I’ve been super active on Instagram, maybe addicted even. But it’s the only thing recently keeping me grounded in the midst of my busy hectic work day. The easiest release of tension. Add a photo, a line or two and even connect a tune…all depends on the mood. Don’t get me wrong. I love to write, here and there_book 4. In the midst of all the writing, daydreaming, pondering and plotting the recent novel idea, I do wonder if blogging is a thing of the past?
Usually around this time of year, I crave to travel. Somewhere far away and although I’ve been undecisive this year as to where that is, Greece has been popping up in my thoughts, and dreams.
I saw the latest Anne Hathaway film the other day, The Idea of You on Amazon. Not once, but a second time. Only because at first viewing, I was nodding off throughout the film. Not because it wasn’t captivating but because I was battling a flu of sorts. Second round, the gaps connected, and I, as usual, began to overanalyze the situation. A 20something young man falling for a 40+ woman. I felt weird by how the film ended. (Spoiler alert) where the couple spent 5 years apart intentionally to see if they can overcome or outlast the challenges. Which (the challenges) in my opinion were downplayed or simplified. Don’t get me wrong. I adored the chemistry, the casting, the chase, but yet I felt it was all so unnatural. Why is that? Is it because we are so accustomed to seeing an older man with a younger woman, that, we don’t even think twice when portrayed in films? So when the story is reversed, (some of us), feel a bit uneasy with the situation, …
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