The Sunday Salon #6

November 8, 2009 - Ambrosia 1 Comment

So it is Sunday again. And I am proud of myself I have restarted my Meme’s and I am working on reading again. I am much slower than usual and than I would like. But I will take the accomplishment where I can. And say I have started reading again and that is better than nothing. I have written two reviews, and I am working on a very good book. It is good I wish I could just dig in and read for hours and hours like I used to. But I have to accept my limitations currently. And I shall.

So my other thought for the day? I like Flintstones vitamins. Yes I do and I am not afraid to admit I am an adult who eats a kid’s vitamin. The biggest reason? I am so sick of swallowing so many pills. I used to eat Flintstones as a kid too. My doctor said I needed to take a multivitamin and I am at the point where I just did not want to take another pill. I swallow so many a day now for my medicines I just didn’t want to. So I said “what about Flintstones?” he laughed and said that would work fine. So every day I eat my Flintstone like a good girl.

So say it loud and proud I am an Adult who eats Flintstones! Happy Sunday!

The Sunday Salon #5

November 1, 2009 - Ambrosia 1 Comment

So I am back to blogging. And I thought the Sunday Salon would be a good way to start off again making my weekly Meme’s especially since it’s also the first of the month. Nice and fresh and ready to go. I am happy to say I am back into the swing of reading again. I am going to finish up revelations later today which will be great. It’s a good book and I look forward to putting a review up.

Sadly though I won’t make my challenge goal of 125 books this year. I fell off the reading wagon for to long, being sick and all. But that’s okay I have accepted it. And have decided instead to finish as many as I can finish for my challenges. (Doing the best I can anyways) and leave it at that. After all there is a new year coming soon. And so shocking that it’s coming so fast too! And with a new year will come new challenges. And this year I am going to meet them dang it.

Although I think I will scale back my main goal slightly and go for 100 books in 2010 that will give me a little more breathing room on how many books I have to read each month. So that is that. The other big thing this week I did was work on one of my fears. My fear of needles. I managed to get a Tattoo. It’s one for me and means a lot. It’s simple, tasteful and well I am proud of myself for getting it. Really I am. The artist was great to work with. And I think it won’t be to long and I will be getting a second one. Just too even things out a little bit on the shoulder sense. Like Feng Shuei for the shoulders. It will also have meaning. The second tat I am thinking of would be an Ankh, the Egyptian symbol for Life and a good showing of one of my historical passions.

Honestly I really was surprised that it didn’t hurt too much. It was uncomfortable yes, but I had ramped up and expected it to really hurt like bone breaking bad. But it wasn’t bad at all. I did have to stop twice during the process because my body ramped my adrenaline up so much that my temperature went up and made me feel like vomiting. The artist was very nice stopped when I needed it asked if I was okay and in general was just a very nice guy. And me I was proud of myself for getting the ink and overcoming a fear. I was sure I was going to chicken out. And I almost did. But in the end I sucked it up. Yay me! I go to have it checked over and possibly touched up after the healing is done in 1 month. When I do that I may just bite the bullet so to speak and get my Ankh. I think I will do one in purple like my ribbon. You know so they match.

Sunday Salon # 4

August 16, 2009 - Ambrosia 1 Comment

Well another Sunday has come, and on a bad note I didn’t do much reading this last week. I was busy preparing for opening festival weekend next week, and getting costumes ready. Than Saturday was our cast picnic and when I got home I had to sleep. I was exhausted from heat, and staying up way to late when I had to get up early. But it was as always with festival worth it. We got our campsite which we will be setting up on Tuesday.

And than I got back on track, I finished Chosen and started a book for my historical fiction challenge. I am a good way through that and should be able to finish it today if I focus on it. Than I plan on catching up on the reviews I am behind on. So I feel like I am a little bit more on a plan there.

I am behind also on my article writing but I hope soon to catch up on that as well. While renaissance festival makes me tired when I go, it also jazzes me up. I get excited and I feel like I can do more things. Even with this evil cancer. After all if I can spend the day charming a King and Prince and thousands of patrons, why not catch up on some writing?

The Sunday Salon #3

August 9, 2009 - Ambrosia 1 Comment

So I feel like I have been a bad Sunday Salon writer. Because after joining the salon I haven’t really written much on Sunday, but it’s because I have been sick. And not only that but I am sick of being sick. Having Lymphoma has to be one of the hardest things there is. I don’t like to fuss or whine about it much. But lately it’s gotten harder. It has not only taken my ability to have a job outside the house, and now it’s been bothering my blogging, and my reading. I have fallen behind on my reading and I am not happy with it.

But I am slowly feeling a little better slowly feeling a bit more on track. I have written more reviews so far this month than I did last month. I had the books read, but hadn’t written the reviews yet. Yesterday I watched the movie The Weather Man, not a great one. This morning I am watching Profiler. And later today I am hoping to make some progress on my next book. Chosen by P.C and Kristin Cast, I am about 38 pages into it so far and it’s very good. So I am feeling a little better about that. And in 13 days the renaissance festival starts. That I am very much looking forward too. Sick or not I have to go. Sick or not I love the renaissance festival and it gives me the chance to enjoy it.

The Sunday Salon – #2 A Bad Week..but hopeing for a Better Month

May 31, 2009 - Ambrosia Leave a comment

Today my Sunday is a little bit subdued I am very happy to be taking part in the Sunday saloon I really am. Last week I know my post was not very long, and I have no real idea how long this one will be either. But thank you all for having me.

So this week was a bad week for me in general. In the span of about 3 days I lost a 6 week old kitten, three newborns and my precious boy Caesar. He was a champion show cat, and my stud. He was young and healthy and seemed to have no issues at all. When we found him he appeared to just be sleeping. It was heart breaking. Since he left me on the 28th I have been lighting a candle everyday for as long as I am awake. Just for him. I miss my baby boy. He used to sit at the end of the bed while I read. Or he would be in the window. He was my Air whore. When I turned on the Ac in the summer he always had to be in front of it. I am very happy that we had two very hot days here this year, I turned on the AC for those days and he true to his nature sat in front of the air.

The only kid thing that managed to happen this week was that I did get caught up on my reading. May was a bad month for my health wise and I ended up falling behind on things. But I finished the last book on my list early this morning. So I am all set for June. I can’t help but laugh a bit as poor Harry Potter still hasn’t gotten read. But it will be on the July list for sure. It was knocked out this month by two blog tour books. Oppsy.

I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday, and I hope that this coming week is going to be a better one for me.

The Sunday Salon – My First

May 24, 2009 - Ambrosia 2 Comments

This is my first Sunday Salon, so you will have to bear with me while I get my feet wet. Today I am going to talk a little bit about my trouble reading this month. I feel like it was a reading slump. I started the month ahead in my book reading, but I quickly fell behind because I could not keep focus on what I was reading. This is not the books fault; all of the books I have read have been good. Maybe not the greatest but none the less.

So what’s wrong with me? I will sit down to read and my mind will wander off to all the other things I should be seeing about doing. And I end up heading off to do those things. Or I end up taking a nap. I can say this month I have also been fairly sick this month perhaps that has something to do with it.

I am happy to report however that I have gotten myself back on task this week. And I am reading Blue Bloods currently which has gone fairly quickly I expect I will finish it today as long as I can keep my focus. So my fellow readers have you ever had reading slumps? And if you did what did you do to break it? I am enjoying my challenges and I am enjoying trying to keep on top of them as I know when renaissance comes I will fall behind. I have accepted that, Renaissance will keep me busy and I will have make up to do after it. I am planning on bringing books down there with me, but there’s no saying if I will have time to read any. Ha ha.

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