Okay, I confess

New Journal, I need you not,
but oh, the possibilities!

I took my daughter to storytime at Barnes and Noble yesterday, and while we were there, I bought a new writing journal.

I don't need a new journal—I already own more of them than I can count; in fact, another recent purchase is sitting on top of the printer right now—but I was drawn to it somehow, I suppose in the same way that moths are drawn to flames, lights, and my pita sandwich (long story).

Anyway, this journal is small and serious and "writerly," and I knew when I saw it that I had to have it. It joins a family of several others, many of which I haven't written in yet for fear of "messing them up." Instead I do most of my writing on the computer or in cheap, spiral-bound notebooks, the kind the big-box stores sell for nineteen cents apiece when school begins each fall. For some reason, though, I keep buying journals.

Clearly, I need help.

Tell me I'm not alone. What's something you just have to have, even though you don't really need it?

Confessions

I woke up this morning desperate to get some things off my chest...

♥ I confess that I've eaten my weight in cake since last Sunday. There's a sliver left, and I vow that I will feed it to the kids and not touch any of it myself. Hold me accountable!

♥ I confess that turning *mumble, mumble* has been a little harder than I thought it would be.

♥ I confess that I occasionally sometimes often eat chocolate pudding for breakfast.

♥ I confess that I don't want my son to start kindergarten next month. He's my first baby!

♥ I confess that I don't like it when my husband takes a day off of work. His being here throws off my routine, and I'm not crazy about change.

♥ I confess that I Netflix Dawson's Creek and watch it nearly every day.

♥ In related news, I confess that I might have a slight crush on Joshua Jackson.

♥ I confess that I'm about 1,100 words behind on my Camp NaNoWriMo project. I blame the margarita.

♥ I confess that I haven't folded the laundry in about a week. It's heaped in a pile on a table, and we all just rummage around until we find what we want.

♥ I confess that yesterday at Barnes and Noble, I told the kids I'd buy them the stuffed animals they wanted if they would be quiet and let me choose a book for myself.

♥ I confess that bribing them worked.

♥ I confess that I'm going to order another book today.

♥ I confess that I talk to myself all the time. I argue with me too.

♥ I confess that I'm obsessed with avocados. Last month, I ate six of them in one week.

♥ I confess that I sometimes often put pajamas on when I get home, no matter what time it is.

♥ I confess that we're out of Cascade, and since I don't feel like going to the store, I'm making everyone eat off paper plates today.

♥ I confess that I haven't used the treadmill in a very long time.

♥ I confess that I think I could be BFF with Tori Spelling.

♥ I confess that I still watch America's Next Top Model.

♥ I confess that reading your blogs is one of the best parts of my day. ☺


Whew! I feel better now! Do you have anything you need to confess?