Hey, I’m off

No, I don’t mean that I smell bad…I mean I’m going on a little holiday. I had meant to make a bunch of blog posts for while I was away, but I had too much fun in the past few weeks visiting family. Therefore…I only have one coming up in a few days…then silence. Sorry.

I do have a bunch loaded and ready over on my Kid’s Play blog though. So if you get to missing me, check it out. Oh, heck. Even if you don’t miss me, go check it out!

Enjoy and have a happy, safe July!

Internet Land

I’m back in the land of Internet again. I’ve got lots of ideas to blog about but right now I’ve got a canoe to go paddle…

Refilling the Creative Juices

I think it is time to ease up and take a nice deep breath of summer air. I feel like I have this rigid time-line looming before me. I have to be a published, money earning author by X. It isn’t working very well. I mean, having a goal and a career plan is good. Very good.

But I need to ease up on myself a bit. I have time. I am learning. I haven’t stagnated. It’s just the fact that I have learned that I am, once again, further from my long-term goal than I originally thought I was, is killing me. And that is silly. This is supposed to be fun.

Of course there is a ton to learn. How many people actually sit down, write a first novel and have it published within two years? Not that many. They have piles of ‘learning’ manuscripts tucked in the rafters. They had to work at this and so do I. And I can do it.

But right now, I need a break. So, I’m going to pack up the car and my family and leave the in-laws behind and drive. And then I’m going to drive some more. And then some more. And I will learn. This CAN be part of my growth as a writer. It can. And it will. I will ruthlessly eavesdrop on farmers, miners, gas jockeys, campers from all over, executives, rich, poor, Easterners, Westerners and my family. I will come out a better understanding of characters. And then I will come home and I will write.

And We’re Back…

Well, we’re back home again. No vehicular mishaps or otherwise. Well, other than a lightning storm that prevented the ground crew from putting on bags on the plane on time. So, a one hour delay. But we had one of those planes with the cool TV sets in the back of the seat in front of you. So, we had TV and movies and music. It was great! I loved it. I got to watch some episodes of ‘How I Met Your Mother’ and ‘The Class’ that I hadn’t seen before. I really like those two shows.

Not Much Doing: Ain’t it Great?

I can’t believe I’m going to be home in a week. I hope my cat is still alive. Ooo…that did not sound good. (Do have a cat sitter, by the way.) It’s just that said cat has kidney issues.

I’m tired. I suppose it was a busy day and it is late. Last night, I don’t even recall laying here much before falling asleep–especially since I woke up all groggy at only 11:30 when my daughter, who is sleeping on the floor beside my bed, started moaning and groaning–what is with that? She’s four! And she grinds her teeth too! Needless to say, I pulled the moaning little kicker into bed with me–what is a night’s sleep without blankets or rest? Anyway, today my daughter and I cut down trees, played, swam twice, put the last coat of paint on the screen for the cottage’s upstairs window, put it back together after cutting out a new screen, painted a table, vacuumed the cottage (and the vacuum cleaner still works–I think I outgrew my destructive kill vacuum cleaner stage), swept and blew off the veranda (darn trees keep dropping stuff all over the place) and helped make supper for company. Plus all the usual everyday running around and all that crazy running up and down the hill from the boathouse a few times–killer on the legs–especially with a four-year-old on your back.

Anyway, not a lot new in my life at the moment. Although I hope when I am in my 90s I am as strong and smart and able-bodied as a lady I met tonight. Rock on!

Oh yeah, and another stranger tried to befriend me on Facebook. That’s two this week. Maybe I should put my picture on there so strangers know that they don’t know me. Nah…

Another Road Trip–Successful

Took a road trip the other day to the zoo and guess what? We got there and back without any vehicular mishaps.

There was a little kid pit stop on a small side road…and, well, a bit of a mishap there. You really don’t want the details though…trust me.

We’re heading out to my grandma’s cottage in a few days. I love the cottage. Not just because if you get hot, you run off the dock and into the water…ahhhh…refreshed! But the best part? Sharing the cooking. Whenever I come home from a stay at the cottage, I’m like, ‘What? I have to cook EVERY night? I’m responsible for EVERY meal? EVERY grocery shop?’ UGH. That’s the nice thing about having several families all together in one place. You can share the mundane, everyday burdens. Although, this trip there will be no other little people to distract my little person. Two weeks of just mom for entertainment. I almost want to bring her portable DVD player…almost. It is nice to go TV free. Although, I am bringing my computer… Does that count? Especially since dad now has high speed Internet at the cottage. And Grandma is putting in a shower. I guess no more ready excuses for not washing your hair very often or not checking your e-mail. Shucks. Whatever am I going to do?