Becca’s World

I haven’t written the review I’ll post on Christian Bookshelf (where the readers have quite varied tastes, including me, the vampire and werewolf fan) because I finished Breaking Dawn shortly before sleepytime last night. I’d been so hooked on the books this month that I found it difficult to balance my to-do list, other hobbies and reading time.

Now that I’m finished, I’ll probably try to dive into a few of the fun things that were neglected: writing, making a catalogue of my book collection, and starting a GIMP tutorial for image-making. (iVillage encourages the use of image-filled signatures on its message boards and I’d like to be able to create images for myself rather than make frequent requests of the talented “siggymakers” who do it all for free. They’re great gals and the results are awesome, but I feel bad they’re not getting anything for their work. I won’t feel guilty about doing my own work, though, and then I could do board-related graphics for Christian Bookshelf and All Things Music, my second volunteer position as community leader.)

Up next on my reading list: Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert and Where Do I Go by Neta Jackson (Bookshelf’s February Book of the Month).

I’ve been so busy catching up with things put off during the holidays that I’m online mostly in the evenings. I’m starting to feel that’s not always enough time. I took today as a computer and reading day so I could catch up on tasks related to volunteer positions and hopefully get to chat a lot with my friends.

The weather has been nice lately. No snow, just a little above freezing and sometimes sunny as well. Makes me hope spring will be early…

Back to message boards until I think of something interesting to share here!

As Christmas approached, my routine faded in favour of everything holiday-related, from wrapping presents to visiting family. And then there was the desire to relax afterwards.

With the first full week of the New Year, it’s time to get cracking on a to-do list that’s a mix of cleaning and projects I’ve been thinking about. Well, I still have to write the list, actually. That’s my first to-do!

I started 2009 well: Saw some of the Tournament of Roses Parade on TV, got the Christmas tree down, had dinner with the in-laws and finished reading Twilight.

One of our New Year’s Eve movies was “The Fellowship of the Ring” and tonight we decided to go with “The Two Towers.” It’s been a while since we’ve seen these movies because even with the theatrical releases (and I prefer the extended editions), a lot of time is needed. But what are the holidays for if not to stay up a little later and make up for it with a nap the next day?

I’m hoping to get back to regular walks now that I’m not busy with holiday preparations and wanting to hibernate from the cold snap… Gotta get out for some fresh air!

I also need to get back to writing. Made a little progress with new material in December and I’ve got to follow through with some ideas for fleshing out my second chapter.

I like that New Year’s Day fell on a Thursday this year – only one more day till the weekend!