I've decided to join my friend Cynthia Lee's new blogging posse, The Scattered Life Collective. You can read more about it here - the idea is to devote one blog post per week to reflection on the doings in our lives - what we're reading, what we're watching, what we're eating - whatever we want to share.
We then paste a link to our post at Spirit Uncaged, and voila - a collective is born. My favourite part? "There are no rules. Just sharing together." What could be better than anything goes? And on that note...
Current time: 3:37 a.m. For the past year or so I've had this weird sleeping routine where I wake up in the middle of the night and can't get back to sleep. It's not really insomnia, though, because I do always sleep for a few hours, at least, and sometimes I'm nodding off before 9:00 p.m. It's frustrating, but I'm learning to just go with it.
Out the window: A cold, crisp, starry night. Snowplows are removing MORE SNOW from the streets. Blerg. It's been a rough winter.
On the menu: Right now, some Blue Diamond honey-roasted almonds. I am seriously addicted. Later today, I foresee orange-glazed chicken with some green beans and a salad on the side.
We then paste a link to our post at Spirit Uncaged, and voila - a collective is born. My favourite part? "There are no rules. Just sharing together." What could be better than anything goes? And on that note...
Current time: 3:37 a.m. For the past year or so I've had this weird sleeping routine where I wake up in the middle of the night and can't get back to sleep. It's not really insomnia, though, because I do always sleep for a few hours, at least, and sometimes I'm nodding off before 9:00 p.m. It's frustrating, but I'm learning to just go with it.
Out the window: A cold, crisp, starry night. Snowplows are removing MORE SNOW from the streets. Blerg. It's been a rough winter.
On the menu: Right now, some Blue Diamond honey-roasted almonds. I am seriously addicted. Later today, I foresee orange-glazed chicken with some green beans and a salad on the side.
Reading: The Glass Room by English crime fiction writer Ann Cleeves. This is the fifth book in the series featuring Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope, a character I have grown to love over the course of the first four books. Vera is no-nonsense, down-to-earth, big-hearted and perfectly flawed. She is better at her job than any of her underlings could ever hope to be, but as a friend or person in general, she's a bit of a mess. (That's the bit that I love the most.)
The action in this instalment takes place at a writers' retreat, where the participants are, ironically, learning the ins and outs of crime writing. Cleeves deftly uses her insider's knowledge of the industry to flesh out the back stories of the witnesses and suspects. I'm about halfway through, and so far I'm hooked.
The action in this instalment takes place at a writers' retreat, where the participants are, ironically, learning the ins and outs of crime writing. Cleeves deftly uses her insider's knowledge of the industry to flesh out the back stories of the witnesses and suspects. I'm about halfway through, and so far I'm hooked.
Watching: Vera, a TV series based on the Ann Cleeves books. I like to immerse myself in TV and book series, watching each episode and reading each book back-to-back. So right now it's all Vera all the time around my house.
The best thing about the TV adaptation? Brenda Blethyn, who plays Vera. She is nothing short of brilliant in this part. I find that I'm mesmerized by her.
Listening: The song that is on a loop in my brain right now is Haim's "The Wire" - to the point where I'm almost sick of it.
Good stuff:
That's all for this week.
Sarah xoxo
The best thing about the TV adaptation? Brenda Blethyn, who plays Vera. She is nothing short of brilliant in this part. I find that I'm mesmerized by her.
Listening: The song that is on a loop in my brain right now is Haim's "The Wire" - to the point where I'm almost sick of it.
Good stuff:
- Twitter - Yes, I've surprised myself with how much I enjoy Twitter. I'm meeting new people, reading things I would otherwise never have seen, and interacting with people from all over the world. Plus, I follow several comedians who can make me giggle even on the dark days.
- Mackintosh's toffees - Yum. And your jaw gets such a good workout while you chew them, it's like they have no calories.
- Water with lemon - I'm trying to convince myself that drinking water is the best thing ever, because apparently it is, and I drink too much Coke. (I know, I know, I'm terrible. But I'm honest.) The lemon helps. A little.
- A message from an old friend - who found me via this blog. I've now confirmed that I'm the right Sarah Broadfoot, and I can't wait to hear back from her.
- Messages from new friends - I wrote two posts about depression this week (here and here) that have received a great response. I'm learning that it's important to talk openly about living with depression and I am encouraged that what I write resonates with others.
That's all for this week.
Sarah xoxo