So I got an iPhone last month.
In April, I made friends with Instagram.
I like the black-and-white filter:
And whatever filter this is:
So everything is getting Instagrammed. EVERYTHING.
And I also added the Pinterest app. Apparently, I’ve decided that I’m done with ever being productive again.
Here’s what I was into during April when I managed to tear myself away from my phone.
To write:
I wrote about 25,000 words on my What Not to Say project (which now has its own blog space for the pieces that are public-ready-ish). I’m excited to start this back up again. It’s been a few years. I like adding new things and seeing how my writing has changed as I edit.
My two favorite posts that I wrote this month:
- My guest post for Jane Halton entitled How the Bangles Saved Me from Purity Culture.
- My call for guest posts for the Coffee Shop Road Trip.
To read:
I read Lean In. I have feelings, and not all of them are positive. But I read it. I’ll probably buy it, if for no other reason than her fantastic source section. The chapter on mentoring was a work of art.
My favorite book I read in April was The Giver. I am looking forward to reading the other books in the series.
To watch:
April starts end-of-the-year madness at the residence hall and in my classes. So I watch more TV than usual. The only thing I’ve been watching, though, is Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Four seasons of Buffy in one month. I feel like a bad Joss Whedon fan, because this is the first time I’ve watched it. Impressions so far:
- Willow is my favorite.
- Spike is a close second. “You made a bear! Undo it! Undo it!” HILARIOUS.
- According to BuzzFeed, I’m Giles. Acceptable.
- Riley is boring. Just so, so dull. I’m ready for him to leave. I don’t even care how.
To hear:
This is a short list. Crazy times at work mean silence is happiness at home. In fact, this might be a non-existent list. I can’t even think of one thing I have listened to.
To eat:
I have really been into guacamole this month. I just can’t get enough of it. I will drive through just to get guacamole and chips. I’ve mostly made it at home, though – just an avocado, a tomato, a little cumin, a little cayenne, and a healthy squeeze of lime juice. Happy.
And that’s what my diet usually looks like when the weather gets hot (for me, hot = above 75). Fresh vegetables and fruits. I forgot how much energy this gives me.
Want to share what you’ve been into? Join us over at Leigh Kramer’s link-up.
M. Suzanne Terry 
Hello, just visiting from Leigh’s ‘blog link up. This line, “Apparently, I’ve decided that I’m done with ever being productive again.”, made me LOL. I sometimes feel that way with my iPhone, but it is also soooo helpful in so many ways. The Giver is my all time fav YA book. Hope you have an amazing May!
The Giver was so good. And I thought I was addicted to my old phone, but now I am realizing fourteen levels of phone addiction that I didn’t even know existed.
I hope you have an amazing May, too!
Getting an iPhone last summer changed my life for the better, once I got the hang of touch text. INSTAGRAM. I thought Lean In was definitely worth reading, though it doesn’t apply to me. On the surface, it seems only for the privileged but months later, I’m not entirely sure that’s true.
I think parts of it are useful for people without her privileges, and I understand that she can only really advise from her experience. But I spent the whole book thinking things like, “Well, sure. I could have met and been very impressive to that person if I had gone to Harvard, too.” I liked the book when I thought of it as a memoir.