Retreat: Day Two: PM

And I'm still rolling. I'm in danger of breaking my brain though. 

I've netted about 12k words so far today. I'm debating whether to continue or let my brain rest and goof off the rest of the evening. 

I will have to do some heavy edits. My stream of thought turned into revealing backstory, which is completely fine and needs to be done, just maybe not in the huge chunks I've been putting on the page.

I'm at one with this story so even with the backstory puking out of me, I'm not faltering anymore and that is epic. It's been a hot minute.  

It's been a lovely day. I only got one work call which is fantastic. I've been in my comfy clothes all day. I have played musical chairs with the sitting surfaces here and finally went back to my regular spot after fortifying it with pillows. (This couch is very well worn and the cushions slouch into the back making your back hurt) I even managed to hit my step goal for the day. 

I think I'm leaning towards the goofing off at this point, but that might change. We'll see. 

And that is all for now...

Behave! 

Retreat: Day Two: AM

The view from my writing spot is glorious. And I still feel as obnoxious as I did yesterday, so there's that. I'm keeping it to myself. Mostly. Ha!

I slept in a bit. Which I don't think counts because it took me forever to fall asleep last night. It was light pollution, struggling to find a comfortable position, a wee bit of anxiety of things that aren't within my control - you know, the usual. 

I'm in my writing spot with my document open and maybe 75 words written. Ha! I have a full cup of coffee (my second) and I'm getting back to the manuscript now. 

Behave!

Retreat: Day One: PM

Well, here we are at almost the end of day one. Yeah, it's early by standards, but not when you've been up since five am after not sleeping great, worked half of a crazy day, hauled your gear (times two - once loading up this morning and again when i got here), and let yourself relax for the first time in a long time. 

Okay. I'm almost at the relaxed part. 

I intend to sleep in tomorrow. The alarms are already turned off. 

I did figure out how to work the coffee pot, which is important. And I found a cool mug that holds a lot of coffee. 

I have written more words in these few hours than I have in a while. It's a good feeling and I think I'm going in the right direction. We had our nacho dinner (the only meal we share while here) and we've checked a few things off of our "agenda". I put that in quotes because it's really a list of stuff we want to talk about in no particular order. 

I think I might be diving into the self publishing world here soon. I'll let you know when I figure stuff out and get that going. My time is going to be short over the next few weeks, which will give me the opportunity to continue to gather information and figure out how I want to start. 

Other than that... I'm so happy to be here. (so much that I'm a tiny bit of obnoxious. Just a tiny. Ha!) 

Behave! 

Retreat: Day One: Arrival

Here I am! 

I made it here in good time and didn't almost die on the highway this time. I stopped for ice and tea for one of my retreat mates. And I forgot the ice. Of course. But the fridge here makes ice and the ice tastes fine so unless something happens, I'm not going back out. 

I have organized my room, ate some cheese crackers, and changed into my comfy pants. We've had a short session of talking and now everyone is getting stuff done. 

Or trying to. 

I didn't forward work calls and my phone has been going off constantly. It's a crap shoot though. Some days no calls come through. Other days it's reminiscent of being at the switchboard where you're putting people on hold to answer three other lines. Oh well. It is what it is. I only have another hour and a half to deal with it. Oh. And all day tomorrow. If it gets bad, I'll have my boss switch the lines, but I don't expect it to be a problem. 

The view is so beautiful here. I'm currently sitting on a super comfy couch with a built in footrest, facing woods and rolling hills. I have a new document open and I'm ready to begin. 

And that's it for now...

Behave! 

Almost Time!

This time tomorrow I'll be about an hour away from heading to retreat! (I mean, if this blog posts at the time it's supposed to!) 

I have collected my meals and just have to do laundry and pack clothes and my computer. 

I ready to restart this book. I've been writing copious notes and thoughts on how I need it to be and that's been helping my brain get in the right space. Yeah, I could have started it before, but it feels symbolic to begin again on retreat. 

That's all until retreat starts! 

Behave! 

Weekend Wrap Up

This weather needs to get its act together. Either rain or snow, but if it's going to be snow, then bring it! It looks like it's snowing now though. I have no idea what's going to happen. 

Here we are at Sunday evening again. Okay, it's not quite evening... or is it? 

Anyway... here's the Sunday list:

1. Not getting to sleep in on Saturday since the construction guys started banging things at 6:30. Technically, I guess I got an hour more than normal, but since I woke up at 3:30 and couldn't go back to sleep, I don't think it counts. 

2. Getting our shopping done ahead of the "milk, bread, and eggs" crowd. 

3. Making something new for our Saturday evening plans. Cannoli dip. It turned out really well! 

4. Paint night with friends. It was a blast. That Man even painted and his turned out so good! Mine looks like a baby owl. (We painted owls) His looks like it was supposed to. He's far more artistic than I am. 

5. Sleeping in this morning. It was lovely.

6. Waking up to "breakfast pizza" made by That Man. And coffee. 

7. Retreat in 3.5 days!!

8. Mac and cheese for dinner. We made a meal for folks that had a really hard week and just doubled it so we had dinner too. So technically dinner was made by noon. 

9. Chocolate chip cookies. 

That's all I have...

Behave!

Feel Good Friday

Yay! It's Friday!

It's raining here! And it's cold. Not freezing, but cold and damp. It makes me want to take a nap...

Here's my list:

1. Retreat in less than a week. 

2. Pizza for dinner. No cooking! 

3. Texting with K5. 

4. Sleeping in tomorrow. 

5. That Man and I making plans for a solo weekend. 

6. Weekend plans. 

7. The cleaning out of old papers that has occurred in my house. (Still no documents)

That's it...

Behave! 

Stuff & Things

In one week, I will be on retreat! 

I cannot tell you how much I am looking forward to the days of solid writing, the companionship of friends, and the peaceful setting. 

Writing has been slow this week. I'm on a mission to find some documents that aren't where they were supposed to be. So far, I have unloaded my house with tons of unneeded papers and things that don't need to be kept. I have a few more places to look -- well, more like go through places again because maybe I missed them? IDK, it's exhausting and satisfying.

Anyway. I'm willing to forgive myself for the lack of words on the page. Besides the above, I'm not super happy with how things are going. It's like I'm missing something. Which I think is my brain keeps going back to how it was originally written and that's not how I want it. Working through that and I will overcome. I'm still very excited for this story. 

What else? Not much. Same old around the homestead. 

And that is all...

Behave!  

Weekend Wrap Up

That Man woke up this morning thinking it was Monday. That's a hateful way to start a Sunday morning! Sunday's are hard enough! 

It's been a decent weekend. The book signing yesterday was a lot of fun. I sold books, which is awesome (and also made me feel like I made the right decision canceling next month's signing). I don't have many left at all. Anyway. I got to see old friends and catch up a bit. K3 & A stopped by, as well as my sister and niece. 

It's sad though thinking that'll be my very last signing for a while. I love that event so much. Last year was the only year I missed and I likely could have done it but had no idea where I'd be with my recovery when the time to make a commitment came. 

We had a nice dinner at home and a chill evening. We even sat outside in the sun for a while. 

Today was errands, laundry, blah blah blah. I did get a decent word count and it's going well, though I'm going to have to tighten things up before I go too much farther. Or I'll wait and do it while doing edits. We'll see. 

And that's all I have. 

Behave! 

Positives...

In an effort to shake off the negativity seemingly all around me, here is my positivity list for today...

1. Being done with taxes. (I do have to write some checks but the main work is done)

2. A warm house. 

3. My dog still hanging in there. Every day she continues to have her spark is precious right now. 

4. The booksigning coming up this weekend. I'm excited and nervous. 

5. The weather is a lot warmer today. 

6. Trying new recipes with That Man and laughing when they don't turn out as good as they looked. Ha! 

7. Spring is coming. 

8. Being excited to write again. 

9. My kids. They're awesome and make me laugh. 

10. That Man. I couldn't ask for better. 

11. Retreat coming up. 

That's good for now. There are many more positives, but my list is likely boring to you. Ha! 

Staying off social media has been a huge help as far as me trying to stay positive. I'm not missing it at all. 

That is all...

Behave! 

Weekend Wrap Up!

Here we are at Sunday evening again. And it's still cold out. 

Hopefully it starts to warm up soon. "They" say it's supposed to by next weekend. We'll see. I'm not holding my breath. Spring is coming, right? 

The people in my house are going stir crazy. Me included. 

Yesterday we ran around getting our errands done and yeah, we did have dinner out, which was nice. But it was so cold it was hard to enjoy the evening to its fullest. If that makes sense. 

Today we've been home all day. Thank goodness. I slept in and woke up to That Man and K4 making breakfast. Lots of coffee. Laundry. And I spent most of the day writing. I'm not saying what I'm working on yet except that it's an older project that needs a rewrite. 

And I've been sneezing all freaking day. 

This week is sort of on the "quiet" list. I hope. I still need to finish taxes and take care of some other admin duties. Ugh. 

Behave! 

Mother Nature is Nuts!

What is this weather hell we're living in? I know I complained about the cold the last time I posted, but Mother Nature has turned it up in a rude and horrid way. What is she thinking? I didn't know we lived in Antarctica! 

We were out earlier. It was horrible. 

So here's a brief Feel Good Friday on Saturday...

1. It was a rough week, but we made it through. We dealt with a lot this week -- sickness, cold, insanity at work, and you know...life in general. 

2. Sleeping in this morning and hopefully the same tomorrow. I did wake up at 5:30am and said hell no. It was too dark and cold. 

3. Maybe figuring out what I'm actually doing with my writing life. 

4. Our evening plans. 

5. Getting the errands done and not freezing to death when we did. 

The bad thing is that I had to give up the book signing in March. I just don't have enough inventory and whatever I have left after the greenhouse signing is (hopefully) spoken for. I did keep a copy of each book for myself. It's a really strange place to be in and I don't like it. 

That's all I have...

Behave! 

Living in the SubZero...

I'm tired of it. 

I know I'm not the only one. My heating bill is going to be so outrageous. But what are the options? Freeze? I think not. But seriously, Mother Nature, please check yourself. We're dying here! 

Yeah. I know. Everyone feels the same way. 

I jumped on social media the other day. I don't think I can do that anymore. Sometimes I hop on and scroll for a few seconds to see what's going on. I rarely post (though I know I should for the author stuff and I probably will post something about the greenhouse signing). My feed was filled with people complaining, being entitled, and talking down to each other in the comments. 

There's already too many negative things going on in the world. We don't need to treat each other like that. I'm not sure what happened to "scrolling by" something you don't like/agree with but it seems to be a thing of the past. So my exposure to it will be very limited or not at all for a while. Maybe forever. 

Also...our grandkids seem to think we have no idea on what is or isn't AI. Which cracks us up. I've taken to sending ridiculously obvious AI pictures to our group chat with an innocent..."this is real, right?" just to continue to stir the pot. They also believe we're woefully technologically impaired. We play along with that one too. At least for now. 

That's all I have...

Behave! 

Weekend Wrap Up

Well...here we are again. Sunday evening. Boo!

My back hurts. Not sure what I did to it. It started yesterday. I'm stretching it and using a heating pad but it's pissing me off. 

We've been home all weekend which is rare and good. It's been a while. Yesterday we cleaned out closets and drawers, dusted, and rehung the tapestry that fell down in our room. Getting rid of things and making space feels awesome. Today was deep cleaning the fridge and ice machine, washing sheets, and other odd chores. 

We talked a lot about my writing and how I have been feeling and I know what I'm doing now. I'm writing a story I started last summer. It's what feels right and it's been going well. I went through the pages I had yesterday and have added several thousand words so far today. So yeah... that's good. 

I'll be at the garden center on Valentine's Day for my favorite book signing. I have limited stock so if there's something you want, now's the time to get it. If I come away from this with books left, I'll be at a signing next month. But that's going to be it for a while since I'm an orphan with no publisher currently. 

And that's all I have.

Behave!

Feel Good Friday!

What an excessively long week! We made it to Friday though!

Let's hit the list:

1. The snow was beautiful and I loved having a "snow day" (even if it was Sunday) and the subsequent "working from home snow day". But now... now all the snow is a pain in the butt. Ha! We didn't shovel the whole way out because of the ice and plow piles. It's fine. It'll melt enough (eventually) to not matter. Well, maybe it won't melt since we're living in sub-zero world. I'm over the cold weather. So much. 

Tuesday showed up with a giant freaking cold for me. I stayed home from the day job and slept literally all day. It's slowly improving, though I'm not close to being 100% yet. My head kills and the draining is annoying. (this is not numbered because it's not anything even closely related to feel good)

2. Barring any emergencies, we have a nothing weekend for the first time in a long time. Every time we think we're going to have one, something happens. This just means that we'll tackle some of the things on the list that we haven't had time for, but that's fine. 

3. Sleeping in. I really hope it happens. 

4. Hoping to get some writing in. I still have no idea what I'm working on. It'll happen at some point. It's frustrating.

That's all I have!

Behave! 

Snowmaggedon! Working From Home!

It was nice to wake up about 10 minutes before I had to log in. That's the longest I slept in all weekend. Oy. 

That Man had some issues getting logged in, but we finally overcame. Now our dining room table is a work space. He has way more "physical" things spread out. I have a tiny pile, but our work is very different. 

The cats are a mess. Our female cat wants to be in the middle of the papers and is generally being a pest. The boys are watching the birds from the dining room window. And the dog is just happy we're home. She's curled up at our feet under the table. 

Now we have to shovel. Well, shovel and work. The two upstairs will be helping as soon as they get up and moving. We're not in a rush. They'll be the first ones to leave in the morning, so we technically have all day. Traffic is so quiet. 

That's about it...

Behave! 

Snowmaggedon!

It's still coming down. Only now it's a freezing rain, sleet, snow mix. 

It's so quiet and beautiful outside! 

You can hear the little birds talking to each other. And the squirrels making their little noises. We had to put more bird seed out since they emptied the feeder between yesterday and today. It's amazing when there's no traffic noise!

Mainly we've been cooking/eating today. Made homemade boston cream donuts this morning. Not too bad, but will need tweaking if I'm going to do it again. It's K4's boy's birthday today. We did steak and eggs for breakfast. Well, the rest of them did. I just did steak and mushrooms since I didn't feel like eggs. Warmed up homemade white pizza for lunch. And a milkshake. We're having lasagna for dinner and then banana splits in lieu of cake. 

Then a nap, which was lovely. Now I'm going to see what kind of writing nonsense I can get into until K4 decides to start making the birthday dinner. IDK if she'll need my help or not, but I'll be available to bother her at least. Ha! 

No word on tomorrow's work schedule yet, but it's pretty obvious we'll be working from home. 

That is all. I hope you're staying warm and dry if you're involved in this storm and cold. The forecast definitely doesn't look good for the next 10 days. 

Behave! 

The Eve of Snowmaggedon!

Well, here we are... waiting for the snow...

So many unknowns with this storm. 

But we're ready. I guess. We'll see?

We were out earlier. B had a soccer game. Which was epic. He scored three goals, including a headshot. We ran into friends there. Their son plays a league above B (though we played them last summer and our boys beat them pretty solid). It was nice to catch up a little though. 

Then we decided to hit the store. (I knew we would) It was fine though. Busy, but not insane and there were plenty of milk, bread, eggs, and toilet paper. Actually I don't know if that's true because I didn't look at that stuff. Instead I got ice cream, whipped cream, my favorite coffee creamer, and cheese--which was the only thing we were out of. Ha! 

K4 was out and about today and sent me a pic of the mega stores parking lot. Whoa. It was packed. 

So now we wait. The snow blower is ready. The shovels are out. It's so freaking cold though and it's supposed to stay like that for the foreseeable future. I hate that part. 

My plan is to spend as much time as possible writing tomorrow. But we'll see. It's possible we'll have guests if power goes out. Plus, I have no idea what I'm writing yet. I spent some time writing out an idea I had, but I don't know if it'll go anywhere. It's more of a "backstory" kind of thing anyway. But I'm getting there. 

That is all...

Behave! 

Feel Good Friday!

It's about time! This has been a long week! 

I'm trying to rally up the positives, so let's just get to the list!

1. SNOW in the forecast. How much is anyone's guess at this point, but they're saying "significant". I'm all about that. 

2. Plans for our snow day that include food and relaxation. 

3. We have done our store run and "should" be good. I have a feeling we're going to realize we either forgot something or decide we need something we didn't get though. But oh well. We'll brave the "bread, eggs, and milk" crowd if we have to. 

4. Getting to do two awesome critiques this week. My friends are awesome storytellers and writers. It's actually quite humbling to be in their company. Especially when I currently feel like a hack. 

5. Having the ability to work from home restored. It had been shut down when we had a slight system compromise. With the weather coming, the bosses made sure everyone had the ability again, which is awesome. 

6. The potential for my brain to decide to be creative again this weekend. It's there...shimmering just under the surface. I can feel it. 

7. Definitely sleeping in on both days this weekend. After a rough week where we thought our bed heater was doomed, our temperature is back where it's supposed to be. (It somehow got turned down...we think it might have been when the dog leaked pee on our bed and we ended up stripping the bed at 5am, but who knows?)

8. 34 days until Retreat! 

And that's it! 

Behave! 

Off Rails...

So January has become one big calendar page of stress and nonsense. Almost three weeks into this new year and I already want to write it off and start over.

I'm so off my game writing-wise. I thought I had the "best" idea, but it fizzled out a few thousand words in. Then I had another "great" idea and it said "nope" about 800 words in. So...fine. Right now I'm critiquing for friends in the hope that my brain starts sparking again. 

I did get a small "what if" sizzle this morning which was exciting. We'll see if it goes away or if it becomes something I can work with. 

I have retreat coming up in 38 days. I'm so excited to go even though I have no idea what I'll be doing. 

And that's it... Yeah, there's a lot of stuff going on and it's really affecting me, but now we're at the point where there's not much I can do about any of it beyond what I've already done, so... It's time to let it go. (we all know how hard that is)

We soldier on...

Behave! 

Happy New Year!

Yeah, I know it's the third. It's been the new year for 3 days. 

We didn't think we were going to make it to midnight on New Years Eve. We somehow did and were then in bed at 12:02. I know, we're such party animals! Ha! 

We did have some excellent pork & sauerkraut and a pretty chill New Years day. Yesterday we practiced our relaxation skills and it was lovely. We slept in and did very little for the first time in forever. Well, the washing machine was torn apart and the new pump motor was ordered. We took naps and had an easy dinner with minimal clean up. 

Today was a grocery store run, writing, and dismantling Christmas. The tree is down and put away. Most of the porch decorations have been stored away. The snowman are still out, but they're allowed to be for a few months. 

So far we've managed to avoid the sickness, but one of our coworkers came in very sick on Wednesday. We avoided him, so hopefully...

One more day off before the day job insanity of January. Inventory and end year stuff will be crazy. 

And that's all I have. I started a new project and I'm picking my way through setting up the story. So far so good. 

Behave! 

Last Post of the Year...

Happy New Year! 

I typically do a "wrap up" of the year, but there doesn't seem to be much of a point. The year was mostly focused on surgery and recovery with a few other things thrown in for good measure. Or bad measure...idk which...

The best things about the year were getting rid of my pain, grandkids, and husband stuff. 

The whole thing seemed to pass in a flash. 

Am I looking forward to the new year? I mean, no. I don't see how it's going to be "better" or "new". It's all the same. 

Yeah, there are things to look forward to, but on the daily it's the same grind. I don't think that's cynicism...just reality. Yeah, I hope 2026 is better than 2025 and I'll do everything I can to make it so, but that's all any of us can do. 

Anyway. 

Don't drink and drive tonight (or at any time). Have fun with your friends and family and remember to drink water in between your cocktails. 

We're staying in. We've never been huge fans of NYE. We'll get some snacks and watch some dumb tv and go to bed at our normal time. Works for me. 

Behave! 

Tall Tale Tuesday-ish...

Today has, so far, been one for the books...

1. Woke up to a wet foot. The pup leaked urine. In our bed. It was pretty bad. It happens sometimes. She's 12. We stripped the bed, cleaned her up, and started the washing machine before we left this morning. 

2. After fixing the dryer, the washing machine decided to only work when it wants to. K4 restarted the washer four times this morning. (She offered to make sure our mattress pad got dried)

3. Get into the day job and our whole system is down. We have shop lights out and the light on the server is dead. Put in an emergency call to our IT guys and then have nothing to do until he gets there to fix it. (System is back up and nothing is wrong, so a good thing)

4. Just as I was leaving for the post office, fire trucks fill the street in front of the office. There's a house fire across the street. We see the family that lives in the end unit out there freezing so we invite them into the office to get warm. They are shook up and worried about their pets. Bottom line is that everyone is fine. It wasn't their unit that caught fire and their pets are okay. 

5. The sickness is going around like crazy! We're trying to stay away from it, but I fear it's only a matter of time. 

And that's all... 

Behave! 

Post Merriment!

I hope you and yours had a wonderful Christmas! 

Around here it was wonderful chaos -- from beans frozen into a beanie baby for a dirty santa gift, to Star Wars, musicals, food, birthday chaos, and laughter. It was a really good couple of days. 

Friday morning brought lounging and decompression. Mr. B had asked to spent the weekend here and of course we said yes. Pretty much all we did was watch movies and chill. 

Back to the grind tomorrow. Well, for 2 1/2 days. Then we're off until next Monday. 

I had an idea for what I am writing next last night. Right now, it's all brain juice, but it's growing. I've cleaned up my files and drives in prep for new writing. I might not make it until the new year to start new writing, depending. But having that thought and feeling it grow is an amazing feeling. 

And that's all I have for now...

Behave!

Down to the Wire!

Yeah, I suck about getting on here lately. 

Things have been busy as I'm sure you are super busy as well. We're getting there. I think the shopping is done even though I'm waiting for a few things to arrive. The cleaning is underway too. 

I'm looking forward to the whole thing. Even the chaos. It'll be awesome to see my family Christmas Eve. Christmas day should be pretty chill. We'll do our thing in the morning and then go to see the grandboys. When we get back home, it'll be birthday time. 

Food prep is already underway. There was too much in my fridge and too much to do, so I cooked chicken, prepped chicken, and cooked off the sausage. There's still too much in my fridge, but it's better organized now. I can't find my bundt pan, which I need for the birthday cake, but I'll figure that out.  

We spend almost all day Saturday shopping after B's soccer game. Stores were insane and it was worse because we had no idea what we were after. We did figure it out and topped the day off with an excellent dinner for our anniversary. 

I'm taking a writing break right now. I had myself all tied up in knots and couldn't figure out what I was doing, what I wanted to do, or what direction I should go. Had an epiphany and realized I was pushing myself into a box I don't want to be in, so I backed off and am giving my brain a rest until the new year. I have no idea what I will work on yet, but I have a little while to figure it out. 

That's all I have. 

Behave! 

Falling Off the Face of the Earth...

Well, I didn't really. But I think you get the drift. 

It's a crazy time of year with tons going on and not a lot of down time. 

I can't make any promises on posting. Just that I'll do my best. 

And it's cold and I hate that. 

13 days until Christmas and I'm maybe 2/3 ready. Maybe. But I'll get there. 

That's all I have for right now. I'll try to do a better post soon!

Behave! 

Happy...

I hope your Thanksgiving is filled with wonderful food, amazing company, and good things. 

I hope you can overlook any rough spots and disasters knowing they'll make for awesome stories one day. 

I also want to wish my oldest baby girl a wonderful birthday. I love you and I miss you. 

And that is all...

Behave!

Tuesday...

I missed Feel Good Friday & the Weekend Recap... Sorry, but you probably don't really care about the boring-ness that is my life. 

I've been having a lot of weird dreams lately. Like bizarre and complicated. The problem is I remember them when I first wake up, but as the day goes on they fade away. I just remember my niece trying to put a sweater on a frog (because he was cold) and alpacas running around my house. My dad was also in one...standing against a wall with the mischievous sparkle in his eyes he often had. I remember that. How could I not? 

I also woke up around 2 on Sunday wondering if horses taste food the same way we do. And then there was the random though while going to sleep last night...Who thought it was a good idea to drain the sap out of trees to make maple syrup? I'm sure I could look both of those things up and maybe I will. 

Christmas is a month from today. How is that even possible? Now I'm wondering if I'm going to have time to get everything done. I do have a head start on a lot of the shopping and we have a food plan for K4's birthday dinner. So yeah, I'll be fine, but it's crazy how fast things are moving. 

Also, That Man and I's anniversary is the weekend before Christmas. So far, we've managed to keep the weekend open so we can actually celebrate our 39 married years. I would like to go away somewhere, but we're having trouble figuring that out. I don't want to have to drive too far and I want there to be something fun/cool around, too. So we'll see what we come up with. 

That is all! 

Behave! 

A Little Effort is Required...

...but I'm attempting to be more positive about pretty much everything. Yeah, there's suckage, but pretty much all of it are things out of my control. So I'm trying to control what I can...

So here are some positive things for today...

1. My friends bolstering and giving me tools like fire, phoenixes, and a word for next year. (It's writing related and it's not going to make sense) But yeah, I was having a little bit of a professional crises and they jumped on it and helped me sort it out. 

2. The rain. I know it's dreary out, but I kind of like that too. (Though I do wish for snow)

3. Being recertified in CPR today. It was a good and thorough class. 

4. Crossing stuff off my "to do" list. 

Four is a good number to stop at. See? I'm trying. 

Behave! 

Weekend Wrap Up

Oh Sunday... why do you come so soon? 

Man is it windy! We've been watching our neighbor's roof vent flap in the gusts. It looks like it's going to blow off. Unfortunately, we don't have a number for the landlord over there and the new tenant must work a weird shift. She's lived there for about a month now and we've never met her. So we'll keep an eye out for when she comes home and let her know. That's all we can do. 

This weekend has been house stuff, errand running, camper winterizing, laundry, grocery shopping, truck work, and attempts at taking it easy. Oh and we both slept in both days, which is amazing and unheard of.

We'd put the truck in for inspection last week and our mechanic found some pretty rude rust that meant it would not pass. We called the guy who's done work on my Jeep and he said he'd give us an estimate. He could fit us in right away, so we told him to go ahead. He found even more rust. And after our bank account taking a huge hit, we got it back. That Man double-checked everything and it'll go back to the shop and hopefully pass inspection this week. Joy. Just what we needed right before Christmas. But what are you going to do? 

Other than that... I made decent progress on my short. Not as much as I'd wanted/hoped, but enough that I don't feel unaccomplished. So there's that. 

Back to the grind tomorrow. 

And that is all...

Behave! 

Feel Good Friday

It's been a very long week. 

I kept thinking it was Friday - on Wednesday, Thursday... Ugh. 

Let's hit the list:

1. Making good progress on my short story. 

2. Warm socks. 

3. Not cooking dinner tonight. 

4. The weekend and sleeping in. And I plan to. 

5. Getting our truck back. That's a long story I'll save for another time. 

That's it for now. 

Behave! 

I'm Back...

Almost a month... 

I don't know that the social media break did much good. I mean, it did. I did still peek at some of the sites, but made an effort not to spend a great deal of time on them. That will continue. I just can't do it. 

So what's been happening? 

Really, not a lot. Just your usual day by day stuff. Oh and now it's cold. Hate that. 

The holidays are coming up fast too. I'm trying to get organized. It'll be a bit different than last year since I'm not also preparing to go under the knife. I think my holiday-spirit-o-meter is going to be okay this year. We'll see if that changes. Ha! 

Waiting on the finalization of Thanksgiving plans. We're invited to friends we barely get to see and if that falls through, we'll be with That Man's sister. It's rare that I'm not heavily involved in the planning and preparation part of the holiday. If we celebrate with our friends, I don't have to do that. I'm kind of enjoying just worrying about my food contribution and what stretchy pants I should wear. 

I burned the crap out of my hand with my new steam cleaner. The steam cleaner is pretty nifty though admittedly I haven't used it since I destroyed my hand. I had released the pressure and let it sit for a good forty minutes before opening it to get rid of the leftover water. It blew up on me. I spent the rest of the evening with ice, (I know you're not supposed to use ice, but I did and I don't regret it) aloe, and horrid pain. By the time we went to bed, the pain had eased, so there's that. It's healing pretty quickly though. I think because it's my hand and the skin is thicker. I have two major spots that are still red and my skin feels weird. It never really blistered probably because my hands are so dry right now. We'll see if it peels. 

Let's see...what else? 

Grandkids - we had the boys and K5 this past weekend. What a blast! We stayed in a state of absolute hilarity pretty much the whole time. None of us slept a lot and the kids ate a lot, but they were so much fun. We had an early soccer game for B, and then went to lunch. And for ice cream. By the time we did the drop offs, we were spent--emotionally, physically, and financially. Ha! We were supposed to go to friends that evening, but we were so tired we bailed. We didn't even do dinner and we'd made plans to either go out or pick up take out. 

B's game was super stressful. They tied. 5-5. B scored all 5 goals. Well, technically he scored 7, but 2 were disqualified. But tying with the division champs was pretty darned good. It was definitely an "edge of your seat" kind of game. 

I did get the Old Lady story spiffed up and out there. I'm now working on a short as a little prequel to the horseman story. So far so good. 

And that's about it. Well, there are probably a ton of things from my month-long break, but I figure I've bored you enough. 

That is all. 

Behave! 

Taking a Break...

Yeah, I suck. It's been almost a week. 

Everything is the same or at least it feels like it. 

With that said...

I'm going to take a little Internet break. Social media is draining. I feel like it's sucking out my soul and is making me sad and cranky. 

I'm going to stay away from all of it, including here, for a few weeks. 

Catch you on the flip side! 

Behave! 

Tuesday Suckage...

Here's a list of suck...

1. I was ready to start submitting the old lady story when I realized my chapters were all wonki-fied and I had forgotten to double-check them. I corrected that, but now I need to make sure where I end the chapters makes sense, so back to work...

2. The last vestiges of this cold. Sinus drainage sucks. 

3. I'm tired. 

4. Traffic. My gosh, do people even know how to drive anymore? 

5. Stuff not working the way it's supposed to. 

6. It's only Tuesday. Yeah, there I go wishing my life away, but....

7. Road construction - it's everywhere and it's getting old. 

That is all of my grumpiness...

Behave! 

Weekend Wrap Up!

Oh Sunday...

1. My Jeep was on four wheels and I got to back it out of the shelter! I almost cried. We're not quite a third done, but it's amazing progress. Half of the lift is one, and I might need to get a step stool to get in. Ha! 

2. My book is done and the synopsis is written. Whoot!

3. My freezer is cleaned out. Nothing like finding a bunch of green beans and one terrible looking shrimp. 

4. BLT's with fresh garden tomatoes on sourdough bread. 

5. Sheets washed and returned to the bed. 

6. Most of the housework is done. Well, not really. The essentials are done. Next weekend is the big clean. 

7. Our town's Halloween parade coming up. I do like the parade. I just hate the people who think they can park on private property and end up blocking our spaces. 

8. Plans to take K5 to dinner this week. I miss that girl (even though we talk all the time, we haven't seen her in a while thanks to opposing schedules)

That's enough. 

Behave! 

Feel Good Friday

Holy cow! What a very long week! 

Let's just skip to the list. 

1. Living through this head cold or whatever it was. I still have some vestiges, but compared to Wednesday, I feel a million times better. I ended up staying home from the day job on Wednesday. I slept until 1:30pm and then was back in bed by 8:30. I think that's what I needed because I woke up Thursday feeling far more human. 

2. Taking most of the week off from writing, but hitting it hard yesterday. I made significant progress. 

3. Tissues with Vicks. I believe these made the entire difference in how I was feeling and in my recovery time. I will fight about this. 

4. Every single day this week felt like Thursday. Imagine my disappointment when it wasn't. Now it's Friday and I'm having a hard time believing it. Maybe because I lost an entire day? I don't know, but I hate it. 

5. Jeep work coming up this weekend. That Man's goal is to get it on 4 wheels. We still have a ton of work to do, but her being able to roll marks significant progress. 

6. I also hope to make significant writing progress this weekend. 

And that is all...

Behave! 

Sucky Sickness...

Okay, virus... I am done with you. 

I think I feel worse than I did yesterday. I did go to work yesterday. Our entire network was down and stayed down. That Man and I left at lunchtime because the only thing we could do was answer phones and we could do that anywhere. I slept and That Man worked on the Jeep. 

Made it to the day job again today. Still feeling crappy. The network finally came back up, so it's a rush to get everything done. 

These tissues I have suck.

The medicine I'm taking makes me feel stupid(er). 

I have a fever. 

I hate being sick. 

Behave!

Weekend Wrap Up...

It's been a busy weekend and a crappy Sunday. 

I got a lot done yesterday--many pages edited while cooking food for our friend who just had surgery. Plus, laundry, meal prep for the week, and house stuff... The usual. That Man continued with Jeep work and it's starting to come together. 

We took dinner to our friend and spent a little time with her and her husband. It was a nice visit and she's doing well. 

Then we got home...

And I started feeling like poop. 

I feel terrible that I could potentially infected her. I would have never gone over! I would have rescheduled my meal. I texted her and she's taking it well (with her usual grace), though, I mean, what can you do? I really hope she doesn't come down with it. It's really the last thing she needs and I feel awful about it. 

Today I woke up feeling bad. I slept late--way later than normal. I took a nap. But I still wanted to get some stuff done so I soldiered through. Laundry, shower, and the last forty pages on this editing pass. I talked to K5, texted with B, But now that all of that stuff is done, the malaise is creeping back in. 

That Man went to B's game. (they're winning as of right now) We figured it was best if I didn't sit out in the blazing sun and also potentially infect my family too. That Man will stop and get me medicine on his way home and then finish up dinner. 

I'm still planning on going into the day job tomorrow. We'll see if that changes or not. 

That is all...

Behave! 

Feel Good Friday!

We made it to Friday! And holy crap... we only have four more days of September left! How crazy is that? 

Here's the list: 

1. Not cooking tonight. 

2. Tomorrow we will make a meal for one of our dear friends who had surgery last week. She organized meals for us after my surgery, so I am honored to be able to do the same for her. 

3. Writing time this weekend!

4. The weather. Even with yesterdays rain, I cannot complain. Though I know our grass is going to be knee high by Sunday now. Ha! 

5. Not having to wake up and rush out the door for two days. 

That is all I have at the moment. 

Behave! 

Rainy Day!

It's finally raining! I don't know about you, but a good rainy day is needed from time to time. And the earth needs it, so I can only complain about idiot drivers. 

We made it to Thursday! I guess that's something. Yeah, it's been that kind of week. I'm looking forward to the weekend, even though it's more list tackling. Ha! Hey, I crossed five things off this morning, so there's that! 

Editing is going well. I missed one day this week. I'm hoping for a big push this weekend and then I can cross this one off my list. Then I will decide what to do next. I have three projects started. I'm not sure I'm ready for one of them, though I can world build and map out stuff. Two others are started - one is a quarter done and the other is half done. I have another one that's completed, but needs heavy edits. And a shiny new idea. Make that two. So...

That's all I have!

Behave! 

Rambling on Tuesday...

Ugh! Tuesday is just a reflection of Monday. 

It's gloomy out, but hopefully that means it's going to rain. I'm going to sound old and say "we sure need it". Well, we do. 

Edits are going well. Except I'm at a part where I need to do some work. And I don't know if I'm going to have time to get anything done tonight, but we'll see. 

They've started the big project across the street from our house. A whole lot of dust and machinery is going on. Currently there's a big old trailer blocking our parking. I'm hoping that's resolved by the time we get home so I don't have to pitch a fit. I'm not looking forward to this whole process, but there isn't anything I can do about it. We voiced our concerns and asked our questions and were brushed aside and given placebo answers. 

My to do list has grown back to it's original size despite me tackling it every single day. It is what it is. Things are always like this at this point in the year. I'm used to it, which is why I make the big list. 

And that's all I have...

Behave! 

Weekend Wrap Up...

Oh h*ll. It's freaking Sunday evening again. 

1. Jeep work. One step at a time. We're getting there through broken tools, missing parts, rust, and mosquitoes. 

2. I think I managed to get about a half a mile done on my to do list. I spent all day yesterday running around like a crazed chicken. But I feel really good about what I got done. There's still about a mile of to do list (no, really) and it grows more than it shrinks. 

3. My class reunion was yesterday. I didn't make it. It looked like fun from the pictures I saw, but to be honest, I don't remember ninety-seven percent of the people. I'm sure it would have come back to me, but it's been a really long time and there were over six-hundred of us in my class. I really only hung out with That Man, my sister-in-law, and maybe two other people--especially towards the end of my school days, so...I donated books to the raffle and did reconnect with a classmate I do remember in the picking up of those. 

4. We've been watching the progress of 3I/Atlas and some of the news stories are downright bizarre. 

5. Loaded baked potato soup for dinner. Man, I was craving that. And now we'll be eating it for lunch all week. Ha! 

6. Editing. I got through quite a bit today. None yesterday, but that's okay. I will continue through the week in the hopes of being done and ready to submit very soon. 

7. Clean sheets and sleeping in. Okay sleeping past the normal alarm time. 

That is all. A new work week looms and I'm already tired. 

Behave! 

Feel Good Friday!

Here we are! Man. What a crazy week! And what's up with it being hot again? Ha! I'm kidding. I know. I know. 

Let's just get to the list:

1. Do you ever get to a point where even fun things require effort? Yeah. There we are. 

2. Editing will commence this weekend. Believe it or not, I've made decent progress this week. And my head is very close to being screwed on straight for what's next. 

3. No alarms in the morning. 

4. My foot finally healing. 

5. Picking up Jeep parts.

6. Cooking in the crockpot. Twice. And I turned it to the right temperature. 

7. My list is a mile and a half long. It really is. I just checked it. 

8. Already working on the Christmas party for the day job. 

9. My sassy old lady puppy. She's got pain (we're managing it), and she can't see the best anymore, but she's still got attitude and is the best dog ever. 

I have a ten somewhere, but I can't find it. So...

That is all...

Behave! 

More Tuesday Rambling...

Time goes too fast. I feel like all I do is wish my days away to get to the weekend or something else fun. I need to stop doing that. 

Today went fast. (that's another thing) Work was work--the usual. 

There are teeny tiny ants in my kitchen and we can't figure out where they're coming from. We've pulled everything away and apart and cleaned, but no ant homes...

My poor ice maker can't keep up with four people in the house. 

I dislike the work of trash nights, but I do like the absence of overflowing trash cans and recycle bins. (not always overflowing. You know what I mean.)

Both my washer and dryer are making terrible noises. 

I'm making editing progress. 

I am tired and feeling like I'm trying to fight off some kind of illness. 

I don't like it getting dark earlier and I do like it at the same time. 

I have a great love for solar lights. 

That's enough random. 

Behave!

Weekend Wrap Up!

I'm not going to say anything about the weekend going too fast! Ha!

Here are the highlights...

1. Fun dinner with our nephew. 

2. Editing and making awesome progress on Saturday. 

3. Jeep work getting done. 

4. Finding more Jeep parts. 

5. Tacos for dinner last night with meat done a different way. 

6. Sleeping in this morning. 

7. B's soccer game. They won. (It was hot. I got sun.)

8. Getting my pages back from one of my critique partners and receiving the kick in the butt that I needed to do this story right. Honest feedback is always important, even if it makes you cringe. Which it didn't because I really knew something was wrong with it, but I couldn't see it because of all the pressure I was putting on myself. I feel much better and more confident now. 

9. Getting the shopping done. 

10. More Jeep work. 

11. Dinner in the crock pot for tomorrow already. And yes, I will quadruple check to make sure it's on in the morning. 

And that's all I can think of right now. 

Behave!

Feel Good Friday...in Crazy Town

Yep. That's where the week stayed... well I said "this" side of crazy town, but we fully went into town! 

And it's stuff you don't care about like work. 

So remember my last post when I said I had dinner in the crockpot for the next day? Well... guess who left the crockpot on "warm" all day instead of the right temperature? And guess who had to throw out dinner due to the chance of bacteria? Yeah, I was not a happy camper. 

Anyway... Let's have some feel good, shall we? 

1. Pancakes for dinner after the crockpot disaster.

2. Not having to cook last night. 

3. Making serious writing progress - maybe not with actual words but with figuring stuff out--which is almost as good. 

4. Tonight's plans. Our nephew is coming over for dinner. It's been forever since we've seen him. 

5. Light weekend plans. There will be more writing organizing and yard work and laundry and ... blah blah blah. 

6. Let's not forget the sleeping in part. Ha! 

That's all I have. 

Behave! 

Tuesday Ramblings...

This is, again, one of those Tuesday that should be a Monday. 

Monday itself wasn't so bad. Today, however, has been one thing after another, busy, and just 'this' side of crazy town. 

But the weather is lovely. It's chilly enough that I am wearing my favorite pj pants and a sweatshirt. No socks yet. 

The laundry is done. As is the vacuuming. That Man and I made a banging dinner. Dishes are done and dinner for tomorrow is in the crockpot ready to go on in the morning. Yeah, it seems like I'm organized, but that's a big fat lie.

Maybe partly on the outside. 

On the inside I'm second guessing this book and everything that goes along with it. Part of my brain knows exactly how things need to be and the other part is doing everything possible to get in the way. I'm at a crossroad where I need to decide if I'm going to start over, or continue to build on what I already have. 

So...

Maybe I'll have an epiphany in my sleep. Or, I'll do what one of my critique partners suggested and send it for fresh eyes... Which is probably what I'll do. 

And that is all...

Behave! 

Weekend Wrap Up...

Oops! I missed Feel Good Friday! 

That's because That Man and I escaped work early and had a lovely afternoon just goofing off. We went to lunch and then did some shopping. Came home and chilled. Very nice.  

Saturday night we went to dinner with friends. Well friends and family. We had a blast at a great little brewery along a creek and we scheduled our next dinner, which is awesome. 

Today we tackled a project we've been trying to get to for a very long time. Our housemates helped with the heavy lifting and we got things in shape in no time. I'm so happy it's done. 

Now I'm showered and ready to write. Dinner is marinating and we'll soon start cooking since the housemates have plans tonight. 

The writing is going. Slow, but steady. I'm watching Supernatural and getting to the pages. 

Also, the weather is gorgeous.

That is all... 

Behave!

Holiday Weekend Wrap Up

First off... September!! 

Okay...where to start? 

*My foot - I ended up on antibiotics and it's healing nicely now. 

*My other foot - symptoms are clearing and I'm left with residual irritation. (I also bought new shoes so that helps)

*The camper - repairs made and the grandkid slept in comfort and safety Friday night. 

*Lack of writing - no change. 

*The weekend - we had a blast at camp. I'm exhausted, but it was a very nice weekend. 

*My dog - a cyst burst on her front leg and now she has an open sore. K4 is cleaning it and keeping an eye on it, and we called the vet to get antibiotics. Especially after she decided to get into the creek. I know it's always something when they get to be her age. 

*Soccer - B's team tromped it Saturday, but lost Sunday. Sad times. 

That is all...

Behave! 

The Suck...

I'm not sure where my grumpiness is coming from but it might be because of...

My foot - I rammed it into our metal glider in the backyard last Tuesday. Let's just say it's red and swollen enough that I sent my doc a message. I have had my booster shot so no worries there, but it's irritating. 

My other foot - I guess it's plantar fasciitis or something like that. It hurts. I have a spiky ball I'm using, but... I guess we'll see. I do know it takes a long time to go away. 

The camper - We need to do some repairs before the next camp out. It's a known issue, but still irritating. Oh well... 

I'm tired... 

Lack of writing time. Now it's wearing on me. 

On the other hand, this weather is gorgeous. I'm looking forward to the long weekend. And hopefully some writing. 

I am pretty sure I have my conflicts figured out. So now I can get off my butt and actually make progress! 

That is all! 

Behave!

Weekend Wrap Up... On Monday...

That weekend sure went fast...

Absolutely zero writing done for me. I did brainstorm with K3 for a bit. I didn't even have a chance to turn my computer on at all, though I prepped to. It just never happened. 

We had the boys Saturday night. Little B fell out of bed. He doesn't remember. It was a very short fall and he didn't even wake up.  It was loud and I figured it would wake the whole house. But it didn't. He woke up at 5am and said, Oh hey, I'm awake. I told him only crazy people were awake at that time. But there we were. 

Mr. B had his first soccer game of the season. They whooped the other team badly. 18-0, with Mr. B making 6 of those goals. It was a fun game to watch. 

The windshield wiper part doesn't work. 

The Jeep parts came. 

I'm tired. 

That is all. 

Behave! 

Feel Good Friday!

For a week that wasn't supposed to be busy... Ha! 

I'm just glad it's over! I'm tired. 

I have a list, but I don't think you could call it all "Feel Good"...

1. Living through this week. It was a doozy! 

2. Working on the pages. Making progress, albeit slow progress. Still kinda stuck but feel like I'm going in the right direction. 

3. The weather. I really like not sweating! 

4. My dog being happy even though her lumps are growing and she struggles to get up sometimes. She's eating well, and even wants her ball thrown sometimes. As long as she's happy, I'm happy.

5. The windshield wiper part coming in. Nothing sucks more than having to manually work your wipers. 

6. Not-so-feel-good is waiting for the other part for the Jeep that was ordered first and was supposed to be delivered Wednesday. Now they're saying tomorrow. It spent four days at one hub in Kansas, which is irritating and annoying. 

7. Looking forward to hanging with my boys tomorrow night. 

8. Not-so-feel-good is missing someone I have no way to get ahold of. I think about them all the time and hope they are happy. I just want them to know that I love and miss them and hope they reach out soon. (Yes, this one is cryptic, but that's the best I can do...)

That's all I have at the moment. 

Behave! 

Weekend Wrap Up

Oh Sunday. Why do you have to come so soon and go so fast? 

It's raining here now. Thankfully. Though today is supposed to be the last hot day for at least a week and that's awesome! Fall is coming people! Yay!

Saturday we replaced the steering arm on our truck. It was bad--bad enough that when you held the wheel straight, it felt like you were floating. Or on a boat. Luckily there were no issues since currently that's the only reliable vehicle we have. It didn't take as long as I thought it would, but it still took up the day. 

Today has been shopping, laundry, cleaning, and getting organized. Yucky stuff, but necessary. 

I'm hitting the pages now, but will take a break in about an hour to make dinner with That Man. We're trying a new recipe so we'll see. I don't see how we can mess it up, so there's that. 

Hopefully I can get this world built and move on to conflicts so I don't feel so stupid and lost. 

This week is the normal kind of busy. Then next weekend we have the boys overnight Saturday, which should be fun. We have a ton of other stuff to do too--prepping for camp, working on the Jeep, and taking care of our ridiculous flower bed and all of its poison ivy. I did the vinegar/salt/dishsoap thing Friday night, but there have been zero results so far--and now it's raining, so... 

And that is all...

Behave!

Feel Good Friday!

Hi, Friday! I'm glad you're here! 

It was a week! And that Irritations post I did... well, I could add about a hundred more things to it. (like people assuming stuff and being cryptic) But I'm not going to go there because I'm trying to be positive. 

So, let's get to the Feel Good list, shall we?

1. A little extra sleep tomorrow. 

2. Getting the steering thingy fixed on our truck tomorrow. Well, hopefully. 

3. Easy dinners. 

4. Even though it was a crazy work week, it was okay. Things got done and done the right way which says a lot. 

5. Seeing old friends. 

6. My dog being happy. Her hips are bad, sometimes she leaks urine, and she has some significant tumor growths - like going from the size of an egg to the size of a tennis ball in a week - but she's happy. We already know how this ends and we're not ready for it. The goal is to keep her happy and pain free and we'll go from there. She's almost 12, so...

7. Writing this weekend. Hopefully I will overcome the hurdle I'm dealing with and make some serious progress. 

8. Air conditioning. Yeah. I said it. It hasn't been as hot as it was, but it's still too much. I am looking forward to cooler temps and sweatshirts. 

That's enough. I'm searching to find things to be "feel good" about, so I should stop before I go back into the irritations. Ha!

Behave!  

Tuesday Irritations...

Here's a random list of my current irritants...

1. Spammers. Stop it. I don't have any unpaid parking fines, turnpike tolls, nor am I concerned about the size of my p*nis. Also, that info you asked me about? Freaking google it. 

2. Traffic. Why do people drive like they're the only ones that matter? 

3. People who ask dumb questions when, as above, the power of google will serve them well. You're lazy. Do the work to find out the answers you need and stop bothering people. You are welcome to ask a legitimate questions. Please do. But do not end it with... And. Go..... GAH!

4. This goes way higher than #4, but this list is in no particular order... People who leave children and pets in hot cars. 

5. People who poke holes in produce at the grocery store. No, Karen, the tomato might not have been ripe, but now it's garbage because you stuck your filthy fingernail inside the skin. I hope you get botulism. 

6. Children running wild in public places. Look. I get it. Kids are crazy and sometimes they're crazier than other times. But FFS, Karen, get them under control. It's not my job to parent your spawn or tell them not to touch things. That's your job. Either do it or stay home. The next time I have to deal with your drooling goblins, I'm giving them each a huge candy cane and a sugar drink. I mean it. 

7. People.

I could go on and on and on, but I think it might get ugly. 

Behave!

Weekend Wrap Up

Oh, Sunday! Why do you have to be the last day of the weekend! It makes people hate you, you know? And who decided we needed to work five days and only have two days off? A psychopath, that's who! We need to find that guy and beat him up! 

So yeah, the weekend went way, way too fast! 

Let's get to the recap...

1. Not cooking on Friday. That Man and the kid took care of dinner and clean up. 

2. Sleeping in on Saturday. Yeah, it was only a half hour or so, but it was nice. 

3. Picking up the axle, plus unexpected parts, that we need for my Jeep. 

4. Vehicle drama. Not mine. 

5. Writing time. I didn't get done as much as I wanted to, but I feel like I'm on the right track here. 

6. Getting some housework done. 

7. Sleeping in a little this morning, but only because I couldn't fall asleep last night. 

8. Lunch with friends. 

9. Getting the grocery shopping done. 

10. Little B time and Mr. B time. 

And now it's now. I need to get some words down before I crash. It was a busy day and I'm going downhill fast. 

Behave!

Feel Good Friday

Yay for Friday! This week can stuff itself into a hole! It's been a long one!

Let's do the list:

1. Friday. 

2. Some sleeping in tomorrow. 

3. Focusing on the horsemen story. 

4. Weed whackers.

5. Finding some of the parts we need for my Jeep. 

That's it. A quick list. 

Behave! 

Almost the Weekend!

Yay for almost Friday! 

It's been a long week. At least the weather has been pretty decent. That's going to end come next week so prepare yourself for more complaining from me about how hot it is. Ha!

I'm trying to get this book into shape but it's fighting me tooth and nail. I know the answer I need is right there, but it won't pop out. So I'm starting at the end so I can get to the beginning. If that makes sense. 

This weekend will be book wrangling, weed pulling, and I might get to see my grandboys. I'm also going to sleep for as long as I can on Saturday. Ha! I'm sure I'll be up by 6 or 7 anyway. But I'm going to try. 

That's all I have for now. 

Behave!

Monday's Suck...

That's pretty much all I came by to say...

Today has been the Monday-est Monday I've had in a long time. 

That is all...

Behave!

Weekend Wrap Up!

I could have sworn I posted on Friday with my feel good list. Apparently not. I intended to, but it was a busy day. 

Now we're at Sunday again. Booo! 

This weekend flew by. There was vehicle maintenance, dinner with friends, grocery shopping, laundry, writing, and more writing (while watching Supernatural--Oh, how I've missed those boys). (I'm still writing, but taking a break for this.) Also, continued Jeep deconstruction where we discovered more damage that's kind of costly to fix. But we'll figure it out. I did the grocery shopping while That Man wrenched and came home to the bad news. 

The weather is pretty decent. I'm not complaining. In fact, I've worn a sweatshirt almost all day. Nachos for dinner and everything has been put away and cleaned up. I'm waiting for the last load of laundry. And I'm ready for bed already. Ha! 

So...pretty boring stuff. I have not gotten as much writing done as I wanted, but the vehicle maintenance stuff took precedence since it was kind of an emergency. And I'm still at it. 

That is all...

Behave!