I love camping–particularly when I’m not. Enviro-spouse and a few of his Daddy friends take all respective kids camping in the spring and fall. Having 24 hours alone, to do whatever I want, whenever I want, is bliss. And just when I start to miss the maddening chaos of my family, they come home.
On Saturday, I spent most of the day at a Scrapbooking Workshop. Yes, yours truly engages in scrapbooking (I pledge not to take up knitting–as it might lead to further edge erosion). I find it immensely satisfying to organize photos, paste them onto pages, and journal about them. Unlike my writing, I don’t care if my scrapbook pages are imperfect, marred, or lacking in clear chronology. At the end of the day, I get to take home pages of colorful memories to enjoy and to share with my family.
Because I am guilt-ridden at the moment, I took my laptop along and alternated writing with scrapbooking. Despite the chatter and distractions, I manage to produce approximately 600 words. One of my maxims is: if you want to complete a novel, you cannot be picky about when, where, and how you write.
After a nap, a long walk and a shower, I wandered down to our neighborhood bar and restaurant. An old friend was meeting me there for a late dinner. I walked onto the patio and was talking with one of the owners (Cathy) when she said, “Look behind you.” My across-the-street neighbors and dear friends were polishing off dinner and beers. So I joined them, then we were joined by my friend and a colleague of theirs. We meandered home around 12:30 (late for this Mama–stop laughing, Paul). The highlight of the evening, for my friends at least, was when I asked Cathy for a second beer. “You’re going to have another beer?” she asked, shock splashed across her face.
Sunday I wrote, read, and puttered around my clean, quiet home until the troops returned: tired, dirty, and happy.
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Okay… I was going to sneak away without commenting… lol. But then I remembered that if I want comments, then I must leave comments. So my comment is as follows:
Scrapbooking and 2 beers … you Wild, Wild, woman.
I actually had THREE beers! As Syd probably knows, after years of birthing and nursing, it doesn’t take much to get a buzz on.
Sounds like complete, unadulterated bliss.
That’s what second beers are all about.
Edgy mama you are an enigma of all sorts. I find it interesting that you create mystery/murder novels and yet take pleasure in scrapbooking. I wonder if Anne Rice or Mr. King (Stephen that is) have such “normal” hobbies. Hmmm.
Sounds like a great weekend for all!
Alright…one unEdgy hobby is OK. But no knitting. I actually crochet *cringe*. Glad I found you…I write some and just started blogging some. I so know what you mean about not being picky about the where, when, and how of writing. I keep a thesaurus in my van. Is that over the top?
Thanks, Katie. I thrive on enigma. I’ll ask the King what his non-writing hobbies are the next time we chat.
Welcome, Lori (newish blogger, with whom I have a lot in common). It’s okay. We can attend Thesaurus Addicts Anonymous together.
All in all, it sounds like a perfect day. You scrapbook? I’m on the verge…I just need a little more time and courage. I have been rubber stamping now for around 7 years. I suppose it’s time for me to take the plunge, eh? I like what you said about writing a novel…when, where and how. Isaac Asimov said something very similar.
Rumor has it they’re both equally bad habits- one you die with hanks of wool in every corner of the house and the other you have boxes of scalloped paper scraps all over.
It’s the little blemishes that make each project special and unique (I keep telling myself that as I try to figure out what to do with this sweater with two right arms.) Enjoy your Tues. Oh- read the first chapter- I need more, more, more- WRITE! Love it, thanks!
Cringing. Thanks, Vicki. That chapter has already been revised, but I’m having trouble with my website and Eddo (my technical advisor) is out of town! Glad you like it, even though it’s not perfect yet.
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