Well that was a bit of at unintended blog break but it was very needed. I haven’t started my new job (later this week) but wrapping up my previous position was a bit tough. I really liked my job but it was becoming more stressful every day and as if that wasn’t enough my commute was draining. Worse than any commute I ever had in Dallas. I’m hoping my new job will be a nice change of pace and I won’t be complaining about my commute as it’s only about 10-15 minutes from my house. Gotta love that!

To top it off I was a bit under the weather as I had to get a tetanus booster and felt a bit off for a couple of days. But enough with the complaing because guess what? I went back to yoga! I’m still being careful with my shoulder but had a good practice today and I was just so happy to be back at my yoga studio.

With all of that my reading has been really off. I haven’t been able to settle down with one book, I’ve started and stopped several books and finally you won’t believe what I ended up reading? One Perfect Rose by Mary Jo Putney – yes, a romance novel!

A friend had given me the book and as nothing was working for me I thought why not and I ended up finishing it in a day and a half. I’ve read romance novels before so I knew what to expect but even so I was entertained. It helped me get through a bit of my reading slump and that is what counts.

So, I am feeling a bit more refreshed and ready to come back to my blog and visit with you guys. I hope you’ve all enjoyed a wonderful holiday weekend and here’s to a great week ahead.

We had a very good weekend as we got together with some friends for dinner and laughs. I needed that as my work has been crazy and this week will be more of the same. You see, I’m moving on to a new job but I want to make sure to wrap things up and leave everything in order. I’m very tired but excited about the upcoming change.

So this week postings may be very hit or miss and to top it off I have book group on Tuesday and I’m still very behind on my book. By the way, I’m really enjoying The Hangman’s Daughter.

I also made a stop at Barnes & Noble on Friday and enjoyed a quick visit to check out the shelves. I added a couple of books to my wishlist.

• Big Girl Small by Rachel DeWoskin. Saw a good review of this book in either Bust or Bitch magazine.
• The Paper Garden by Molly Peacock. How one woman became an artist at 72. I love that you can begin any dream at any time.
• The Dream of Perpetual Motion by Dexter Palmer. A new steampunk novel to add to the list. Nice cover on this one too.
• Eight White Nights by Andre Aciman. This sounds like it could be a wonderful love story.

Have you read any of these? Have a great week!