2022 first quarter

2022 has, so far, been busier than I predicted. The pandemic isn’t over, yet life is slowly returning to something like ‘normal’.

Normal in the first quarter of 2022 for me has included: a family wedding, a trip to London to see a West End show, going to the cinema frequently again, hosting friends and overnight stays, booking a trip away, returning to the office for work, and, because we are now ‘living with covid’: also having Covid.

I haven’t had the time to blog even though I am desperate too, which my draft posts will illustrate. The first 4 months of the year seems like a good time for a classic check-in of all my favourite things of 2022 so far though.

Music

I never expected this list to be big, given I mostly replay old playlists.

2022 music:

Anyone For You (Tiger Lily) – George Ezra
Baby – Aitch, Ashanti
Where Did You Go (feat. MNEK) – Jax Jones

TV

2022 shows:

Cobra Kai season 4
After Life series 3
Yellowjackets season 1
Peacemaker season 1
This Is Going To Hurt

Older shows:

The Sex Lives of College Girls
Seinfeld (still plodding along with it)

Podcasts

SmartLess
SeinCast

Books

Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom – Leigh Bardugo
Conversations with Friends – Sally Rooney
Persuasion – Jane Austen
And Away – Bob Mortimer

Films

New films I have watched January – April that I really enjoyed:

The Lost Daughter (2021)
Princess Cyd (2017)
West Side Story (2021)
Rewatching the Rocky series
Jackass Forever (2022)
Boiling Point (2021)
Petite Maman (2021)
The Batman (2022)
Her (2013
Mysterious Skin (2004)
Muriel’s Wedding (1994)
Turning Red (2022)
Adrienne (2021)
Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood (2022)
Old Henry (2022)
The Beguiled (2017)
The Bad Guys (2022)
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)

Misc

Seeing Moulin Rouge!
Hen party and wedding
Happy, exciting personal life
Seeing family and hosting friends

I hope to find some more time to blog soon, as I have lots of thoughts I want to share. I have a busy next few months, which will then be followed by an intensely busy year of planning something exciting. Blogging though is something I need to prioritise.