It's been so quiet this week it seems like two since last weekend!
Good Stuff:
- Got some kitchen stuff packed up. Already it feels bigger.
- Returned the library books I could find. The library says I still have 2. We're all going to look for them again. If they don't turn up, I have the ISBNs to replace them.
- Swam 3 days, and did my exercise video 4 days.
- Researched some paid short story markets.
- Started my 2013 goals.
- Fenced this morning, and Eric went along to observe since we had other stuff to do in the city. He may be joining our class. If he does, I'll have a sparring partner at home.
- Tales From Bethlehem just got here. At 8:30 on Saturday night. FedEx must be paying some serious overtime. That, of course, means I'm almost done Christmas shopping for Mom's side of the family, so maybe, just maybe I can ship their gifts this week.
Not So Good Stuff:
- Back to feeling like I'm not getting anything done. It seems like there are always a lot of things left undone at the end of the day. Must be the shorter days. It stinks to be solar powered with no means of energy storage.
- I still have at least three Powerpoints to do for December. Maybe four.
- Not a lot to show for my time on the writing front. A couple of short stories.
- I'm still waiting for one more crit of the story I set to all of you. I did implement some of the changes you suggested, including changing Kenzie's last name, adjusting the timeline, and the end. Now Julie doesn't say "I told you so." She grins, sits in the other chair, and takes Kenzie's free hand. I also changed the title to Held. (There is a song by Natalie Grant with the same theme and title.)
This Week:
- Send Held to Splickety Magazine whether I get the last crit or not. She's done with NaNo, so hopefully it will be here in the next couple of days.
- Work more on the kitchen.
- Wrap and ship Mom's presents.
- Track down the elusive Dad present.
- Put up the Christmas tree.
- Work on kids' gifts.
- Figure out a daily schedule that integrates writing and house stuff. There has to be a better way to do things than what I'm doing now.
3 comments:
Thanks for purchasing Tales! Did you need a bookplate and a bookmark?
I like the new title.
How did you lose the library books?
How many times have you said, "Kids! No fencing in the living room!" Now that you have all the kids out of the house, time for you two to...fence in the living room! (Or that space just outside the kitchen where the table used to be. As I recall, that's a gaping hole, now, right? Just aching to be filled with a fencing pit -- or whatever it's called.)
Held is a fabulous new title. That really fits.
Stephen, I'm good on the books. I'll let you know how my mom likes it. I found the books tonight.ive looked at the bag they were in dozens of times. I wasn't looking for a bag of books. I was looking for books.
Jean, the table is still in the kitchen. It's the dining room is empty. Well, not empty right now. We put the Christmas tree in there.
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