Kristi Chestnutt's Blog, page 20

So pretty ~

Um, I got NOTHIN'! 
The brain is fried from revisions and editing, so I'll leave you with these happy weekend thoughts, courtesy of The CW and my newest TV addiction, The Vampire Diaries.
All thanks to Kim and Kristin.  How did I live without this show, girls?
*Ahhhhh*
I don't think we should have to choose, both are yummalicious!
BUT if I had to, um, yeah, this one for sure.
Always broody...and sexy
Too much anger for me, but easy on the eyes...
Only makes sense to have a gorgeous girl to offset...

Ever feel like this?

Pretty funny, right?
Unless you happen to be the dog with the glow stick bracelets on your head like a tiara, listening to the crazy toddler tell you, "DON'T MOVE!"
In that case, I'm pretty sure you just feel like a fool.  (Van Gogh's face here is priceless, is it not?  It screams PLEASE HELP ME!)
AND I kind of feel like this, this week, so I can relate.
During my editing/revising fiesta I realized (with the help of others) that I need to rework a few chapters of my manuscript during the...

Making Friends Monday!

Fellow blogger and author Tristi Pinkston came up with a fun way to meet new blogger buddies, titled "Making Friends Monday" and she's made the above super cute button just for this event. 

Nice, right?  You can read all about how to participate in her post here.

AND for those of  you that haven't met Tristi yet, here are a few fun facts before  you jump over to her blog and check it out for yourself. 

***She's been blogging since 2006.

***Her blog covers everything from writing tips and the li...

*Ahhhhhhhh*

Come with me to one of my favorite places:
Time to relax, refresh and recharge.

Time for a little confession?

Maybe past time?  A look back into my blog archives found my last confession-related posting was dated April 2010.



So here goes:  Normally, I'm one of those writer's that LOVES the rough draft stage of writing.  There's something about a new shiny story that is SO captivating and thrilling!  Editing?  Um, not so much.  I've been known to describe editing as hell on earth.  And I fully meant it. 
Until now.  I ENJOY EDITING!  *gasp*
I know.  I was shocked too.  I don't know what happened.&nbsp...

Why I *heart* Fall!

Okay, okay, I know fall isn't here quite yet, but I'm so excited that it's around the corner, I can barely contain myself.


Fun fact:  The first day of fall this year is September 22, 2010 for the United States, Canada, and most of Europe.  Or so says my quick google search.  *grin*

In celebration of my most favorite upcoming season, I present to you:

Kristi's Top 10 reasons Fall is full of Awesome:

1 - Cooler Weather (obviously).  I don't know about you, but I'm done *glistening* for another year...

A weekend for relaxing?

Um, not for me.  I'm beginning to think relaxing is an aquired skill I don't quite have yet.  You'd think it would be easy to just cook out, sit down by the television, and just CHILL.  Right? 

My brain and to-do list never stops.  Never.  But I did have a very lovely weekend!

And seeing as how it was Labor Day weekend, the name itself implies work.  That's my story and I'm sticking to it!  We finally tackled the bathroom renovation we've been planning for weeks.  I've had two bargain mirrors w...

The strangest and coolest award EVER!

Ok, I'll admit it....
I've been horrible at keeping up with awards lately...I know, I know. 
*slaps self on wrist*
I don't have any awesome excuses, either.  What can I say? 
I LOVE getting them but I'm horrible at follow through. 
BUT that changes today!  Woo hoo!
You know why?  Because I recently received the "Strange Men in Pinstripe Suits" award and thought it brilliant!  The very cool Andrea Allison bestowed it upon me in this fun post. If you haven't checked out her blog yet, by all...

The Wednesday Review...okay, I'm playing catch up...The Wednesday Reviewsss

Apparently living in Hermitville for a week or two allowed me to catch up on quite a bit of reading!  I just realized how many books I have yet to tell you about!  I know most of the books I add to my TBR pile come from blog or friend recommendations, so why don't we spread the love?

Here's what's been on my list the past few weeks...



Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater


My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Goodreads Book Description:
For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eye...

Musical Monday Inspiration

Hey everyone!  Hope you all had a relaxing weekend!  Anyone do anything exciting?

You may have noticed I've decided to move my regular music inspiration post from Tuesday to Monday.  It's just that Mondays seem like a perfect day for musical sharing, don't you think?

So without further ado I bring you my latest find.  This group, The Avett Brothers, had a free video out on Itunes a few weeks ago and I gave it a shot.  And loved it.  It was different enough to really spark my interest and I boug...