MamaManagement

Hey friends! It's been a while. I've been knee-deep in life and have been remiss in taking you along for the ride. I hope to do better on that in the coming months. In the meantime, I hope you all are doing well and enjoying your summer. I also hope you've been reading! I know I have been. And that's why I'm here today...to share the best of what's been on my bedside table of late. This is the first in a series of "Book Love" posts so you can make the most of summer reading time before it runs out. Let's jump right in... Up first is the best audiobook I've listened to in ages. I am IN LOVE with this book, people. IN. LOVE. It's Fredrik Backman's A Man Called Ove . Now, I have no idea how much my love for this book is influenced by the fact that I listened to it rather than read it. I would guess at least a little bit, because George Newbern did an amazing job with the narration. He made me feel like I was actually one of Ove&#

I don't know if this feeling translates to things besides creative endeavors...which in my case is writing...I think it does, but... Regardless, here it is... Do you ever have the experience of wading through a whole lot of constructive criticism-- all well-intentioned and ultimately helpful, but criticism nonetheless-- and just suddenly feel the weight of your mediocrity? Do you ever suddenly feel like what you've worked so hard on for so long might actually just be a big pile of crap no matter how much time you spend reworking it? Have you ever finished something that, in that moment, you feel is pretty good, only to take a closer look later and realize that it's not that good at all? Can you tell from all of these questions that this is exactly how I'm feeling/what I'm experiencing right now? Sigh. I made the mistake of going through three months worth of writing critiques at one time. It was a time-management thing. But it was also not a smart deci