Top 10 Things On My Mind

Every morning, I scroll through my Facebook feed and see a personal question posed to me on my profile.

What’s on your mind, Elisa? 

Oh, Facebook! Thanks for asking. How much time do you have? Luckily, today’s Ultimate Blog Challenge asked us writers to create a top 10 list. So, here are the top 10 things that are on my mind right now.

1. I can’t buy any books for Amazon Prime Day because I want to stick to No Book-Buy July. But Mama needs a new FitBit!
2. I decided to update our style guide at work. I thought it would take about an hour, but I was wrong. It took over three hours to complete. I’m happy with the result, and others will be pleased too. Summertime at work is the best time to complete the projects I can’t get to during the busy season.
3. Along with this blog challenge, I’m doing a step challenge this month. But with these miserably hot and humid days and the torrential rainstorms in my neck of the woods, reaching 10K steps a day is not easy. I need to start pacing around the house to increase my step count!
4. It gets harder to plan family vacations as the kids get older because — guess what — they have lives! Go figure. One works a full-time job, and the other is a full-time student. I’m starting to miss the days when the kids would just come with us — no questions asked. And it’s just going to get tougher. But I’ll adjust. I always do.
5. The Supreme Court is starting to piss me off. Not to get too political or anything, but I used to feel protected by the First Amendment, which includes freedom of religion. All religions, not just the majority. I read this op-ed in the New York Times this week, which outlines how recent decisions have sided with the religious right. As a Reform Jew, I can’t help but feel under attack. I miss Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She wouldn’t put up with this crap. This has been on my mind a lot lately. How can it not? (End rant.)
6. Back to my happy place. I’m starting a new book tonight. Our book club picked “The Maid” by Nita Prose. Has anyone read it? What did you think?
7. I don’t know what I’m making for dinner this week.
8. I decided that two writing challenges were too many for me this month. My goal is to write every day, but I can’t write all day and keep up with both groups. So, I’m keeping the Ultimate Blog Challenge and giving up the daily prompt challenge from Philly Writers Workshop. But I am going to their writing class tomorrow night. I can’t stay away too long.
9. I’ve officially switched from Diet Raspberry Snapple to Turkey Hill Diet Green Iced Tea. This is big news! My addiction to Diet Snapple is legendary. I would drink two or three a day without thinking about it. Now, I can enjoy my diet iced tea without guilt. And some days I don’t drink any iced tea at all. I opt for a Mike’s Hard Lemonade instead. 🙂
10. If you have commented on any of my blogs, I want to say THANK YOU! I love reading your comments. While writing is my passion, it gets lonely sometimes. Your kind words fill my heart and are greatly appreciated.

XO,
Elisa