I'm doing just 'fine'

It's been a while, I'm sure you guys are used to my random disappearances at this point. I didn't mean to not post. I just didn't really have anything worthwhile to say. I was enjoying the limbo of quarantine and trying to be somewhat productive and also take advantage of the collective breath we were all taking. 

( I was also having an empathetic breakdown due to the world being awful, and not knowing how to fix it.) 

Things are coming back to life here, and I am probably the only one slightly terrified at the prospect. It means all the responsibilities that got put on hold are going to come rushing back. I have been preparing for it instead of hiding from it for once. I've been planning ahead, making lists, and dreaded phonecalls. I'm done procrastinating. I've also been giving myself more time to write. I made it a priority again, I want to have finished drafts and not just scraps. All of my stories are a bit messy right now, which seems to be an apt reflection of me. 

But I'm working on it.

I also did manage to complete the 2-week shred and after that went right into Chloe's  28-day summer shred. Finished that too, and I'm six days into her 15 day one. I like having a schedule I guess. This one is the hardest one so far. I want to be able to do a pull up when I'm finished, might be too lofty of a goal. I don't have a lot of upper body strength. I also lost 12 pounds so far. I eat like a beast, so it goes to show what exercise can do. 

 

I feel stronger, I'm eating better it's been really nice. 

While I've been gone, some incredibly exciting things have been happening for a few of my blogger friends.

1. Maddie got an agent!!! I am so beyond excited for her! She's incredibly talented and inspiring. The fact that she somehow wrote and queried a handful of novels all while juggling two kids I'll never understand. Even better is that the book that got her the agent, is her Alice in Wonderland esque one, The Queen's Three, which I got to beta an earlier version of. It's fantastic, and Malec is a perfectly dashing and slightly mental hatter. I can't wait till you guys can read it!

2. Rachel is publishing a Snow White retelling, One Bad Apple. Which I scored an arc of and I'm 

currently reading. Her stories are always fantastic! It's coming out July 28th so mark your calendars. 

3. Lia published her poetry collection, For the Broken Heart, For the Broken Girl. I got to beta this one too. It's a gorgeous collection. Might make you cry a bit, but the good kind of cry.

I read two books in basically 24 hours. one after the other which I haven't done since I was younger. I read We Have Always Lived in the Castle which is a lush gothic novel. I adored the writing style, and how tightly contained the plot was. I then read The Blue Castle which was a riot. I loved it! So funny and entertaining. Also incredibly well written. 

I've been somewhat stuck in the world of Over the Garden Wall, it has stunning art and autumn vibes. And I'm watching it in the middle of summer so take from that what you will.

I've been wanting to paint everything so thus nothing has been painted. But I have a ton of ideas. 

I also finally watched Hamilton, it was just as good as expected. Maybe better.

On that note. I promise to post more often. If anyone even wants that. Not that it would stop me if you didn't.