After a full week of blogging and even getting to some housekeeping tasks (I’m updating the About Me section and the menu options – more changes coming soon), I completely forgot to write a Sunday Salon. Two steps forward, one step back. Or something like that. So here it is a bit late on this Sunday morning.
Reading/Blogging
Currently reading:
- Print:
- Bellman & Black by Diane Setterfield (but thinking about putting it down…anyone want to convince me to stick with it?)
- Audio:
- The Circle by Dave Eggers
Just finished:
- Audio:
- The Dangerous Animals Club by Stephen Tobolosky
Tentative TBR:
- Print:
- Independent Study by Joelle Charbonneau
- The Pull of Gravity by Gae Polisner
- Betsy and the Great World by Maud Hart Lovelace
- Audio:
- Elegy for Eddie by Jacqueline Winspear
Health:
I was good about exercise. I ran 3 times, went to yoga once and dance once, but I stopped counting calories on Wednesday and ended up gaining 1.1 pounds. I have once again learned my lesson that I still need to count calories if I want to lose these last few pounds. I also got bad about drinking my water. But I still haven’t had a diet coke!
This week is going to be tough. I have two happy hours, a catered dinner (and a breakfast and a lunch), and a pub crawl. And I have no idea when I am going to fit in my working out with this busy schedule. And Ben misread his class schedule so I can’t go to ballet for the foreseeable future unless I find a new class (I’m looking…). Yikes.
Other Stuff:
- This week was our ninth wedding anniversary. Hard to believe (we WERE babies when we got married though).
- Evan and I were featured in a BabyZone gallery showing what real moms look like post-childbirth (not sure I agree with the decision to label mine a “super quick labor” though).
- I am going to start adding a second review on Thursdays. This review will be of books I read last year and never reviewed so it will probably be shorter than a normal review. I plan on doing this until I catch up (I like to post something about every book I read).
How was your week? Sticking with those resolutions?
my books. my life. 
No one seems to like Bellman & Black. Sometimes I think I should not pre-order books because if the reviews suck I take forever to read unless I am smart and read right away. I didn’t read anything right away last year, though. 😦
Happy anniversary!
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Yeah I haven’t heard many glowing things about B&B. It was high on my list but after hearing all the bad words, I changed my mind. Dieting and exercising is always a struggle it seems (and it probably will be until our kids are grown and gone). My husband is always lecturing to “pay yourself first”, so I try to make it a priority but it is hard. And Amen on the tracking calories. For me it is the only thing that really works and make me accountable.
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You just go ahead and put Bellman and Black down. I give you permission. It was a big disappointment.
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I thought that might be your advice.
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Aren’t new year’s the best?! I love resolutions and work hard to keep them. Sounds like you are too. Clever to put pub crawls on your list of resolves. 😉
Meanwhile, Kelly sent me here to strong arm you, but you know, I’m not the type. If you want to read all those other books before mine, be my guest. I won’t cry. Much.
🙂
Thanks for sharing my title. Truly.
xox gae
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I have it from the library. Which should mean I actually read it soon!
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Kelly would be proud of my tactics!
(Hope you enjoy it. 🙂 )
I like your captchas. This one has me bringing a piggy his cigar.
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I didn’t mean to make year’s possessive. Writers can never let little typos lie. 😡
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I didn’t really make resolutions, but I’m trying to be more consistent with my blogging. I’m impressed with all you do with a toddler!!
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Happy Anniversary! Good job staying away from Diet Coke. I’ve been trying to do the same thing and, while I’ll occasionally have it if I’m out, I really do feel like I’ve lost the taste for it. I drink an iced coffee in the morning, seltzer throughout the day, and tea whenever I want.
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