{"id":43887,"date":"2023-01-03T16:38:32","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T16:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/03\/ak-monthly-recap-december-2022\/"},"modified":"2023-01-03T16:38:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T16:38:32","slug":"ak-monthly-recap-december-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/03\/ak-monthly-recap-december-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"AK Monthly Recap: December 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div ast-blocks-layout=\"true\" itemprop=\"text\">\n<div class=\"astra-advanced-hook-23274 \">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\"><small><em>Adventurous Kate incorporates affiliate hyperlinks. If you make a purchase order via these hyperlinks, I&#8217;ll earn a fee at no further value to you. Thanks!<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Here we&#8217;re on the finish of the 12 months!<\/strong> I\u2019ve stated a lot about 2022 in my year-end recap posts that I gained\u2019t go on any longer. Let\u2019s simply check out the month.<\/p>\n<p>More than something, December was all about Christmas \u2014 and also you\u2019ll see it within the images. I ended up celebrating Christmas unexpectedly throughout 4 international locations this month.<\/p>\n<p>I additionally learn lots of good books, discovered some kickass eating chairs, and welcomed a kitty to our residence quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s check out what went on in December 2022.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"Kate and Charlie toasting gluhwein mugs with hats on in front of a bright yellow palace with a Christmas tree.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-and-Charlie-in-Vienna-at-Christmas-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-and-Charlie-in-Vienna-at-Christmas-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-and-Charlie-in-Vienna-at-Christmas-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-and-Charlie-in-Vienna-at-Christmas-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-and-Charlie-in-Vienna-at-Christmas-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-and-Charlie-in-Vienna-at-Christmas-150x113.jpeg 150w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-and-Charlie-in-Vienna-at-Christmas-1024x768.jpeg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"wp-image-32038 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-and-Charlie-in-Vienna-at-Christmas-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Kate and Charlie toasting gluhwein mugs with hats on in front of a bright yellow palace with a Christmas tree.\" class=\"wp-image-32038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-and-Charlie-in-Vienna-at-Christmas-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-and-Charlie-in-Vienna-at-Christmas-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-and-Charlie-in-Vienna-at-Christmas-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-and-Charlie-in-Vienna-at-Christmas-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-and-Charlie-in-Vienna-at-Christmas-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-and-Charlie-in-Vienna-at-Christmas-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Celebrating the Christmas season at Sch\u00f6nbrunn Palace in Vienna!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"destinations_visited\"\/>Destinations Visited<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Prague, Czech Republic<\/li>\n<li>Vienna, Austria<\/li>\n<li>London, Coulsdon, and Watford, England<\/li>\n<li>Reading, Revere, and Wakefield, Massachusetts<\/li>\n<li>Nashua, New Hampshire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"People strolling outside a pop-up bar in a market covered with Christmas lights.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vienna-Christmas-Markets-2022-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vienna-Christmas-Markets-2022-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vienna-Christmas-Markets-2022-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vienna-Christmas-Markets-2022-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vienna-Christmas-Markets-2022-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vienna-Christmas-Markets-2022-150x113.jpeg 150w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vienna-Christmas-Markets-2022-1024x768.jpeg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"wp-image-32039 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vienna-Christmas-Markets-2022-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"People strolling outside a pop-up bar in a market covered with Christmas lights.\" class=\"wp-image-32039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vienna-Christmas-Markets-2022-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vienna-Christmas-Markets-2022-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vienna-Christmas-Markets-2022-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vienna-Christmas-Markets-2022-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vienna-Christmas-Markets-2022-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vienna-Christmas-Markets-2022-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Spittelberg Market in Vienna, an adult-oriented market with plenty of pop-up bars.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"highlights\"\/>Highlights<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p><strong>A implausible Christmas market journey to Vienna.<\/strong> Surprisingly, Charlie and I&#8217;ve by no means been to Austria collectively! We\u2019ve each been to Vienna a number of instances, and it\u2019s by no means been one in all our absolute favourite cities, however we determined to take a look at their legendary Christmas markets.<\/p>\n<p>Well, they have been FANTASTIC. Some of the very best I\u2019ve ever visited in Europe. A great quantity of variety in markets (some extra adult-oriented, some higher for handmade items, some extra art-oriented). Tons upon tons of flavors of gluhwein and punsch, making cities that serve one single taste of mulled wine appear to be a joke.<\/p>\n<p>We additionally obtained to hang around with our Vienna buddies, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bordersofadventure.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Becki<\/a> and Markus, in addition to Becki\u2019s dad, and revel in a market night, adopted by their favourite native Irish pub.<\/p>\n<p>My greatest suggestion? Wear thermals. It was VERY chilly (temperatures hovered simply above freezing, which isn&#8217;t whilst chilly as it may be there). My <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/recommends\/base-layer-top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Uniqlo thermal prime<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/recommends\/base-layer-bottom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">leggings<\/a> stored me really having fun with the journey, and I&#8217;d have been depressing with out them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The World Cup. <\/strong>I watched SOOOOO a lot of the World Cup, and the way extremely satisfying was it? A really wild match up till the top, and I used to be so completely happy for Argentina and Messi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We purchased a cool retro eating desk and a few equally funky chairs. <\/strong>They\u2019re mid-century fashionable items initially designed for the 1958 Brussels Expo. Despite that, they have been all fairly reasonably priced.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s so onerous to search out secondhand furnishings within the Czech Republic that isn\u2019t IKEA. I\u2019m fairly happy about these.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"A dark gray cat sitting on a boring wooden chair next to two funky dark wood chairs with rounded tops, a small opening in the back, and cushions covered in a wild jewel-toned geometric pattern.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Balicek-and-Chairs-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Balicek-and-Chairs-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Balicek-and-Chairs-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Balicek-and-Chairs-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Balicek-and-Chairs-640x853.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Balicek-and-Chairs-150x200.jpg 150w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Balicek-and-Chairs-768x1024.jpg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" class=\"wp-image-32041 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Balicek-and-Chairs-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A dark gray cat sitting on a boring wooden chair next to two funky dark wood chairs with rounded tops, a small opening in the back, and cushions covered in a wild jewel-toned geometric pattern.\" class=\"wp-image-32041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Balicek-and-Chairs-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Balicek-and-Chairs-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Balicek-and-Chairs-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Balicek-and-Chairs-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Balicek-and-Chairs-640x853.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Balicek-and-Chairs-150x200.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bali\u010dek the cat and our new chairs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>A Friendsmas dinner at Kantyna. <\/strong>Kantyna is OUR PLACE in Prague \u2014 it\u2019s half restaurant, half butcher store, dishing up outrageously good steaks and the very best burger on this planet. Kantyna additionally places on a butcher\u2019s dinner known as Dinner Off the Bone, the place they serve you odd cuts.<\/p>\n<p>They paused Dinner Off the Bone when COVID hit however FINALLY introduced it again! We determined to do it for Friendsmas and feasted on crispy pigs\u2019 ears, comfortable pigs\u2019 brains, and truthfully, probably the most scrumptious tripe I\u2019ve ever had.<\/p>\n<p>(The one non-hit? The room-temperature meat in aspic. Ugh. But our buddies\u2019 nine-month-old child couldn\u2019t get sufficient of it!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spending my first Christmas with Charlie\u2019s household within the UK.<\/strong> Seeing how a lot his sister decorates her home and serving to Charlie cook dinner a really insane quantity of meals have been two of the highlights.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lewis and Murray made a brand new furry buddy. <\/strong>Bali\u010dek, our buddies\u2019 cat, got here to stick with us for 10 days. We have been curious to see how our cats would react \u2014 they haven\u2019t seen different cats since they have been of their foster residence.<\/p>\n<p>It took about 5 days for them to heat up to one another, and required some partitioning and litter field jiujitsu, however they appeared to get alongside fairly effectively by the top! (I feel they\u2019re glad to have us to themselves once more, although.)<\/p>\n<p>Bali\u010dek is the sweetest, most loving cat on this planet, and it was good to look at a film with him purring away in your lap!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"Three gray tabby cats -- one large and dark, two smaller ones with white bellies and white paws -- standing a round a white coffee table.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Lewis-and-Murray-and-Balicek-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Lewis-and-Murray-and-Balicek-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Lewis-and-Murray-and-Balicek-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Lewis-and-Murray-and-Balicek-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Lewis-and-Murray-and-Balicek-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Lewis-and-Murray-and-Balicek-150x113.jpeg 150w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Lewis-and-Murray-and-Balicek-1024x768.jpeg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"wp-image-32040 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Lewis-and-Murray-and-Balicek-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Three gray tabby cats -- one large and dark, two smaller ones with white bellies and white paws -- standing a round a white coffee table.\" class=\"wp-image-32040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Lewis-and-Murray-and-Balicek-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Lewis-and-Murray-and-Balicek-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Lewis-and-Murray-and-Balicek-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Lewis-and-Murray-and-Balicek-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Lewis-and-Murray-and-Balicek-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Lewis-and-Murray-and-Balicek-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Left to proper: Bali\u010dek, Lewis and Murray.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"challenges\"\/>Challenges<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p><strong>I wasn\u2019t planning to go to the US on the finish of the month, however unhappy information from residence had me reserving a same-day flight to be there for a buddy.<\/strong> I gained\u2019t go into element past that.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m grateful to have had miles stashed away so it value me $200 as a substitute of $1500. If you reside distant from family members, you may wish to do the identical.<\/p>\n<p>And for those who\u2019re not into miles, simply having a sturdy emergency fund is so vital. For terrible instances like these, you don\u2019t wish to add monetary stress on prime. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1020\" alt=\"An AI-generated image of Kate as a pirate wench in a hat and peasant blouse in front of a seascape. The AI gave her huge boobs for some reason.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-Pirate-AI-1024x1020.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-Pirate-AI-800x797.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-Pirate-AI-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-Pirate-AI-768x765.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-Pirate-AI-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-Pirate-AI-150x149.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-Pirate-AI.jpg 1170w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-Pirate-AI-1024x1020.jpg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"wp-image-32044 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-Pirate-AI-1024x1020.jpg\" alt=\"An AI-generated image of Kate as a pirate wench in a hat and peasant blouse in front of a seascape. The AI gave her huge boobs for some reason.\" class=\"wp-image-32044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-Pirate-AI-1024x1020.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-Pirate-AI-800x797.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-Pirate-AI-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-Pirate-AI-768x765.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-Pirate-AI-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-Pirate-AI-150x149.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kate-Pirate-AI.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Like everybody else, I obtained into AI this month. I\u2019m a pirate!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"blog_posts_of_the_month\"\/>Blog Posts of the Month<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p>December is all about my Best of the Year posts \u2014 with a bit further thrown in.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/my-favorite-new-destinations-of-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Favorite New Destinations of 2022<\/a> <\/strong>\u2014 Naples took the highest crown, however the place else gained my coronary heart?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/my-best-travel-moments-of-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>My Best Travel Moments of 2022<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 From getting engaged in Lake Como to crusing the bluest sea in Sardinia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/my-favorite-reads-of-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>My Favorite Reads of 2022<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Just 5 books this 12 months (and a much more digestible submit because of this).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/my-worst-travel-moments-of-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>My Worst Travel Moments of 2022<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Aaaaaand everybody\u2019s favourite submit of the 12 months. Yes, poop is concerned.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/vineyard-haven\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Visitor\u2019s Guide to Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts<\/a> <\/strong>\u2014 And a bit information to a stunning, underrated city on Martha\u2019s Vineyard.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"A cathedral in Vienna surrounded by modern buildings and blue sky.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vienna-on-a-Blue-Sky-Day-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vienna-on-a-Blue-Sky-Day-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vienna-on-a-Blue-Sky-Day-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vienna-on-a-Blue-Sky-Day-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vienna-on-a-Blue-Sky-Day-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vienna-on-a-Blue-Sky-Day-150x113.jpeg 150w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vienna-on-a-Blue-Sky-Day-1024x768.jpeg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"wp-image-32046 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vienna-on-a-Blue-Sky-Day-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"A cathedral in Vienna surrounded by modern buildings and blue sky.\" class=\"wp-image-32046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vienna-on-a-Blue-Sky-Day-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vienna-on-a-Blue-Sky-Day-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vienna-on-a-Blue-Sky-Day-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vienna-on-a-Blue-Sky-Day-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vienna-on-a-Blue-Sky-Day-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vienna-on-a-Blue-Sky-Day-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We had one blue sky day in Vienna!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"this_month_on_patreon\"\/>This Month on Patreon<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p><strong>On the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/adventurouskate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adventurous Kate Patreon<\/a>, I publish unique content material and never-told tales which you could entry for $6 per 30 days.<\/strong>\u00a0We even have a personal Facebook group and members get free entry to the Book Club every month.<\/p>\n<p>This month on the Patreon, I did a submit about my favourite vacation spot of 2022: Naples, Italy. Naples completely blew me away and on this submit, I talked about what I really like most concerning the metropolis and the favourite issues I did.<\/p>\n<p>I additionally wrote a submit concerning the posts that earned probably the most on Adventurous Kate this 12 months \u2014 a deep dive into which all-time posts did the very best, and which posts revealed in 2022 did the very best, and why.<\/p>\n<p>And I wrote a bit be aware on the finish of the 12 months about what was occurring.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"A table set for Christmas with a red tablecloth, red and gold napkins, little christmas trees, Christmas crackers, and chair covers with Santa and his reindeer on them.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Christmas-Table-Setting-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Christmas-Table-Setting-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Christmas-Table-Setting-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Christmas-Table-Setting-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Christmas-Table-Setting-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Christmas-Table-Setting-150x113.jpeg 150w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Christmas-Table-Setting-1024x768.jpeg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"wp-image-32042 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Christmas-Table-Setting-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"A table set for Christmas with a red tablecloth, red and gold napkins, little christmas trees, Christmas crackers, and chair covers with Santa and his reindeer on them.\" class=\"wp-image-32042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Christmas-Table-Setting-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Christmas-Table-Setting-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Christmas-Table-Setting-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Christmas-Table-Setting-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Christmas-Table-Setting-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Christmas-Table-Setting-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Charlie\u2019s sister\u2019s lovely Christmas desk.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"book_club_this_month\"\/>Book Club This Month<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Our subsequent Book Club will happen on Sunday, January 29, 2023 at 1:00 PM ET. <\/strong>We will probably be studying and discussing <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3iadtYc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Son of Elsewhere<\/a><\/em> by Sudanese Canadian creator Elamin Abdelmahmoud. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt twelve years old, Elamin Abdelmahmoud emigrates with his family from his native Sudan to Kingston, Ontario, arguably one of the most homogenous cities in North America. At the airport, he\u2019s handed his Blackness like a passport, and realizes that he needs to learn what this identity means in a new country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Like all teens, Abdelmahmoud spent his adolescence trying to figure out who he was, but he had to do it while learning to balance a new racial identity and all the false assumptions that came with it. Abdelmahmoud learned to fit in, and eventually became \u2018every liberal white dad\u2019s favorite person in the room.\u2019 But after many years spent trying on different personalities, he now must face the parts of himself he\u2019s kept suppressed all this time. He asks, \u2018What happens when those identities stage a jailbreak?\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In his debut collection of essays, Abdelmahmoud gives full voice to each and every one of these conflicting selves. Whether reflecting on how\u00a0<em>The O.C.\u00a0<\/em>taught him about falling in love, why watching wrestling allowed him to reinvent himself, or what it was like being a Muslim teen in the aftermath of 9\/11, Abdelmahmoud explores how our experiences and our environments help us in the continuing task of defining who we truly are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/ak-book-club-son-of-elsewhere-by-elamin-abdelmahmoud-tickets-503445387707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">You can join right here.<\/a> <\/strong>Hope to see you then!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"746\" alt=\"Kate and Charlie standing outside in coats in front of a sign reading &quot;Portobello Road, it's the most wonderful time of the year&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wonderful-Time-in-London-1024x746.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wonderful-Time-in-London-800x583.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wonderful-Time-in-London-768x559.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wonderful-Time-in-London-1536x1119.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wonderful-Time-in-London-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wonderful-Time-in-London-150x109.jpeg 150w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wonderful-Time-in-London-1024x746.jpeg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"wp-image-32043 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wonderful-Time-in-London-1024x746.jpeg\" alt=\"Kate and Charlie standing outside in coats in front of a sign reading &quot;Portobello Road, it's the most wonderful time of the year&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-32043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wonderful-Time-in-London-1024x746.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wonderful-Time-in-London-800x583.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wonderful-Time-in-London-768x559.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wonderful-Time-in-London-1536x1119.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wonderful-Time-in-London-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wonderful-Time-in-London-150x109.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christmas posing on Portobello Road, London.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"new_hampshire_way_update\"\/>New Hampshire Way Update<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p><strong>My large achievement this month on my New Hampshire web site, <a href=\"https:\/\/newhampshireway.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Hampshire Way<\/a>, was gathering TONS of e-mail addresses for the publication.<\/strong> This was due to my new lead magnet, a downloadable calendar itemizing all of the Christmas and vacation actions in New Hampshire in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Guess what number of e-mail addresses it obtained me? 537. That\u2019s <em>big<\/em> for a small web site. I needed to go up a brand new degree on my <a href=\"https:\/\/convertkit.com\/?lmref=yukbIA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ConvertKit<\/a> plan!<\/p>\n<p>Here are the brand new posts I revealed this month that I feel you may get pleasure from: my submit concerning the <a href=\"https:\/\/newhampshireway.com\/mount-washington-auto-road\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mount Washington Auto Road<\/a>, which is among the coolest issues you are able to do in New Hampshire, and for those who\u2019re a New Englander, you may wish to take a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/newhampshireway.com\/jingle-bell-chocolate-tour-jackson-nh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jingle Bell Chocolate Tour<\/a> in Jackson subsequent 12 months!<\/p>\n<p>And I\u2019m very excited for my first New Hampshire Way Mediavine fee to come back in at this time or tomorrow! Finally, I get to the touch the cash the location\u2019s making!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what_i_watched_this_month\"\/>What I Watched This Month<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>The White Lotus<\/em>! <\/strong>GOD, I LOVE THIS SHOW! I hope Mike White retains making them for the subsequent decade! So effectively written, such a terrific forged, a wild satire of the wealthy, and the COSTUMES.<\/p>\n<p>Both seasons have been good. I feel the primary was higher concerning the interactions between the completely different visitors. But the second was completely beautiful and I appreciated that they confirmed a very good quantity of Sicily past the resort, all in sun-dappled mild. (Also, enjoyable truth: the seaside scenes have been filmed in Cefal\u00f9, not Taormina.)<\/p>\n<p>And guess what? Charlie and I booked a visit to Palermo in February earlier than watching the present! I\u2019m much more excited now.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond <em>The White Lotus<\/em>, I loved <em>Glass Onion<\/em> and <em>Nope<\/em> for movies and <em>An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life<\/em>, a Netflix comedy particular with Steve Martin and Martin Short.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"The Prague Christmas markets, with viewing platform in front of a Christmas tree and church towers.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Prague-Markets-for-Christmas-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Prague-Markets-for-Christmas-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Prague-Markets-for-Christmas-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Prague-Markets-for-Christmas-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Prague-Markets-for-Christmas-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Prague-Markets-for-Christmas-150x113.jpeg 150w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Prague-Markets-for-Christmas-1024x768.jpeg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"wp-image-32047 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Prague-Markets-for-Christmas-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"The Prague Christmas markets, with viewing platform in front of a Christmas tree and church towers.\" class=\"wp-image-32047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Prague-Markets-for-Christmas-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Prague-Markets-for-Christmas-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Prague-Markets-for-Christmas-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Prague-Markets-for-Christmas-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Prague-Markets-for-Christmas-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Prague-Markets-for-Christmas-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prague Christmas markets: good, however inferior to Vienna.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what_i_read_this_month\"\/>What I Read This Month<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p><strong>I ended up ending 2022 with 33 books learn. <\/strong>The lowest variety of years, and that\u2019s okay. I did end the 12 months with a number of fabulous reads.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3XiVXQD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dirtbag, Massachusetts: A Confessional<\/a> <\/em>by Isaac Fitzgerald (2022)<\/strong> \u2014 \u201cIsaac Fitzgerald has lived many lives. He\u2019s been an altar boy, a bartender, a fat kid, a smuggler, a biker, a prince of New England. But before all that, he was a bomb that exploded his parents\u2019 lives-or so he was told. In\u00a0<em>Dirtbag, Massachusetts<\/em>, Fitzgerald, with warmth and humor, recounts his ongoing search for forgiveness, a more far-reaching vision of masculinity, and a more expansive definition of family and self.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>First off \u2014 I feel we are able to agree that is far and away the very best e-book title of the 12 months! Fitzgerald is my age and grew up poor in rural North Central Massachusetts (My dad: \u201cWas he in Gardner?\u201d Me: \u201cNo, Gardner was the place he went when he wanted a <em>metropolis<\/em>\u201c). Strangely, I really feel like this can be a standpoint not shared fairly often \u2014 most New England-specific memoirs are about city life round Boston.<\/p>\n<p>I really like Fitzgerald\u2019s voice, and the way he makes the connections between the violence during which he grew up and a life that led him to bartending in San Francisco, smuggling provides into Myanmar, and in the end discovering forgiveness for his dad and mom. This is a superb e-book and possibly ought to have been on my better of the 12 months record if I had completed it in time.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Ip489P\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sea of Tranquility<\/a><\/em> by Emily St. John Mandel (2022)<\/strong> \u2014 This novel tells the tales of three characters \u2014 a Nineteenth-century Englishman leaving for the Canadian wilderness, a Twenty third-century author residing on a Moon Colony, and a Twenty fifth-century detective utilizing time journey to unravel a thriller that entails all three of them.<\/p>\n<p>I fell in love with Emily St. John Mandel\u2019s writing the month earlier than with <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3i7FzDl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Station Eleven<\/a><\/em>, and <em>Sea of Tranquility<\/em> is full of extra splendidly comforting optimism within the face of a scary future. And past that, what&#8217;s so good about this novel is how all the pieces steadily connects to one another, nesting doll-style, finally reaching a really satisfying conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>This is an efficient one.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"An AI-generated image of Kate in a white blouse, her hair pulled to one side, looking placidly ahead.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Realistic-AI-Kate.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Realistic-AI-Kate-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Realistic-AI-Kate-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Realistic-AI-Kate-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Realistic-AI-Kate-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Realistic-AI-Kate-150x150.jpg 150w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Realistic-AI-Kate.jpg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"wp-image-32048 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Realistic-AI-Kate.jpg\" alt=\"An AI-generated image of Kate in a white blouse, her hair pulled to one side, looking placidly ahead.\" class=\"wp-image-32048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Realistic-AI-Kate.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Realistic-AI-Kate-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Realistic-AI-Kate-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Realistic-AI-Kate-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Realistic-AI-Kate-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Realistic-AI-Kate-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Another AI picture. This one was spot-on.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3jGP50J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The School for Good Mothers<\/a><\/em> by Jessamine Chan (2022)<\/strong> \u2014 Frida is a single mom reeling from her husband leaving her for a youthful girl. But then she has a Very Bad Day \u2014 she leaves her 2-year-old daughter Harriet alone for a number of hours. When authorities discover out, they sentence her to a 12 months residing within the School for Good Mothers, a prison-like setting that teaches ladies the way to mother or father.<\/p>\n<p>What a freaky, bizarre e-book. The college itself jogged my memory of the film <em>But I\u2019m a Cheerleader<\/em> \u2014 it\u2019s an odd sanitized \u201chow to be\u201d setting set on strict, nearly cartoon-like gender roles. And it was miserable. From the second Frida arrived, it was clear that it could take all the pieces she needed to attain their ridiculous expectations.<\/p>\n<p>This e-book was half dystopian, half sci-fi, and far of it biting satirical commentary about ladies\u2019s rights and views on parenting. Worth a learn for certain.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Q8kvt9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on Becoming an American<\/a><\/em> by Wajahat Ali (2022)<\/strong> \u2014 \u201cGrowing up living the suburban American dream, young Wajahat devoured comic books (devoid of Brown superheroes) and fielded well-intentioned advice from uncles and aunties. (\u201cBecome a doctor!\u201d) <\/p>\n<p>Now a middle-aged dad, Ali has turn into one of many foremost and funniest public intellectuals in America. In\u00a0<em>Go Back to Where You Came From<\/em>, he tackles the risks of Islamophobia, white supremacy, and chocolate hummus, peppering private tales with astute insights into nationwide safety, immigration, and popular culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve adopted Ali on Twitter for awhile \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WajahatAli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">he\u2019s a terrific observe<\/a>. And this story is in some methods the memoir of each baby of Pakistani immigrants who got here of age over 9\/11, and likewise a singular story about his household\u2019s \u201ccurse\u201d that despatched his dad and mom to jail, amongst different issues. It\u2019s a wild learn, and effectively value it.<\/p>\n<p>I hope he will get on reveals speaking about extra issues in addition to Islam-adjacent subjects. He deserves to.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"An AI-generated image of Kate's face covered with pink geometric shapes, Picasso style.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pink-AI-Kate.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pink-AI-Kate-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pink-AI-Kate-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pink-AI-Kate-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pink-AI-Kate-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pink-AI-Kate-150x150.jpg 150w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pink-AI-Kate.jpg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"wp-image-32049 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pink-AI-Kate.jpg\" alt=\"An AI-generated image of Kate's face covered with pink geometric shapes, Picasso style.\" class=\"wp-image-32049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pink-AI-Kate.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pink-AI-Kate-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pink-AI-Kate-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pink-AI-Kate-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pink-AI-Kate-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pink-AI-Kate-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pink AI! Why not?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3CiNVz8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rich as Fuck: More Money Than You Know What to Do With<\/a><\/em> by Amanda Frances (2020)<\/strong> \u2014 \u201cFor too long, the subject of money has been shrouded in fear, secrecy, and anxiety. It\u2019s time to look behind the curtain at money, while stepping into the empowered financial reality that is available to you. Reading Rich As F*ck is sure to ignite an avalanche of change in the most important areas of your life. Once you finally see money for what it is and realize your power over your finances, life will never be the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I learn this e-book primarily as a result of a number of folks I respect are big followers of Amanda Frances. The e-book was respectable, however nothing I hadn\u2019t heard earlier than.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3jAuISL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon<\/a><\/em> (2012) <\/strong>\u2014 \u201cNothing is unique, so embrace affect, college your self via the work of others, remix and reimagine to find your individual path. Follow pursuits wherever they take you\u2014what seems like a passion might flip into you life\u2019s work. Forget the outdated clich\u00e9 about writing what you already know: Instead, write the e-book you wish to learn, make the film you wish to watch<strong>.<\/strong>\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Basically \u2014 a cute e-book, a brief e-book, with a pleasant message. Take the work of others you&#8217;re keen on and use that to create into unique work of your individual. Stop pressuring your self for those who don\u2019t really feel unique sufficient.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"A big snowstorm in a park in Prague, a crenellated yellow building in the background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Prague-in-the-Snow-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Prague-in-the-Snow-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Prague-in-the-Snow-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Prague-in-the-Snow-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Prague-in-the-Snow-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Prague-in-the-Snow-150x113.jpg 150w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Prague-in-the-Snow-1024x768.jpg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"wp-image-32045 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Prague-in-the-Snow-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A big snowstorm in a park in Prague, a crenellated yellow building in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-32045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Prague-in-the-Snow-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Prague-in-the-Snow-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Prague-in-the-Snow-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Prague-in-the-Snow-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Prague-in-the-Snow-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Prague-in-the-Snow-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Winter in Prague appears to be like so much like this!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"coming_up_in_january_2023\"\/>Coming Up in January 2023<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Nothing deliberate this month! <\/strong>Last 12 months I got here to the conclusion that January is a month the place I\u2019m impressed, goal-oriented, and able to set up good, onerous work habits for the 12 months forward.<\/p>\n<p>In different phrases, it was a little bit of a waste being in Mexico final January once I was in tremendous hard-working mode. So that\u2019s one thing I\u2019ll take into account for the long run. Let\u2019s save the winter getaways for February on the earliest.<\/p>\n<p>I hope we get a pleasant, large snowstorm and revel in it whereas being cozy indoors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:25px\">What are your plans for 2023? 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