/additions to the TBR pile (that I haven't read yet):

• Believe Me: How Trusting Women Can Change the World edited by Jessica Valenti &  Jaclyn Friedman 
• Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis by Ada Calhoun 
• Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss by Margaret Renkl
• This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett (I found a signed copy!) 
• Supreme Ambition: Brett Kavanaugh and the Conservative Takeover by Ruth Marcus 
• What if This Were Enough? by Heather Havrilesky 

Watching:  We didn't see any movies in the theatre during February. :(  We did watch "Jojo Rabbit" on pay-per-view recently at BIL & SIL's.  Quirky (about a little boy in WWII Nazi Germany, whose imaginary friend is the Fuhrer himself), but very well done, both funny and sad. We loved it! but I recognize it may not be everyone's cup of tea. 

On television, I STILL haven't made time to get into Season 3 of "The Crown" on Netflix.  :p  But I have been watching "The Windsors" on CNN on Sunday nights. ;)  

The last episodes of  the "Mad About You" reboot aired a few weeks ago (12 episodes in all, 2 per week, and I saw them all). As I blogged here, I had qualms about the empty nest theme of the first few episodes, as Mabel moved out of her parents' apartment and off to college (a mere few blocks away, but, whatever...!) -- but I found the show got better (perhaps because it got less Mabel-focused...) over the show's run. The final few episodes returned to the theme of Mabel leaving the nest, but by then, it didn't bother me (quite) as much. (In the initial episodes, it was Jamie having a meltdown over Mabel's departure;  in the final episode, it was Paul.)  I loved seeing Paul and Jamie again -- loved seeing a middle-aged, long-married couple on screen! -- and I'm hoping there's a second reboot season.  

Listening: I have LOTS of podcasts in my queue to catch up on...! I make a special effort to keep up with the childless-related ones, such as The Full Stop and Live Childfree, but I have several others in my queue that I dip into from time to time (or have great intentions of listening to... someday...), related to books, politics and other current affairs topics.  

Following:  The weather.  Hoping for more springlike temperatures sometime soon...! 

Drinking/Eating:  Lots of tea and comfort food. 

Buying (besides books, lol):  Lindor chocolate Easter mini-eggs. They've been on sale every time we've been to the supermarket, so.... (cough, cough... insert red-faced icon here). 

Wearing: I've taken a liking to (& have expanded my collection of) baseball-style T-shirt jerseys... 3/4 length sleeves of a different colour than the rest of the T-shirt, rounded hemline. For some reason, I have several that are Pink Floyd-themed (from Lucky Brand Jeans). ;) 

Wanting:  To spend more time with little Great-Nephew (always!).  Still trying to find that balance between our desire to see him but also our desire not to be pests. We generally get to see him once a week or so... and every time we see him, he's grown (again!) or doing something new. Recently, he mastered rolling over, and BIL reports that he now giggles when his mom tickles him. :)  His baptism (a big event in Italian-Catholic families) has been arranged for June. 

Trying: To remember to wash my hands more frequently, especially after we've been out & about, in view of the corona virus outbreak (as well as the regular cold & flu season). (I gave this same answer last month, but unfortunately it's more relevant now than ever...!) 

Loving: Blue skies and sunshine, whenever they show up... they lift my spirits and make the freezing cold temperatures more bearable! 

Feeling:  Soooooo glad that February is over with!!