TODAY’S BREW: Pumpkin Spice Latte! BECAUSE IT IS FALL I DON’T CARE WHAT YOU SAY
By Julie
Today is my birthday! I don’t concern myself with getting older past the preparation phase. I have super horrid anxiety about WHAT IF *SOMETHING* HAPPENS AND MY CHILDREN AND HUSBAND ARE LEFT DIRECTIONLESS AND WITHOUT PROPER RESOURCES, stemming from *applicable childhood trauma*. As far as getting old goes… please. Have you seen/talked to/been assaulted physically or verbally by me lately?
I swear today to NOT apologize for not blogging every minute of my life because I’m so absolutely certain that you all wake up swearing every day about it. “Where the hell has Julie Hutchings been? What does she do all day anyway?”
Nice segue, Julie. What do I do all day anyway? I shall tell you:
It’s true though! I WANT to write books, I WANT to edit you guys’s books (also a Napoleon reference, not my own bad grammar), I WANT to run the Scholastic book fairs, I WANT to have a side business to fund a Star Wars Land trip, I WANT to hang out with my kids and husband and watch movies, I WANT to have a dozen reptiles or more, I WANT to have a stack of books on every surface. I want to do all this stuff and I DO IT.
This is my definition of success. I’ve got dreams, and I make them realities. So if you ask me if I’ve had a successful 43 years, I would answer “INDEED!” and probably do some dance that would humiliate all those around me.
Last year, by the way, my birthday fell on National Read A Book Day AND Coffee Ice Cream Day. So to celebrate my birthday going forward, I want all of you to read or buy a book, or both, and have either ice cream or coffee or both. And be your dream.
JULIE HUTCHINGS 