You can put a writer on vacation, but you can’t keep her from writing!

I realize that my creating, my writing is such a part of the fabric of who I am that even on a ‘blog’ vacation, I’m still blogging, I’m still writing, I’m still creating. I’m just not doing it ‘here.’

A few days ago, I felt the nudge to journal…as in with good ol’ pen and paper again. I noticed it. I even acknowledged it. I just didn’t do it.

Then, Miss Debbie and I went out for our birthdays and lo and behold, the REMINDER.

She gave me SEVEN journals (thanks Miss Debbie) of varying sizes and formats. Some with lines, some without lines, some with all-natural, recycled paper, some with colored inks.

Ah, yes, time to put pen to paper.

She remembered one of my most idiosyncratic of specifications for my journals. They MUST be able to be opened and stay flat without force. Ever try to journal in one of those silly books that want to keep clapping shut? It is so irritating to me!

I found some beautiful bound journals that were tied with string at the binding that would stay open to the page, and fell in love with them. Miss Debbie found a regular perfect-bind journal made by Poppin that does the same thing – divine!

All is right in the world of vacationing and journaling today!

It’s my birthday, and with finishing my dissertation, I’m taking some much-needed time off. It’s hotter than h-e-double hockey sticks down here – many, many days of 100+ degree weather has sucked the moistness out of nature and the life out of summer.

So, I’m going fishin’…taking a blog vacation. I’ll talk to you each week on my show.

Have a happy summer! Stay cool!

Love,

Tina

You all know how I’m always nagging at you to take breaks, to play more often, to GET OUT and do something good for yourself. Well, it’s my turn and I’m on vacation for the week, and I doubt I’ll do much blogging or anything else, including the show this week.

I am taking a BREAK and plan to enjoy every second of it! Think of me swimming around the pool, riding roller coasters (Six Flags here we come), staying up until all hours of the night, and then snoozing until all hours of the morning.

Hats off to you, to summer, and to me, too!