After hosting a dear friend from Los Angeles for the last nine days (and enjoying some greatly-needed time away from working!) it feels bittersweet to return to the quiet morning rituals.
#lastdayofvacation #lisboa I will miss you! (at Alcântara, Lisboa, Portugal) https://www.instagram.com/michaelgbroeker/p/BxIC9VQAYnG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=n9y8qeymwt2g
Beginning of the year was nonstop work on four different projects which started to overwhelm me so I dropped one and was still working my ass off... I actually don’t mind working (as I’m lucky enough to be in a creative profession so I’m not really complaining —Hollywood is very “when it rains it pours”— meaning you either are working on five things or you’ve got nothing but crickets—but my writing career, like my bank account, has always been full of highs and lows.) But there does come a time when you need to put work aside and give your brain a rest (and lucky for me the timing worked out so I was able to celebrate my bday at the beach, too!) Anyway, here are some pics of two writers doing anything but work in Laguna Beach. Yes in one selfie I am wearing a down vest over a hotel bathrobe because it was the last day and I was obsessed with the ocean view and stared out at the water even though it was cold. I will say the most relaxing thing I did was put away my phone for the first 3 days (husband locked it away in the hotel safe... )and even though I thought about Oceans 1-ing it a few times on the first day sans iPhone, I eventually found it pretty freeing and kinda loved it. I read the paper instead of my phone. I read magazines instead of my phone. I read books instead of my phone. We took meditation classes and were taught the importance of calming your mind and being present in the moment. My husband and I made up fictional backstories about people at the pool which was just as fun as Insta-stories. I gotta say I recommend it and I’m gonna make an effort to be a little less addicted to it. Wish me luck. • • • • #lagunabeach #relax #vacation #sunset #view #writersatrest #relaxation #getaway #writer #writers #writerslife #play #view #lastdayofvacation #tvwriter #screenwriter #author #authorlife #authors #yaauthor #nophone #meditation #hereandnow #notsodeepthoughts #writehardplayhard #fun #workhardplayhard #work (at Laguna Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvEyAy8gdjA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=rpu51tt2zxjw
Last day of summer vacation! Yard work and play. 🤩 Don't mind my yard. I grew the grass out for the bees. 🐝 #LastDayOfVacation #BackToSchool #EndOfAugust #ItsTheMostWonderfulTimeOfTheYear #StaplesCommercial #SpecialNeedsMom #LastYearOfElementarySchool #ProudMom #HesGoneSoFar #BigDreams #MiddleSchool #FlowersForTheBees #GrewOutMyYard #TallGrass #AuthorBreak #HoseWater #HotSun #TomorrowIsIt #LocalAuthor #NewBritain #Connecticut https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch5KDZXpC50/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Mums aren’t the only ones holding on to every minute of the last day of vacation with our girl. Stella and Lindy staying close every second! #lastdayofvacation #rattielove #momentbymoment https://www.instagram.com/p/BsTk8DInXOq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wn7nt4j6zbga
Con la actitud de un 2019 lleno de muchas bendiciones !! #enjoyinglife💯 #conbuenaactitudsiempre #porquesoloseviveunavez #porun2019feliz #lastdayofvacation (en Mexico City, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsI46XcjH7Sd1iF0x8k6QCvrDpUrcLBW09ZCGc0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ki90qezzeuqp
New Year’s Day. Last day to rest up before back to it. | art inspired by @wednesday_wellness #newyearsday #rest #relax #feetup #art #artist #illustration #illustrator #drawing #mikebone #mikebrennanart #lastdayofvacation #artwork #artistsoninstagram (at New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsGpPVqAd1L/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fp7xfgpq6s22
All checked in to my flight home tomorrow out of Syracuse, NY. Celebratory local LOLA bubbly from our stocking-up run this afternoon. #lastdayofvacation (at Niagara Falls, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CexBA0pripaHa3Hnxs-ebcPy4HjGy7ZIAPrRkc0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=