What's Up Wednesday!

Well I'm back from Spain, and I had a great time. It was super hot, so it's kind of nice to be back in England! I'll have a post up with some pictures as soon as I find the time to put one together! In the meantime, here's my post for What's Up Wednesday. 


What’s Up Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Erin L Funk and Jaime Morrow, and the idea is to let other bloggers know where you are with any writing and reading goals you may have.

1. What I'm reading

I got more reading done than I expected to in Spain - six books altogether! I read the first three in the Harry Potter series, the first two in The Hunger Games series and Size 12 is not Fat by Meg Cabot. I'm currently reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

2. What I'm writing

I got loads of notes written for my dissertation while in Spain, so I'll be starting on revisions this week. I'm allowing myself four days per story, which should be plenty, and will allow me to get it done well before the deadline. That way, I'll have plenty of time in case one story needs more time than the rest.

3. What else I've been up to

I've been having a great time in Spain; reading by the pool, playing volleyball in the pool, swimming lots, and going out for lovely day trips :) Back to work today, unfortunately!

4. What inspires me right now

I'm inspired by my time off, and the time I spent in Spain. I feel motivated to get my dissertation revisions done now. 

Comments

  1. jaybird31 July 2013 at 15:13

    Welcome Back! Glad you had a great time in Spain and enjoyed your vacation. Looking forward to seeing some of your pictures. :)

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  2. ELAdams31 July 2013 at 15:28

    Sounds like you had a great time! It's nice to have a break. I always get more reading done when I'm on holiday!

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  3. Michael Di Gesu31 July 2013 at 19:20

    Welcome back, Laura.... Glad you had an awesome time....

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  4. Rob Z Tobor31 July 2013 at 20:35

    Glad the holiday went well Miss Laura, I guess work will be a bit of a shock as you slowly get back into the routine of Life the Universe and Everything....... but nice to see you back in cyberspace...

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  5. Unknown31 July 2013 at 21:11

    I'm glad you had a good time in Spain. It sounds like in addition to vacating, you also got a lot done. If reading by the pool can count as getting a lot done :)

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  6. laboyden31 July 2013 at 21:53

    Spain? So jealous. I hope you're enjoying your vacation. Thanks for sharing.

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  7. Miss Cole31 July 2013 at 22:22

    Sounds like you had a wonderful time! Hooray for holidays! Have a great week back here in ol' Blighty.

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  8. Outcast31 July 2013 at 22:48

    Glad to hear that you had such a great time in Spain Laura, great to see you back as well, hope things are good!

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  9. Alison Miller1 August 2013 at 00:49

    Time off can be very inspiring! So glad you feel rejuvenated! Good luck with the writing this week!

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  10. Heather Musk1 August 2013 at 11:30

    Welcome back! I'm glad you enjoyed your holiday. That is an impressive amount of reading. I think I must be really slow at reading :-(

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  11. Colin Smith1 August 2013 at 17:57

    So you had quite a productive holiday, both in terms of reading and writing. And you had time to relax and have fun. Awesome! And now back to work... *sigh*. Oh well. I hope you feel rejuvenated. :) Have a great week!

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  12. DWei2 August 2013 at 07:58

    I'm up to a bunch of stuff. Not sure if it'll lead me anywhere though.

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