Jen’s year of depth 4.0 with favourites

[Jennifer]

I have this thing about too many unfinished projects... And that includes books. So last year I randomly started finishing books or banishing them to a dnf shelf. It was working great. I have a few titles left. Some I started As early as 2014. Some are returning to this list and some are new.

Leading Physicians Through Change: How To Achieve And Sustain Results

(Almost done) Zero to Five: 70 Essential Parenting Tips Based on Science. He’s almost 6 so this will soon be less relevant.

The Girl on the Train

Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself

Ended up listening to the little kids version 5 ⭐️ and wish I had read way earlier How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen Listen So Kids Will Talk

Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life

No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind

Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men

13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do: Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success

I have decided that this is my “year of depth” and I actually said NO to joining a new committee!!


FAVOURITES
January 2019: Sarah's Key 4.5 ⭐️
February: The Secret Life of Bees 5 ⭐️ The Giving Tree
March: Rebecca The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
April: Wonder Old Yeller
May: 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do: Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success
June: We Live in Water
July: Okay for Now
August: The Surrogate
September: Sing, Unburied, Sing
October: Daisy Jones & The Six and How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7
November: tough one.... perhaps The Immortalists
December: lots of 4 ⭐️ this month but one 5 ⭐️ that was fairly unique. Finished it early for the January read The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

[Jennifer]

Argh... so much fir year of depth and being proud of saying no to a committee. Somehow I went back to old habits and am more overcommitted than ever!