What I’ve been up to

If you follow me on Twitter, you know I’ve not completely disappeared. But if we only connect through this blog, well, I might have led you to believe I’ve deserted and am hiding away :) . So I thought it was high time for a quick update on what yours truly has been doing lately.

  • Working, of course. Both with my existing clients on some amazingly cool projects and with new ones I’ll tell you more in a short bit. It’s been fun and challenging, but is also took a lot of my time, including weekends :) The situation won’t change, but I’m learning to better adapt to it.
  • Reading and listening to music – these have been my favorite ways of relaxing. I’ve finished the first three books of the Twilight series (the fourth will only be published in Romania this autumn, so I’m getting it from Amazon). As for music, I finally reconnected with my old habit of listening to music while working. I draw a lot of inspiration from it.
  • Looking into buying a house. Actually, rent it first, then buy it, as this is not the best moment ever to get a loan. So, thank God for smart companies, they’ve invented this Rent-2-Buy program, where you pay rent for a couple of years and after that, when you buy the house, all your rent is deducted from the price. So it appears I’ll soon have my own little house, with a little garden, a terrace and a huge kitchen :)
  • Writing! I can’t really explain when exactly I’m doing this, but I’ve started writing a novel. It’s been a while since I last considered writing fiction again! But it’s a great opportunity to use my English vocabulary for something more than business writing. I can tell you it will be a vampire story. Simply because after dozens of books, movies and TV series, I still fee I haven’t been told the story I always wanted to hear. So I’m writing it :)

I’ve missed being here, reading blogs and connecting with you all! But I bet my break from my online home is over! See you around :)

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  • Brad Shorr

    Hi Alina, Good luck with your novel – very exciting. There’s nothing like a good vampire story … I’m sure you’ll give it a fascinating twist.

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  • Robyn McMaster

    I’m excited that you are putting your writing to a whole new creative pursuit. I know that you love adventure, Alina. May the writing of this fiction take you to adventures yet unknown!

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  • Alina Popescu

    Brad and Robyn, thank you both for your support. I hope it will turn out to be an interesting read :)

  • Joanna Young

    Writing the book you want to read seems like the perfect writing motivation. I can’t wait to read it!

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  • Sarah

    Happy Bday Kay Have a good one girl miss you to pieces :)

    Sarahs last blog post..Spider Man Always Wins

  • Alina Popescu

    It is a pretty strong motivation indeed, Joanna! If it’s good enough, I’ll let you read it :)

    Hi Sarah! You are definitely the first to wish me happy birthday, as you started soon :) I miss you too, we should catch up sometimes soon!

  • Karen Swim

    Alina, it is so wonderful to hear all you have been doing – wonderful and inspiring! Congratulations on business going well, house decision and the novel! You are living life to the fullest and that is truly reason to celebrate! I love what you said about the writing the story you always wanted to hear. I cannot think of better motivation for a writer to tell a story from a place of intense interest and passion. I am finally editing my NaNo novel and immensely enjoying the process. I thought that I would hate it after the excitement of writing it wore off but I really did enjoy the story and hope others will too.

    Karen Swims last blog post..Butterfly Wings

  • Alina Popescu

    Hi Karen! I’m trying to make the best out of everything that’s going on right now, but I’m sometimes a bit overwhelmed and my infrequent posts are proof of that :) I can’t wait to read your novel, I’m sure it’s awesome! As for mine, I hope to finish it and still like it after reviewing it :)

  • Meryl K. Evans

    OMG! I can’t believe I wrote Ulla instead of Alina! I had both of your blogs open. Time. For. Sleep.

    Meryl K. Evanss last blog post..8 Ways to Kiss up to the Media

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