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Happy Friday + Randomness

May 15, 2015

white-peony

Happy Friday! I’m rapidly approaching the finish line for book #2 on the heels of launching book #1, and I have to confess, I haven’t been exhausted like this in a very, very long time. Luckily, I’m surrounded by energizing forces like the gorgeous blooms above, and I get emails with “poems for book?” in the subject line from my sweet girl:

Mama,

Choose between these.

                        sewing, the loud rumble rumble it makes that is very distracting
                                                 but it’s worth it cause soon,
                        sitting in your closet or on your bed is a brand knew outfit
                                      or pillow in the shape of a heart or a moon
or
                                      writing a book is a challenging thing
                                you don’t now what kind of feelings it will bring
                                    and it might not make any cha ching
                                                             but…
                                               it’s a very very happy
                                      and you might start feeling snappy
                                              or even slaphappy or sappy
i hope you put one of these in your book!!!!
p.s. if you don’t like ether one i have more way more!!!!
*******
Yes, email. M set K up with her own email account recently and she uses one of my old laptops to send me short digital missives from her room upstairs while I work in the living room. Heart emoji.
*******
As always, when I push myself a touch too hard, my health starts to get wonky, so I’m going to take Monday off to catch my breath and find my footing. I’ll be back on Wednesday with a giveaway – it’s a good one! Have a lovely weekend, friends!
I like poem 2,
but poem 1 is great too
which one do you like?

Filed in: life • by sanae • 24 Comments

Comments

  1. Jing

    May 15, 2015 at 5:13 am

    I feel I might have said this before that your little one is a genius. This post just proved me right. Happy emailing.

    Reply
    • sanae

      May 18, 2015 at 10:51 am

      Haha! I think she’s pretty amazing, but of course I would :-). I’m getting loads and loads of emails from her these days!

      Reply
  2. sarah

    May 15, 2015 at 6:55 am

    use both – one at the front and one at the end of the book as part of the thanks/acknowledgments.

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    • sanae

      May 18, 2015 at 10:52 am

      I’ve been thinking both too! I like the idea of sandwiching the book with her poems – thanks, Sarah!

      Reply
  3. gretaclark

    May 15, 2015 at 7:25 am

    Yes, K is a genius. It is now time to rest!!

    Reply
    • sanae

      May 18, 2015 at 10:53 am

      Oh Greta…the rest has not been happening. I’m scrambling for this last stretch of book #2, and I’m getting a little bit panick-y!

      Reply
  4. Kristi Andres

    May 15, 2015 at 8:28 am

    that is awesome. I love them both!

    Reply
    • sanae

      May 18, 2015 at 10:53 am

      Thanks Kristi! I love them both too!

      Reply
  5. Fiona

    May 15, 2015 at 9:22 am

    I’m with you on number 2 – I mean, she rhymed ‘bring’ with ‘cha ching’!

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    • sanae

      May 18, 2015 at 10:54 am

      Oh, that is my favoritest part. I totally laughed out loud when I read that! 🙂 Thanks, Fiona!

      Reply
  6. PendleStitches

    May 15, 2015 at 9:29 am

    K cracks me up! I love the ps! Genius.

    Reply
    • sanae

      May 18, 2015 at 10:54 am

      I know! She hasn’t shared the additional poems with me, but I can’t wait to see them! Thanks, Evie!

      Reply
  7. Melissa

    May 15, 2015 at 10:43 am

    Oh gosh, that just kills me! She sends you “missives” – ha ha ha! I like them both and they are both encompassing both of you, like a set of arms.

    Have a lovely weekend, Sanae. I hope you take a bit of breather. It’s like I used to say “feast or famine!”

    Reply
    • sanae

      May 18, 2015 at 10:55 am

      Yes! Very much like an embrace :-). Alas, the breather didn’t happen, but I’ve had to force myself to lessen the intensity because I’m starting to feel that dreaded tickle in my throat! Thanks for the kind words!

      Reply
  8. Rhoda

    May 15, 2015 at 12:58 pm

    Love it! What a clever girl K is…
    Use both poems.

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    • sanae

      May 18, 2015 at 10:56 am

      Another vote for both! Yes, I’m thinking that’s the way to go…:-)

      Reply
  9. EmSewCrazy

    May 15, 2015 at 3:41 pm

    Aww. I love it so much! I was always scribbling down poems as a young’un too! Love how she is supporting you as well!

    Reply
    • sanae

      May 18, 2015 at 10:57 am

      She’s my biggest ally, my sweet K. 🙂 I love that you used to write poems as a little one. I made up stories but the only kind of poems I liked were haikus, which explains a lot. It must be that structure thing that appeals to me so much ;-).

      Reply
  10. Kathryn

    May 16, 2015 at 6:34 am

    Poem number one! You should definitely put it in the book 😉

    Reply
    • sanae

      May 18, 2015 at 10:58 am

      Thanks Kathryn! They’re both so endearing, I do think I’ll have to end up including them both (or all, if she has more as she promises).

      Reply
  11. Anna Gerard

    May 16, 2015 at 7:04 am

    I think #1 fits well in a sewing book! But I like how sarah above said use both! How sweet that she’s thinking of you and what you do. Hope you have a great and restful weekend!

    Reply
    • sanae

      May 18, 2015 at 11:00 am

      Thanks so much Anna! I try so hard not to overload my schedule, but I’m not very successful these days. It’s actually a good thing my body doesn’t allow me to push myself too hard now since it forces me to stop, even when it means disappointing people or pushing back on deadlines (that part is very, very difficult for me). So far, I haven’t succumbed fully to the onset of sickness, hooray!

      Reply
  12. ute

    May 17, 2015 at 2:17 pm

    I am with Sarah, use both. They need to be in the new book! And K needs to write her own poetry book!

    Reply
    • sanae

      May 18, 2015 at 11:01 am

      Hear, hear Ute! I think K and I should definitely team up for book #3 (are you reading, Sasquatch? Hint, hint)! 🙂

      Reply

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