Tod has been out of town this weekend.
So I blogged a bit more than usual.
I spent (total over the entire two days) four hours on a blog.
She will not be named.

But...

She makes homemade cakes from scratch for her kids' birthdays.
She reupholsters furniture.
She paints animals to hang in her kids' rooms.
She uses whole wheat pasta when she cooks.
She makes all Halloween costumes herself.

So...

I finally turned off the computer earlier this evening. I had to stop. I turned it off and took a tour of my house. I searched for ONE OBJECT I'VE CREATED in this house. The only thing I could find that I'd made was the protein shake in my hand.

Well...

I am trying to figure out why I'm not creative. Why doesn't my mind scream ideas all day long? Why don't I break branches off of lemon trees so I can hang my paper mache blossoms to them and arrange them in vases I've hand painted? Why don't I think to buy vintage fabric at Joanne's, then wood at Lowe's so I can come home, stretch the fabric over the wooden frames I've built and arrange them in my guest rooms?

I'm going to go take a hot shower sitting on the floor.

Struggling

I'm about 30 pages into E, P, L and so far it's okay. I understand the appeal and why people love it; she's clever and vulnerable and searching for spirituality. We've all felt lonely, we've all felt depressed, we've all wondered who we really are. However, I'm annoyed sometimes and not feeling motivated to finish. It's probably just me, resisting what a lot of people love.

I was the same with with Harry Potter.

I will finish and report my decision.

Next book:

We are reading this next. Only because we want to.


Not because she told us to. Join us and we'll find out what the big deal is.

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Moo goes the chicken

We are cutting Cut. Our next book will be . . . tba by Holly. Until then, I just ate some brown bag popcorn and it was DELICIOUS. I also was going to go running/workout but Cam had to go back to work tonight. Will I ever get to workout and fulfill my dream of running more and more triathlons and being a calm energetic mom who says Moo goes the cow? That remains to be seen.

Rolanda...

I read about 10 pages of Boy Toy and then I put it down for a week. That's how good it began. But I'm about to walk upstairs, get in my bed, and try to continue reading. Since then, I've been dabbling in these readings instead. Quite a spectrum, I know.

Hang in there and read 13 Reasons Why first. So we can talk. And maybe go for a walk although I've heard through the grapevine that you look super skinny. So maybe don't walk.

And I will see you next week! I want to try P712 with you! And get organized. Bye.

A love letter

Dear ReadandRun,
I have not received any of my books yet. No 13 Reasons Why, no Boy Toy, no anything. However, I have read the Clique and A Christmas Carol and part of We Were the Mulroneys and part of My Brother the Dog while waiting. Please let my books come soon,
Love, Rolanda.

PS is Boy Toy worth the wait?
PPS I do not run
PPPS or exercise.