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The Sunday Salon: Colds, Games and Last Minute Items

This has been quite a week. I caught the head cold from HELL. I think The Hub brought it home from the emergency room when he took my son for his sprained ankle. It hit me hard and provided no warning and triggered a lupus flare so my exercise routine went out the window. Needless to say, I am feeling rather “slothy” (is that a word)? For the most part I am much better, but the slothy part is what bugs me the most. Not enough energy to be myself, but not quite sick enough to warrant a day of bed rest.

In a weak moment, I agreed to play another round of the Game On Diet and we start January 4th. The first round was quite an eye-opener and many of the habits stuck. Many, but not all so this second time around ought to fix that. Especially since my team (The Ding Dongs) will reign supreme once again. Winning is so glorious. Why not do it again?

I spent the weekend taking care of some last-minute Christmas items. I’m happy to say that I am all caught up and now I can relax. I am off from work until January 5th and I cannot tell you how excited I am about the time off. I am in a really good mood right now and want it to last for as long as possible.

As for reading, I finished When She Flew last night and immediately wrote-up the review which will post on the 28th for a book tour. I am now reading Accidental Lessons which I am pleasantly surprised by, and of course Moby Dick for Moby Dick Monday and a slew of other books. I am just not capable of reading one book at a time! What is wrong with me?

I’m not cooking anything special today because of my slothy mood. Have you ever just gotten tired of eating? This past week has been a holiday food free-for-all and although I did not partake in much of it because of my cold, I tired of looking at it. Cookies, cakes, candy…blah blah. It’s all just too much sometimes.

What did you do today?

The Sunday Salon: It’s Cold!

This is the view from my dining room window. It’s cold. Really cold for Southern California and a storm is rolling in. Look at those clouds! I am in my PJs, reading Moby Dick for my Moby Dick Monday post. The kids are doing their homework and I have multiple things going on like writing out Christmas cards, laundry, etc. Nothing like multi-tasking! The Hub is at work again (darn economy) so I’m just trying to fit it all in.

This past week I reviewed  a beautiful collection of short stories, Forgetting English. You can read the review here. I also reviewed In a Perfect World which was an eye-opening experience. Dark and disturbing yet highly readable. You can read my review here. This week I am reading quite a few books at the same time. I am reading When She Flew for a tour at the end of this month. I am also reading Finn which is my book club pick for January. In addition to those I am also reading Under the Dome and The Things that Keep Us Here so my “end of the world” reading continues. So much for trying to read one book at a time!

Tonight I am not cooking anything special but the Hub plans to grill, even though it looks like it’s going to pour. That’s the beauty of a covered patio. It can be pouring down rain and us So. Californians can still throw a steak onto the grill.

I’d also like to say a big “Thank you!” for posting such nice comments during my Grinchy-bah-humbug week. It’s been a challenging year and it all just hit me out of the blue. I take so much on, to make things easier for others that I rarely take time-out for myself, so the blogger meet-up and your nice comments were just what I needed.

I hope you are all having a wonderful Sunday.