Explanation

I'll bet you've been wondering where I've been the past week and half. 

Here's the story: 

I was on my way to work last weekend, right? I went downstairs and let our big, lumbering yellow lab out. I left the garage door open to kind of remind myself that I was leaving that way to go to my car. Well, sometime between letting the dog back in, I thought ... I forgot something (I think it was my apron) so I ran back upstairs to go get it. Instead of going back downstairs, I went out the front door. I was trying to be OH so careful going down our icy front steps. And when I put my foot down on a step, it slipped out from under me .... and down I went. Right. On. My. Tailbone. 

OWWWWWWW!!! 

Now I sat in the snow right where I'd fallen for several long minutes. I even kept looking at my cellphone that I had taken out of my pocket and kept looking at the time.
"You're going to be late, Taryn" I said to myself as I tried to get up without success. "Taryn, you've got to get going!" FINALLY ... I forced myself to my feet and the pain ... not getting any better. I got into the car and started going to work. 

So .... I haven't exactly been the most FIT company to be writing anything positive, uplifting, touchy feely, or fuzzy wuzzy.
Do you want to know who's been my friend all week? 

I've brought a pillow with me to sit on.

I send you my most inspiring piece of advice right here ... 

Are you ready? 

Okay ...

Don't fall down the stairs and land on your tailbone. Yep! Just don't do it. 

So to make myself feel better, I decided to restart one of my favorite shows on Netflix. Starting with season 1 and ending at season 9. Yeah. Go Grey's Anatomy! I just finished the episode where Izzy is making chocolate cupcakes and she knows she's missing an ingredient and can't figure out what it is. And then she's on this case where a patient is about to undergo surgery on a tumor on his brain that seem to be triggering his 'psychic visions'. Yeah. That's a good episode. 

Anyway ... what's been going on? Have you been in a blind panic without one of my posts? :P 

Maybe not. *laughs* I like to think that my blog is more popular than it probably actually is. Like celebrities are reading it. Or ... Doctor Who is reading it. Or Anne Rice or Jenny Trout. Now THAT would be cool. 

Ohhh! I have a huge book recommendation to throw at you. One of my favorite authors has written another one. This time for Young Adults. 

Such Sweet Sorry by Jenny Trout

Never was there a tale of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo...

But true love never dies. Though they're parted by the veil between the world of mortals and the land of the dead, Romeo believes he can restore Juliet to life, but he'll have to travel to the underworld with a thoroughly infuriating guide.

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, may not have inherited his father's crown, but the murdered king left his son a much more important responsibility—-a portal to the Afterjord, where the souls of the dead reside. When the determined Romeo asks for help traversing the treacherous Afterjord, Hamlet sees an opportunity for adventure and the chance to avenge his father's death.

In an underworld filled with leviathan monsters, ghoulish shades, fire giants, and fierce Valkyrie warriors, Hamlet and Romeo must battle their way through jealousy, despair, and their darkest fears to rescue the fair damsel. Yet finding Juliet is only the beginning, and the Afterjord doesn't surrender souls without a price... 

I have been following Jenny Trout's books for a LONG time now. In her Bloodties series, I was enthralled by Carrie, Nate, and (squeaks) Cyrus. In American Vampire, I kept reading to find out the mysterious beastie holding a town in Ohio hostage. In her Lightworld/Darkworld series, I kept wanting to know who would come out on top in this fantasy series. 
So of course, when I saw Such Sweet Sorrow, I immediately put it on my To Read list and am going to recommend it until the cows come home. 
Pick this up the next time you're hanging out at Barnes & Noble. You can NEVER go wrong with Jenny Trout. 

And I know that this was a short entry but ... I'm kinda getting tired. And ... more in pain. So I'm going to end this for now. But I wish you all the best and I will post again. SOON. I promise. PROMISE PROMISE. :D :D :D :D

Be Open, Be Loving, Be Yourself
Taryn