I started the week determined to make it great. I�m ending it committed to making the next one even better. These are some of the things that made me happy.
Saturday we ate sushi and watched The Hunger Games, just as planned. I thought it was an excellent movie adaptation and in some ways more suited to 12-year-olds than the book.
I spent three hours gardening in perfect weather last Sunday.
Lunch was a delicious salad on Monday. I ate at home, and I ate healthy food. That always makes me happy, happy.
On Tuesday Nicholas drew a picture of The Lorax.
I found signs of spring on Wednesday. Things really got happy after a book series recommendation.
More book recommending goodness on Thursday by one of my very favorite bloggers. Vampires and zombies in quasi literary fiction? I’m dubious, but intrigued. It’s amazing that two fantasy-ish books would strike my fancy. A year ago my eyebrows would have hit my hairline if you told me I would one day willingly read that genre. The idea was so far fetched, I put it on my life list to force me out of my comfort zone. But, ever since starting PIBC, I have been fearless about reading new genres. In fact, I welcome it heartily. This reminds me of something Andrea said to me at Camp Mighty. I told her I helped plan my high school reunion to get out of my comfort zone. Then later we mentioned a book or something, and I said, “Oh, I read that to get out of my comfort zone.” I must have said something along those lines another time because she looked at me and said, “You know, you keep saying your stepping out of your comfort zone, but maybe it’s the comfort zone that no longer fits you.”
It’s Good Friday today. Happy, happy.
And to those who celebrate, happy, happy Easter, too.
Good to see that you found some things to write about for your “Happy, Happy” post. We have had a most excellent week and the holiday weekend should make for a lovely finish.
Happy Easter and all the best for Mikey’s solo.
Thanks! I’m always nervous when Mikey has a solo.
happy friday! and love the new look to the blog!!! (i know its new to me .. but still wanted to say it looks great!).
Thanks, Abbey!
That is one handsome Lorax! Custom art always makes me happy . . .
And a bright and blessed Easter weekend to you!
I thought it was very sweet. He was upset that it didn’t look the way he imagined, and he wanted me to draw the tree, but I thought it looked perfect.
Happy Friday and have a wonderful Easter weekend!
Thanks, Ris. Same to you! :)
Sounds like a good week to me! And I’m happy now too – The Lorax is awesome! AND now I have more books to read – yay!
Off to clean out and purge my pantry – I will be happy when it’s done but not so much during. :) Have a great Easter weekend.
Let me know if you like those books! I’m thinking of doing my freezer next week…
I love what your friend Andrea said to you about your comfort zone! Inspiring words.
Thanks! It really made me think of how we change over time and don’t really see it.
I love seeing your happy sum ups on Fridays!
I would *never* call myself a fan of fantasy, but apparently I am? I guess we should stop pigeon holing ourselves now.
GoT does have a lot of characters, but I honestly don’t find it that hard to keep track of them. I’m not sure if it’s because I watched the TV show first, so I had passively absorbed them already, or because after struggling through various Russian novels while making notes of character names, I finally decided to accept that it’s okay if you don’t know all the characters right away and you can just let them grow on you gradually.
Have a wonderful weekend, Jules!
So far so good with GoT! I started late last night and was able to get in 3 chapters. In the first few chapters there were already several characters to keep track of, but it didn’t bother me. I expect that from a fantasy novel, though I don’t know if that’s fair of me.
Every time I see the Game of Thrones trailed on TV I think it looks interesting, but I’ve never actually seen it, or read the book.
Jules, if you fancy reading a fantasy genre book for the PIBC, or just generally, I highly recommend Stephen Lawhead. Not quite as epic as Tolkien, and certainly less characters than GOT! We’re on a bit of a Arthurian kick in our house at the moment, watching the BBC TV series of Merlin on DVD, so I want to re-read Lawhead’s Pendragon Cycle which I’ve realised I last read 20 years ago. He’s added books to the series since then.
I also love The Song of Albion trilogy, which I’m also overdue to re-read.
I don’t remember saying that, but wow do I sound wise. Thanks for that ;) XOXO friend!