Highlights and Favorites: A Sentence a Day in November 2025

 We had a lovely November. I had lots of quiet days at home since Evan has my car for work 3-4 days a week. It seems like everything is going well with all 4 of my guys so I'm content too. I haven't done much to prepare for Christmas but I did send out my cards and get the house decorated. 

1. Thankful for a beautiful sunny day and a lovely walk in our neighborhood. A bit of housekeeping/menu planning then I finished cleaning the house and worked on some scrapbooking while listening to music. 4,323 steps. 

2. Thankful an audiobook I've been on hold for since the summer was finally available! Started my day off grocery shopping and food prepping, read my book, worked on some more scrapbook pages while listening to a new audiobook. 4,943steps. 

3. So thankful the coin machine was working at the bank. Gym, school with Evan, we ran to the bank together; depositing a check each and ALL my coins, then I spent a quiet afternoon reading and cooking. 7,482 steps. 

 

homemade BBQ & teriyaki sauce

granola bars

4. So thankful to get my computer and Cricut working properly. Yoga at the gym, spent my afternoon working on scrapbook pages, and wrote a whole Day In The Life (DITL) post about this day. 6,237 steps. 

gym clothes

after gym clothes

5. So thankful for a beautiful sunrise. Gym, school with Evan where we booked a shadow day at one of the colleges, then I spent the rest of my day reading, blogging, and working on a new puzzle. 4,802 steps. 

6. Thankful for some beautiful flowers; even if I did buy them myself. Another quiet day at home making Christmas cards, reading, and blogging... and snacking far too much. 5,421 steps. 

 7. So thankful to finally finish my painting; I really struggled with what I thought was going to be so simple to do. Gym, finished up my latest painting, talked to both Alec and my mom just to check in, finished scrapbooking our Glacier NP trip. 8,784 steps. 

8. Thankful for a fabulous night out with my boys! Signed up for a Bj's membership, did groceries, made some fresh bread to go with dinner, spent my afternoon card making, and then after dinner Evan and I headed to Providence to pick up Alec and go see Hadestown. 8,118 steps.  

9. So thankful I went on a walk even though I really didn't want to at first. Started the day with a walk in the woods, then settled on the couch to blog, nap, and read. 7,848 steps. 

10. So thankful that the puzzle I was eyeing at the gym last week was still there this morning (it came home with me). Gym, school with Evan, ran errands in the rain, then home to read and work on my "new" puzzle. 6,526 steps.  

11. So thankful the snow flurries didn't leave any accumulation behind. Yoga class then I spent most of my morning in the kitchen and my afternoon working on my puzzle and listening to my latest book. 5,864 steps. 

 

12. So thankful to have finished up 2 great books today! Gym, school with Evan, more puzzle work, sketched out my newest painting, did laundry, read, etc... so more of the same. 8,020 steps.

13. I'm so thankful I didn't talk myself out of jumping on the treadmill-- I even ran for a decent part of the time. Lots of blogging work today before Evan and I settled down to school then when he went off to work I spent my afternoon reading, working out, and working on my puzzle. 8,352 steps. 

 

that fall dreariness has set in..

 14. So thankful for another great catch-up phone call with my mom. Gym, school with Evan, talked with my mom then ran to do some errands before settling in at home with a late lunch. 8,377 steps. 

our library started the cutest little seed lending library! Each drawer has a label like herbs or squash and inside are varieties of seed packets. 

 15. So very thankful for my incredible husband. Grocery shopping, Kay jewelers, date night with friends at Foxwoods, 9,514 steps.  

16. So thankful to have a car at my disposal when I needed it. Spent my morning cooking and working on my puzzle then after lunch I headed to Kay's to pick up my new ring and then dropped into Michael's real quick to pick up some more paper for Christmas cards then watched movies/TV with my husband until dinnertime. 3,693 steps. 

new granola recipe I tried

17. So thankful for such a productive day! Gym, school with Evan, cleaning, shopped at Lowe's & Kohl's then home to work on cards and laundry. 8,587 steps.  

18. So thankful I made it to my Yoga class at the last minute. Yoga at the gym and Evan had school done by the time I arrived home so I settled in to work on the computer and read my latest novel. 6,538 steps. 

 19. Thankful for catching up with my brother by phone. Gym, school with Evan, cleaned the whole basement, worked on my painting, and put together a photo album from our Montana trip. 9,446 steps.

 

20. Thankful I didn't have much on my agenda since I slept miserably the night before. I spent most of my day working on Christmas cards and reading my latest novel (after a quick morning of school with Evan).  4,503 steps.  

 21. So thankful Evan got into Clark; his top choice college! Gym, school with Evan, hiking with our hiking group, an afternoon at the apple orchard and making Christmas cards, then I settled in to get some blogging done and make dinner. 16,552 steps.  

22. So thankful to have seen/watched a whole deer family in the woods for several long minutes. Grocery shopping, card making, laundry, stacking wood, it was a busy day. 7,626 steps. 

23. Thankful for a nice warm fire in the wood stove today. Woke to some ice on the lake, spent my day cleaning, card making, reading, blogging, and cooking. 3,132 steps. 

 24. Thankful Evan happened to mention that Alec was coming home on Tuesday (not Wednesday afternoon like I thought!) so I could run out today and buy extra groceries. Gym, school with Evan, ran to the store, got gas, then cleaned house and got some food prepped for Thanksgiving while Evan had the car at work. 8,083 steps.  

25. So thankful Alec and his roommate made it home safely through the rain and traffic. Yoga, made my cookie cake, started the bread for Thanksgiving, cleaned the whole house (again!), did the laundry, and made the turkey brine then we ate a late dinner with Alec and his roommate. 4,669 steps. 

 

26. Thankful for the unseasonably warm weather today! Gym, library, grocery store (again!), hiking with Evan, got everything all prepped for Thanksgiving, worked on some card making. 12,248 steps. 

27. Thankful for a wonderful and delicious Thanksgiving.My husband and I started our day with a hike and then went right into food prep/dishes so we could be eating by 2 then we watched movies and played cards with the 5 of us, my mother in law, and Alec's roommate. 7,840 steps.

 

28. So thankful it took us less than 2 hours to decorate the whole house! Hiked with Evan in the morning, visited with Alec and Grace, then when they left for lunch my husband, Ian, Evan and I pulled out all the Christmas stuff and we ended the night decorating the tree and eating leftover pie. 7,500.

 

 

 

29. Thankful the numbers on the scale hadn't gone up after two days of junky eating. Grocery shopping, spent the morning prepping food, cleaning house, and paying the bills then I addressed all my Christmas cards and settled in to read my latest novel. 9.502 steps. 

 30. Thankful for a cozy afternoon in front of the wood stove. A cold and rainy day at home spent reading, relaxing and saying goodbye to the college kids heading back for their final 2 weeks of the semester. 

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