Monday Check In

 No post this week as we are off celebrating my mom's 89th birthday. 

 

Monday Check In

Last week:

Writing Related:  Writing went better last week than it has in a while. I'm still behind where I hoped to be at this point in time. I'm going to do my best to catch up to where I should be by the end of July. 

 Motivational Quote: "Take up an idea, devote yourself to it, struggle on in patience, and the sun will rise for you." ~ Swami Vivekananda

What I'm Reading:  I'm currently reading The Witch is Back by Sophie H. Morgan. It's the first book in the Toil and Trouble series. It's paranormal rom-com and has been a fun and enjoyable book.

Random Thing:  Next Monday is my mom's 89th birthday.  We're celebrating by taking a few day trips that week so there will be no post next Monday. I will put up a reminder post on that day.

Random Photo:

 Here's Mrs. Green giving me the evil eye because I wouldn't share my turkey sandwich. 
 

 

Monday Check In

Last week...

Writing Related:  I'm still working on Garrett's book and still feeling like I'm not making progress as fast as I want or need to. I keep telling myself any new pages that I write are more than no pages at all. I have an appointment today that will cut into my writing time, but other than that, I should be able to write every day this week. 

Motivational Quote:  "We have a long way to go, but we're making great strides." ~ N Scott Momaday, Kiowa writer

What I'm Reading:  I'll be starting Hidden Nature by Nora Roberts either today or tomorrow.  It's her latest book. I believe it's a stand alone novel, but I'm not certain.

Random Thing:  I'm trying a new way to organize my day this week. I have so many projects I want to do but I never seem to have enough time in my day to even start a project much less finish one. I'm hoping this new method will help me find time to work on these projects, even if it's just a small amount each day. I'd really like to have at least some of them crossed off my project list by early fall.

Random Photo:

                                       Somebody hugging one of his favorite toys. 
 

Monday Check In

Last week...

Writing Related:  The first part of 2025 has not been good to me writing wise. I had hoped to have Garrett's book released into the world in April. It's now the 2nd week of June and I'm still writing the first draft. Between my old laptop dying a slow death (for which I'm thankful because it gave me time to transfer everything off it), back related health issues, unexpected guests and/or events popping in or up, and life in general, trying to get this first draft written is turning out to be a much longer process than I planned. 

Motivational Quote:  "We are all worthy of love and connection. Even in those moments where we feel that we perhaps aren't. Even those moments where we feel like we're the only one who might be struggling." ~ Vivek H. Murphy

What I'm Reading:  I didn't end up reading The Third Grave by Lisa Jackson.  There were some things that made the book not a good fit for me.  I started reading Rituals by Kelley Armstrong last night. This is the fifth and final book in the Cainsville series.

Random Thing:  You ever buy something for yourself or your home because it's something you need or need to replace? You don't think too much about the item, just that it's a necessity so you go purchase it and it ends up making you feel better or happier than you expected? Well, I did that last week. I bought a new broom. That's right, a broom. I can't tell you how happy this broom makes me. It's ten times better than the old one and makes sweeping and clean up so much easier. 

Random Photo:

                                   Here's my new broom that makes me happy. 😀
 

Monday Check In

Last week...

Writing Related:  I didn't get anything worth mentioning written last week. Between unexpected visitors, an unexpected project that turned out to be much more time consuming than I thought it was going to be, and life stuff in general, it was difficult to even get to the laptop to do any writing. Unfortunately, some of that will carry over into the first part of this week but I am hoping to get some writing time in on Thursday and Friday. 

Motivational Quote:  "New month. New Blessings." ~ Francheska Medina

What I'm Reading:  I just started The Third Grave by Lisa Jackson last night. It's the most current book in the Reed/Gillette series but I am told you can read it as a stand alone.

Random Thing:  It's been a very rainy spring at least here in upstate NY. We've had rain on both days every weekend since the first weekend in April with the exception of May 10th and 11th. I understand that rain is necessary, but I feel like we've gotten our fill. I'd be happier if it rained during the overnight hours and was sunny and dry during the daylight hours. It'd make commutes, grocery shopping, and running errands a lot easier.

Random Photo:

Blueberries were on sale at our local farmers market so I bought a couple of containers. I froze most of them for later use, but I used some to make blueberry muffins yesterday afternoon.