Changing It Up

It was a clear and sunny day in Chicago today. After sleeping in, I rolled out of bed and headed to my favorite coffee shop for a few hours of writing and maybe some prep for the upcoming work week. On the way I passed a new retail curiosity which billed itself as a "child centered spa experience" (THEY forgot the hypen, not me.) I shuddered at the thought as I passed only to reach my destination to find it closed…for business! I had mixed emotions about it. What I liked about it was that it was a great space, but the I never ran across an employee there who seemed happy to actually be working there. So, I'll look forward to the new coffee shop that is advertised as "opening soon" in the window and hope it's a new bunch of adorable and caffeinated hipsters. After consulting my iPhone to see what my coffee shop options were and not finding one to my liking, I huffed home. Somewhere along the way I couldn't help but give in and realize what a gorgeous day it was and how lucky I was to have been able to go walking. I hadn't felt a huge drive to write lately--except journaling--but today I couldn't wait to sit down at my Mac and work on some pieces I'm submitting to this year's Writer's Digest Competition. In addition, I've been thinking about changing my blogging platform. I spent the afternoon switching from Blogger to Wordpress. I love it! You're reading it now, so let me know what you think.