#SmallSuccess Thursday: Party Girl

Last updated on: March 12, 2015 at 4:47 pm by Lisa M. Hendey

#SmallSuccess Thursday: Party Girl 2015-03-12T16:47:48-07:00 Lisa M. Hendey

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

This week has felt a lot like whiplash.

Hole myself up in the office by day, typing word after word of somewhat deep, tell-all prose for my next book manuscript. Turn down the lights. Enjoy the flicker of a candle and the silence.

And then shut down in the evening and go to what seems an endless cycle of holiday parties. Put on a sparkly sweater and boots that look ok but can withstand being on your feet for five hours. Smile, enjoy the company of friends you haven’t seen for months, and avoid the temptation to run back to your office, to what you’d really rather be doing.

It’s weird.

When in the moment, I love both of these preoccupations. While I’ve been fighting like the devil with this book project, my heart is in it. It’s a bit scary in a sense because it’s filled with quite a lot of honest self-disclosure. I’m not sure how much of that will be in the final version, but writing it out alternates between being terrifying and feel cathartic.

And I love the party stuff too. I LOVE my husband, and most of these events are related to his work. So it’s super fun to not only have the time in his company, but to see him shine. Because he works so diligently, he deserves every bit of the good that is coming his direction.

So small successes, let’s see:

Successfully got our Adam home from college. That was no small accomplishment given some serious travel tangles. But he’s home, which is a huge “hooray” moment. Hopefully his brother will make it home on Friday.
Speaking of the brother, SS #2 has to do with mom not flipping her lid too much over the Harvard bomb threat hoax this week. In the end, the kids were safe. I’ve taken advantage of the moment to speak with both sons about the fact that nothing in life is ever so serious that you should make a decision to do what Eldo Kim did. What a sad situation, on so many levels. My small success related to this was having heart-to-hearts not only with the boys, but also with some of their buddies. And being reminded to say, “I love you!” as frequently as possible is always a good thing. Too bad it has to be something like a bomb threat to remind you!
Chapter Six of eight is done. On the project that may never end. Here’s hoping that by next week, I can report that I’m almost finished with the first draft of my manuscript!

Now it’s your turn! Go to CatholicMom.com for all of the instructions.

Catholic Geek Stuff

#SmallSuccess

Previous Post

December 19, 2013

Got Questions of Faith? #AskFatherBarron

Next Post

December 20, 2013 Sweet Tweets for 12/20/13: The Love of God is Not Generic

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category @Pontifex Books Catholic Geek Stuff Catholic Moments Family Life Good Measures Liturgical Calendar New Evangelization News Reviews Rwanda Saints Speaking Tanzania Journal Top Catholic Tweets Travel Uncategorized Vocations Yes

Select a Month August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

What body of water did Peter walk on at Jesus' invitation?

Select your answer to see how you score.

Dead Sea Sea of Galilee Mediterranean Sea Red Sea