![Earlier this week, @marz1pan agreed to eat lunch at our local Irish pub to celebrate me finally finishing my draft of my Irish paranormal romance.
The proprietor, who sees me regularly, asked if I was knitting for a new addition. I said “No, these socks are for me!?!” and I held it up for him to see.
He smiled and walked away.
After he left, I asked Megan “Did he just ask if I was pregnant?”
She said “Yes. You didn’t misunderstand.”
And then I sat for a second. Someone asked if I was pregnant the week before Mother’s Day and I didn’t feel overrun by grief.
My gaping wound is healing and becoming a scar I can touch without it gutting me.
Two things have contributed to this:
- therapy
- doing the work of writing a heroine who finds joy after life lifes all over her.
While I hunt for and find joy on a regular basis, the act of working through this fictional plot has been healing. I’m so grateful for my writing journey.
I’m especially grateful to those who joined my Inner Circle Email List and read my romance shorts. Your support kept me trying when I got stuck. Thank you, Crew! I love you!!!
[ID: Frida Kahlo project bag folded down to show off the bees inside, rainbow shortie sock, salad, BLT sandwich against the background of a corner of my local Irish pub.
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My Random Thoughts in no particular order:
1. There was great costuming with the exception of the scene Milla Jovovich spends wearing what looks like two legal-sized sheets of paper. Really?
2. At one point during this movie, I felt like I was being tortured. You’ll know it when you hear it.
3. Sienna Guillory managed to be the blonde with bangs and a ponytail and still pull off being a badass. Kudos to her, but I think the bo staff with what looked like a mace on each end helped.
4. As a knitter, I could not help but be distracted by the little girl’s stranded cardigan. The aura of the sweater below is similar to the long-sleeved cardigan she was wearing, but Aryana Engineer’s had shades of pink on an all cream background.
Knitted jumper with short raglan sleeves and Norwegian pattern by DROPS Designs
(SPOILER ALERT)
5. Michelle Rodriguez is quite the actress in my opinion. You ask me to jump in a “frozen lake” and let a bunch of zombies pull me down and even bite me without panicking and you’re going to have a Katie shaped hole in the nearest exit door.
(END SPOILEER)
6. If you’re looking for a movie with running and shooting and some cool special effects, and I have to assume that you are if you’re watching this film, it is fine and won’t take a lot of your day since it is only about an hour and a half long.
Ps. I’ve now seen the Looper preview for the one millionth time. I’m still going to see the movie, but there’s just no way it can live up to all this hype. Expecations managed.
That cable pattern is nice and perfect for a blanket. My first cable pattern was a hat and I couldn’t believe how easy cables were. Why did I wait so long? I hope she gets over her fear and creates a beautiful blanket.
I’m sure she’ll do fine. Cables are so beautiful, I don’t know how anyone resists their pull.