Change of scenery

I am currently sitting in the absolutely perfect sunshine on my back patio. Ok...technically I am completely submerged in the shade, BUT...when when your skin is a lovely porcelain, a la Snow White, it's basically the same. Anyway...I was sitting in my house, watching something I wasn't even interested in on tv, and I just thought, you know...this isn't what I want my life to look like. So, I picked some peas from my (landlady's) garden, gathered the necessities and set up camp on my patio.

I also picked up a new book. I'm going to finish the John Irving book, but I just need something different right now. Something to inspire me. Something more along the lines of what I'm interested in writing. So, this afternoon I will begin "The Girl with Glass Feet" by Ali Shaw.

I've gotten in a really terrible reading and writing funk. I want to be excited about both of those activities, and I'm not. I think the best (and probably only) way to get out of this kind of funk is to create a better daily routine for myself. I'm learning that I am not a very disciplined person, and it's something that I truly want to change. Consider this a step in the right direction. Laptop down, reading glasses on.

Oh...and can anyone tell me why the shade keeps moving?