I had a really bad Friday (laid off due to slow down in hospital admissions, no warning, AACK!). When I visited my friend at the Paperback Shack to moan and whine on Saturday, we decided the best remedy since I don't drink was to go for an OMG/G weekend (keep your mind occupied either saying OhMyGod! or giggling). Hence, the MaryJanice Davidson books and she broke open the private closet for the Lora Leigh reads. Thanks, Martha - it almost worked and now I am starting to get my feet back under me.
Cynthia
Without wanting to be too simplistic
a book!
I'll keep going if the first couple don't do it for me until I find one that does
When I'm in a really bad slump I drag out the keepers
Hugs
Sadhbh
Oh Cynthia!
How perfectly awful! I usually pull out something light and funny and yes, MJD fits that bill. When we were slammed by all those hurricanes a few years back and living in the stone ages (no electricity for a week at a time), I pulled out Carl Hiassen. His quirkiness worked. But usually, light and funny works for me.
Sorry to hear about your
Sorry to hear about your job loss Cynthia. Hope something as good or better comes along for you.
Lots of Mill closures/bankruptcys and layoffs taking place in our small town these days. Not a happy place for many families right now.
When i really need an escape from feeling sad, i always pick up a light romance with humour. MJD is a great choice for me as well...there's also Jennifer Crusie, Stephanie Rowe, Michelle Bardsley has a great humorous vampire series, to name a few., and lately i've been pulling out some of my old Love & Laughters to re-read. Cathie Linz's Fairy Godmother trilogy is what i started re-reading the other day.
TC, Kathy
Kathy D
Thanks for the kind
Thanks for the kind thoughts, everyone.
Sadhbh - I saw elsewhere that you were not feeling well. Hope you are starting to feel better.
Cynthia
Thanks for the author tips,
Thanks for the author tips, Kathy. Jennifer Crusie is a favorite of mine too - I just got her new one from the library. I will definitely have to check out the others you listed.
Cynthia
Sorry to hear it.
Job stuff can really throw you for a loop...I hope things get better fast.
When I want to escape, I'll turn to television and blank out on mind candy for hours at a time, and if I *really* want to escape and can, I like to literally leave and go on a vacation, get out, get away, even if for a weekend. Reading can be an escape, but it's also part of my work world, so really escaping usually means something really different, tuning out... LOL
Carl Hiassen is a hoot...
Sam
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