So I got Mockingjay yesterday (finally) and enjoyed a wonderful Sunday absorbed in the book. I am one of those readers who, when I find a great book, cannot put it down until I'm finished. And it's not as though I have nothing else going on in my life, I just can't pull myself away--I swear I'm not a loser ;0)
At any rate, I'm still absorbing everything that happened in the book. I swear I'm coming off my reading high and man is it painful. I hate seeing the end to any series, and haven't made up my mind how much closure I feel from Mockingjay. Although that could be because I practically swallowed it whole without chewing, hmmm. What I really want to do right now is chat with one of my friends to see what they thought(I need my support group)! I can't help thinking I should go back and re-read the book, once I've recovered some of the emotions it sucked from me :0)
I have to say Monday's are the worst for trying to stay focused while at work, even after the multiple cups of wonderfully strong caffeine. Anywho... I hope you are all enjoying your day as much as me!
HAPPY MONDAY!!
Monday, August 30, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
Is that wedding bells I hear?
Hmm, so I got married last month, almost exactly a month ago (crazy, I know). I could not be any happier. We are finally done planning the wedding and able to get some things done to our house (yay!) and spend all our spare time enjoying the end of summer (tear, it barely got here and is almost over...).
BUT I have also been able to work on my book a lot more now, which I'm super excited about. There for awhile I couldn't help but feel guilty that I wasn't devoting any time to working on it, but that's a whole new story now. So I hope to have it done in the next few months, which should be a reachable goal, woo hoo! On that note, one thing that really gets me motivated to work on my own book, is reading other people's, I just recently read The Hunger Games, which is a YA book a friend of mine let me borrow. This book was amazing. I finished reading it and hurried out to buy the second book (Catching Fire) another amazing book, and I read through that in a day (I know I'm a freak of nature for reading it so quickly, but I could not help myself). I'm contemplating going back through for a second read, since I obviously shot through it, I'm sure I missed a few things and the third book doesn't come out till the 24th of this month. But basically what I'm getting at here, is that reading a book as wonderfully intriguing as this one makes me wanna finish my own. Some might say it gives me a much needed kick in the butt, I agree!
The other thing I've decided to do is try and see new places in Oregon, lets be honest it's super easy to just go to the same lake or beach or mountain when you want a trip away from home, but there are so many places in Oregon that I haven't seen... EVER. Why not venture outside the norm for a change. I have to say it really does make you appreciate your surroundings that much more, especially when you drive three and a half hours to get there :)
I think that's enough rambling for me for now, but I hope to get on here more often!
BUT I have also been able to work on my book a lot more now, which I'm super excited about. There for awhile I couldn't help but feel guilty that I wasn't devoting any time to working on it, but that's a whole new story now. So I hope to have it done in the next few months, which should be a reachable goal, woo hoo! On that note, one thing that really gets me motivated to work on my own book, is reading other people's, I just recently read The Hunger Games, which is a YA book a friend of mine let me borrow. This book was amazing. I finished reading it and hurried out to buy the second book (Catching Fire) another amazing book, and I read through that in a day (I know I'm a freak of nature for reading it so quickly, but I could not help myself). I'm contemplating going back through for a second read, since I obviously shot through it, I'm sure I missed a few things and the third book doesn't come out till the 24th of this month. But basically what I'm getting at here, is that reading a book as wonderfully intriguing as this one makes me wanna finish my own. Some might say it gives me a much needed kick in the butt, I agree!
The other thing I've decided to do is try and see new places in Oregon, lets be honest it's super easy to just go to the same lake or beach or mountain when you want a trip away from home, but there are so many places in Oregon that I haven't seen... EVER. Why not venture outside the norm for a change. I have to say it really does make you appreciate your surroundings that much more, especially when you drive three and a half hours to get there :)
I think that's enough rambling for me for now, but I hope to get on here more often!
Monday, March 1, 2010
Engaged, New year, New house...
Wow, it's been forever since I've been on here, woops :o)
There have been a lot of new things going on in my life that are keeping me quite busy. I got engaged in December, my fiancé and I bought a house and got the keys two weeks ago, so we've been busy painting, cleaning, painting and more cleaning and of course all the other things you have to do to put your own touches on a home. Then there's the whole wedding planning, which was keeping me busy prior to the house, but things are really going well. I feel like I can breathe and everything is falling perfectly into place. God has really blessed me with everything in my life right now and has made things go smoothly. Everyone thought my fiancé and I were crazy for trying to buy a house while planning our wedding this July, but we did it and it has been wonderful. I feel like you really know things are meant to be when God makes them happen the way he has with us. I've also been blessed with my second nephew, he is just as cute as can be. Needless to say it has been hard to make time to write/edit my book, BUT I have been thinking about it :o) I have a definite end in sight, just a matter of making the time to get there!
So that's what's been going on with me...fun stuff!
I'll try and make some time to get on & check in...no guarantees of course. There are no real guarantees in life right? ;o)
There have been a lot of new things going on in my life that are keeping me quite busy. I got engaged in December, my fiancé and I bought a house and got the keys two weeks ago, so we've been busy painting, cleaning, painting and more cleaning and of course all the other things you have to do to put your own touches on a home. Then there's the whole wedding planning, which was keeping me busy prior to the house, but things are really going well. I feel like I can breathe and everything is falling perfectly into place. God has really blessed me with everything in my life right now and has made things go smoothly. Everyone thought my fiancé and I were crazy for trying to buy a house while planning our wedding this July, but we did it and it has been wonderful. I feel like you really know things are meant to be when God makes them happen the way he has with us. I've also been blessed with my second nephew, he is just as cute as can be. Needless to say it has been hard to make time to write/edit my book, BUT I have been thinking about it :o) I have a definite end in sight, just a matter of making the time to get there!
So that's what's been going on with me...fun stuff!
I'll try and make some time to get on & check in...no guarantees of course. There are no real guarantees in life right? ;o)
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