I admit it. I’ve been a bit lazy for the last few weeks when it comes to writing. But I’m on vacation – it’s to be expected, right? (That’s my story and I’m sticking to it)
I have my new laptop but even though I bought it in part so that I could work while I was traveling, I have to admit that I haven’t gotten a whole lot done on it. It’s been sitting in the new backpack I bought for it in the corner most of the week in fact. I turned it on to make sure it worked, loaded Windows Office on to it and then wrote up some notes on my impressions of Amsterdam for the next bit of my current WIP and…that’s about it. Mostly I’ve been pretty busy running around during the day with the children shopping – buying school uniforms and all the other stuff that I can’t get easily (or cheaply) in Egypt. I revel in the abundance of choices available to me in the US – and am also somewhat overwhelmed and elated. I love all the summer sales – yesterday we were in the mall for four hours. I managed to find some bits and pieces of school uniforms and school shoes and if I found four skirts and a top for me in the process that’s just lucky.
Is it any wonder I’m too tired in the evening to do any writing?
I tried to shop online before I arrived so that I could limit the need to spend all day every day shopping. (Even if I wanted to, the kids would never stand for it. They aren’t really interested in shopping unless they think there’s something in it for them.) I bought my laptop online. I also bought myself another toy and have been spending a lot of time playing with it and trying to get it ready to use.
My new eBookwise reader.
Picking out and buying the ebooks was a breeze. Getting them from computer to reader is a bit more of a learning curve but I think I’ve got the hang of it now. In the end only three of the five books I purchased were compatible with my reader but I now have them uploaded to the reader and ready to go. I can’t wait to fill the memory card to full capacity. I’ve been reading the other two books on my mother’s desktop.
It’s all in the name of research. Yes…that’s it…research….
