Keeping It Simple

This is my last week before going back to work, so this week is all about the simple life.

Knowing our lazy days are coming to an
End,
wE took a long drive
to Pick up our favorite 
Ice cream (actually frozen yogurt)
to louNged in the car
to Gaze at the deliciousness

In our hands.
NexT we headed to a craft

Store...and HALLOWEEN was out!
We went wIld!
So Many things to
Paint and create-then we headed home to the
caLming silence, together we sat,
Enjoying our simple life.

Post-Michael’s Spooky Shopping Spree

Reading Updates

What a great reading week! I finished 6 books and picked up a lot of fantastic reads too.

Here’s a glimpse at what I finished and what is up next and you can click on the image to read my official reviews. I also have them linked to Goodreads below the image.

Books I Finished

• MG: A WORK IN PROGRESS by Jarrett Lerner

• MG: THE BRAID GIRLS by Sherri Winston

• MG: THE LOST LIBRARY by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass

• MG: JETT JAMISON AND THE SECRET STORM by Kimberly Behre Kenna

• YA: ILLUMINAE by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

• YA: DIVINE RIVALS by Rebecca Ross

What did you read recently?

Want even more? Check out my vlog! It’s a longer one…but full of so much reading, book mail, library haul, and my disaster shelves.

Goals and Option Pile

I hope to finish up all of these books before I start work next week…except for Magic Words-that is my writing craft book and I am just going slow and reading it with my writing group.

• YA: THE DAVENPORTS by Krystal Marquis

• YA: YOUR PLANTATION PROM IS NOT OKAY by Kelly McWilliams

• YA: THE GRACE YEAR by Kim Liggett

• YA: GEMINA by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

• YA: SHATTER ME by Tahereh Mafi

• ADULT: MAGIC WORDS by Cheryl Klein

I also hope to read a book from my 30 books in 3 months aka NO BUYING BOOKS UNTIL YOU READ THESE challenge. Here’s how I am doing…not well…

Help me choose my next read from this challenge! Vote on the poll below or comment one if it isn’t on the list!

Writing Life

In terms of writing life, things are still not really happening in terms of ACTUALLY WRITING, but I did do a few things writing RELATED…

• I met with my writing group on Sunday and love talking books and life with them. We also started a new book to “consciously read” (Cheryl Klein)-Probability of Everything by Sarah Everett. I’ve heard a lot of chatter on this one, so am excited to dive in.

• Writing Craft book: MAGIC WORDS by Cheryl Klein

  • I am on page 100!

• Podcasts:

  • Savanna Gilbo: Fiction Writing Made Easy-A Week in the Life

  • Thriving Authors: Why Scheduling Your Writing Time is a Game-Changer (122)

If you have a podcast you love-share below! Any kind.

Writing Goals

• Write a poem a day

• Beta read for a friend and blurb

• Critique writing group member’s manuscript

Creativity-More crochet!

I finished 2 book sleeves and am on my 3rd! I am also making a cute apple amigurimi for my daughter and her aunt. Loving the crochet +audiobook life right now.

And the cats!

They were loving me making my bed….

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