First of all, happy official first day of summer! (I put that “official” in there for you, snis!)
I have a list of hills I will die on, and summer starting on the summer solstice is one of them. I know, I know, I’m that person.
A Question
What do you call it when you’re more excited about the book you’re going to read next than the one you’re currently reading… but want to finish what you’re reading?
I’m reading Georgie, All Along which is a romance that just isn’t for me, but isn’t horrible or anything, so I’ll finish it. I have Drowning, a green light from Jamie on The Popcast queued up, and I’d much rather be reading that! It’s a thriller about a commercial jetliner that crashes into the ocean and sinks to the bottom with passengers trapped inside, and the extraordinary rescue operation to save them (description from Amazon).
A Recommendation
Speaking of green lights, here’s one from me! My lovely friend Stephany of Stephany Writes hosts The Friendship Paradox podcast with her good friend Bri. They focus on personality types (Stephany is an introvert Enneagram 9 and Bri is an extrovert Enneagram 2) and how they affect the way we interact with the world by sharing research and personal stories.
I love listening to Stephany and Bri. It feels like I’m on a date with girlfriends and because of their differing perspectives I’m always nodding along agreeing AND considering a new perspective at the same time. Give them a listen! (They’re already on season 5 so there’s a lot for you to listen to!)
Excitement
Today’s episode on The Friendship Paradox was on friends trips. They asked each other when their last friends trip was so I was thinking about mine – it was when I went to Tucson with Tiff and Val in February (and I’ve had friends visit the house since then but that doesn’t count as a trip for me, ha).
And my next friends trip is with them. IN FOUR WEEKS FROM TODAY! I am so so so so so excited!
(My July (and to an extent, August) is nutso busy, so I’ve been doing my best to pregame with chill weekends, like this last one)
A Bright Side
Work has been really challenging for a few weeks, and the stress is seeping into my non-working hours. The bright sides:
- I haven’t been binge-eating to cope (this is big for me)
- I have friends and family who will listen if I want to talk (I usually don’t)
- I have friends and family who accept my up and down mood and give me grace (this means the world to me)
- I have a therapist to talk to
- I made a list of things I can do to cheer myself up (one of them was write down things I’m grateful for)
- I know it’ll pass
Interestingly, I need to do exactly what this account recommends (on the bottom) for my star sign. “I will let go of my worries & focus only on what I can control.” Ha. Why is that so hard?!
We are so different when it comes to books. Georgie, All Along made me SO HAPPY and that book you want to read does not sound like something I’d ever read. LOL. I don’t know what this feeling is called. Maybe you could call it book anticipation or something like that? It feels like someone who is better at wordplay than me could come up with something better.
Our local library has started a painted rock snake and people are adding their rocks to it daily and it makes me think of you when I wander by it!
I love that! There’s something for everyone, and the more we share what we read, the more someone else mind find something they love from something we didn’t!
Right… something something anticipation? I am not clever with words either, ha.
Oh cool!!!! I would love to see it!!!!!
I don’t have a name for when you want the next book more than the current book, but my vote would be to drop the current book and move on the one that you’re excited about. You can always come back to the current one.
Frickin’ work. Yes what you said, it will pass.
I was thinking about it… I am tempted… ha ha!
Right! Thanks for saying that, because even though I wrote it, it still feels good to be reassured!
If I don’t like a book I just DNF it. I was thinking about the opposite of your question – books that I really don’t want to end and how I take my time and drag out finishing them!
It sucks when work stress bleeds into the rest of your life! It’s great that you have people who either want to listen if you want to talk or are totally fine with you being in a bit of a funk as a result. Both are hard to find, especially the latter!
I’ve been on like 2 friend trips in my whole life lol. I guess I need more travel buddies.
I’m able to focus only on the things I can control in certain situations – better than I used to be – so I assume that’s just a thing that takes a long time to learn! My example is that my brother tends to change his plans A LOT when he’s visiting or we’re traveling together, and last year I accepted that’s just his style and decided to let it all go and not stress about it anymore because there’s really nothing I can do about it. I feel so much better doing that!! Maybe there’s one area of your life where you can start small and do that too?
Ha, I have never had that kind of self control with a book I love – I finish it even faster!
Right! I keep thanking the people who are giving me grace and understanding that when they ask how I am doing I may be honest in the moment and say crappy.
Aww! Do you think you would enjoy it?
That’s a good example with your brother, and I do do something similar with family! I’m trying to figure out how to let things go that are out of my control at work when I am waiting on someone else for info or to do a thing and they are taking forever and a client is pissed off at me about it. I have a hard time with so many people being unhappy with me, ugh.
I am so glad you have people (and tools) to deal with the work-related stresses.
And yes, friends’ trips are good for the soul. I haven’t had one in too long.
Ooh, I definitely understand that feeling of reading a good book but anticipating what’s coming up next on your list way more! And then there’s the feeling of just wanting to be FINISHED with a book so you can move onto something next. I feel like there’s a blog post in there – the terms we need for all of these book-related feelings!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE SHOUT-OUT! That’s so kind of you. I’d love for you to meet Bri someday. You guys would get along like gangbusters.
Oh yes! I am assuming you mean a blog post YOU will write, because those are definitely two feelings I have had but am not clever enough to come up with something to call them (but you are!!!).
You’re welcome! I hope that happens! I think we would too!
Ooh, the question on book anticipation/book dreaming is an interesting one. We talk about “anticipatory anxiety” or “anticipatory worry” in my line of research, but “anticipatory reading” doesn’t really work. Hm. 🙂
Dude. Work related stress is no joke. I’m glad you have people and supports in place to help you out with that.
And yay for friend trips. At this point, I’d be saying yay for a solo trip. Any trip. An overnight. Sigh.
But it’s headed in the right direction! It’s something like that!!!
Thank you. I am so glad I do too.
I wish you could go away! Any hope for that happening this year?