Currently reading. This book is playing double-duty: entertaining and also preparing me for my upcoming vacation.

Summer reading.

I have some trips planned this summer for work (unfortunately not for vacation), but I am looking for some cheesy chick lit or good books that you can’t put down that I can read on the plane (or by the pool on the weekends!).

I have read everything by Lauren Weisberger, Emily Griffin and Stephanie Meyer. I have read a lot of books by Jane Green, Meg Cabot and Ariella Papa.

Any recommendations?

Loner.

I have always hated group projects. They seem like a good idea - split up the work, everyone participates. In school, I was always the one to take the lead and do all the work so it would be done well and on time. It created more for me to do, but I knew I would get a good grade.

I feel the same way now. If you want something done right (or your way), do it yourself. It’s a battle I have been dealing with. Trying to delegate tasks so I can focus on working on other things. It’s easier said than done.

I’ve also been feeling a little out of sorts lately. I don’t feel like getting into the gorey details, but I am currently more content reading a book, surfing the Web or rotting my brain cells with cheesy TV and movies than going out. I know I need work on some personal issues right now, try to expand my social circle, branch out and do new things. Again, easier said than done.

Day off…sort of.

Things to do tomorrow:

• Get some work done in the morning. Even though the office is closed, my client and part of my team is in Barcelona for a tradeshow. Should only take an hour or so of my time and I can work in my pajamas.
• Hit up the Katy Trail. I bought a pedometer this weekend and it makes me feel good to know how many miles I have walked.
• Scope out the 6 condos I found online yesterday. I didn’t have much luck driving around town because 90% of the places I passed were either a) to expensive or b) didn’t have any info in the “Info Tube” on the For Sale sign.
• Clean my bathroom.
• Do some laundry, including my bedding.
• Possibly drive out to the Acura dealership and ask for touch-up paint to cover up the scratches on my passenger side door (which LOOK like they were done on purpose).
• Eat the piece of red velvet cake I brought home from my dad’s birthday dinner tonight.
• Read a few chapters of “The Host,” which I haven’t picked up in over a month.

Slightly obsessed.

I finished Twilight last night (in 3 days) and had to stop at Borders on my way home from work to pick up New Moon. I might be slightly obsessed now.

But hey, I had a coupon and got 30% off.

Time to start reading!

Weekend recap.

Even though it is Tuesday, I had a pretty damn good weekend:

• Friday: Had a 1/2 vacation day in the afternoon. Went to the outlet mall and thanks to Ashley, got an awesome deal on a super cute Cole Haan bag. Had too many glasses of wine at happy hour and then proceeded to try out Fedora, a new place by the Campisi daughter (I think the one who posed in Playboy), over at One Arts Plaza. Good atmosphere, a few weird clientele, one rude bartender, tasty wine and decent pizza.
• Saturday: Helped serve mimosas and took party pics at Ashley’s mom’s friends 50th birthday party, which was held in the design district at an interior design shop. I walked away with some thank you gifts - a bright teal blue vase and two candles. In the afternoon, hit the crowded mall, did some shopping and used my year old movie passes to see Twilight.
• Sunday: Slept in. Watched some move on Showtime about the Zodiac killer in CA. Went to Barnes & Noble to buy the Twilight book, went grocery shopping and spent about 4 hours reading.

All in all, a good weekend.

PS - I am probably a little late jumping on the bandwagon here, but everyone was right when they said they couldn’t put Twilight down. The movie was cheesy and I laughed through parts of it, but the books are pretty damn good. I am already 3/4 of the way through and have a trip to the bookstore planned to pick up the others.