Wednesday, April 30, 2014

What I'm Reading Wednesday - The Primal Blueprint, Sharp Objects, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Feeling Good, and Black Ants and Buddhists

Sorry it's been awhile, I've been super busy!

The Primal Blueprint by Mark Sisson


I'm going primal/paleo on Friday! I finally got my hands on this book (through the library of course) so I'm reading up to get myself psyched for the change. Actually, I'm listening to a webinar about sugar's effect on insulin levels as I type...

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn


While this isn't one of those "I can't put it down!" books for me, I do find it entertaining, and it's slowly hooking me more and more. 

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (audio)


I haven't read this one since I was a little girl and my mom read it to me and my sister before bed. So really I've never actually read it before now. I liked it a lot, though the christian elements were way more obvious to me now. 

Feeling Good by David D. Burns


Still trudging through this one...

Black Ants and Buddhists by Mary Cowhey


...same. 

Sunday, April 20, 2014

What I Wrote This Week

Sunday
I wrote a scene from Gilmore Girls in which Lorelai is arguing with her mother, in order to work on my dialogue skills.

The Rest of the Week
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

I can't wait until school's out so I can spend more time writing.

(No, that's an excuse. I had plenty of time to write. I just need to make it a priority actually sit down and do it).

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

What I'm Reading Wednesday - This Is How I Find Her, Feeling Good, Black Ants and Buddhists, and The Whipping Boy

This Is How I Find Her by Sara Polsky


I've heard great things about this one and loved the first few paragraphs; I just started reading it. 

Feeling Good by David D. Burns


Still trudging through this one...

Black Ants and Buddhists by Mary Cowhey


...same. 

The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman



My new read aloud with my third graders! This one is hard - the chapters are short but the vocabulary and concepts take a lot of time to talk about. 

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

What I'm Reading Wednesday - Twisted, Feeling Good, Black Ants and Buddhists, and Shiloh

Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson


Wintergirls was sooooooo good that I decided to read another Laurie Halse Anderson book. I started it last night. 

Feeling Good by David D. Burns


Still trudging through this one...

Black Ants and Buddhists by Mary Cowhey


...same. 

Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor


My third graders and I are on Chapter 13! They're starting to wonder whether Marty and his family will give Shiloh back to Judd.