I'd really like to say I've accomplished a lot, but that would be fibbing. ;)
Writing
My agent loved M and it's off to three publishers, leaving me an odd mix of excitement and utter terror. Which translates to I have no freaking clue what I'll write next, other than I've promised to write the fourth Dubric book (mostly to appease those wonderful, dedicated fans who email me begging and pleading for it) and, of it, all I really know is that the primary crime will be arson and that the team is pretty much all around screwed. Bad. And some might not survive. All that's cool, but I have no idea where to start the mess or how to get it all to fit. Whee. After Stain of Corruption, I need to come up with something that could be classified as mainstream/commercial - or whatever specific niche M happens to fall into. So far, I got nada.
Life
Well, um, shit.
Bill (my hubby) might lose his job with the posty office sometime this summer or fall. Maybe. Or he might get transferred to pretty much anywhere in the US. Or he might have to become a mail carrier. Or nothing might happen at all. Or who the heck knows what else. Only we'll have to change our lifestyle in a hurry (and sell our house) if anything happens. Or not. So we have no flippin' clue and I can honestly say that I'd much rather have bad news now than endure three or four months of worrying and fretting to suddenly have our whole lives uprooted.
Anyway, what the heck are we gonna DO?!?! is pretty much all we're thinking about this past week.
House
It's still standing. Bill's been making good progress on the basement, and I'm slowly sorting through the mess our daughter left behind. Mostly I'm too stressed, tired, and sore to care much. :/
Health
I exercised 4 days this week - not quite the 7 I was planning on - and my broken butt feels better. Lower back is a bit achy, though, and I think I'm catching a cold. Worries have led to a worsening of my insomnia. So, um, blech. Trying to eat better, make myself move a little bit, maybe get fresh air. I think it's helping. Weight is holding more os less steady and I'm okay with that.
Everything Else
I finished a couple of quilt tops this week, played some SIMS, and yesterday we went to Des Moines to visit family and friends, which was really nice. All in all, I'm doing good, just a bit cranky.
5 comments:
Cranky makes a lot of sense to me. Four days a week for exercising sounds realistic and doable. Seven is a noble goal, but the body needs rest, too, so maybe do normal around the house-type things on those "rest days" -- I count working in the yard as exercise, for instance. If you have a day where you're going up and down stairs all day long for whatever reason, that's exercise, but you don't think of it as such.
Fingers crossed for good news for M.
Cranky makes sense to me, too. I have been in "what the heck are we going to do" mode and it's not fun. About all you can do is plan for the worst and hope for the best. Message me if you need to talk it through.
Good job on the exercise and trying to eat better. I hope your back feels better soon.
Thanks, guys. {{huggs}}
Sounds like to me that you're doing great despite the circumstances. The fact that you're making plans for the job loss (which will never happen, we hope) puts you ahead of many people who don't realistically look at what's facing them. Good job!
(Four times a week is all I seem to be able to exercise. I'm hoping for five times this week.)
lol My fours days were all in a row, and it's been 4 days now since I've done anything. :P
Bill and I are contingency-planners. People laugh at us, but when the unexpected hits, we're usually able to adapt quickly. I just hate waiting for bad news. Rip the bandaid off already so we can deal with what's left, ya know?
{{huggs}}
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