Status Report: January
Monday, January 2, 2012 at 10:16AM Sitting…on the couch in the living room.
Drinking…nothing, but I’m eating a bowl of Kashi cereal with sliced bananas for breakfast.
Listening…to the wicked wind. It’s unusually warm for January, but what good is that if there are gale force winds?
Thinking…that I’ll wait for the wind to quit drifting the snow before I go out to shovel the walk and driveway. My ambitious neighbour woke me with his shovelling this morning, and now it looks like he’ll need to shovel again. Once in a while, laziness pays off.
Anticipating…the rest of January. I love January because things are slow, slow, slow. Nothing gets me more excited than a blank calendar.
Also anticipating…oldest daughter’s birthday dinner this evening.
Reading…18 Words by J. I. Packer and The World-Tilting Gospel by Dan Phillips. They are not as different as you might think.
Considering…starting a novel, too. Any suggestions for a good novel for someone who doesn’t usually read fiction?
Avoiding…anything that smacks of year-end retrospection or new year resolutioning. There will be no 10 top of 2011 posts from me and I’m pretty sure no one will be dissappointed. I see year-end retrospectives as useless (and mostly boring) space fillers. Kind of like status reports.
Needing and wanting…a new sewing machine, but I don’t know how to shop for one. The best thing, I suppose, would be to shop locally, but there isn’t much here. And Canadians don’t have as many alternatives for online shopping—or as many good deals—either.
Getting up…because even though my calendar is blank, my to-do list for today isn’t. And besides, the dog needs out.
Reader Comments (9)
A novel that Kim from Hiraeth recommended to me, and which I thoroughly enjoyed was The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. I liked it a lot. It's about a biographer and the mystery surrounding her subject's life.
Thanks for the suggestion. I'm going to look it up.
Or, 'The Art of Racing in the Rain' which is told through the eyes of the family dog. Short and bittersweet as all dog tales but worth reading. I'm reading "The Innocence of Miss Mary Bennet' by Colleen McCullough--the continuation of Pride and Prejudice and written in Jane Austen's style. Pretty good so far.
"Redeeming Love" by Francine Rivers. I highly recommend this novel. Part of the book's synopsis reads: A powerful retelling of the book of Hosea, Redeeming Love is a life-changing story of God's unconditional, redemptive, all-consuming love. I cried several times while reading this book. Check it out at Amazon.
I must have not been awake when I read first read this. I thought you meant you were going to start writing a novel. I was thinking, "Wow! Go Rebecca!" :)
I liked The Thirteenth Tale as well.
I thought you meant you were going to start writing a novel. I was thinking, "Wow! Go Rebecca!"
Ha! I think I might want to actually read a novel or two first. You know, to remember what they're like.
_REDEEMING LOVE was top on my list to read a few years back. Glad I did as was an excellent read.
Did you pick a book yet?
Yes. I ignored all the suggestions and I'm reading Hannah Coullter by Wendell Berry. I've got the Thirteenth Tale on order, though