What to do this summer - be creative.

For a long time, I've complained that I don't have the time to....sew, draw, bead, paint, or write. I have fabric, needles and thread. I have graphite, and chalk. I have beads and string. I have canvas, brushes and paint.I have rough drafts on my computer, in drawers, in folders. What I thought I didn't have was time. Time and the spark any more. I used to be such a free spirit. Go with the flow, be free, see where life will take you. Then I got a job, got married, had a baby, had another baby and another. Bought a house, lost a job, lost a house, divorced the husband, got re-married. Life was an endless cycle of work, work, clean, run the kids to whatever practice, concert, event. I was tired - very very tired.

The kids have grown and moved away. My husband and I, while far from rich, are doing ok at the moment and, well, the employment area is very slow. I am only teaching one 3 hour class this summer. Yes, I have to watch my finances, but I have a roomful of craft supplies and a mind full of ideas. I have the time with little distraction. I picked up a book called "Creativity is a Verb" by Patti Digh. I do believe that I will spend the summer revving up those creative juices.

I'm sure there will be some pitfalls - it's hot. My husband is home convalescencing after foot surgery. I'm having thyroid surgery and we're moving. But those are minor distractions right?

So to add to my blog a different topic - you can see how I'm being creative under Creative. I might add to a couple of labels like creative and gardening or creative and culinary. But if you look up creative. you should see what I've created. I'm going to try to figure out how to upload some pictures too. That should be a creative fun time.
On tomorrow's agenda...I do believe I will try to write something and/or make cookies. I consider baking to be creative and tasty.

Oh and watch for my thyroid updates. After many years of problems in the form of cystic nodules, my thyroid has stopped working properly and I will be having it out in August. I will start a new line of posts on that topic.

Yes this is a hodge podge of me. Someday maybe, I'll print them all off and publish them. 

Marriage by Mistake a book review

Let me start by saying I downloaded this book on my Nook because it was free and occasionally I like mindless fluff. This falls right into the formula romance writing category. Girl and boy hook up, there is a conflict, boy doesn't like girl, girl tries to get boy to change his mind and in the end leaves him only to have him realize he can't live without her.

This was a long read over 600 pages. To make sure it was that long, Kress throws in a second romance with the same plot about 3/4 of the way through the book. Of course, both men (cousins) are damaged by events from their childhood and cannot love or will not love.

There is a lot of sex in this book and apparently in the beginning we find out that Kelly isn't on birth control and they use condoms. But there is a lot of sex and I really kept expecting her to find out that she was pregnant.

Outside of that, the book is predictable, but after a long day of teaching, while waiting for my husband to come home, some times predictable is nice.

I give this book a 4 star rating. It's a good way to unwind and not think too hard. Author Alyssa Kressa