Soccer + Books = 2 of My Favorite Things in 1!

"Soccernomics: Why England Loses, Why Germany and Brazil Win, and Why the U.S., Japan, Australia, Turkey--and Even Iraq--Are Destined to Become the Kings of the World's Most Popular Sport"

I picked up this book during one of my last trips to Borders and I wish I had the chance to read it before I completed my World Cup brackets!! I still have my favorite players I'd root for regardless, but this book takes an interesting view on the world of soccer. I highly recommend it for any fan!

How are your teams faring in the tournament? Inquiring minds want to know!

xoxo,

bex

3 More Days!

Just three more days until one of the biggest sporting events on the planet kicks off. I can't wait! A few weeks ago I posted my excitement and at that time I thought I might weigh in with some more thoughts about the World Cup. Since then, news hit about lots of injuries to some of the brightest stars in the tournament so who knows what awaits the millions of fans whose eyes will be trained on South Africa over the next four weeks!

As for me, I'll have my eyes trained on the following . . .

I have become a pretty big fan of the Spanish team, largely because of Fernando Torres and Sergio Ramos. As a result, I also watch Real Madrid and Liverpool as religiously as I can.

I know this next comment will be blasphemous to the England faithful, but I am not a Wayne Rooney fan. But Frank, John, and Steven have my alliances equally torn between Chelsea and Liverpool, and will have me hoping for a good English showing.

As a La Liga convert, I can't possibly root for Real Madrid without becoming a fan of Gonzalo Higuain. I am so interested to see how Argentina fairs in this year's contest. With Messi being one of the, if not the, best players on the planet, I am eager to see how these two team up.

Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo. Just because. Simao ain't too bad to watch either.

And finally, my beloved Azzurri. A few of my favorite faces will be missing from this year's squad, but there are a few holdovers from the 2006 winning ensemble that I hope will make Italy's showing fun, strong, and exciting.

So, who are you rooting for? Are you loyal to one team, or root for a bunch of favorite players? Who do you think will be the last team standing? Inquiring minds want to know!

xoxo,

bex

Managing Multiple Projects

I don't know about you guys, but I can't seem to work on just one project at a time. There is always the premier project of course - the one that gets the majority of my writing time so I can devote the energy and time required to get from Chapter One to The End. But during this whole time, ideas are constantly percolating for what comes next . . . and most times I cannot keep those ideas on the back burner and wait until I clear the decks to make one of these projects the next premier one.

So . . . what about you guys? How do you manage all the voices going on? How do you keep your time and energies organized when being nagged by multiple projects? Inquiring minds want to know!

xoxo,
bex