I work a day job. My hours, usually, are 8am-5pm, although I do on occasion work 7am-4pm.
Now, you may think the longest hour of the day would be 4-5pm (or 3-4pm), but you would be wrong. Based on my observations over the years, the longest hour of the day is 10-11am.
I have absolutely no idea why. But it’s true. I notice it every single workday.
Any theories out there?
I inherited my love of reading from my grandma and my mom. Most of my cousins are voracious readers, too.
We used to read a lot of gothic romance back in the day. One of my favorite books–and it’s the book that actually turned my sister into a reader–is by Anya Seton. Many of you may be familiar with Anya Seton because author Barbara Samuel is enamored of Seton’s Green Darkness. And Green Darkness is a wonderful book. Seton has written many wonderful books.
But not one of them is as wonderful as her Dragonwyck. Dragonwyck is a gothic historical romance taking place in the manor-system of the Hudson Valley before, during, and after the American Civil War. If I hadn’t read this book, I never would have known about this northern version of sharecropping. It certainly wasn’t taught in the New York State History classes we took in school.
I wish everyone who loves a meaty historical story and a great romance would read this book.
In honor of National Cookie Day, I’m going to tell you about the most erotic scene ever written in a book involving a cookie.
Seriously.
The book: Kill and Tell
The author: Linda Howard
The setting. New Orleans. A rainy summer night in the French Quarter. A balcony. Jazz in the background, enhancing the sultry tone. Bare feet. Red wine. Cookies.
Seduction.
I’ve finally settled on an organization system for 2017.
I’m going to use a combination of Bullet Journal and Google Calendar.
Is my BuJo going to be as elaborate as some I’ve seen on Pinterest or Facebook? No. I don’t have that kind of time to spend even tho’ I love color and images.
My Google Calendar is up and running. I’ve been taking a class on organization with Sarah Wendell (Smart Bitches) and have found several great tricks for making Google Calendar work for me.
Can’t wait to get rid of my bulky Day Runner.
Today was a scheduled “Snarky Sunday” post, but I find I’m too grateful to be snarky.
I’ve had a long, lovely Thanksgiving holiday weekend. I’ve left the house only twice: once to go to my parents’ for turkey and trimmings, and once to visit my sister and nephew, who has completed his “man cave” complete with a pretty impressive home theater. We watched two movies: Star Trek Beyond and Nice Guys. Both were very funny in their own ways. I had seen the Star Trek movie in the theater and loved it. I loved it even more watching with my family.
So no snark today.
Live long and prosper.