Kristi Chestnutt's Blog, page 24

The passage of time...

I was lucky enough to spend some time this Saturday with a bunch of good friends from my college years.  We all gathered together to celebrate the soon-to-be addition of another baby girl to our clan.

There's always someting kind of special about us all getting together and I can never truly describe it.  And often, I wonder if I'm the only one who really feels it.  Maybe I am, maybe I'm not.  (I do tend to be a bit mushy if you couldn't tell and am known as the one who ALWAYS has the camera r...

Just a tiny tidbit

You know those daily calendars that some people have on their desk?  The ones with quotes for each day of the week, well, except Saturday and Sunday which they combine into one, which I think is cheating...

My mom gave me one of these for Christmas this past year and I really love reading the messages it gives me each and every day.  Admittedly, most of the time I forget and end up peeling off a few day's messages at a time.  I save the ones I really like, but I have no idea why or what I will...

A few ramblings and Teaser Tuesday!

Ok, so, first of all...I have to say a big

THANK YOU~
to everyone for their sweet and thoughtful comments on Mother's Day.  What a great bunch of bloggy friends I have!  I believe my taste is impeccable and your hearts are golden.  I was moved by them.  And honestly, I love each and every comment.  They are like candy in my in-box that I can't wait to open.  Things have been insanely busy lately and I haven't had as much time as I'd like to be blogging and keeping up, so your comments mean tha...

Happy Mother's Day!

A few fun quotes for the day:
Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs... since the payment is pure love. - Mildred B. Vermont

A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after. - Peter De Vries

All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother.- quote Abraham Lincoln

Mother is the name for god on the lips and hearts of all children.  - Brandon Lee

Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the...

The Wednesday Review

Ok, do you all want to know what I did most of the day Sunday and Monday????  Come on, I know you do!  Well, yes, I did watch baseball, but that's cheating - that's pretty much a given most nights of the week thanks to my MLB package....and Monday was a day off (for my Sox, not for me).  And let's not really talk about that last embarassing sweep...deal?  Deal.

I was hunkered down reading one of the best books I've read in a looooonnnnggggg time.  Maybe I shouldn't play it up too much?  Will y...

on repeat

Ok, so admittedly I don't really have anything to say, but HI.

Hi!

So how's your week?!?!

Mine's on the upward trend....woot woot!  WIP is moving, work is good, life is good.  I'm still not 100% out of the slumps, but I'm getting there...I'd say I'm at about 85%. 

I think I've mentioned numerous times before that I have quite an addictive personality, but if you're new to my blog and don't already know, um, I have a very addictive personality.

I've been addicted to the band Thriving Ivory as of l...

the slumps

I admit it.  I'm in blogging withdrawal!  I miss you all!

Last week I found myself in "the slumps".  Okay, realistically, I might be the ONLY ONE who noticed I was there, but still, I felt it.  The only problem with being a total optimist is that even when you have a bad day, most people don't even notice.  And it's not that I'm "faking" it or anything.  It's just that even when I'm not feeling 100% "me" I'm still fairly upbeat. 

Because you know what?  Even when I hit my ultimate tired level ...

Teaser Tuesday!

Teaser Tuesday is upon us again!  So far my one faithful posting day, whether it's my own work or some random inspiration I've found to share, it's the one day that makes me feel semi-consistent as of late.

So, what's up for me this week?  I'm continuing with my latest WIP, The Tutelar.

This excerpt is from Chapter 5 - New Beginnings.  All feedback is welcome and appreciated!

We sat for a few moments before either of us spoke, our legs dangling below us nervously. It was Van who began, "It's...

TGIF and a confession

We made it!  Woot, woot!  Yes, Friday is finally here!  The weekend lays ahead, full of the promise of lovely outdoor activity and yard work!  Ahhhh....

And then I realize I've fallen back into my blogger schizophrenic ways this week, with only one post.  *gasp*

Which had me thinking this morning about all the writer quirks some people have.  You know, the "cool" ones.  I always imagine the author with the crazy hair, bathrobe, lack of care about the outside world...kind of like a tamer version...

The inspiration behind your swing... errr... words!

As you all know for Teaser Tuesday I usually do one of two things:  give you a peek at my current WIP or share some kind of inspiration.

Something I saw this weekend made me go for the latter.

The truth is, we all have people in our lives that keep us going in one way or another.  For me, it's my sister who always reads my work and gives me feedback, my husband and son who allow me time to work on my crazy hobby (which I tend to try to fit in when they are either sleeping or busy), my Krit Grou...