(outtake from a real conversation) "How are things going with the book, mom? Have you gotten anymore reviews?" "I have and they are all pretty good. One girl told me she loved it and hoped I would be as successful as Fifty Shades of Grey and Harry Potter. I told her, I wish!" "Maybe you will be." "That would be awesome but those books were wildly successful. I don't have that high of expectations for this." "Why? It could happen." "It's better for me to have realistic expectations, that way … [Read more...]
Staying on track
Those of you who know me will be nodding their heads when you read this. Here it goes: anything that I do, I expect to be successful at. Call it confidence, call it delusion, but it’s the way I operate. I give my all to whatever I do and I expect that if I put time and effort into something I will be, and should be, successful and rewarded. It’s a good philosophy It makes me strive to be the best I can be. This is all fine and good unless you’re lacking in the patience department ... which I am. … [Read more...]
Think about this before hitting the ball
My tennis lesson yesterday was intense, and by intense, I mean I spent a lot of the hour and a half getting the ball slammed at me during a “put away” drill. Part of that had to do with the nature of the drill we were doing, and the other part was because the ladies on the other side of the net can bring the heat. Regardless, I walked away with sore shoulders, good strategic advice and a great blog idea. My instructor, JK, was talking about the importance of touch: when it helps to have a soft … [Read more...]
Open door policy
The dinner table seems to be a great place to discover blog material, especially when you have a large family. Someone is always saying something prolific (at least in their opinion) or witty (my 12-year-old has wit way beyond his years). Now that mom is a blogger, they love to give me suggestions on what I should write about. I usually don’t need (or use) the suggestions because I feel my blogs turn out better when I find the ideas randomly, but because of the new year and in light of what’s … [Read more...]
The Big Picture
About a month ago, I went on a hike with one of my friends. We were hiking in a new place, she had a new camera and because it was her birthday, we were celebrating the beginning of a new year for her. The hike was about two miles to the top and we took our time looking at everything. We took pictures of leaves, trees, rocks and anything else that looked remotely interesting. She used her camera and I used my phone and we snapped away. Neither one of us wanted to miss any of the details. When we … [Read more...]
Who’s in the driver’s seat?
Literally This can be a literal question or a figurative one. I have to answer both questions differently. When I’m in the car, I like to be the passenger. It has a lot to do with the fact that I have a horrible sense of direction. I live in a major metropolitan area with a major traffic problem and no matter how many times I get on the major roads (aka the Beltway), I have major problems. Pretty major, right. I’m being dramatic but I really can get stressed out if I’m going someplace that’s … [Read more...]
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