2/29/2020

Happy Leap Year!! This day only comes around every four years and I love the extra day. I sure can use one every now and then. Well, we just got the van for Hope Station USA that will be used to transport fundraising items and eventually transporting homeless individuals to and from work. I am so excited. Now, we just need to clean it up, get it painted and reupholstered, and ready to go. I can't wait to get it on the road.
I am trying to get things back in order and in routine since the fire. It has been stressful and just coming out of the hospital with a wound on my foot doesn't help matters. I am just trying to do my best with everything and now I need to get grant proposals written to begin bringing in funding. Everything is coming out of my pocket which I have no problem with because this organization is my baby that I gave birth to.
As far as my writing is concerned, my newest book on addictions just went up for sale on Amazon and I am excited about that too. You can check it out here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084RWTZSK. It took me months to write it and a year researching everything. I thank webmd.com and drugs.org for keeping their information up to date. It was a beast to write, but now I must get to work on some other books that I have started. I have two books that will be book two in their series and need to get them finished. I have a lot of things going on right now and will be working diligently on them to their completion.
Things here at home are finally starting to get some normalcy going and it takes some of the stress away but I still need to keep myself healthy and mentally stable. Everyone is being respectful of the fact that I need to stay off my feet so that the wound under my foot will heal. Thursday I will know if my foot is going back to normal or if it will be placed in a cast again. I am also doing a weight loss class for my diabetes and have lost two pounds this first week and it should be even more this week since I have changed my eating habits and began exercising again.
I began this post earlier, but I got called away to check and do some things in the house like clean the kitchen, which I finished and now I can go back to my writing and get some things done. I lost the motivation for a few days plus the instructions of staying off my foot as much as possible. I love writing when left alone and having completed scheduled things which bring on the motivation for more.
I want to get things back to normal fully and get back into my routine so that everything runs smoothly. The bills got messed up for a minute but I am taking care of them, we are going up to the property office to sign a contract buying the next three acres to us so that we will own six acres and I can begin putting my farm together in June. With a greenhouse in place, I will be able to grow fruits and vegetables all year long and plant some fruit trees so that I can jar some fruit for eating. With the next three acres, I can begin clearing the land and designing the livestock enclosures.
This year will be paying off our vehicles and getting our well drilled by Thanksgiving. Then, next year, all the spare money that was used to purchase the vehicles will go towards building our house and putting the money together for my restaurant which I haven't forgotten about. There are a lot of things that need to get done and with my schedule, everything will get completed.
Well, it is time to get things moving forward, so I want to wish everyone a "Happy Birthday" that is celebrating today and for everyone else to have a blessed day with your loved ones. Please keep the homeless in your thoughts and prayers while we live through this cold season. Say a prayer for Hope Station USA to move forward with its plans to help the homeless. Take care.

12/22/2019- Happy Birthday to Me

Hello everyone. Today is my birthday and I am forty-nine years old. I do not look or feel that old. It is my day off from house cleaning and cooking, so they need to figure something out for dinner. I have been sitting here with my husband since we got up. I have a plan to relax and write today and nothing else. I have no more birthday cake left and don't know what else to do.
I have plans to make cookies over the next couple of days and also watching my sugar which has been running good numbers. My husband takes really good care of me and makes sure that I stay on my medication and do what I am supposed to do. I love him for that because no one really cared about me so much.
I will be working on my addictions book today and hope to have it completed by the end of the month and ready for publishing on Amazon. I feel confident that my books will help people and make their lives better. It is a part of me and my life with addictions. If I can overcome them then I know that anyone can overcome them with just a little support from friends and family.
Well, I will let you go from here and I want to enjoy the rest of my day. "Happy Birthday" to others who join me in celebration of our day. For the rest of you, I hope that you have a blessed day and many more to come. Please join me in keeping the homeless in our thoughts and prayers. Take care.

12/19/2019

Good evening to all readers here on my site. How are you? I am okay today just still a bit under the weather. I have been trying to rest today because being sick has brought out the worst in me with me vomiting all day and having a bad night last night. I coughed so much last night that I threw myself out of the bed and slept on the floor for the rest of the night.
How is everyone enjoying their night? I hope you all are having a great night with loved ones. Christmas is right around the corner and everyone should be bustling around doing their last-minute shopping. We had no money this year to do Christmas and we don't even have a tree up. I will be getting the babies some toys and treats after Christmas when we get paid again. They need some toys so they will leave my husband's stuff alone.
I have been doing some writing but not as much as I should be doing because I have been sick. I have so many things that need to get done but I have to get better first so my voice will be normal. I struggle every day to get out of bed because I feel so bad, but I am trying.
Sunday I turn forty-nine years old and have plans to make a large German Chocolate cake for my birthday. Everyone has been trying to get me to make it for the last week, but I keep telling them "No". Fifty is approaching soon and I cannot believe I have lived so long being that I had a bad past which I shouldn't have lived through, but I know God has been with me all this way.
Well, it is almost time for dinner to be done and I have some other things to get done for the night. I hope everyone sleeps well tonight and that your morning will be a blessing to others. "Happy Birthday" to those who are celebrating today and may you all have many more to come. Please keep the homeless in your thoughts and prayers for a plate of food to eat and a warm place to sleep. Take care.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!

Well, turkey day is finally here and families are getting together. I just feel empathy because the homeless are alone and outside in the cold. Where are their families? I got up this morning feeling okay and everyone was hustling around getting the food and everything set up. It is my day off from cleaning and cooking, so I am going to take advantage of it.
With my mental illness affecting how I adjust to groups of people, everyone here knows that I will eat with them, but then I will adjourn to my room and write. I cannot be around groups of people without having a panic or anxiety attack, so it is best that I refrain from being around everyone.
I miss my family on the holidays but maybe next year will be better when we will be in our own house and I am the cook. We will be able to have people over to share the holidays with. I haven't seen my dad since September of last year and my mom in over twenty years. I finally called her ad we spoke for about an hour and it was good.
I will keep this short because I have some book writing to do while waiting for dinner to get done. our roommate has gone to pick up some of their kids so, I will stay back here in my room with my dogs and spend Thanksgiving with them. They are apart of my family and usually every year they get to eat turkey with me, but being that we are living with another person, they will have to get scraps that I bring back here.
Well, time to get things done and begin my writing. I hope everyone has a blessed Thanksgiving and enjoys the love of the holidays. Please keep the homeless in your thoughts and prayers and be good to one another. Take care.

2/21/2019

Good morning to all my friends and family, old and new. it is eight twenty-one in the morning and forty-eight degrees outside and raining. I just got up a little bit ago and I just finished my first cup of coffee that my husband made for me. The dogs have gone outside and have been fed and given fresh water, so now it is time to get to work.

I have got to write two articles today to help catch up on the few days that I was down and couldn't do anything. I have those days sometimes when I just can't focus or concentrate on anything. My medications are supposed to help with that, but they can't stop everything every day.

I also have to finish organizing the back room because it is cluttered again which is chaos to me and that might be part of the problem, lol. I know that this post might be short because I have some things to do that aren't on my list which is the back room and some calls to make.

One thing that I want to encourage people with is don't give up and always keep moving forward. Sometimes it is nice to stop and smell the roses, but you still have to be productive in life.

Also, My nonprofit, Hope Station USA is flourishing and we need your support. Please make a donation on the PayPal link below or purchase one of my books which twenty-five percent of the royalties goes into Hope Station USA to assist the homeless and needy in regaining their self-sufficiency.

"Happy Birthday" to those born on this date and may you have many more. To everyone else, have an awesome day and be happy. Take care and be blessed.

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12/29/2018

Hello everyone. It is noon here in Dalton, Georgia and forty-seven degrees outside with the sun shining. I just got up a few minutes ago due to a rough night of sleep. I have been battling this cold and it just doesn't want to give up. I just fed the dogs and said my good mornings to them like I do every day. Each one of them gets a few minutes of my time one on one.

I am drinking my first cup of coffee which tastes so good right night and it warms me up too. I did some writing last night on a short story for an erotica book I am working on and also on my other book about elves and ogres. I am hoping to have it finished today or tomorrow.

Then, I begin working on my next book which is already ten-thousand words and hopefully have it done in about a week. I am getting my motivation back for writing and soon I will be pumping my stories out in a good rhythm. This will be nice for me because I want to see my books in physical form and then I can say, "Hey, I wrote that book."

Well, it is time to get to work if I want to finish this book today or tomorrow. I also have some things around the house to do first. I wish everyone a happy Saturday and spend time with your loved ones because you don't know how long you will have them here. "Happy Birthday" to those who were born on this date and may you have many more to come. Take care.

12/25/2018

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone! I just woke up not too long ago and still getting my motivation together. I hope everyone is enjoying opening their gifts this morning from Santa? I wish we could have had a Christmas this year, but I will be saving all year next year for it so that we have a very nice Christmas.

I began working on getting all my lists and sheets ready for the new year last night so that I will be ready for January first. I am a list person and that is what keeps me going. I would not know what to do if it weren't for lists. I guess you could say that I would be stuck in a rut not knowing what to do or what had to be done.

Well, I can hear one of my roommates in the kitchen cooking and she will be doing the cooking for today's dinner. I hope everyone else will have a nice Christmas dinner to eat. Get nice and full and then think on what today means to you. To me, it is a day to remember family and how lucky we are to have them and that it was a day that my Lord and Savior was born in a manger so many years ago.

Well, today I will begin getting back into my routine and starting my writing again for the site and putting short stories together for a freebie book. I now have the time to get things done and while working my routine, everything will get done. I am excited about having one of my books published last week and look forward to publishing another one soon.

Well, it is time to get some other things done while I still have time. I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a "Happy Birthday" to those celebrating one today. May you all have many more to come. Take care.

12/24/2018

"Merry Christmas!" I hope everyone is having a very merry Christmas and being safe and happy. We didn't get Christmas again this year which saddens me because I love to decorate and wrap gifts but our finances wouldn't even allow me to buy a twenty dollar tree. I know next year everything will be different because I will have my tree and decorations with plenty of gifts under the tree.

As for new news, I published my first vampire book the other evening just in time for my birthday. It is the first book in a four book series and I had waited so long to get it finished and published. I am very happy with it. All my books are easy reads because I don't believe in fluffing a story. I also began writing on one of my other books that need to be finished. I now have the time to write again and I am going to take advantage of it and get more of my books out there.

I want to give everyone a medical update on one of my health issues. Some of you know that I had an incontinence issue that became severe. I went to a urologist to find out what was going on and causing it. After several tests, they determined that I had a very nervous bladder. I wore a temporary pacemaker for about a week to see if that would help and it did.

Tuesday of last week, I went in for surgery to have a permanent pacemaker for my bladder implanted and the results of it are awesome. I have had no accidents, bedwetting, and I have felt the urge to go which I have not felt in almost a year. So, I am very ecstatic about the results and our decision to have the implant. I am still healing and a bit sore, but I am doing a lot better. I just can't do any lifting, bending, or twisting for a month so that the lead wire anchors will get set in place with scar tissue.

On to other matters, we are ready for the new year and my expectations for being an author look promising. I will have quite a few books out and my passion for writing will keep me going. I am slowly getting motivated again since having surgery has kept me down for a minute, but improvements are always a good thing.

Well, I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. I hope everyone stays safe and is blessed with love. There are those who are not so fortunate and sleeping out in the cold alone, so keep them in your prayers. "Happy Birthday" to everyone celebrating one today and may you have many more. Take care.

12/3/2018

Hello everyone. It is five forty-two in the evening here in Dalton, Georgia and fifty-three degrees outside which brings a beautiful day to a close. I, first, want to ask for prayers for the Dailey Family who lost their father early this morning. I was with him all day yesterday and up until his passing this morning. He was a man who lived a full life and passed at the age of seventy-two to go be with his wife who passed away three years ago yesterday. Please forward your thoughts and prayers their way. It has been a blessing to know this man and his family and he will always be in my thoughts and prayers as he journey's to be with the Lord.

After his passing this morning, I was able to go to bed and get some sleep since I had been up with him for twenty-four hours. Now, after a time of remembrance, I can begin a new day with achieving my goals and aspirations. He has been an inspiration to me even though we shared some disagreements, but I still had a love for him in my heart.

Tomorrow is a new day, and with it comes new hopes and dreams for a better future. I plan on getting back on schedule with everything in the morning and you will be seeing my writing pop up everywhere and I have plans to make a podcast and a Youtube video every week reading some of my works and giving updates on what is going on with me so that my readers can put a face with a name.

I want people to know that I am a real person with real problems but love to share my stories with the world. I also have a nonprofit assisting the homeless to become self-sufficient that I will be doing some stuff for and creating a new program to help out more. Everything has been a cluster f*** lately and my world has been tossed upside down with health issues and conditions, but I am slowly getting things back on track so that my family can move forward.

Right now, my husband is taking a nap and the dogs are snuggled with him while I sit here writing this post. The only light on is my desk lamp which makes it calmer for me to concentrate on things and my writing. I have fallen behind by a couple of weeks on my writing and will be playing some major catch up in the next few weeks to keep things moving forward.

Our finances are straightened out for right now and I am working to keep them that way. Somehow, I got thrown off with bills this month and thought that I would have some money to publish my next book, but again, bills took precedence and I cannot afford it right now. We are not even going to be able to afford Christmas this year again.

I almost want to just give up on the holidays because we have not had a Christmas in a couple of years, but come hell or high water my babies will get some things this year. I have not been able to buy any new clothes in a couple of years and anything different that I get to wear is a hand me down from someone else. Last month, I was able to buy us a package of socks each.

Times have been hard and I try to stay optimistic and positive, just like I have been trying to get books sold just to add to our income with no luck because I don't have money for marketing expenses and push out free advertising where I can. I hope that this new year will be different. I have tried posting on some crowdfunding sites which never gives me any return even after offering any funders a copy of the book published.

Well, enough venting for now. I wish everyone a happy and blessed week and evening. "Happy Birthday" to all those celebrating one today and may you have many more to come. Take care.

11/25/2018

Good morning everyone. How are we doing today? I got up earlier but went back to bed for a few hours to sleep off medication. I am up now with my list of to do items for the day and I am motivated to get things done. It has been crazy with the holidays approaching but things will go back to normal today and our roommates' dad is coming home from the hospital tomorrow so I will be back on duty tomorrow.

I've had two cups of coffee this morning and now I am ready for some flavored water to start my day. I have fed all the dogs in the house and they are now playing outside and one is sitting behind me in the chair which is my spoiled brat. I look forward to getting things done today plus clipping my coupons. I need to look out for deals again since our finances are getting back on track and we will be paying a few bills off before the end of the year so we will be starting the new year off with smaller debt.

I have collected our containers for our home savings with all of our change that will be accumulated throughout the next year and will be in better shape to do things together. I am working hard to get rid of our debt and make things better for us, plus I will have money to get books published and out to the world. It is going to be a fun year.

Plus, we will begin building our house come warmer weather in March and I really look forward to having my little farm and taking care of the animals. I am an animal person and having a farm has been a dream of mine for a while now and it will be a reality this next year. I will write books and take care of my farm.

My husband has been up for a while now and is out in the front room with our roommate while giving me some privacy to get some of my writing done. We had a cup of coffee together and now he knows I have things to get done, so he goes out into the front room to leave me to my writing but comes back here to check on me every so often.

Well, it is time to get things started and finished so I will end this post here and wish everyone a blessed day. "Happy Birthday" to everyone born on this date and may you have many more. Take care everyone and see you tomorrow.

11/24/2018

Good morning everyone. The weekend is here again and I know most of you have probably exhausted yourselves with Black Friday shopping. I cannot do Black Friday shopping due to my severe social anxiety disorder, but I love hearing the stories from others who do go out and shop. I hope everyone got everything on their wishlists?

It is four fourteen in the morning here in Dalton, Georgia and it is mildly cool outside. I am sitting here in my jacket because it is cool enough in this back room to wear one. My husband has been up all night because his medication never kicked in and I did manage to get about five or six hours of sleep. This is a usual night of sleep for me. I cannot sleep that long without my body hurting unless I am not feeling well.

I figured since I am up having coffee with my husband, I might as well say good morning to my friends and family out there who read this. I consider all my readers family and friends. I am up early enough to get a jump start on a few things that I haven't gotten done due to Thanksgiving. I did all the cooking so I had no time to write, but now I can play catch up and get them done.

Did everyone enjoy their Thanksgiving? Did your stomachs get full and then you needed a nap? I ate, but there was no nap in my future that day because of having to help with the cleanup. My roommate's sister who came for dinner helped with the cleanup and took some food home with her. It was nice to have family come over and put their differences aside to enjoy the holidays.

I am hoping that this coming Thursday or Friday I will be going out to get our Christmas tree and decorating it and the front porch. I have not been able to have a good Christmas the past couple of years, but my four-legged babies have always gotten something for Christmas whether we have a tree or not.

My roommate's father went back into the hospital about a week ago because he went septic and underwent surgery yesterday for a bed ulcer that went to the bone. We are still waiting for an update on how that went.

Today will be a good day and I am going to keep positive. My husband has jokes this morning and making me laugh so I apologize if I have a few mistakes in my writing. I love it when he is in a good mood which is the majority of the time and he always tries to make me laugh and feel good.

I can be having the worst day of my life and he will do his best to make me feel better and I love him for that. He is my rock in bad situations and cares about me so much and tries his best to take care of me. I would never trade him in for anything. When the day comes that I lose him, it will probably kill me because I love him so much.

Well, it is time to get writing stuff done before beginning my house chores. Everyone is still asleep in the house so it will be a minute before they begin waking up and I don't like making noise while they sleep. So, I wish everyone an awesome Saturday and a "Happy Birthday" to those having one today. God bless and take care.

11/22/2018

"Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!" It is that time of year now where everyone gains a few extra pounds but celebrates with family. I am doing the cooking this year and will have family all together whether there is separation or not, it is time to be thankful for what you have and the loved ones we have in our lives.

Today is going to be a busy day for me with all the cooking I have to do and I did all the baked goods yesterday so that it will be just the dinner items that have to be cooked. My husband is helping me which is awesome. I am very thankful for him because he is the love of my life, my soulmate, and my best friend. We have been married for five years now and it still seems like we just got married.

I have slacked on my writing due to major cleaning around the house but it is okay because once dinner is done today, I am going to disappear into my back room and get some writing caught up. I have been doing some paperwork updating and also getting ready for the new year because this year and the months have just flown by, so the new year will be here in the blink of an eye and I have goals, resolutions, and plans for the new year.

Our finances are getting better and we should be out of the red come the first of the month and things will get better for us. I will be checking the finance today to make sure that we are going to be okay come December first. We want to start the new year off in the black and having extra little money to play with. I have set up a balance sheet and buckets for saving change.

All change will be split between a few buckets which have specific plans like vacation savings, Christmas next year, and debt consolidation. We are going to be saving for the whole year without dipping into them and pennies will be kept separate from silver change and go into their own bucket.

Anyway, I need to get some things done now while waiting for food to cook before the house becomes full of people. It is quiet now but won't be for long. I hope everyone has an awesome day celebrating with their families and making amends with others and enjoy your bounty of food. Take care and be blessed.

10/15/2018

Hello to my friends and family old and new. How are you today? Are we enjoying this awesome Monday? I just got back from the doctor's office and picked up my medication refills. I am feeling a little loopy right now due to an increase in my pain medications because of my neuropathy getting worse. Other than that, I am good so far but it is still early, lol.

My husband is staying close by because when I came home he was on the verge of a panic attack for an unknown reason. I am feeling okay today and not so depressed. Last night, I was able to get two articles written for this one site that I can get paid for.

I am feeling a bit OCD right now because I came into the room where I sit and write and my desk looked like a tornado hit it. I cannot handle things that are not organized. It drives me a little crazy. I still have to sweep my room out and pick up a pile of trash out in the backyard outside the door.

Today, I will be getting some more writing done and finish up the editing on my vampire book so that I can send it to the editor. I have already begun writing the sequel book to the first vampire book. I plan on being ready for publishing next month.

Well, it is time to get things going around here before it gets too late. I hope everyone is having an awesome Monday and I wish a very "Happy Birthday" to everyone celebrating one today. My newest book that was published has gone live on Amazon and today through Friday you can get a free ebook of mine off of Amazon. It is called "The Battle for Joshua" and everyone loves reading it and gives me good reviews about it, so check it out. Take care.

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9/29/2018

Good Saturday morning to everyone. I just got up a few minutes ago and drinking my first cup of coffee. After so much rain and flood warnings, the sun is finally making an appearance. It looks beautiful outside and I do enjoy and appreciate the rain because it washes everything clean and renews things. I can actually hear a few birds outside chirping and a squirrel just went by on the top of the fence, so it must be a wonderful morning outside.

My eyes have not opened fully yet because I slept really well last night. I got up once or twice throughout the night but feel somewhat rested body wise. My husband is still in the bed and the dogs are in here playing, but it is still pretty quiet and I missed my alarm clock this morning so, I am running just a little behind but I am going to catch up this morning.

I look forward to getting into my book writing today with fresh eyes and mind. I have missed writing because it is my escape but things had to be done around here too. I am one of those people who have to change things up every few months because it becomes boring or monotonous and it will begin driving me crazy.

Well, in order to catch up I need to get going. I appreciate every one of my readers and enjoy the feedback I get. I want to wish everyone an awesome Saturday and enjoy the family today. Everyone celebrating a birthday today, "Happy Birthday" and may you be blessed with many more. Take care.

9/15/2018

Good morning to all my friends and family, old and new. It is seven fifteen in the morning here in Dalton, Georgia and it is just becoming daylight outside. All I hear right now are the crickets outside. I got woke up by my alarm at six thirty and I now have my first cup of coffee with me.

I was so exhausted last night after doing a power cleaning of the living room because we got a new living room set last night and we are preparing for my roommate's father to come home from the nursing home in about five days. So we cleaned the living room because his hospital bed will be in there. There were a few of us helping and working but after it was said and done last night, my husband and I were completely wore out and hurting.

I didn't get any writing done yesterday but I am here today and I will be writing books today. I have three that I am working on and two that need editing, while another two need severe editing and some adding to them. So, there are quite a few that can be done around the same time and that I will have books being published one after the other.

I am hopeful that the first one will be going to the editor around the first week of October and the rest will follow suit after that. I am excited about finishing them and then moving on to the others on my list that I have outlines already made up for.

Well, my dogs are telling me it is time to get them fed and I need to clean up this back room which I call the dogs' room because this is where they spend a lot of their time at and more when I am back here working. So, I want to wish everyone an awesome Saturday and a "Happy Birthday" to those celebrating one today. Take care and be blessed.

8/16/2018

"Good morning friends and family old and new". It is a beautifully sunny day here in Dalton, Georgia. How is the weather where you are? I am feeling okay this morning since I am taking it one day at a time. How are you doing this morning? I just woke up about forty minutes ago and I am almost fully awake sitting here drinking my first cup of coffee. My husband is still asleep but will be waking up soon. This is what are medication does, it helps us sleep and with me, it keeps the nightmares and dreams at bay.

I woke up late but have thought about everything I need to get done today and feeling pretty motivated to get them done. I have looked over my daily goal chart and yesterday was a good day because I got three-quarters of my list done yesterday and that is good for me because I have struggled to get half of it done.

Once I finish this one chapter of one book I will have two books that need editing before publishing while I work on the other two books in progress. I am going to keep pressing forward no matter what pops up to block the way. Hurdles are easy to jump if you take your time and analyze the height of it and your speed. It takes confidence to jump any hurdle and I know I can do it, just like I know any of you can do it.

I will be finishing and be posting a short story today on the site and look forward to hearing any feedback on my stories. I am getting back into my groove with taking care of everything on my goal list. I had to make some changes to it for the better but it is still manageable. So, I will be leaving this post now to get started and I wish everyone an awesome day an be blessed.

To everyone with a birthday today, "Happy Birthday" and may you have many more. Take care.

8/3/2018

Good morning to all my friends and family old and new. It is seven thirty here in Georgia and a rainy cloudy day. I just woke up not too long ago and I am on my first cup of coffee. The dogs are just waking up too. I am feeling a little foggy this morning but okay. I guess I slept hard because I woke up in the same position I went to sleep in.

Well, I got some writing done last night and I am closer to finishing the one book, but I think I can finish it today. It would make my day. I will be finishing the second chapter of the new book today and possibly be doing a little editing on the book already done. I am just trying to get these books pumped out but making them the best they can be.

I am doing the best I can do with my mental health status and staying on my medication but things are a little stressful at times or I feel mood swings but that is when I sit and write more because it takes me from the mood swing into my story and gives me time to get past it without serious repercussions.

My husband went to a friends house last night to help fix a bathroom and stayed the night because they worked late into the night, so I got the king size bed to myself, with the dogs of course. He should be coming home sometime this morning and I am hoping to have some things done before he gets home.

My dad has been on my mind lately so I am going to sit and write him a letter and mail it out. I have lost some family members in the last couple of years and it is starting to bother me because my dad is in his seventies and I would hate to lose him. He is the one person that keeps me strong because I want him to be proud of me and he is mainly the reason I am a survivor.

It is now time to get things started and my next cup of coffee. I hope everyone has an awesome Friday and the weekend is here. Those of you who have a birthday today, "Happy Birthday" and I wish many more birthdays for you. Well, I need to get going, so be blessed and prosperous today. Take care.

7/29/2018

Good morning everyone! How are we doing this morning? I woke up about forty-seven minutes ago and enjoying my cup of coffee and posting this to all of you wonderful people. I just got finished sorting my ten newspapers for coupons and I will be clipping them sometime today, but first I will be getting some writing done. I finished one manuscript last night and printed it up for some major editing. I need to do some fill-in work on it because I left some stuff out and remembered it later.

I am also going to be getting my to-do list together here in a minute to remind me what I have to do today. It is my temporary goal list every day and it makes sure I stay on track with moving forward. I had a long night last night with sleep and was even up at three in the morning drinking a cup of coffee and letting the dogs out. Then, I went back to bed.

It is kind of nice outside and I am sitting here with the back door open to get some of the cool air. I am waking up and getting myself motivated to get some stuff done. My husband went to the flea market with our friend and I am going to be here working. Some people don't consider my writing to be working, but it is. I have to sit here and type and write for hours, so it all, it is like being a secretary that sits and types for eight hours.

The plan is to have the second manuscript done today and printed for some editing. I am working on a third book now which the first chapter is complete and will hopefully have time to get a second chapter done today. I also have a short story freebie book that I am working on and need to get another short story done for it. See, I have lots of writing to get done and, so it is work. Eventually, it will bring in an income so, again, it is work.

Well, it is getting late for me to get started and will be going for the second cup of coffee and have tea to make for the day. I will be ending this post here and I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. Everyone with a birthday today, I want to wish you a very "Happy Birthday" and may you have many more. The rest of you, I hope your day is full of blessings and will talk again soon. Take care.

7/27/2018

Morning everyone. I woke up about twenty minutes ago and enjoying my first cup of coffee. It is beautiful outside and I just fed my dogs, so they are now happy. Yesterday I got out in the front yard and mowed the lawn for my daily exercise and also did some clean up in the backyard. I did quite a bit yesterday plus cleaned the kitchen.

Last night I was actually able to get some more writing done. I am almost finished with one book, got the first chapter of a new book done and I will try to get the second book done today because it will involve a lot of editing and adding some more stuff to it, but it will get done. I enjoy my writing because it is good therapy for me even when things bother me or get to me, I just sit down and write.

I am looking forward to having a positive day and getting things done to move forward in my writing. I have been working on some arts and crafts with paper mache and will be putting the details of the face on one of them. I also have some other arts and crafts things I will be working on. I am just trying to keep busy.

How is everyone doing today? I forgot to say, "Happy Friday". I cannot believe how fast these weeks are going by. It almost seems like in a few weeks it will be Christmas again. that is how fast these weeks seem to be going by. So, the weekend is here again and let the partying begin. I don't party anymore, those days have been gone. I prefer quiet time and writing. I guess that means I am getting older, lol.

Well, I will go ahead and post this now, I have quite a bit of stuff to get done today and I don't think there will be enough hours in the whole day to get them done but I will try my hardest. Have a great Friday everyone and be blessed. "Happy Birthday" to those with a birthday today and may you have many more.

7/25/2018

Good morning everyone. "Happy Humpday!" I cannot believe the weekend is rolling around again so soon. I have been up and down all night for unknown reasons but I wanted to give you an update to my doctor's appointment which was to have steroid injections in my neck. It went good and when I go back for the post-op appointment we will be scheduling another procedure for ablation which is burning the nerve ending in my neck. If I can tolerate the procedure we are all good, but if I cannot they will just do steroid injections on the other side of my neck.

After my neck is taken care of, then they want to move on to injections in my lower back to help deal with the pain there. I wasn't as loopy as I was last time, so I got up as much as possible and cleaned the house since it was my day to do so. I tried laying down but I fought it to do some writing and I have nearly finished the last chapter of one book.

I already have the outline for the next book out and have gotten the first paragraph of it done. Which I did last night before going to bed. I am beginning to get back into the habit of writing and it will be a struggle for a minute because I fell behind a little in how many books I wanted to have published this year, which if I can kick it into gear, I should have close to my goal done before January first.

I love writing and I know it seems to be a lot to write a book a week but I think I can do it. The children's books won't take a whole week, so it gives me an extra day or so extra to complete a longer book if need be. I will need to get an illustrator for those books that are early readers and will have plans for that.

Well, it is almost seven thirty in the morning here and I have an appointment at eleven, so I want to get a few writing things taken care of before I go. I wanted to give you all an update on my procedure yesterday and to inform you of where I am in my writing. I should be posting another short story today or tomorrow but I have to check my short story planner and see where I am on that. My plan is to get one posted every three days as long as nothing hinders me.

Well, I will end here and get things going while I'm almost finished with my first cup of coffee. I want to wish everyone with a birthday today, "Happy Birthday" and to all the rest of my friends and family an awesome and blessed day. Take care.