Happy Thursday! It’s time for a coffee break. We made it through the week and we’re half-way through April! I feel like it was just January and I blinked. Right now the weather in Connecticut is still a bit wintery with dashes of spring. I actually like the colder weather, so I’m not wishing this weather away. But I would like the weeds to go away. Those darn things! I expect that warmer weather will come in a few days and that means I’ll have to juggle my schedule to allow me time to work outside in the garden beds. Weeds and poison ivy. Not a combo I’m looking forward to dealing with.
In January I shared that I’d implemented a morning routine that prioritizes writing first thing and I’m very pleased to say that I’ve been consistent with this routine. It’s allowed me to finish a first draft and begin a second draft AND work on another project (sorry, I can’t say anymore about it) with little stress. Ahhh…it’s a wonderful feeling. It’s so nice knowing that by the time I’m ready for breakfast, I have at least a thousand words written or a half of a scene revised if I’m working on the second draft. This allows me the afternoon to work on other things like the thing I can’t talk about or administrative tasks that I need to tackle.
On Tuesday I whipped up a batch of Blueberry White Chocolate scones. So good! If you’d like the recipe click here and to make the version I just made, substitute the 1 cup of raisins with 3/4-1 cup of blueberries (I vary because of the size of the blueberries, this time 3/4 cup was perfect). When I went to get the recipe post to share it, I took a moment a read the post, definitely a trip down memory lane! Back then I wrote that baking was my yoga. And it certainly was but now (all) exercise is my yoga. These days I’m not doing as much baking but I’m definitely making exercise a priority and these moments when I do tie on my apron to whip something up is definitely a treat. Since we’re on the subject of exercise, this workout by Heather Robertson was my favorite this week! A full-body sweat sesh (as she calls it) with weights. So. Much. Fun. And last night I watched A KILLER IS CALLING on Lifetime. It was about a 911 dispatcher on a remote island who is targeted by an unknown killer. I really enjoyed it.
On the reading front, I’ve finished two books and a short story since last month. I enjoyed each one. I just wrapped up MURDER AT THE BLACKWOOD INN by Penny Warner, the first in a new series that features a ghostwriter starting over in her hometown in a haunted house that now is an inn run by her aunts. Quirky and charming. THE SUBLET by Greer Hendricks is a short story about (another) ghostwriter who lands a dream job with a lifestyle influencer but a series of events have her second guessing whether the job is a dream or a nightmare. CAT GOT YOUR TONGS by Victoria Hamilton was a fun whodunnit and I’m looking forward to the next one in the series.
*Both books I shared with you were ARCs I received from the publisher.
