Mockingbird

Since I have been trying to revive some hobbies as of late, I decided to read some books. It has been admittedly hard to find the time to sit and read. But once I looked for moments, I found them. Jared and I just finished reading Breaking Dawn. Since we had read the other three vampire books, we felt we needed to read the last one to get some closure. It was interesting at times, freaky at others, and overall a kind of "eh" experience. But we weren't really expecting much because the whole freaky vampire thing isn't really our bag of goodies.
Contrastingly, I also just finished rereading a classic. Just finished To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Wow. I hadn't read it for many years and although I remember the story, I read it this time with a very different perspective. What a fantastic book. I think it was my mother-in-law that brought up the book lately as a great read, and I am sure glad she did. From the moment Scout introduced her Alabama-bred family on the first page to the last page where she has come full circle in the story, I loved it. I am happy to say my reading hobby is back in business!
I am also making time to play the piano more and even cracked out the guitar the other night. There is something very fascinating going on as I try and revive my hobbies. I have discovered that I have let my attention span become about as long as my toddler's. Struggling to stick with something for more than a few minutes, I realize that I have desperately needed this awakening! For example... on Sunday I was asked to fill in for the R.S. pianist. So I plunked down at the piano and started the accompaniment. About halfway through the first verse, my mind wandered and I completely lost my place in the music. Because I am very out of practice at the piano, I couldn't just jump back in and made a really loud and obnoxious blunder. That wasn't the end of my embarrassment though. At the end of the third verse I went to close my book only to realize that there was still another verse and the whole group of women was looking at me expectantly to keep playing. Oops. Once again that whole focus thing just wasn't really happening.
What I'm rambling on about is that I really need to remember how to be an adult and have sustained thoughts, finish projects, and generally focus more on life instead of ... what was I talking about again????