A Little Of This, A Little Of That

It must be something in the water. Yesterday, it was Kristi, today me.

My mind’s all over the place, too. At least when it comes to thinking up a blog.

A good friend of mine posted this Nora Roberts quote on Facebook to encourage her daughter during her first NANO experience. I just think it's good advice.

Speaking of NANO, I’m at 3009 words. Way behind where I’m supposed to be, but that’s 3000 words I didn’t have last week and 3000 words on something besides Bix. I think it’s the first time in over two years—close to three years if I’m honest with myself—that I’ve written that much on something other than Bix.

I think the best-written show on TV right now is Once Upon A Time. I love the intricate backstories of the characters and the complex relationships and the “tweaking” of the fairy tales they’ve done. So intriguing and fun.

That said, my favorite new star on TV is Charles Esten on Nashville. He plays Deacon. I’ve enjoyed him since he was billed as Chip on Whose Line Is It Anyway with Drew Carey. There’s been a lot said about Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere, but it’s Deacon who keeps me tuning in. Just saying—have you seen his dimples?

My favorite holiday candies so far this season are Junior Mints Peppermint Crunch. I’m a big peppermint fan and these are just so yummy. 

Whenever I see the trailer for Les Miserables, I get choked up. Anne Hathaway should get an Oscar nom for that song alone. But I’m bummed because they haven’t released the soundtrack yet.

Its bazaar season. We have at least one major one every weekend between now and the middle of December. I love getting homemade gifts or finding a project I might be able to do.  Last year, my mom, sister, and I copied a serving plate idea. You take a decorated plate—in our case we used Christmas plates—and use an epoxy glue to attach them to a candlestick. And voila you have a pedestal plate. I made cookies and gave them away as gifts. We went to Goodwill to get the plates and candlesticks. Cheap, original, and fun. Okay, I guess that about wraps it up for me. Have a great weekend, everybody.