Maria Chatzistogianni's Blog
June 20, 2016
A New Lovely Title - Not showing - The Kings of the Square Table
My lovely people, This short message is because my new free title does not show on GoodReads, nor can be found with a Google search.
I’ve written an amazing fairy tale and I would love to share it with everyone. Today and tomorrow is FREE for everyone to download from Amazon.
It is an easy read, with only just 37 pages. It was written with grown-ups in mind but read it first and then you can decide what ages you would like to share it with.
Enjoy reading and I'm looking forward to you reviews and constructive criticism ;-)
Just click on the link below and it will take you to the address.
https://www.amazon.com/Kings-Square-T...
Happy Reading and enjoy life :-)
Maria
I’ve written an amazing fairy tale and I would love to share it with everyone. Today and tomorrow is FREE for everyone to download from Amazon.
It is an easy read, with only just 37 pages. It was written with grown-ups in mind but read it first and then you can decide what ages you would like to share it with.
Enjoy reading and I'm looking forward to you reviews and constructive criticism ;-)
Just click on the link below and it will take you to the address.
https://www.amazon.com/Kings-Square-T...
Happy Reading and enjoy life :-)
Maria
June 9, 2016
Vanilla Fairytales Explained
If you like fairytales you are most likely aware that they are not always tales with fairies. And they are not in their entirety meant for children. In the majority they are grim and if it weren’t for Disney children wouldn’t be able to sleep if you told them an original tale from centuries ago.
Fairytales would be folk tales, dark and grim, with a gruesome ending. They’d involve no kind fairies but malevolent monsters that eventually rule the world. Those stories were meant to spread the word about certain taboo themes and warn people away from unfortunate circumstances that otherwise could not be addressed. In the older days they would mask issues such as child molestation, rape, fear of the unknown and menstruation.
Then, being aware of all of the above, I went and wrote a fairytale that contained nothing of the kind. The Seven Goblets is a mild mythology in a universe with humans. It features elements such as the Sun and the Wind existing as individuals with actual personality. It was initially aimed at readers of all ages with developed analytical reading skills. Very carefully I chose not to touch upsetting hidden themes and I did manage to create a mythology without going too deep. Having second thoughts now however, I should have followed my heart to cause an uproar and do the story proper justice.
I had the unfortunate foreseeing to be as plain as vanilla. I kept it PG13 out of fear I could step on unfamiliar toes and be disliked. How silly of me.
A writer’s duty is to be faithful to his story and no one else.
My tale barely includes princesses and the women featured are not dressed in pink nor do they run after princes. Imagine my surprise when parents took it to read it to their youngsters as a bed time story. I had to act quickly.
The Seven Goblets is now labelled as an adult book. I know it sounds wrong, but fear not. It’s a sweet story that contains no foul language, no amorous behaviours and no detailed violence what-so-ever.
The journey thus far has been full of surprises and most inspiring. Thank you for inspiring me to write The Seven Goblets Mythology Explained.
Mind you, this one might not be as vanilla.
Fairytales would be folk tales, dark and grim, with a gruesome ending. They’d involve no kind fairies but malevolent monsters that eventually rule the world. Those stories were meant to spread the word about certain taboo themes and warn people away from unfortunate circumstances that otherwise could not be addressed. In the older days they would mask issues such as child molestation, rape, fear of the unknown and menstruation.
Then, being aware of all of the above, I went and wrote a fairytale that contained nothing of the kind. The Seven Goblets is a mild mythology in a universe with humans. It features elements such as the Sun and the Wind existing as individuals with actual personality. It was initially aimed at readers of all ages with developed analytical reading skills. Very carefully I chose not to touch upsetting hidden themes and I did manage to create a mythology without going too deep. Having second thoughts now however, I should have followed my heart to cause an uproar and do the story proper justice.
I had the unfortunate foreseeing to be as plain as vanilla. I kept it PG13 out of fear I could step on unfamiliar toes and be disliked. How silly of me.
A writer’s duty is to be faithful to his story and no one else.
My tale barely includes princesses and the women featured are not dressed in pink nor do they run after princes. Imagine my surprise when parents took it to read it to their youngsters as a bed time story. I had to act quickly.
The Seven Goblets is now labelled as an adult book. I know it sounds wrong, but fear not. It’s a sweet story that contains no foul language, no amorous behaviours and no detailed violence what-so-ever.
The journey thus far has been full of surprises and most inspiring. Thank you for inspiring me to write The Seven Goblets Mythology Explained.
Mind you, this one might not be as vanilla.
June 1, 2016
Club Chrysalis - Γουμένισσα
Καλοκαίρι 2014. Κάποιος θα έλεγε τώρα πρόσφατα και ίσως είχε και δίκιο αλλά εμένα μου φαίνεται σαν να ήτανε μια φορά και έναν καιρό στο μακρινό παρελθόν. Ήμουν στο Λονδίνο. Μια ακόμα μέρα στο Λονδίνο, στο κέντρο της τέχνης και του κινήτρου επαγγελματικής και καλλιτεχνικής δημιουργίας. Κολοκύθια. Η πόλη δεν μου δίνει έμπνευση και γνωρίζω καλά το γιατί. Η έμπνευση είναι μια εσωτερική χημεία και εγώ την έχω με φίλους και καλοσύνη γύρω μου. ‘Όχι λεζάντες.
Μια φίλη μου από Αυστραλία που γνώριζε που είναι τα καλύτερα και ποιοτικά στέκια της πόλης μου πρότεινε να πάμε να δούμε ένα πρόγραμμα με ασπρόμαυρες ταινίες μικρού μήκους. Συμφώνησα κατευθείαν. Αυτό το καλοκαίρι θα ήταν το τελευταίο της στο Λονδίνο και σε λίγους μήνες ήξερα πως θα επέστρεφε για πάντα στην Αυστραλία. Αυτή θα συνέχιζε τις περιπέτειες αλλά επειδή εγώ δεν έτυχα πολύ των ταξιδιών, εκτός αν είναι μεγάλη ανάγκη, όπου και να πηγαίναμε στο Λονδίνο για μένα ήτανε περιπέτεια.
Αυτό το πρόγραμμα ήταν σε ένα κτήριο που λέγεται Γουίλτον Μιούζικ Χωλ. Τότε ήταν κατά αναπαλαίωση. Δεν το είχα ξανακούσει. Eκεί που είναι χωμένο μεταξύ σταθμό Τάουερ Χιλ και Σάντγουελ, μόνο οι ψαγμένοι και ανήσυχοι καλλιτέχνες το γνωρίζουνε. Εμείς τύχαμε απλώς φιλότεχνοι.
Το Λονδίνο είναι μια τεράστια πόλη. Οι φίλοι σου κατοικούν συνήθως σκορπισμένοι στην κάθε γωνιά του και δεν τους βλέπεις συχνά. Λόγω αποστάσεων συναντιέστε ως συνήθως κάπου κεντρικά για να βολεύονται όλοι. Εγώ και η φίλη μου φτάνουμε στο Γουίλτον Μιούζικ Χωλ και καταφτάνουμε από δύο διαφορετικούς σταθμούς. Στο μεταξύ εγώ χάθηκα στην διαδρομή αλλά επιτέλους το βρήκα και επιτέλους την βρήκα μέσα στην είσοδο. Το μέρος αν και βρίσκετε σε μια ήσυχη γειτονιά σφύζει από τον κόσμο. Το πρόγραμμα μας είναι να ξεκινήσει ακριβώς στην ώρα του αλλά ευτυχώς εμείς φτάσαμε νωρίς. Η φίλη μου παραλαμβάνει τα εισιτήρια μας από το κισσέ. Το μιούζικ χωλ είναι ένας χώρος μουσικής, ένας χώρος που κατά την επίσκεψη μας ήταν υπό συντήρηση.
Μπαίνουμε στην αίθουσα. Αν και μεγάλη και γυμνή, η αίθουσα θυμίζει ταινία εποχής δεκαετίας του ’20. Είμαστε από τους πρώτους θαμώνες στην αίθουσα προβολής και μπορούμε να κάτσουμε όπου θέλουμε. Καθόμαστε στις ξύλινες καρέκλες, βλέπουμε μια ορχήστρα με τέσσερις οργανοπαίκτες. Μια κινητή επιφάνεια προβολής. Εδώ σχολίασα. Θα ήταν πιο αστείο αν είχαν απλώσει άσπρα σεντόνια για να επιβεβαιώσουν τις παλιομοδίτικες προσδοκίες μου. Αλλά η βραδιά ήτανε αποτέλεσμα συνεργασίας, ταλέντου και αγάπης για τον κλασσικό κινηματογράφου. Μερικές κοπέλες μάλιστα είχαν τυλίξει τα μαλλιά τους σε μπούκλες τύπου Ρίτα Χέιγουορθ.
Οι υπόλοιποι θεατές άρχισαν να καταφθάνουν με προσμονή και ευθυμία. Ήμουν κατενθουσιασμένη, μου άρεσε ο κόσμος και η βαβούρα του, μου αρέσει που θα έβλεπα βουβές ταινίες εποχής, μικρής διαρκείας και υπό την υπόκρουση ζωντανής μουσικής. Λες και δεν μπορούσα να πάω στο British Film Institute να δω δωρεάν και με την ησυχία μου τα κατά χιλιάδες δωρεάν φιλμ που έχουνε για τους ενδιαφερόμενους. Αλλά εδώ είναι αλλιώς. Δεν είμαι σινεμά. Δεν είμαι σε θέατρο ούτε σε συναυλία. Είμαι σε άλλη εποχή. Η φίλη μου όπως και εγώ δεν παύει να παρατηρεί και να κοιτάει γύρω της. Σχολιάζουμε το τι βλέπουμε και τι αισθανόμαστε το οποίο δεν έχει περιγραφή. Ήταν κάτι που έπρεπε να κάνει προτού πάει πίσω. Ήταν κάτι που έπρεπε να δω σ’ αυτήν την εποχή.
Ωραία καθίσαμε. Αλλά τώρα διψάμε και είναι ολόκληρη διαδικασία να πάμε μέχρι το μπαρ. Αλλά εμείς το κάνουμε. Το πρόγραμμα είναι σχεδόν να αρχίσει και εμείς τώρα το σκεφτήκαμε. Σηκωνόμαστε και σηκώνουμε και τους άλλους αλλά αυτοί είναι χαρούμενοι και δεν δείχνουν να ενοχλούνται. Πηγαίνουμε στο μπαρ, μια στρυμωγμένη μικρογραφία για μπαρ που είναι γεμάτη κόσμο, θαμώνες που δεν είναι εκεί για την προβολή και εμείς διψάμε και βιαζόμαστε γιατί όταν ξεκινήσει το πρόγραμμα δεν θα μας αφήσουν να μπούμε στην αίθουσα. Κοιτάω γύρω μου και το μάτι μου πιάνει ένα όνομα. Με εκπλήσσει επειδή μου θυμίζει την εφηβεία μου, ένα μέρος στην βόρεια Ελλάδα, ένα ξενικό όνομα που το ξέρω πολύ καλά. Chrysalis Club. Τα χαρτιά με το πρόγραμμα στα χέρια μου φέρουν επίσης αυτό το όνομα.
Επιτέλους παίρνουμε τα ποτά μας, αυτή κόκκινο κρασί και εγώ μια λεμονάδα τύπου Βικτωριανής εποχής. Επιστρέφουμε στην αίθουσα προβολής. Οι καθισμένοι θεατές ξανασηκώνονται για να μας αφήσουν να περάσουμε. Παρατηρώ πως το μπαλκόνι δεν είναι τελειωμένο και τα ντουβάρια που μας περιβάλουν είναι απλώς άσπρα. Δεν είναι άσπρα με διορθώνει ο διπλανός μου, υπάρχουν ζωγραφιές υπό συντήρηση κρυμμένες κάτω από αυτό που μου φαίνεται άσπρος σοβάς. Είμαστε καθισμένοι στο ισόγειο. Αυτή η συντήρηση του χώρου θυμίζει μουσείο και η καρέκλα που κάθομαι θυμίζει ελληνικό καφενείο σε παλιά ελληνική ταινία. Έχω πιει σχεδόν όλη την λεμονάδα μου και αυτό το όνομα ξαναπέφτει μπροστά μου. Chrysalis Club.
Έχω να σου πω μια ιστορία, λέω στην φίλη μου. Κατάγομαι από ένα μικρό μέρος στην βόρεια Ελλάδα που λέγεται Γουμένισσα. Στην Γουμένισσα υπήρχε ένα εργοστάσιο επεξεργασίας μεταξοσκώληκα το οποίο έκλεισε στην δεκαετία του πενήντα. Το κτίριο υπάρχει μέχρι και σήμερα αλλά δεν αξιοποιείτε. Πριν αρκετά χρόνια, κάποιοι επιχειρηματίες πήραν ένα μέρος του πρώην εργοστασίου και το μετέτρεψαν σε νυχτερινό κλαμπ. Λειτουργούσε για πολλά χρόνια και μάλιστα ήταν ένα μέρος στο οποίο σύχναζα κάθε σαββατοκύριακο από τα 15 έως και τα 17 μου. Μετά τελείωσα το λύκειο, έφυγα από την Γουμένισσα και πήγα για δουλειά στην Θεσσαλονίκη.
Αυτό το κλαμπ λοιπόν είχε αλλάξει διάφορα ονόματα και ιδιοκτήτες*. Όταν εγώ όμως σύχναζα εκεί, της λέω, ονομαζότανε, το βλέπεις αυτό, και της δείχνω μία φωτεινή ταμπέλα που γράφει Chrysalis Club και μετά το πρόγραμμα στα χέρια μας. Chrysalis Club. Δεν είναι μια καταπληκτική σύμπτωση;
Συμφώνησε με όλο τον ενθουσιασμό που μπορούσε να βρει. Λες και δεν ήταν μια σοβαρή γυναίκα όπως εγώ. Κατά νου, έγινε όπως ήμουν εγώ εκείνη την στιγμή. Μια κοπελίτσα στο κλαμπ χρυσαλίς στην εφηβεία του, να χορεύει, να κουτσομπολεύει και να καρδιοχτυπά.
Θα γράψεις γι’ αυτό μου λέει, είναι πολύ καλό, μην το αφήσεις!
Τα φώτα χαμήλωσαν και το πρόγραμμα άρχισε.
*Έτος 2016: Αυτό το κλαμπ έχει πλέον κλείσει.
Μια φίλη μου από Αυστραλία που γνώριζε που είναι τα καλύτερα και ποιοτικά στέκια της πόλης μου πρότεινε να πάμε να δούμε ένα πρόγραμμα με ασπρόμαυρες ταινίες μικρού μήκους. Συμφώνησα κατευθείαν. Αυτό το καλοκαίρι θα ήταν το τελευταίο της στο Λονδίνο και σε λίγους μήνες ήξερα πως θα επέστρεφε για πάντα στην Αυστραλία. Αυτή θα συνέχιζε τις περιπέτειες αλλά επειδή εγώ δεν έτυχα πολύ των ταξιδιών, εκτός αν είναι μεγάλη ανάγκη, όπου και να πηγαίναμε στο Λονδίνο για μένα ήτανε περιπέτεια.
Αυτό το πρόγραμμα ήταν σε ένα κτήριο που λέγεται Γουίλτον Μιούζικ Χωλ. Τότε ήταν κατά αναπαλαίωση. Δεν το είχα ξανακούσει. Eκεί που είναι χωμένο μεταξύ σταθμό Τάουερ Χιλ και Σάντγουελ, μόνο οι ψαγμένοι και ανήσυχοι καλλιτέχνες το γνωρίζουνε. Εμείς τύχαμε απλώς φιλότεχνοι.
Το Λονδίνο είναι μια τεράστια πόλη. Οι φίλοι σου κατοικούν συνήθως σκορπισμένοι στην κάθε γωνιά του και δεν τους βλέπεις συχνά. Λόγω αποστάσεων συναντιέστε ως συνήθως κάπου κεντρικά για να βολεύονται όλοι. Εγώ και η φίλη μου φτάνουμε στο Γουίλτον Μιούζικ Χωλ και καταφτάνουμε από δύο διαφορετικούς σταθμούς. Στο μεταξύ εγώ χάθηκα στην διαδρομή αλλά επιτέλους το βρήκα και επιτέλους την βρήκα μέσα στην είσοδο. Το μέρος αν και βρίσκετε σε μια ήσυχη γειτονιά σφύζει από τον κόσμο. Το πρόγραμμα μας είναι να ξεκινήσει ακριβώς στην ώρα του αλλά ευτυχώς εμείς φτάσαμε νωρίς. Η φίλη μου παραλαμβάνει τα εισιτήρια μας από το κισσέ. Το μιούζικ χωλ είναι ένας χώρος μουσικής, ένας χώρος που κατά την επίσκεψη μας ήταν υπό συντήρηση.
Μπαίνουμε στην αίθουσα. Αν και μεγάλη και γυμνή, η αίθουσα θυμίζει ταινία εποχής δεκαετίας του ’20. Είμαστε από τους πρώτους θαμώνες στην αίθουσα προβολής και μπορούμε να κάτσουμε όπου θέλουμε. Καθόμαστε στις ξύλινες καρέκλες, βλέπουμε μια ορχήστρα με τέσσερις οργανοπαίκτες. Μια κινητή επιφάνεια προβολής. Εδώ σχολίασα. Θα ήταν πιο αστείο αν είχαν απλώσει άσπρα σεντόνια για να επιβεβαιώσουν τις παλιομοδίτικες προσδοκίες μου. Αλλά η βραδιά ήτανε αποτέλεσμα συνεργασίας, ταλέντου και αγάπης για τον κλασσικό κινηματογράφου. Μερικές κοπέλες μάλιστα είχαν τυλίξει τα μαλλιά τους σε μπούκλες τύπου Ρίτα Χέιγουορθ.
Οι υπόλοιποι θεατές άρχισαν να καταφθάνουν με προσμονή και ευθυμία. Ήμουν κατενθουσιασμένη, μου άρεσε ο κόσμος και η βαβούρα του, μου αρέσει που θα έβλεπα βουβές ταινίες εποχής, μικρής διαρκείας και υπό την υπόκρουση ζωντανής μουσικής. Λες και δεν μπορούσα να πάω στο British Film Institute να δω δωρεάν και με την ησυχία μου τα κατά χιλιάδες δωρεάν φιλμ που έχουνε για τους ενδιαφερόμενους. Αλλά εδώ είναι αλλιώς. Δεν είμαι σινεμά. Δεν είμαι σε θέατρο ούτε σε συναυλία. Είμαι σε άλλη εποχή. Η φίλη μου όπως και εγώ δεν παύει να παρατηρεί και να κοιτάει γύρω της. Σχολιάζουμε το τι βλέπουμε και τι αισθανόμαστε το οποίο δεν έχει περιγραφή. Ήταν κάτι που έπρεπε να κάνει προτού πάει πίσω. Ήταν κάτι που έπρεπε να δω σ’ αυτήν την εποχή.
Ωραία καθίσαμε. Αλλά τώρα διψάμε και είναι ολόκληρη διαδικασία να πάμε μέχρι το μπαρ. Αλλά εμείς το κάνουμε. Το πρόγραμμα είναι σχεδόν να αρχίσει και εμείς τώρα το σκεφτήκαμε. Σηκωνόμαστε και σηκώνουμε και τους άλλους αλλά αυτοί είναι χαρούμενοι και δεν δείχνουν να ενοχλούνται. Πηγαίνουμε στο μπαρ, μια στρυμωγμένη μικρογραφία για μπαρ που είναι γεμάτη κόσμο, θαμώνες που δεν είναι εκεί για την προβολή και εμείς διψάμε και βιαζόμαστε γιατί όταν ξεκινήσει το πρόγραμμα δεν θα μας αφήσουν να μπούμε στην αίθουσα. Κοιτάω γύρω μου και το μάτι μου πιάνει ένα όνομα. Με εκπλήσσει επειδή μου θυμίζει την εφηβεία μου, ένα μέρος στην βόρεια Ελλάδα, ένα ξενικό όνομα που το ξέρω πολύ καλά. Chrysalis Club. Τα χαρτιά με το πρόγραμμα στα χέρια μου φέρουν επίσης αυτό το όνομα.
Επιτέλους παίρνουμε τα ποτά μας, αυτή κόκκινο κρασί και εγώ μια λεμονάδα τύπου Βικτωριανής εποχής. Επιστρέφουμε στην αίθουσα προβολής. Οι καθισμένοι θεατές ξανασηκώνονται για να μας αφήσουν να περάσουμε. Παρατηρώ πως το μπαλκόνι δεν είναι τελειωμένο και τα ντουβάρια που μας περιβάλουν είναι απλώς άσπρα. Δεν είναι άσπρα με διορθώνει ο διπλανός μου, υπάρχουν ζωγραφιές υπό συντήρηση κρυμμένες κάτω από αυτό που μου φαίνεται άσπρος σοβάς. Είμαστε καθισμένοι στο ισόγειο. Αυτή η συντήρηση του χώρου θυμίζει μουσείο και η καρέκλα που κάθομαι θυμίζει ελληνικό καφενείο σε παλιά ελληνική ταινία. Έχω πιει σχεδόν όλη την λεμονάδα μου και αυτό το όνομα ξαναπέφτει μπροστά μου. Chrysalis Club.
Έχω να σου πω μια ιστορία, λέω στην φίλη μου. Κατάγομαι από ένα μικρό μέρος στην βόρεια Ελλάδα που λέγεται Γουμένισσα. Στην Γουμένισσα υπήρχε ένα εργοστάσιο επεξεργασίας μεταξοσκώληκα το οποίο έκλεισε στην δεκαετία του πενήντα. Το κτίριο υπάρχει μέχρι και σήμερα αλλά δεν αξιοποιείτε. Πριν αρκετά χρόνια, κάποιοι επιχειρηματίες πήραν ένα μέρος του πρώην εργοστασίου και το μετέτρεψαν σε νυχτερινό κλαμπ. Λειτουργούσε για πολλά χρόνια και μάλιστα ήταν ένα μέρος στο οποίο σύχναζα κάθε σαββατοκύριακο από τα 15 έως και τα 17 μου. Μετά τελείωσα το λύκειο, έφυγα από την Γουμένισσα και πήγα για δουλειά στην Θεσσαλονίκη.
Αυτό το κλαμπ λοιπόν είχε αλλάξει διάφορα ονόματα και ιδιοκτήτες*. Όταν εγώ όμως σύχναζα εκεί, της λέω, ονομαζότανε, το βλέπεις αυτό, και της δείχνω μία φωτεινή ταμπέλα που γράφει Chrysalis Club και μετά το πρόγραμμα στα χέρια μας. Chrysalis Club. Δεν είναι μια καταπληκτική σύμπτωση;
Συμφώνησε με όλο τον ενθουσιασμό που μπορούσε να βρει. Λες και δεν ήταν μια σοβαρή γυναίκα όπως εγώ. Κατά νου, έγινε όπως ήμουν εγώ εκείνη την στιγμή. Μια κοπελίτσα στο κλαμπ χρυσαλίς στην εφηβεία του, να χορεύει, να κουτσομπολεύει και να καρδιοχτυπά.
Θα γράψεις γι’ αυτό μου λέει, είναι πολύ καλό, μην το αφήσεις!
Τα φώτα χαμήλωσαν και το πρόγραμμα άρχισε.
*Έτος 2016: Αυτό το κλαμπ έχει πλέον κλείσει.
May 17, 2016
My First Ever Post on GoodReads: What do I say?
My name is Maria and I love books. I love writing and I most definitely love reading books. As of lately I prefer the ones with happy ending or a hopeful ending in the very least. The other books still hold my interest but will no longer keep me company during bedtime. Sadness and thought provoking stories keep me awake at night.
I love words and the power they have. Funnily enough when I’m around people I love I’m lost for words in the most unbelievable way. There is a Greek saying that says ‘tongue has no bones but bones it does break.’ It means that words can hurt you but you have the power to hurt others if you wish. I want to believe the same applies with happy words and love and encouragement.
Now that it is time to introduce myself on GoodReads I don’t know what to say. I’m here reading, commenting, having a thousands of thoughts jumbled in my head and am not sure which one I should bring forward to represent me and convey the best impression of myself. Because I am here on this blog to give the best impression of Maria and look what I’m doing. I’m standing here lost for words. I’m in front of you and I do a little funny dance that you might not think it funny and that means that it might be embarrassing and then what is everyone else going to think of me after they hear your opinion? It really is a difficult thing to decide. What to write, what to say.
I’ll be British and talk about the weather. Summer is coming. The days are sunny and warm and the trees in the park are covered in fully grown leaves. For a few days I had the luxury of going to the park, spreading my picnic blanket on the grass and for hours enjoying the warm sun with my book. This week I finished two books. (The Power of Habit and The Shock of the Fall if you care to know). I’m a slow reader. I admire people who can read fast and go through a book a day at least. I can do that too, but then a) reading becomes a chore and b) I won’t be able to do anything else on that day. I'm a strong believer that life is beautiful and that a little done each day, will achieve mountains in a year.
Enjoy the sunshine today if you can and above all else have fun reading.
Lots of love,
Maria
I love words and the power they have. Funnily enough when I’m around people I love I’m lost for words in the most unbelievable way. There is a Greek saying that says ‘tongue has no bones but bones it does break.’ It means that words can hurt you but you have the power to hurt others if you wish. I want to believe the same applies with happy words and love and encouragement.
Now that it is time to introduce myself on GoodReads I don’t know what to say. I’m here reading, commenting, having a thousands of thoughts jumbled in my head and am not sure which one I should bring forward to represent me and convey the best impression of myself. Because I am here on this blog to give the best impression of Maria and look what I’m doing. I’m standing here lost for words. I’m in front of you and I do a little funny dance that you might not think it funny and that means that it might be embarrassing and then what is everyone else going to think of me after they hear your opinion? It really is a difficult thing to decide. What to write, what to say.
I’ll be British and talk about the weather. Summer is coming. The days are sunny and warm and the trees in the park are covered in fully grown leaves. For a few days I had the luxury of going to the park, spreading my picnic blanket on the grass and for hours enjoying the warm sun with my book. This week I finished two books. (The Power of Habit and The Shock of the Fall if you care to know). I’m a slow reader. I admire people who can read fast and go through a book a day at least. I can do that too, but then a) reading becomes a chore and b) I won’t be able to do anything else on that day. I'm a strong believer that life is beautiful and that a little done each day, will achieve mountains in a year.
Enjoy the sunshine today if you can and above all else have fun reading.
Lots of love,
Maria
My First Ever Post on GoodReads: What do I say?
My name is Maria and I love books. I love writing and I most definitely love reading books. As of lately I prefer the ones with happy ending or a hopeful ending in the very least. The other books still hold my interest but will no longer keep me company during bedtime. Sadness and thought provoking stories keep me awake at night.
I love words and the power they have. Funnily enough when I’m around people I love I’m lost for words in the most unbelievable way. There is a Greek saying that says ‘tongue has no bones but bones it does break.’ It means that words can hurt you but you have the power to hurt others if you wish. I want to believe the same applies with happy words and love and encouragement.
Now that it is time to introduce myself on GoodReads I don’t know what to say. I’m here reading, commenting, having a thousands of thoughts jumbled in my head and am not sure which one I should bring forward to represent me and convey the best impression of myself. Because I am here on this blog to give the best impression of Maria and look what I’m doing. I’m standing here lost for words. I’m in front of you and I do a little funny dance that you might not think it funny and that means that it might be embarrassing and then what is everyone else going to think of me after they hear your opinion? It really is a difficult thing to decide. What to write, what to say.
I’ll be British and talk about the weather. Summer is coming. The days are sunny and warm and the trees in the park are covered in fully grown leaves. For a few days I had the luxury of going to the park, spreading my picnic blanket on the grass and for hours enjoying the warm sun with my book. This week I finished two books. (The Power of Habit and The Shock of the Fall if you care to know). I’m a slow reader. I admire people who can read fast and go through a book a day at least. I can do that too, but then a) reading becomes a chore and b) I won’t be able to do anything else on that day. I'm a strong believer that life is beautiful and that a little done each day, will achieve mountains in a year.
Enjoy the sunshine today if you can and above all else have fun reading.
Lots of love,
Maria
I love words and the power they have. Funnily enough when I’m around people I love I’m lost for words in the most unbelievable way. There is a Greek saying that says ‘tongue has no bones but bones it does break.’ It means that words can hurt you but you have the power to hurt others if you wish. I want to believe the same applies with happy words and love and encouragement.
Now that it is time to introduce myself on GoodReads I don’t know what to say. I’m here reading, commenting, having a thousands of thoughts jumbled in my head and am not sure which one I should bring forward to represent me and convey the best impression of myself. Because I am here on this blog to give the best impression of Maria and look what I’m doing. I’m standing here lost for words. I’m in front of you and I do a little funny dance that you might not think it funny and that means that it might be embarrassing and then what is everyone else going to think of me after they hear your opinion? It really is a difficult thing to decide. What to write, what to say.
I’ll be British and talk about the weather. Summer is coming. The days are sunny and warm and the trees in the park are covered in fully grown leaves. For a few days I had the luxury of going to the park, spreading my picnic blanket on the grass and for hours enjoying the warm sun with my book. This week I finished two books. (The Power of Habit and The Shock of the Fall if you care to know). I’m a slow reader. I admire people who can read fast and go through a book a day at least. I can do that too, but then a) reading becomes a chore and b) I won’t be able to do anything else on that day. I'm a strong believer that life is beautiful and that a little done each day, will achieve mountains in a year.
Enjoy the sunshine today if you can and above all else have fun reading.
Lots of love,
Maria
My First Ever Post on GoodReads: What do I say?
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
My name is Maria and I love books. I love writing and I most definitely love reading books. As of lately I prefer the ones with happy ending or a hopeful ending in the very least. The other books still hold my interest but will no longer keep me company during bedtime. Sadness and thought provoking stories keep me awake at night.
I love words and the power they have. Funnily enough when I’m around people I love I’m lost for words in the most unbelievable way. There is a Greek saying that says ‘tongue has no bones but bones it does break.’ It means that words can hurt you but you have the power to hurt others if you wish. I want to believe the same applies with happy words and love and encouragement.
Now that it is time to introduce myself on GoodReads I don’t know what to say. I’m here reading, commenting, having a thousands of thoughts jumbled in my head and am not sure which one I should bring forward to represent me and convey the best impression of myself. Because I am here on this blog to give the best impression of Maria and look what I’m doing. I’m standing here lost for words. I’m in front of you and I do a little funny dance that you might not think it funny and that means that it might be embarrassing and then what is everyone else going to think of me after they hear your opinion? It really is a difficult thing to decide. What to write, what to say.
I’ll be British and talk about the weather. Summer is coming. The days are sunny and warm and the trees in the park are covered in fully grown leaves. For a few days I had the luxury of going to the park, spreading my picnic blanket on the grass and for hours enjoying the warm sun with my book. This week I finished two books. (The Power of Habit and The Shock of the Fall if you care to know). I’m a slow reader. I admire people who can read fast and go through a book a day at least. I can do that too, but then a) reading becomes a chore and b) I won’t be able to do anything else on that day. I'm a strong believer that life is beautiful and that a little done each day, will achieve mountains in a year.
Enjoy the sunshine today if you can and above all else have fun reading.
Lots of love,
Maria
My name is Maria and I love books. I love writing and I most definitely love reading books. As of lately I prefer the ones with happy ending or a hopeful ending in the very least. The other books still hold my interest but will no longer keep me company during bedtime. Sadness and thought provoking stories keep me awake at night.
I love words and the power they have. Funnily enough when I’m around people I love I’m lost for words in the most unbelievable way. There is a Greek saying that says ‘tongue has no bones but bones it does break.’ It means that words can hurt you but you have the power to hurt others if you wish. I want to believe the same applies with happy words and love and encouragement.
Now that it is time to introduce myself on GoodReads I don’t know what to say. I’m here reading, commenting, having a thousands of thoughts jumbled in my head and am not sure which one I should bring forward to represent me and convey the best impression of myself. Because I am here on this blog to give the best impression of Maria and look what I’m doing. I’m standing here lost for words. I’m in front of you and I do a little funny dance that you might not think it funny and that means that it might be embarrassing and then what is everyone else going to think of me after they hear your opinion? It really is a difficult thing to decide. What to write, what to say.
I’ll be British and talk about the weather. Summer is coming. The days are sunny and warm and the trees in the park are covered in fully grown leaves. For a few days I had the luxury of going to the park, spreading my picnic blanket on the grass and for hours enjoying the warm sun with my book. This week I finished two books. (The Power of Habit and The Shock of the Fall if you care to know). I’m a slow reader. I admire people who can read fast and go through a book a day at least. I can do that too, but then a) reading becomes a chore and b) I won’t be able to do anything else on that day. I'm a strong believer that life is beautiful and that a little done each day, will achieve mountains in a year.
Enjoy the sunshine today if you can and above all else have fun reading.
Lots of love,
Maria
My First Ever Post on GoodReads: What do I say?
My name is Maria and I love books. I love writing and I most definitely love reading books. As of lately I prefer the ones with happy ending or a hopeful ending in the very least. The other books still hold my interest but will no longer keep me company during bedtime. Sadness and thought provoking stories keep me awake at night.
I love words and the power they have. Funnily enough when I’m around people I love I’m lost for words in the most unbelievable way. There is a Greek saying that says ‘tongue has no bones but bones it does break.’ It means that words can hurt you but you have the power to hurt others if you wish. I want to believe the same applies with happy words and love and encouragement.
Now that it is time to introduce myself on GoodReads I don’t know what to say. I’m here reading, commenting, having a thousands of thoughts jumbled in my head and am not sure which one I should bring forward to represent me and convey the best impression of myself. Because I am here on this blog to give the best impression of Maria and look what I’m doing. I’m standing here lost for words. I’m in front of you and I do a little funny dance that you might not think it funny and that means that it might be embarrassing and then what is everyone else going to think of me after they hear your opinion? It really is a difficult thing to decide. What to write, what to say.
I’ll be British and talk about the weather. Summer is coming. The days are sunny and warm and the trees in the park are covered in fully grown leaves. For a few days I had the luxury of going to the park, spreading my picnic blanket on the grass and for hours enjoying the warm sun with my book. This week I finished two books. (The Power of Habit and The Shock of the Fall if you care to know). I’m a slow reader. I admire people who can read fast and go through a book a day at least. I can do that too, but then a) reading becomes a chore and b) I won’t be able to do anything else on that day. I'm a strong believer that life is beautiful and that a little done each day, will achieve mountains in a year.
Enjoy the sunshine today if you can and above all else have fun reading.
Lots of love,
Maria
I love words and the power they have. Funnily enough when I’m around people I love I’m lost for words in the most unbelievable way. There is a Greek saying that says ‘tongue has no bones but bones it does break.’ It means that words can hurt you but you have the power to hurt others if you wish. I want to believe the same applies with happy words and love and encouragement.
Now that it is time to introduce myself on GoodReads I don’t know what to say. I’m here reading, commenting, having a thousands of thoughts jumbled in my head and am not sure which one I should bring forward to represent me and convey the best impression of myself. Because I am here on this blog to give the best impression of Maria and look what I’m doing. I’m standing here lost for words. I’m in front of you and I do a little funny dance that you might not think it funny and that means that it might be embarrassing and then what is everyone else going to think of me after they hear your opinion? It really is a difficult thing to decide. What to write, what to say.
I’ll be British and talk about the weather. Summer is coming. The days are sunny and warm and the trees in the park are covered in fully grown leaves. For a few days I had the luxury of going to the park, spreading my picnic blanket on the grass and for hours enjoying the warm sun with my book. This week I finished two books. (The Power of Habit and The Shock of the Fall if you care to know). I’m a slow reader. I admire people who can read fast and go through a book a day at least. I can do that too, but then a) reading becomes a chore and b) I won’t be able to do anything else on that day. I'm a strong believer that life is beautiful and that a little done each day, will achieve mountains in a year.
Enjoy the sunshine today if you can and above all else have fun reading.
Lots of love,
Maria
My First Ever Post on GoodReads: What do I say?
My name is Maria and I love books. I love writing and I most definitely love reading books. As of lately I prefer the ones with happy ending or a hopeful ending in the very least. The other books still hold my interest but will no longer keep me company during bedtime. Sadness and thought provoking stories keep me awake at night.
I love words and the power they have. Funnily enough when I’m around people I love I’m lost for words in the most unbelievable way. There is a Greek saying that says ‘tongue has no bones but bones it does break.’ It means that words can hurt you but you have the power to hurt others if you wish. I want to believe the same applies with happy words and love and encouragement.
Now that it is time to introduce myself on GoodReads I don’t know what to say. I’m here reading, commenting, having a thousands of thoughts jumbled in my head and am not sure which one I should bring forward to represent me and convey the best impression of myself. Because I am here on this blog to give the best impression of Maria and look what I’m doing. I’m standing here lost for words. I’m in front of you and I do a little funny dance that you might not think it funny and that means that it might be embarrassing and then what is everyone else going to think of me after they hear your opinion? It really is a difficult thing to decide. What to write, what to say.
I’ll be British and talk about the weather. Summer is coming. The days are sunny and warm and the trees in the park are covered in fully grown leaves. For a few days I had the luxury of going to the park, spreading my picnic blanket on the grass and for hours enjoying the warm sun with my book. This week I finished two books. (The Power of Habit and The Shock of the Fall if you care to know). I’m a slow reader. I admire people who can read fast and go through a book a day at least. I can do that too, but then a) reading becomes a chore and b) I won’t be able to do anything else on that day. I'm a strong believer that life is beautiful and that a little done each day, will achieve mountains in a year.
Enjoy the sunshine today if you can and above all else have fun reading.
Lots of love,
Maria
I love words and the power they have. Funnily enough when I’m around people I love I’m lost for words in the most unbelievable way. There is a Greek saying that says ‘tongue has no bones but bones it does break.’ It means that words can hurt you but you have the power to hurt others if you wish. I want to believe the same applies with happy words and love and encouragement.
Now that it is time to introduce myself on GoodReads I don’t know what to say. I’m here reading, commenting, having a thousands of thoughts jumbled in my head and am not sure which one I should bring forward to represent me and convey the best impression of myself. Because I am here on this blog to give the best impression of Maria and look what I’m doing. I’m standing here lost for words. I’m in front of you and I do a little funny dance that you might not think it funny and that means that it might be embarrassing and then what is everyone else going to think of me after they hear your opinion? It really is a difficult thing to decide. What to write, what to say.
I’ll be British and talk about the weather. Summer is coming. The days are sunny and warm and the trees in the park are covered in fully grown leaves. For a few days I had the luxury of going to the park, spreading my picnic blanket on the grass and for hours enjoying the warm sun with my book. This week I finished two books. (The Power of Habit and The Shock of the Fall if you care to know). I’m a slow reader. I admire people who can read fast and go through a book a day at least. I can do that too, but then a) reading becomes a chore and b) I won’t be able to do anything else on that day. I'm a strong believer that life is beautiful and that a little done each day, will achieve mountains in a year.
Enjoy the sunshine today if you can and above all else have fun reading.
Lots of love,
Maria
My First Ever Post on GoodReads: What do I say?
My name is Maria and I love books. I love writing and I most definitely love reading books. As of lately I prefer the ones with happy ending or a hopeful ending in the very least. The other books still hold my interest but will no longer keep me company during bedtime. Sadness and thought provoking stories keep me awake at night.
I love words and the power they have. Funnily enough when I’m around people I love I’m lost for words in the most unbelievable way. There is a Greek saying that says ‘tongue has no bones but bones it does break.’ It means that words can hurt you but you have the power to hurt others if you wish. I want to believe the same applies with happy words and love and encouragement.
Now that it is time to introduce myself on GoodReads I don’t know what to say. I’m here reading, commenting, having a thousands of thoughts jumbled in my head and am not sure which one I should bring forward to represent me and convey the best impression of myself. Because I am here on this blog to give the best impression of Maria and look what I’m doing. I’m standing here lost for words. I’m in front of you and I do a little funny dance that you might not think it funny and that means that it might be embarrassing and then what is everyone else going to think of me after they hear your opinion? It really is a difficult thing to decide. What to write, what to say.
I’ll be British and talk about the weather. Summer is coming. The days are sunny and warm and the trees in the park are covered in fully grown leaves. For a few days I had the luxury of going to the park, spreading my picnic blanket on the grass and for hours enjoying the warm sun with my book. This week I finished two books. (The Power of Habit and The Shock of the Fall if you care to know). I’m a slow reader. I admire people who can read fast and go through a book a day at least. I can do that too, but then a) reading becomes a chore and b) I won’t be able to do anything else on that day. I'm a strong believer that life is beautiful and that a little done each day, will achieve mountains in a year.
Enjoy the sunshine today if you can and above all else have fun reading.
Lots of love,
Maria
I love words and the power they have. Funnily enough when I’m around people I love I’m lost for words in the most unbelievable way. There is a Greek saying that says ‘tongue has no bones but bones it does break.’ It means that words can hurt you but you have the power to hurt others if you wish. I want to believe the same applies with happy words and love and encouragement.
Now that it is time to introduce myself on GoodReads I don’t know what to say. I’m here reading, commenting, having a thousands of thoughts jumbled in my head and am not sure which one I should bring forward to represent me and convey the best impression of myself. Because I am here on this blog to give the best impression of Maria and look what I’m doing. I’m standing here lost for words. I’m in front of you and I do a little funny dance that you might not think it funny and that means that it might be embarrassing and then what is everyone else going to think of me after they hear your opinion? It really is a difficult thing to decide. What to write, what to say.
I’ll be British and talk about the weather. Summer is coming. The days are sunny and warm and the trees in the park are covered in fully grown leaves. For a few days I had the luxury of going to the park, spreading my picnic blanket on the grass and for hours enjoying the warm sun with my book. This week I finished two books. (The Power of Habit and The Shock of the Fall if you care to know). I’m a slow reader. I admire people who can read fast and go through a book a day at least. I can do that too, but then a) reading becomes a chore and b) I won’t be able to do anything else on that day. I'm a strong believer that life is beautiful and that a little done each day, will achieve mountains in a year.
Enjoy the sunshine today if you can and above all else have fun reading.
Lots of love,
Maria
