I am so tired! But it's a good tired :)
I'm sore from teaching Wed. - I got to the gym early and ran two miles before teaching my sculpting class. My inner thighs are so not happy with me right now! :P But I ran them in under twenty minutes - which isn't bad given that I haven't run in a while. For some reason, sunny weather puts me in the mood to run, even if it's just on a treadmill :P
The reason I got to the gym early was because I didn't go to work that morning. I met my Aunt's class at Sullivan Square to talk to them about my book. It was so much fun to read the first chapter with them, talk about writing and the publishing process, and answer their questions. I can't wait until I can start doing actual visits to schools. Then we went on a tour of Horn Book Magazine. It was great! The lady who gave us the tour - Anne Quirk - was super-nice and funny, and it was so interesting to see their offices. The magazine is the premier source of reviews of children's books. They're owned and run independently, which is great because it means they're unbiased. Walking into their office is like walking into a library - there are books piled and stacked everywhere. All the walls are lined with bookshelves, too. She and the editor talked to us about the reviewing process, etc. It was quite interesting.
Last night was an extra rehearsal, and Tues. pm was Bible study. I'm glad I went - even though I was tired - as I got to meet some new, cool people. And see some of my friends who joked that it's a good thing I keep this blog or they wouldn't know what was going on in my life! :P
Later!
- D