tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post3342282315785981347..comments2023-11-23T09:51:07.448-05:00Comments on A Literary Odyssey: Weekly Wrap-up for October 24, 2010: My Bum Toe and Motivation.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-2568220031421840462010-10-27T06:47:34.937-04:002010-10-27T06:47:34.937-04:00Hi Allie,
Glad to hear that your medical problems ...Hi Allie,<br />Glad to hear that your medical problems seem to have turned the corner. There's nothing worse than trying to function optimally when your health is compromised in some way. Keep your chin up - I think your "slump" is coming to an end. :-)<br />-JayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-88809245938192602182010-10-26T07:20:20.507-04:002010-10-26T07:20:20.507-04:00Hi Allie, good to know that your saw someone who r...Hi Allie, good to know that your saw someone who really helped. I hope to heard more good news in the coming posts! (You started to work? That’s great! I must have missed that post.)<br /><br />About your challenge, I think it's clear that you won't be able to read 186 books until the end of the year, but what a ride, hem? In the wise words of Aerosmith, “’life’s a journey, not a destination” :) So just sit back and enjoy the last books of the year. Maybe you can chose the ones from your initial list that you were really curious about, that might help you getting out of the slump.<br /> <br />I think you should update your project to a 2-year project… or 3-year. Good luck!Alex (The Sleepless Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03083761152675156469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-62324693844690725512010-10-26T06:57:30.434-04:002010-10-26T06:57:30.434-04:00OK, I had an ingrown toe nail when I was a kid tha...OK, I had an ingrown toe nail when I was a kid that hurt something fierce. I remember my toe turned into this purplish pussy mess and I felt as though it was no longer a part of *my* body, but some alien addition that wanted to cause me pain.<br /><br />Your infection and month of pain sounds twelve shade worse. *shudder*<br /><br />But like Amanda said, I don't know what you're talking about - slump?! I cannot wait to read your up and coming posts.christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749333368560606659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-70500296006822417602010-10-25T20:11:13.530-04:002010-10-25T20:11:13.530-04:00When I'm in a slump I do one of the following ...When I'm in a slump I do one of the following (or a combination of all of them)<br /><br />1. Read magazines--light and easy! You don't have to commit!<br />2. Read childhood classics-- I'll pick up Little House on the Prairie or a fun SVH book! Nancy Drew is good too!<br />3. Do something new-- Sometimes I just need to go somewhere new and try to read--a park, a new coffee shop, etc. <br /><br />Good luck! And sorry to hear about your whole toe debacle!Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905075906530067471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-72997496057853764502010-10-25T16:33:16.776-04:002010-10-25T16:33:16.776-04:00Allie, I am so glad your toe issue may finally be ...Allie, I am so glad your toe issue may finally be resolving for you...what a nightmare! <br /><br />I think "reading slumps" are just normal. I typically cycle through reading moods. Sometimes I read book after book, night after night for months and then I will go through a few weeks or even much longer where I just don't want to read at all. Take a break if you want, but hang in there for the long run!Careyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00790511143418221867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-73963322789497432152010-10-25T11:55:32.185-04:002010-10-25T11:55:32.185-04:00Ow! I am so sorry to hear about that! I hope you a...Ow! I am so sorry to hear about that! I hope you are feeling better soon.StephTheBookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05340476943567585965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-69974060004721548862010-10-25T10:14:44.619-04:002010-10-25T10:14:44.619-04:00When I'm in a slump I read something fun and f...When I'm in a slump I read something fun and frivolous to give myself a bit of a break. Maybe it's worth either giving yourself a free book card to read one book you really want to that's not on the list? I'm a bad influence.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-33223335908490027662010-10-25T09:53:01.749-04:002010-10-25T09:53:01.749-04:00Ouch!! I myself have had some toe dramas with nas...Ouch!! I myself have had some toe dramas with nasty ingrown toenails, but I'll spare you the details. It sucks that you had idiot doctors -- but I'm glad you found a good one and seem to be on the mend, finally.<br /><br />And I'm very impressed with the amount of reading you're getting done -- Madam Bovary, Villette, AND Bleak House simultaneously? Wow! I tried reading David Copperfield and An American Tragedy at the same time last summer and I just couldn't do it. I have to alternate a big Victorian with something much smaller so I feel like I'm making progress. I still haven't posted about anything I read during Readathon! Sigh.Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-56179834917410915932010-10-25T00:42:38.867-04:002010-10-25T00:42:38.867-04:00First off, let me just say that I am extremely pro...First off, let me just say that I am extremely prone to having shards of my toenails break off and imbed themselves deep down in the skin. I'm sure that's minor compared to what you had, and considering how it makes my toes get all swollen, red, hot, infected, and painful, I can only imagine what you've had to go through. Especially for a month! Normally I'm practically slicing open my own toes to find the little buggers causing the problem...sigh. Apparently there's some procedure they can do to make it so it never happens again, but I've never been in to do it.<br /><br />But, turning away from toe problems, which will hopefully soon be gone completely in your case, I'm looking forward to all those drafts! It may seem like a slump, but honestly just hearing the list of all those books you've read is pretty amazing. And you're not at all behind on the Bleak House readalong. The last posts are supposed to go up on the 27th (I just posted mine early, due to the press issues), so you're actually right on schedule!<br /><br />It's hard to keep following a list, and I really don't have much advice for you on that front. Sadly, when I make big long lists like this, I'm really good about them for about three months, then I slump and eventually drop the list altogether. I'm a terrible example to you...Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-61931251225149907932010-10-24T23:53:57.983-04:002010-10-24T23:53:57.983-04:00I wish I could answer that. If you mean a blogging...I wish I could answer that. If you mean a blogging slump, I have been in one since my last surgery this year... in July. Only in the last couple of weeks have i really started blogging again and then its only been reviews. I think you just have wait till you're not in it anymore. I don't think that you can pull yourself out of it. When you are out of it you will knowRebecca Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14144719070318640603noreply@blogger.com