Hot Chocolate, Reflections, Summer Reading List

   The man is asleep and I am plotting my course for the week while sipping hot chocolate that I made in the Keurig. It's an off-brand called Cafe Escapes and at least it did not let all the chocolate flavor escape by being drowned in water. I have had worse, that's for sure.
   Today was my Sunday since I worked yesterday. My workplace's schedule runs Monday through Sundays anyways so I may as well get used to that until I decide to do something else. It has been a little over a week since a graduated from Roanoke College. So far, I have applied to several job prospects outside of what I am currently doing as a part-time gig and I am starting a home-based business. I have been spending half of my time in Goodview and the other half in Roanoke. I kind of like it like that. I plot and plan in the woods with access to a hot tub and when I get into the city, I do what I have planned. Besides, my bestie is back at Roanoke College for a three week intensive learning class.
   I had planned to get a lot of things done last week but I think I was on post-graduation high and several hundred hours of sleep. I went to bed when I wanted. I napped when the spirit moved me. Nothing was really pressing except some cleaning that had to be done before my sister's came in to celebrate my graduation and Mother's Day.

From left to right: My sister Victoria, me, my sister Alex behind me, and sistah from anudda mudda Dominique

   This week, I get a better idea of what my free time looks like and how to allocate it to more appropriate activities. My work hours are increasing slightly until the dreaded 40 hours are a necessary evil. There may be times when it appears that I am working more than that since I will be writing every day and... I get to read for pleasure! Finally! I am behind schedule in the Goodreads challenge. I set a goal of 25 books for this year knowing how much last semester would impact what I could do. My mom has already read 52 books this year according to Goodreads but she also runs a Mystery Book Club on the second Tuesdays of each month at Glenvar Library. I tend to read a lot of nonfiction books and a greater amount of science articles. 

   Speaking of which, I better put a dent in one of these books tonight before I fall asleep. Computer screens do not allow for good sleep hygiene. 

From Top to Bottom: Animal-Wise (I met Virginia Morell last semester!), You Are a Badass, Fire Up Your Writing Brain, Poet's Choice, The Jazz of Physics