Books, Screens, and In-Betweens

On By Erin @ Cracker Crumb LifeIn Uncategorized

I am linking up with Deb at Readerbuzz,  Kathryn at Book Date, and  Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer.

Hello everyone!! I hope that the past week has been good to you! It’s been a whirlwind of course around here, but a very fun whirlwind filled with family.

Books:

I found that I couldn’t read before Christmas. I think there was just too much happening, and I couldn’t relax. However, the day after Christmas I picked up a book and immediately just had that comforting feeling that you get when you sink into a good book. I am loving this one so far!

I also started listening to an audiobook as well. I was scrolling through Libby for a nonfiction book to listen to when I wanted to listen to something quiet, and ran into Dinner for Vampires written and read by Bethany Joy Lenz. I just saw her in A Biltmore Christmas, which is fresh in my mind, so I ended up starting that one last night. It is interesting so far. When we were younger, Billy and I really liked One Tree Hill for a season or two, so I remember this show as well.

Screens:

We spent some time over the past week watching Christmas movies, our old favorites, with the grand finale favorite of A Muppet Christmas Carol. That movie never fails to make me smile. We haven’t watched much post-Christmas Eve, but I am hoping to watch a movie tonight.

Wyatt and I finished up YouTuber Morgan Long’s Vlogmas series, which was a nice little bit of Christmas Cheer as well.

I posted a few times last week too.

Comfy Cozy Christmas: A Christmas Surprise
Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Wishlist
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Thank You!
My Favorite Quotes From Every Book I Read This Year: Part 4

In-Betweens:

The in-betweens today are all holiday related! I will probably do another Christmas post, one last Comfy Cozy Christmas post, but mainly last week I did a lot of baking and wrapping, like a lot of people I am sure. Wyatt and I also spent some time on Friday just sitting at the table, working on our own projects. He was painting and playing with stickers while I worked on my planner. I got a new planner this year, a Hemlock and Oak planner, and I am loving it.

I feel like I have so much to tell you guys, way too much for this post. Plans for next year, projects, everything we have done. I feel like I am bubbling over with stuff to talk about but I try to keep this post less chatty! I will be posting soon, I can tell.

Hosting:

Just a reminder, Lisa at Boondock Ramblings and I co-host a few linkups and a Zoom Crafternoon together!

We have our Comfy Cozy Christmas for all things December and holidays (not just Christmas) that will be closing soon.

We also have A Good Book and a Cup of Tea which is for all things bookish, and is a monthly linkup.

We had paused our Crafternoons for the holiday months, but will be resuming them in January. Be on the lookout for an update post with dates!

Finally, I also have a link up for Soup and Story Saturday. That is also on hiatus until after the New Year but will resume in 2026!

And with that, I hope that you are all find a warm (or cold) drink to enjoy today and do something that makes you smile!

31 thoughts on “Books, Screens, and In-Betweens”

  1. I will try to link up to your monthly linkup starting in January. I’m not quite sure when you start and end each month, but maybe I can figure it out.

    It looks like you had a great holiday. I like to start a new journal at the beginning of the year, both online and something I can write in.

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    1. Lisa is much better with deadlines than I am. It must be the journalist in her. Lol. I am very like, oops, I missed the date! So the bookish one always starts on the very first of the month and ends on the last day of the month.

      I like a written journal as well. There is just something so satisfying to me about writing things down.

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    2. Gail Is This Mutton's avatar Gail Is This Mutton

      How exciting to be brimming over with plans and ideas! Look forward to hearing about them. I ordered a new year planner yesterday after deciding not to get another one because I didn’t tend to use it beyond January….

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  5. I’ve never seen One Tree Hill, but I love Bethany Joy Lenz in Hallmark and Lifetime movies. Snowed Inn Christmas is one of my favorites. It’s on Lifetime. I bought a blank dotted notebook that I’m going to use as my Bullet Journal next year. I guess I should set that up, as January begins in just a few days! Have a great week! 🙂

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    1. I didn’t realize that Lifetime had movies like this too! I will have to add this one to the list. I also saw that you said there is going to be a second Biltmore Christmas! I am already excited for it.

      I have been getting all my notebooks and planners and journals ready. I am such a dork. Lol.

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  9. marsha57's avatar marsha57

    I can’t wait to read what you think of The Bewitching. I loved Mexican Gothic! I am so impressed by everything you accomplish. I feel like a real underachiever. Not only do you read loads of books, you “journal” about them. I am not a planner kind of person, but I loved filling out my teaching planner…go figure! I really should do a book post again, but some months are so slim. I’ll try really hard this year, but that’s not a resolution. I also hope to join in on Crafternoons because it’s such a wonderful way to meet up with everyone!

    Have a wonderful week, Erin!

    https://marshainthemiddle.com/

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    1. So far I am loving The Bewitching. It took me a minute to get into, but now I am all in. And thank you but, I feel like I do nothing! You are out there docenting at a museum! You took a year long (it seemed like?) class to do it! That is so cool!!

      I am such a paper and pen and list kind of person. When Wyatt was little (and even still now) he would make pretend lists, because that is what I do (except mine are real). Lol. He would ask what I need and then write it down. It was so cute.

      I have a fashion goal this year. We will see how I do. LOL.

      I would love if you could make Crafternoons when you can!

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  11. oliviabeck1's avatar oliviabeck1

    So glad your holiday whirlwind was so fun! I had to laugh when you said you were looking for a nonfiction audiobook and came across the fiction audiobook. I can’t tell you how often I get sent in another direction where books are concerned. Your planner looks joyful!

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    1. Lol!! I am a very changeable person like that. Lol. It is nonfiction though, although it looks like a Sweet Valley High. I think that is one thing that drew me to it. LOL. It is a memoir about her life, and how she ended up in a cult and how she left it.

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  13. A Biltmore Christmas! That was filmed in my hometown. They’re starting to film another one in January. I don’t think it’s a direct sequel. They’re looking for extras and I’m trying to convince my mom that she should try out. She loves Hallmark movies.

    I started going to adult craft afternoons at the local library while my husband was working in Georgia. It was all the retired ladies and me! I brought the average age down quite a bit, even though I’m closer to 50 than I can believe. I had a good time with them though. It’s time to move on to his next work assignment now. I looked ahead and the library at our next place also has adult crafts. I’m excited!

    I adore planners and journals and pens but rarely use them more than a month or two. I finally scaled back and just have a refillable journal with a monthly calendar where I write down all the interesting things we do and then sections for other things I want to track, like a list of the books I’ve read for the year, the hikes we’ve done, or poems I find. It’s a bit too list-y but it’s sustainable for me.

    My husband loves A Muppet Christmas Carol. I never watched it when I was young so I’m not attached to it like he is. I plan most of our activities and I always forget about that movie. I need to make a bigger effort to incorporate it into our holidays. Sounds like a good note for a planner list!

    Happy New Year!

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  15. Bryan and Kim watched The Muppet’s Christmas Carol for the first time for Bryan and the first time in many years for Kim. She also watched Emmet Otter’s Jugband Christmas.

    I have a lot of plans this year too. Let’s see if they pan out or not! First, I need to finish writing this book!

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  16. I’m looking forward to the Crafternoons returning, I really enjoyed them last year and it was nice to “meet” some new people and find some new blogs to read. Thank you for hosting those. I read two novellas and a slim volume of verse on Christmas Day, however I don’t have a quiet Christmas by choice but by circumstance; thank goodness for Christmas Day parkrun!

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