We hope you enjoyed the November 2023 issue of This Awful Awesome Life. Many thanks to Orlando Bartro and Linda Cahill for their contributions to each issue.

For our final issue of 2023, I wanted to do something different than a holiday issue. I decided on the theme, “Unfinished Business.”

What is your unfinished business? Is there something you’ve been planning to do, but keep putting off? I know the holidays are busy, but December is a great month to pull out your chore list and tackle as many as you can instead of carrying them over into next year.

Stop and take a close look at your relationships. Is there something you’ve left unsaid like a thank you or an apology? Are you angry at someone, but haven’t told them why? Have you told the people you care about that you love them and wish them well? Communication is so important. Think how many misunderstandings could be avoided if we were honest about our feelings and really listened to each other.

This month I reviewed Ikigai by Francesc Miralles and Hector Garcia. What could two men from Spain possibly know about the Japanese concept of ikigai, “your reason for being?” Surprising, a lot it turns out.

After our October issue on Women’s Health and our November issue on Men’s Health, I was contacted by Guillermo Thomas of the Public Outreach Department for the Mesothelioma Center. He liked what we were doing to inform our readers about health issues, and he sent some helpful links to expand on the information we provided. We’re sharing them with you in this issue.

We lost a national treasure this month with the passing of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter. This month in “Dare to Believe” we are celebrating the lives of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter and their legacy of love and public service.

For December in “The Twelve Months of Salad,” I made a delicious Soba Noodle Salad. I’m sharing the link for this healthy, delicious, and easy recipe and revealing what we’ll be cooking up next year in “The Twelve Months of.”

This month, Orlando Bartro discusses John Milton’s use of long sentences.

We have some great choices in our reading recommendations for kids and adults. Also, check out our Author page, November in Pictures, and our preview of the January issue. Changes are coming to This Awful Awesome Life. It’s time to shake things up and start the New Year out in style.

This year my gift to you is the first chapter of my new book, Everything in Between. If you like what you read, here is the link to purchase my book, https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Between-FrancesJoyce/dp/1960399861/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZS2347EON70H&keywords=Everything+in+Between+by+Frances+Joyce&qid=1682964829&sprefix=everything+in+between+by+frances+joyce%2Caps%2C82&sr=8-1

Everything in Between will be released in audiobook soon. I was promised it would be finished in time for the holidays. Fingers crossed that’s true. I’ll keep you posted. Books and audiobooks make great holiday gifts.

The internationally best-selling author, Luke Murphy, has a new book out. The Cradle Will Fall hit bookstores on September 30. Charlene Taylor and Calvin Watters are teaming up for their most challenging case ripped from today’s headlines.

Elizabeth Meitzler who was featured in our December 2022 issue has a new book out, The Power Move. It’s a hockey-romance novel, and after reading and reviewing her debut novel, I predict this book will be just as entertaining. The Power Move is available on Amazon for paperback or kindle unlimited. Congratulations Elizabeth!

I hope you are carefully vetting the growing list of people who have formally announced their intent to run for office in the 2024 elections. Senatorial and presidential hopefuls have begun campaigning for the 2024 elections, but you still have time to start the vetting process. Please keep showing up and voting. We will never tell you who to vote for, but we will keep telling you to vote and do your homework! Vet all candidates and insist that all political parties do the same. Which incumbent legislators have actually authored and submitted legislation to benefit Americans? Who’s all talk and soundbites? Follow the money. Who is the new darling of the billionaires? What will they do and who will they sell out to keep those dollars rolling in? Vote for the candidates who are the most qualified and who will safeguard our democracy.

Samantha Sayers has been missing since she disappeared on August 1, 2018, after a day of solo hiking at Vesper Peak near Seattle, Washington. Sam grew up in the Erie, Pennsylvania area where her parents Ron and Lisa still live. Her family is exploring all avenues of inquiry to find and bring her home. In the face of such an enormous challenge, they have chosen hope. Please keep sending positive thoughts to Sam and her family. As promised, we will be displaying a yellow ribbon for Sam on the opening page of each issue of This Awful Awesome Life until she is home.

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