Holidays… they always throw me off. I dream of sitting at home, sipping hot chocolate… okay, wine. Sipping wine and curling up on the couch with a book.
Time away from work and the real world. Blissful free hours to do nothing but catch up on my ever-growing TBR pile.
But that is not really how it really goes down, is it?
*** FLASH *** to scene of me, in kitchen, making last-minute food stuffs and putting out fires…
Literally? Figuratively? It depends on how the day’s going.
… And if my father is trying to ‘help’ me cook.
So last week, my brother-in-law looks at me over the Thanksgiving table, similar stories falling from his lips, and he said, “I know everyone calls this time a ‘vacation’ but does it ever feel that way to you?”
No. No, it doesn’t.
Don’t get me wrong. I love all my family (yeah… okayyyy, almost all of them) and I really love spending time together…
But a “holiday vacation”?
MYTH, I tell you!
I’m sorry. If I can’t spend most of the day reading, it’s not a real vacation.
… on a side note, the other 5% of that mythical perfect vacation day (when I’m not reading) should be spent standing up to refill coffee mug/ wine glass.
Totally depending on time of day.
No, not really.
I have no shame. The coffee mug on my desk right now might be filled with wine. Kisses to you – and happy holidays! I hope you have at least one entire day this ‘vacation’ to do NOTHING but read : -)
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What I’m Reading Right Now:
With all the non-reading-time the holidays bring [**sad sigh**], my cousin put me onto these 2-hour reads from Amazon.
I was like, “What?! So I can sneak a story in between turkey basting and keeping Aunt Mable away from the cheesecake that hasn’t fully set yet?”
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The book above is my (now favorite) cousin’s recommendation (… and is guaranteed to get you in the Christmas spirit!)
This short read was hilarious and fun, and I want to make the German mulled wine mentioned in the book.
SIDE NOTE: If anyone has a recipe, please email me.
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Readers-Only Mantra of the Week:
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