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Sunday Matters

Right Now:

Oh goodness. It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve done a Sunday post but I’m here today!

One kid directed a show and the events leading up to that have kept the house busy. The Halloween party was fun. The Girl had a migraine all week long and then during PE got hit by a kid running at full speed. The end result threw her into a pole. Trip to urgent care followed. CT scan clean (thank goodness). I’ve decided that I have way too much stuff and want to toss everything in my house.

You know, the normal stuff.

As I sit back to drink this coffee it’s clear to me that I need Less Crazy but how does one achieve this with two busy kids?

This Week:

More show stuff this weekend. I also feel the need to start prepping for the holidays. This part, I do not mind. I saw something on Facebook about a four gift plan for Christmas:

Something they want
Something they need
Something to wear
Something to read

Sounds easy and perfect but will it fly in my house?

Reading:

Too much. That’s the first time I’ve ever said that. I’m reading a lot but not very quickly. I just finished The Boston Girl and the review for that should be up shortly. I am trying to finish three other books but…

My next book is the new John Irving. It’s not going so well.

Watching:

No surprise. The Walking Dead. It’s so good. Also watching American Horror Story Hotel but since that one is on so late I have to record it and watch it later.

I never got to watch all of my Halloween horror movies so maybe I can squeeze them in now. I’m also wanting to watch some classics.

Making:

I made a boat load of chicken and enchiladas for the Halloween party and we’ve been eating that all week long but I seriously cannot eat another chicken taco or cheese enchilada. I need something else like a big steak or something.

Grateful for:

I am grateful for fun people and especially those with a good heart.

I don’t think it’s possible to read any slower than I have been. I mean, really people. It’s just not possible.

I don’t know what my deal is. I just feel like lingering on the page for way too long. Yes, the books are good. I am so close to finishing Salem’s Lot. I really just need to sit myself down and finish those last few pages so I can move on, right?

And Finders Keepers was put on hold to read Salem’s Lot for the read-along and now it sits, ever so patiently, waiting for me to pick it up again. It was great! There is no reason for me not to finish it.

The Boston Girl. Ugh. I totally forgot about my book club meeting this week so I am attempting to read this one quickly for Thursday’s meeting. So far, it’s delightful but again, I want to linger a bit and I don’t have the time to do it.

Kafka on the Shore. Oh yes, I’ve read it before but another blogger and I will be reading it this month. I feel as if Murakami will fix me up. I need a literary push. A shove, if you will. Murakami’s writing does that to me.

Goodreads sent me a reminder yesterday saying that I am woefully behind on my reading goals for the year. Yes, Goodreads! I know this!

This time of the year does something to me. And because we rarely see seasons here in California, one month rolls into the next without any fanfare so it’s easy for it to be a big blur by the time the Christmas tree is up.

I swore I would not let this happen.

There’s still time though and now that this is all out of my head I am just going to jump back into it with lots of hot coffee, cold coffee and spiced cider and make it all happen. I LOVE this time of year and reading is what makes it so special to me. So that’s it. I am picking myself up and dusting myself off and jumping in.

I can tell from my reader that some of you are in the same place. We all need a little shove that will send us back to our bookshelves in search of that perfect book to pull us back in.

We can do this. Are you with me?

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