Usually, when I take a vacation or business trip, I get behind on my blogging while on the road and catch back up when I return. But this time, it was the opposite; while Lorelei was sunbathing I actually had plenty of time to work on my blog on the balcony of our room, but when I got back I was so busy with appointments (both new and prebooked) that by Friday I was down to only two columns ahead! Not that I’m complaining about either, mind you! It does my OCD good to get a lot of paying work after a week of indolence, and though some of you may think working on my blog while in Puerto Vallarta doesn’t sound like much of a vacation, you’re not looking at the big picture. I was working on my blog, all right…on a balcony overlooking the ocean, with warm tropical breezes and peppy music wafting over me, and a constant stream of no-extra-charge piña coladas, mai tais and daiquiris on my table. Don’t worry, I wasn’t drinking constantly while there; most mornings, there was at least an hour between my waking up and drinking my first mimosa at breakfast, and when I got really tied up in my writing I might not notice my glass was empty for an hour or more! You know, I’m not exactly a fan of Hemingway’s, but maybe he had something with that writing drunk thing. Of course, Hemingway didn’t actually say that, and I wasn’t actually drunk most of that time (more…relaxed), but the point still stands. And I’m not writing this drunk; I’m writing it stoned. So I should probably just leave you with this picture Lorelei took after we had our beachside massages the last full day we were there.
Diary #395
January 23, 2018 by Maggie McNeill
Posted in Diary | Tagged blogging, drugs, Mexico, psychology | 5 Comments
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Glad you had a good time, and thanks for sharing the pictures with us!
Your dress is beautiful and you look great!
have a great time….
You look so happy. I hope we see more of that smile.