Writing makes life better

Guess what? Even though I had mentally composed yesterday’s blog post multiple times over the last week, once I actually sat down and wrote it, I felt better.

For me one of the important things is to write publicly. It makes me feel like I’m not just talking to myself and getting tangled up in my own crazy mind.

Speaking of writing, I read a new book almost every week in January, but now I’m out of good books. Suggestions?

My current favorites

Activity: napping. Also spending more time reading and playing with Evan and June.
Food I can cook at home: stroganoff.
Song: Peponi by The Piano Guys.
Snack: smokehouse almonds or those super crunchy oats and honey granola bars.
Hobby: rearranging furniture.
Movie/tv show: loved The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. And I’ve been watching The IT Crowd and What Not to Wear on Netflix.
Goal: declutter. If we kept only half of what we currently own (excluding books), I’d be happy.
Thing Evan does: play nicely with June for hours.
Thing June does: “read” books out loud to herself from memory.
Thing Jarom does: essentially wait on me while I’m inconvenienced by a broken toe.
Future event: a Hillery family reunion this summer in Pajaro Dunes, where Jarom and I went to a high school retreat and later returned for our honeymoon.

What do you love right now?

Winners

The cool thing about this giveaway was that I personally know almost everyone who entered, so I can give out copies of the anthology as Christmas gifts and you won’t feel bad about not being a winner here.

That being said, Valory and Tony are the winners, and I’ll be emailing both of you to get your mailing address.

One more plug for Spark: A Creative Anthology – I strongly recommend getting yourself Volumes I and II, even if you just won (or will be receiving for Christmas!) a copy of Volume III. And if you’re a writer, keep an eye out for their next contest. You can submit your work at any time, but contests have awesome prizes like money. I love money. Plus, right now Spark is working on paying pro rates to all accepted writers. You love money too, don’t you?