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Back from vacay!
Aug. 18th, 2019 02:28 pmTechnically, I was back from vacay a week ago, but then I had to do the laundry and prep for work and all that jazz, and then work was seriously busy and you know how it goes...
I had a wonderful vacation. Most of it was a staycation, which was exactly what I needed at that time. I did one big thing for myself each day: therapy on Monday, pedicure on Tuesday, massage on Wednessday, and now I forget what I did on Thursday. Maybe that was just a relaxation day. The rest of the day, I slept in, watched my shows, and got a ton of writing in. I also did a bunch of laundry, dishes and tidying up, which turns out to not be so bad when stretched across the better part of a week with no work (as opposed to in the limited hours of the evening after work or the overstuffed weekends).
On Friday, my husband and I went down to NYC and my aunt watched the kids over the weekend. I had a minor stress-out moment when my mom unexpectedly couldn't watch them, but it worked out. We saw "Come From Away" on Broadway, did an escape room, walked the High Line, and went out to dinner with my brother-in-law and sister-in-law (is your brother-in-law's wife your sister-in-law? Or is there a different term for that relation?). We also spent a lot of time sleeping in and leisurely sitting by the riverfront, reading and chilling. It was pretty great.
I was worried that "Come From Away" would be too depressing or traumatic but it really was uplifting. The music was fun, too.
And then, last night we saw the national tour of Hamilton, which was amaaaaaaaazing!
Reading: I finished up What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera this week. I was hesitant after having gotten burnt out on YA books late last year/early this year and after not having enjoyed They Both Die in the End, but it was very cute and fun. Recommend!
I just started Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston on Friday. It's sooooo cute so far. I've heard that the politics are unrealistic but, eh, I can't see that bothering me too terribly. I guess I'll let you know if it does. ;)
And I also started When a Fan Hits the Shit by Jeanine Renne this weekend, and I've been tearing through it. (In fairness, the font is pretty large.) I'd heard about it for ages but someone recently mentioned Tentmoot and I thought "What the hell, I've been meaning to read this for a while and it would check off a box on my book bingo" so I ordered it a couple of days ago and it arrived on Friday. I stopped mentioning audiobooks vs. physical books a while ago after reading something about book snobbery (i.e., people who treat audiobooks and e-books as lesser than physical books), but for clarification/reminder my typical pattern is to listen to an audiobook during my Monday-Friday work commute and read a physical book at home on the weekends and vacations. Thus, during the week I'm mainly reading one book whereas on the weekend or on vacations I'm reading another one. Red, White and Royal Blue is my current weekday commute audiobook, and When a Fan Hits the Shit is my current weekend physical book.
Writing: I've written 6 out of 8 chapters of my OMGCP Big Bang fic, 12 K written, but more like 13.5 K considering the detailed notes I've already written on chapters 7 and 8. I'd say I'm feeling hopeful that I'll finish it on time, but I didn't like how chapter 6 turned out and it's got me second guessing myself. I need a kick in the ass to get back to writing. If I weren't so engaged in my current books, I'd probably be writing more but instead...
I had a wonderful vacation. Most of it was a staycation, which was exactly what I needed at that time. I did one big thing for myself each day: therapy on Monday, pedicure on Tuesday, massage on Wednessday, and now I forget what I did on Thursday. Maybe that was just a relaxation day. The rest of the day, I slept in, watched my shows, and got a ton of writing in. I also did a bunch of laundry, dishes and tidying up, which turns out to not be so bad when stretched across the better part of a week with no work (as opposed to in the limited hours of the evening after work or the overstuffed weekends).
On Friday, my husband and I went down to NYC and my aunt watched the kids over the weekend. I had a minor stress-out moment when my mom unexpectedly couldn't watch them, but it worked out. We saw "Come From Away" on Broadway, did an escape room, walked the High Line, and went out to dinner with my brother-in-law and sister-in-law (is your brother-in-law's wife your sister-in-law? Or is there a different term for that relation?). We also spent a lot of time sleeping in and leisurely sitting by the riverfront, reading and chilling. It was pretty great.
I was worried that "Come From Away" would be too depressing or traumatic but it really was uplifting. The music was fun, too.
And then, last night we saw the national tour of Hamilton, which was amaaaaaaaazing!
Reading: I finished up What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera this week. I was hesitant after having gotten burnt out on YA books late last year/early this year and after not having enjoyed They Both Die in the End, but it was very cute and fun. Recommend!
I just started Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston on Friday. It's sooooo cute so far. I've heard that the politics are unrealistic but, eh, I can't see that bothering me too terribly. I guess I'll let you know if it does. ;)
And I also started When a Fan Hits the Shit by Jeanine Renne this weekend, and I've been tearing through it. (In fairness, the font is pretty large.) I'd heard about it for ages but someone recently mentioned Tentmoot and I thought "What the hell, I've been meaning to read this for a while and it would check off a box on my book bingo" so I ordered it a couple of days ago and it arrived on Friday. I stopped mentioning audiobooks vs. physical books a while ago after reading something about book snobbery (i.e., people who treat audiobooks and e-books as lesser than physical books), but for clarification/reminder my typical pattern is to listen to an audiobook during my Monday-Friday work commute and read a physical book at home on the weekends and vacations. Thus, during the week I'm mainly reading one book whereas on the weekend or on vacations I'm reading another one. Red, White and Royal Blue is my current weekday commute audiobook, and When a Fan Hits the Shit is my current weekend physical book.
Writing: I've written 6 out of 8 chapters of my OMGCP Big Bang fic, 12 K written, but more like 13.5 K considering the detailed notes I've already written on chapters 7 and 8. I'd say I'm feeling hopeful that I'll finish it on time, but I didn't like how chapter 6 turned out and it's got me second guessing myself. I need a kick in the ass to get back to writing. If I weren't so engaged in my current books, I'd probably be writing more but instead...
