I have officially not exercised for the past two weeks, unless my two walks count. I’ve been eating cleanly, with the exception of this past weekend, and I generally feel good. One of my kids has been ill this week, so I’ve done a lot of sitting around. Thank you, Bravo TV, for producing deliciously craptastic television. “The Millionaire Matchmaker,” who knew??

The novel/thesis project is moving along. I’ve revised the first two parts and am about to tackle the third. This is where I stopped writing in the past, and I remember why. I hit a block of sorts – more like a panic. I am writing scenes where my protagonists are finally together, and now what? I’m looking at these remaining pages (literally, as they are spread across my dining room table), and dread fills me. I know how the novel ends; I’m happy with the final scene. But to get these characters through an emotionally-charged day to those last moments…more writer-angst as I consider the choices I need to make.

I made these scones yesterday, and they are amazing.

I’ve talked a little here about how I follow a Paleo-style of eating and about some of the blogs I follow. Lately, I’ve been reading the comments following certain blog posts, and it always astounds me how people feel compelled to leave hostile comments about the blogger’s recipes or lifestyle. I’ve seen it elsewhere, and what irks me the most are the misspellings. If you write on someone’s blog in a negative or challenging manner, at least use proper spelling. And punctuation. And think before you write – what are you really trying to say and does it make sense?

No more unsolicited advice from me today. Back to the novel!