Earlier I enjoyed the first Saturday morning #bloggiesta chat on Twitter. It was good to get other people's perspectives on blogging and the future of blogging. I think the consensus was that bloggers really need to find what works for them and not get wrapped up in expectations.
I had the chance to pick up the audiobook for Outlander the other day for $2 but passed. It's 28 discs long and I wasn't sure that I would be able to keep track of the story if I stretched it out for so long (since I only listen when I'm driving, about an hour a day). Diana Gabaldon fans, what do you think? Should I pick it up if it's still there next time I'm at the library sale?
Here's What I'm:
Listening To: I started Anna Quindlen's Rise and Shine this week and I'm really enjoying it so far. Frankly, it was a relief to get back to my comfort zone after listening to a book about time travel.
Watching: Whatever The Big Guy wanted to watch this week (it's been a recuperation week for him) so the t.v.'s been tuned to a lot of manly things. Which means I haven't actually been watching much this week!
Reading: Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker for an upcoming TLC Book Tours tour.
Making: Soups - baked potato and creamy tomato basil, fried potato casserole, and hamburgers with eggs. Have you ever tried putting a sunny-side-up egg on top of a hamburger? We saw it on t.v. and decided to give it a try. So good!
Planning: On using today to do some cooking for the coming week.
Grateful for: Carmex lip balm. Seriously, it's only November and I already need it. It could be a long winter!
Loving: How much healthier my skin is looking since I started working out. What a nice surprise.
Feeling: The urge to rearrange furniture around the house. My trusty tape measure and I are starting to make The Big Guy very nervous!
Thinking: The people who drove from Alaska to be here when the new outlet mall near us opened are crazy.
Looking forward to: A quiet, hopefully productive, week.
Warm enough to sit out on the patio sounds good to me! However, needing lip balm makes me think of chilly days as the weather changes and I can relate. You're rearranging furniture, too!
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Wish I'd been around for the bloggiesta chat… may go back and read it. Have a great week, Lisa.
ReplyDeleteIt's been a pretty warm fall for my part of the country too. This weekend it was a little closer to normal. We even got a little rain on Saturday!
ReplyDeleteIn order to save money on gas, I am no longer going home during my lunch hour, which cuts my already brief audiobook listening time tremendously. I haven't started a new one since finishing the last one, but have been thinking I should.
I hope your husband is recovering nicely.
I'll be curious to read your thoughts on Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker. It's one I'm interested in reading at some point.
Have a great week, Lisa!
Much as I love audio books, I wouldn't read Outlander or any of its sequels. Despite being big books, they are actually quick reads and I think the audio would be slower than reading, compounded with only listening while you drive, I think you would get frustrated at having to stop so frequently. I know I would! I've read the entire series twice through, and hope to read it a third time before the final book is released.
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