I didn’t officially sign up for Jenn’s Thankfully Reading Weekend, but I’m thankful that I have gotten some reading time in every day since Thursday, and hope to continue the trend today. I finished one very long e-book, my last read for Kim and Leslie’s Nonfiction November, and started on the two January releases I’ll be reviewing for Shelf Awareness (I’d like to start 2014 right on time over there, which means getting my reviews in […]
Dear (book) bloggers, I’m writing in response to posts I’ve come across recently from some of you. Like me, you’ve self-identified as “book bloggers,” but maybe you’re starting to feel a little hemmed in by the label. Maybe you’re itching to branch out in some new directions, but you’re not sure exactly how–or what sort of reaction you’ll get if you do. As Becca said, and I get the feeling she’s not alone: “I have […]
Time Early Sunday afternoon (Pacific Standard Time). I wasn’t sure if I was going to post today, but I’m home from my morning errand-running with no other “outside” plans and Tall Paul’s feeling a little under the weather, so he’s resting and I’m writing. Place At the kitchen desk. It’s very quiet. I should probably put some music on. Eating & Drinking I need to get up and refill my water in a minute. I […]
I hope y’all remembered to set your clocks back one hour last night! We are now back on Standard Time here in the USA–although since we actually only observe it for about ⅓ of the year now, it seems like the “standard” really should be Daylight Savings Time. But that would confuse things even more than they already are. Anyway, we have an “extra” hour today. Assuming you didn’t already spend it catching some extra […]
I started a 10-week online writing workshop at the end of September, and I may occasionally post some of my assignments here. Our first task was to answer four questions in 15 minutes: Who are you? Why do you write? What are your best hopes for your writing? And what are your worst fears? My Official Online Biography says that I work with numbers but love words. I think that captures who I am as a […]
Time Midafternoon on Saturday Place At the kitchen desk, under the ceiling fan, listening to the TV in the other room, waiting for a furniture delivery (a small sleeper sofa for the guest room and a matching chair, the last of our big purchases for the new house) Eating Nothing right now, but I may go hunt for a snack soon–most likely a granola bar. I don’t want to fill up too much, since we […]
Time Between 9:50 and 11 AM (Elevenses!) on the day on which we celebrate Autumn, Hobbits, and good TV Place I’m at the kitchen desk. Tall Paul was at his office desk–he had to go into work for a few hours, but he’s home now–and Spencer is hanging out in the living room after finishing a stack of geometry homework. (I love that the boy hates proofs as much as I did.) Eating Probably nothing […]
Time Sunday evening Place In the living room, on the couch, watching a Simpsons rerun and typing on the iPad Eating Done eating for the night–had a very good chicken-salad sandwich from Togo’s for dinner Drinking Just water Reading An October memoir I’ll be reviewing for Shelf Awareness, and trying to figure out if I’ll be able to work in a Banned Books Week read next week–I’d like to, but I probably should have started […]
I find that if I get something organized when I start out with it, it’s a lot easier to keep it that way. I returned from vacation this summer to find a refurnished and refurbished office, and I’ve succeeded in keeping clutter from regaining a foothold for almost three months. See? You may recall that last Sunday, I was organizing our new bookshelves. Do you mind if I show you how they turned out? Here’s […]
Time Mid-afternoon on Saturday–trying to get a little bit ahead. I usually write this weekly installment first thing Sunday morning on my iPad, but I left the iPad at the office on Friday (not on purpose, trust me!), so I’m working on the laptop… Place …at my kitchen desk, under the ceiling fan. Have I shown you my kitchen desk yet? Here it is… Eating Just finished a snack of a two clementines and a […]
Time: Sunday morning, in 8 o’clock hour Place: The “Girl-Loft” (If Tall Paul gets a “Man-Cave,” I get a “Girl-Loft”), in the new house. We turned in the keys to the old place yesterday, and are officially All Moved In to the new one, although we’re still unpacking and arranging. Eating and drinking: Water only right now, but after I’m done writing this, I’ll be meeting my sister for Sunday coffee and breakfast. (We usually […]
Time: Sunday morning, in the seven o’clock hour Place: My side of the bed, with the iPad Eating and drinking: Nothing yet, but thinking about breakfast…and about drinking lots of water today. It’ll be another hot, dry one in Simi Valley. Reading: Most of the books are boxed and in the garage at the new house, where they’ll most likely remain until the bookcases are delivered a few weeks from now, but I did leave […]
