Friday fun

Happy Friday, everyone!

Once again, it's time for the weekend (yay!) and this week's dose of fun. Enjoy!

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Have a wonderful weekend!

Indeed, it's a wonderful world

My five-year-old son climbed aboard the school bus and roared off to kindergarten today, and although I did shed a tear at his impatient "I want to go now," I'm doing surprisingly well at the moment. My three-year-old and I spent the morning running errands, picking up library books, and baking brownies. She's now taking her nap, and I'm glad to have two hours to myself. I don't plan on doing much—no laundry or dishes or other chores. Instead, I think I'll read and celebrate the fact that I'm making it through the day. And you know what? I'm happy. ☺

Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" has always held special meaning for me, and the lyrics have been going through my mind most of the day. I love this video. Armstrong's smile is infectious—who could feel anything but happy?



How is your day going, friends?

Ten things I'm thinking about today

Photo by Patricia Crosstown,
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♥ Grapes. Why does the cashier at the grocery store always seem to pack cans on top of the grapes? I like wine, but not when I find it dripping all over the shelves in my refrigerator.

♥ My new book idea. It came to me over the weekend. I can't wait to get started!

♥ Procrastination. Hmm, I guess it probably is my fault that my son is out of underwear again...

♥ Avocados. I really want one.

♥ The dreaded treadmill. I hate the thing, but I promised myself I'd start using it again, beginning today. Think of me.

♥ Kindergarten. My five-year-old starts on Thursday. *cry*

♥ Hair. I wish I had this style again.

♥ This song. I love the eighties!



♥ Greek. I just started watching it on Netflix. Fun show!

♥ This book. So far, I'm loving it.


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What are you thinking about today?

Sunday inspiration

Happy Sunday!

How's your weekend been so far? After a long day yesterday—six hours of car travel and a visit with my in-laws—I'm back home and ready to relax.

Today's inspiration is something a little unusual: a short video about a man who can draw perfect circles freehand. I find this fascinating! No matter how much I were to practice, I doubt I could draw like this. How about you? Have you ever tried?



Enjoy your day!

Friday fun

It's Friday again, and I'm here with another dose of funnies. Enjoy!

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Comedian Judson Laipply's dance moves are hilarious! The first video is my favorite, but if you enjoy it, you should definitely check out the second one as well.






Happy weekend!

50,092 words for the win!

Happy news on this Wednesday: I crossed the Camp NaNoWriMo finish line last night!

I ending up writing just over 50,000 words in twenty-eight days. My project, a family history memoir, is nowhere near complete, but I'm happy to have made such a significant dent in it. My cabinmates were supportive and encouraging, and we had a lot of fun writing together. Although I've participated in NaNoWriMo many times, this was my first experience with Camp Nano. I'll definitely go camping again!

Also on the writing front this month: I bought two new books: Now Write! Nonfiction and The 3 A.M. Epiphany. I'm looking forward to reading the first one because it contains several writing exercises pertaining to memoir and creative nonfiction, which I'm certain will be helpful as I finish my Camp NaNo project and look toward revising my own memoir. The second book looks great as well. Its focus is fiction, which I'm eager to start writing once again. I have to—those voices in my head need to get out!

So that's been my month in a nutshell—"camping" and reading. How was your August? Did you read anything great? Do a lot of writing? What's been keeping you busy?

Sunday inspiration

Happy Sunday!

This artist, Xiaonan Sun, calls what he does in this video a "time-lapse ambidextrous charcoal drawing of Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins." Enjoy!