Home after almost two weeks of hanging with “the guys” … my husband, his best friend, my son, his best friend, and another newbie. I started sketching; they fished. I did some proofreading of an old novel; they fished. I played video games or watched movies on my iPad; they fished.
You get my drift.
I learned a lot about myself on these long days of self-entertainment:
- Trader Joe’s little exotic meals (for lunch) aren’t as exciting as they lead on to be. My own pasta carbonara is much better….
- The supposed “sex” scene in my novel really has suddenly put me off. It was well written and said a lot without saying ANYTHING, yet I found the whole section not really relevant to the rest of the tale. I wonder what that says about me….
- I should have bought quality sketch paper and colored pencils and gel pens to my art fest. Now that I’m really into it and want to do more, I realize I should have bought quality supplies instead of colored pencils that have been in a Ziploc baggie for ages…..
- Coming up with abstract ways to display common words has been fun and challenging. Never thought I had it in me…..
- I enjoyed being alone 8 hours a day without having to think about laundry, dusting, dirty dishes, or a hundred other household chores watching my every move…..
- If I decide to do this again next year I will need a car at my disposal. There were second hand stores, art studio tours and Dairy Queens waiting for me to visit….
- Amazon Prime, Netflix and Hulu are poor substitutes for 1940s Film Noirs on You Tube…..
How have your past couple of weeks been?
Humoring the Goddess 
How cool to have time away with the guys – and for yourself. I think your list of revelations is really good, but please, say NO to the Dairy Queen! I discovered Blizzards this past summer and my waistline hated me for it. Truly, I couldn’t stay away. My son and I probably had three or four a week for a couple of months. Yikes! 🙂
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Ha! There used to be a Dairy Queen in my town when we first moved here over 20 years ago. They left not long after and all that’s around is a Culvers on the other side of town. So, like up in Eagle River, I’ve stocked up on Fruit Bars!
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You must visit those shops. No doubt about it. Who knows what treasures await your visit.
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Too bad we can’t explore together!
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I don’t know what to say about your sex scene revelation, except, go with your gut feeling. It may not “say” anything about you. You just have a more objective perspective today.
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I have to laugh, but the older I get, the less important sex becomes to the story. Even now when I watch a movie and throw in a “scene” its usually just to throw it in, nothing to forward the plot, and I just roll my eyes. I think I’m just getting OLD.
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Getting old is better than the alternative.
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Oh darlin’, you are SOOOOO right!
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Your comments are very suggestive. They make me wish I could hang with “the boys” for a few days. Getting away from daily chores is a luxury unto itself.
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Ha! And when the boys were REALLY being boys I just took my iPad into the bedroom and closed the door and watched whatever I wanted! The chores are still here, though…..
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oh, too bad. The brownies failed to show up and do them.
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Sounds like a good time. Alone time is great and with no housework beckoning, perfect. Hubby was in the hospital for a few days which gave me some alone time. Problem was, I was so worried about him, I didn’t get much done. (except housework of course)
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I hear you! You almost feel guilty enjoying yourself when your loved one is not well. House work in all its forms makes you concentrate on the mundane. I hope your hubby is better. He’s first!
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Reminds me of A Room of One’s Own. I’ve been contemplating making two of my characters lovers in the novel I’m writing. I have no plans of penning a sex scene. I tend to skip over the sex scenes in movies I watch. Unless they are pertinent to understanding characters or themes of the film. Few do
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I appreciate your input. 15 years ago the “sex” mattered, yet I am not comfortable writing specifics about it. So I threw in a bunch of “sensuality” and “devour” and “exploding” but in review it’s pretty innocuous. Yet I wonder.. I think I just need to reread it again (its been months) and see how it settles.
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That’s always a good thing to do. Good luck!
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