My dad came up to spend the July 4th weekend with us. He arrived Friday and we thought he was going home on Sunday, but he extended it to Monday to make some much needed repair calls for his house up here and now he's extended it one more day to meet the termite people … Continue reading Holiday Weekend, now back to writing
New Writing Planner
I always intend to blog more than I end up doing. I type up my morning pages and then think "I'll add to these and make a blog post." And then I end up dumping the info into a post and don't edit it or hit publish until a couple weeks or month or so … Continue reading New Writing Planner
MPTA notes
I mapped out all the new scenes I need for Chapters 1-8. That took a while and one change I made affected several other scenes, so there’s new things to add into already written ones as well. It’s all good and I think it will make for a better story and some better flow. I … Continue reading MPTA notes
MPTA notes, Day 53
All my notes on this story that live in the computer are labeled with a number that corresponds to the book "90 Day Novel" because that's the method I was using when I started this particular novel. I have other notes, of course, in longhand in a notebook from days when I was out and … Continue reading MPTA notes, Day 53
Huge List of Activities to do with Kids during Covid-19
I started this document ages ago and have shared it with many friends, family members, and FB forums already. It's compiled from many, many different places: lists on facebook, travel websites, space websites, family websites, school websites. It's broken down into categories for ease of use: The Arts, Books, Celebrities, Coding, Crafts, Disney, Exercise, Food, … Continue reading Huge List of Activities to do with Kids during Covid-19
Summer of Themes 2020
School got out a couple weeks ago, but my family has been taking a little staycation. I spent some time working on my summer plan for the kids. With summer camps being out of the question, we went back to the drawing board and decided we were going to do another summer of themed days. … Continue reading Summer of Themes 2020
The Saxophone Has Arrived
Have I ever told you the saga of the Christmas Saxophone? Settle in. This story is long and weird. Sometime in October or so, my sister called up and asked if Kid#3 was still interested in playing the saxophone. This is the kid that so far has learned to play the recorder, the violin, the … Continue reading The Saxophone Has Arrived
Coronavirus, Day Sixteen
Today's adventures included a trip to the post office and a walk around the neighborhood. Because I'm a writer at home, I normally have very few co-workers. I joined a few groups of writers, editors and publishers just to have some socialization, as you do. One of them is a group that also enjoys planners, … Continue reading Coronavirus, Day Sixteen
My sister is in the hospital
My sister's girlfriend messaged me late last night after I was already in bed that April had a headache, chills, and a cough. I woke up to that message this morning. Later on she reported that my sister's fever hit 103.4. The girlfriend is a nurse and this had her rattled. She wanted to take … Continue reading My sister is in the hospital
Co-working woes will continue
I had no idea my husband was on the phone so much. Or in meetings. No, really. I know what he does in abstract. I've seen the engineering charts, I've watched him work during family vacations. I just had no idea being my husband's newest co-worker would be so loud. Thankful that today is a … Continue reading Co-working woes will continue
