5/5/2019

Good morning everyone. It is eight-thirty-seven in the morning with cool temperatures and the sun is trying to poke it's head out. The dogs have just been let out to go potty and I am sitting here with my husband drinking our first cup of coffee together. I am still a little tired and can go back to sleep, but I won't. I am going to stay up because I have things to do today.

We finished my roommate's bedroom and got it switched around. Both of us were hurting by the time we were done. He has a four poster bed that weighs more than my husband and I together and it is a monster. We went to get something to eat after we finished the room and then I showered getting the dust off me.

We took our medications and then went to bed with the babies and I slept most of the night with only a few bathroom breaks but slept pretty good. I got up this morning with things to do. I have to do my daily house chores, make a store run, and then I will be editing one of my finished manuscripts to get it up and published.

I am slowly waking up and trying to get myself motivated to get things done. I have an article to write which is simple enough in itself and then working on my newest manuscript. I fell behind a few days on it but I will be trying to do my best at catching it up to where it should be. My coffee isn't helping right now and I need to get a refreshment so I will be right back.

Okay, I have my drink and just checked my sugar and took my insulin. I know that when I finish here I will have to go clean up the kitchen since no one in this house likes to clean. I feel like I am being used because no one will clean except my husband or me. So, I will end this here and go take care of it so that I can sit and get my stuff done.

I wish everyone a blessed Sunday and a "Happy Birthday" to those who were born on this date. May each and every one of you be blessed with many more. Take care and keep the homeless in your thoughts and prayers. Take care.

4/30/2019

Good morning to all. How are you this fine morning? I wish that I could say that I am fine but, seriously, my shoulder is hurting really bad and has been for the last several days. I have tried everything like IcyHot, my TENS unit, and a hot shower and I am getting no relief at all. My husband swears that I have slept on it wrong, but it would normally be fine by now. It grows weak and hurts to rotate it.

I have my epidural for my lower back today and I will be asking him if he could put a shot in my shoulder to help with the pain as well. It has been causing me to lose sleep because I cannot get into a comfortable position. I had my TENS unit on for almost four hours yesterday and it hardly touched the pain. Now my arm is going weak and there is no sign of relief anywhere or anytime soon.

I slept with Prince Valium last night for my procedure today and slept like crap. I was up every couple of hours with pain in my shoulder. I am hoping that it will go away soon because I can't take too much more.

I have asked my husband if he could take my household chores today while I am sleeping off the medication from my procedure and then I can get up and begin finishing the packing of our stuff in the back room and getting the room cleaned up. I guess he will because I got no answer from him.

Today is a day for me to do very little with an epidural being placed in my lower back, but I will sleep some of it off and then be able to get up and get some writing done today. Tomorrow is the first day of May and the months seem to go by fast. Soon Christmas will be here and a new year. This year I plan to clear up a lot of debt and make it stress-free for both of us.

I will be making small payments to everyone to clear up some credit report debt and help raise our scores. I want our credit cards back down to zero balances by the new year. Everything will be good from that point on as long as it is God's will.

I will probably work on editing one of my books today if I am unable to sit here and write and have it ready to get published. I still have to pick out the cover for both of them before publishing them on Amazon. That will make seven books published and lots more to come.

I WILL be back on my schedule tomorrow with everything including my writing and get manuscripts completed as scheduled. When we move up to our property, we will hopefully be on generator power so that I can keep my laptop charged for writing, but until we get internet, I will have to drive to the nearest McDonalds for internet access to publish them.

Well, I am about to get ready to get going for my procedure and wish everyone a blessed day. "Happy Birthday" to those celebrating their birthday today and may you be blessed with many more. Keep the homeless in your thought and prayers as you go about your day. Take care.

4/17/2019

Good morning everyone. It is sixty-seven degrees and very sunny outside today. I just woke up and had my first cup of coffee and let my dogs out. I have to leave in about an hour to go to my back doctor and to pay some bills. I am a little sore today but it is manageable. The bruise over my left kidney is finally starting to go away from my fall in the bathroom but it is still a sore spot to the touch.

I ran both of my finished manuscripts through a spell check and grammar yesterday and made a few corrections and now they are ready for me to read to check for the flow of the story. So, you can say I am beginning the editing phase of those two manuscripts before publishing. That will make seven books published while I am halfway through the next manuscript.

I WILL get some writing done today and get that manuscript closer to being finished. I have fallen behind on my writing schedule due to mental health issues that have been affecting me lately. I spent quite a bit of time with my husband yesterday because I felt depressed and had no reason for it. I love how he cares for me.

I have started another article for another site and should have it submitted today as well. I feel like writing today and through my books, I can release a lot of emotions which make me feel better. Most of my stories are created because of things that I am feeling which helps me therapeutically. I always feel tied to my stories because of my mental illness and my past.

Today, I feel is going to be a good productive day for me and I like the way I feel upon waking up. My medication really has helped me sleep since being prescribed it. As far as my mental health medication go, they can't guarantee that depression or anxiety won't slip through every now and then, but I do have a lot more good days than bad since being put on new medications.

Well, my husband just made and brought me my second cup of coffee and I am enjoying it because it tastes so good this morning for some reason. Last night we sat and discussed the plans for our homestead and came up with some ideas that I have to research and get more information for. I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation last night because he mostly leaves everything up to me to take care of but this time he actually put his opinions into the conversation.

Well, I must end this post now so that I can get ready to leave and I wish everyone a blessed day. For those who were born on this date, "Happy Birthday" and may you have many more. Please keep the homeless in your prayers and thoughts and do something nice for someone less fortunate today and you will be rewarded for your good deed. Take care.

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2/25/2019

Good morning everyone. It is seven o'clock this morning and a chilly thirty-two degrees outside here in Dalton, Georgia. I have been up since six and my dogs have been outside and are now eating their breakfast while I sit here enjoying my first cup of coffee with my husband.

I have good news this morning! Last night I finished another manuscript! Now I have two books in the editing phase and I am going to be working on another already started manuscript and hopefully I should have it done by the end of the weekend.

I have been feeling up and down here lately for unknown reasons. I know that I am on some different medication which should be in my system by now, but it just seems like everything is moving slowly and I get a bit frustrated. I don't know, maybe it is just me overthinking things, but I am excited about finally finishing another book.

I plan on spending time beginning tomorrow afternoon placing my books on sites to get more exposure for the ones already published. I have them on a few sites now, but until I can pay for ads and marketing, my only option is the free placements.

I went off my schedule for a few days just so that I could get this one book finished, but now I am going to go back onto it and then everything will continue to get done. It was becoming easy each day with the new schedule and I was happier because it meant that I could spend more time with my dogs and husband. The life of a writer doesn't have to be a lonely one. :)

Things are going slowly with my nonprofit, but at least they are going. I have to begin researching foundations and writing grant proposals again for a new program that will benefit the homeless and the community.

Also, we are getting close to buying our land and begin building our house. That is very exciting too with just a couple more months to go. We are both looking forward to it and having a place of our own again. Plus, the dogs need a bigger yard to play and run in.

Things are really beginning to pick up and the future looks brighter. This will be a good year for us personally and for my nonprofit that assists the homeless in regaining their self-sufficiency. If you would like to know more about our organization, I will place the link at the end of this post. See the work that we are doing.

Well, time to get busy so let me wish everyone a "Happy Monday" and a very "Happy Birthday" to those born on this date. May you have many more. Take care and keep our organization in your thoughts and prayers as well as those sleeping outside. Take care.

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2/7/2019

Good morning everyone. It is ten twenty in the morning here in Dalton, Georgia and a nice sixty-eight degrees outside with a little overcast. I have been up since about nine o'clock and I have my epidural at noon today so I wanted the chance to say good morning to everyone because I don't know how I will feel afterward.

I have had one cup of coffee and now onto my diet soda and will have to take my other valium about eleven o'clock to be ready for the procedure. I also have my sleep study this evening so I am going to try and get some stuff done today which will be writing because our two rooms are clean already.

I have a few changes to make to my schedule but they are minor ones which won't change things much. I am just going to stretch my book writing out to two weeks per book instead of one a week. I feel good about my writing and I will always make them easy reads so that even someone with a low-grade level reading can read them as well.

I will be taking two completed manuscripts with me this evening to my sleep study and edit them while I am there. I am excited about getting back to writing now and the motivation is coming back. I have found that the one thing I am good at is telling stories so I want the world to read my stories and enjoy them. Everyone that I know has read my books and they like them a lot.

well, this will be a short post so that I can get ready for my procedure and I have a few other things to get done before we leave. I hope everyone has a prosperous day and to everyone who was born on this day, "Happy Birthday" and may you be blessed with many more. Take care everyone and I hope to post again tomorrow.

P.S- Remember that every book that is purchased will benefit Hope Station USA in assisting the homeless in regaining their self-sufficiency. 

Cellarium (Rough Draft)

There is an unknown place deep in the forest of Bocka where creatures great and small reside. Tall luscious green trees and aromatic flowers are everywhere. Animals play and forage under the tall green canopy. You can look up and see strange birds perched on high limbs and rabbits on the grass-carpeted ground hopping away. It is so beautiful here that you are mesmerized by its appearance.

It is peaceful and tranquil that it captures any visitor passing through or along its edges. No one knows what lies within and none have traveled so deep inside. What creatures inhabit this wonderful forest? There is a dirt path that leads deep inside this amazing place.

There was a man named Agnacious who was a world traveler and currently on his way home from his latest travels. He had walked and ventured many miles and still had many more to go before reaching his wife and three children who looked forward to him coming home bearing gifts of his travels.

His path to home from where he came led him by this mysterious forest. As much as he did not want to look, he could not help himself because it was something he had not seen in years. The world was desolate and almost extinct, so to see something so green, fresh, and beautiful took every man’s attention.

As he looked down along the edge, it seemed to go on for at least a mile. He tried so hard to just pass it by and think of his family waiting for him. The thoughts were not strong enough when he came across the dirt path that led inside. Upon looking down the path that stretched inside and disappeared into the distance, it seemed to Agnacious how a forest that only stretched about a mile would have a path that led deeper in than a mile.

With all his might and strength, Agnacious tried to repel his thoughts and curiosity about what could be in this blossoming but strange forest. As he stood at the edge of the path that led inside, he noticed that it was getting later in the day and that he needed to get moving on his way home, but it called to him like a siren to a sailor. He could not get past the thought of what he would find inside and convinced himself that he would just arrive a day later than planned to his family.

As he traveled down the dirt path, he finds animals that have never been seen before. Some fat, thin, tall, short, hairy and bald. Some are weird looking and some so cute. It is amazing that this place exists without the hand of humans destroying something so beautiful.

Deeper into its womb Agnacious comes to hear a waterfall so great. Once he arrives at the base of this great waterfall, he sees that it is one-hundred feet tall with a rainbow through its mist. As his eyes look at this awesome sight, he can’t help but see deer and horses drinking from the other side of the river.

They are so gracious and proud. The deer’s horns are magnificent, a twelve point, he thinks. This gracious and kind animal has a body that is strong with a doe’s eyes. The horse is spectacular the way it stands so proud and confident. What amazing beasts they are.

As Agnacious walks along the river’s edge from the great and mighty waterfall with its foams so fluffy and white, he sees how the top of the river is glass-like and calm. He looks over the edge into it and sees rather large golden fish and many other multi-colored as well. It looks as if they stare at him wanting to jump out and give him a kiss with those pursed-up lips.

Farther down the way, Agnacious sees many more different creatures and even ones that fly away. There is something in the distance hidden by the foliage. The river runs under the brush and straight to whatever is on the other side. He begins pushing his way through the bushes and trees taking note of the large roots that stick up from the ground.

Pushing back the few tree limbs, Agnacious’ eyes see an amazing city caressed by a stone mountain. There are people he can see and with curiosity, he travels towards it. He thinks these are humans and that they will welcome him. They take human form but are more than human.

Agnacious arrives at a great wall with gates made from tree trunks and laced with green leaves. He has not been seen yet but knocks on the gate once. Then twice. Before his now swollen hand knocks a third time, the gate is opened. There stands what should be a human, but has tall pointed ears, a thin nose, and large blossoming eyes.

They ask, “what do you want, human”? Agnacious stumbles for words but cannot find any to speak. He has been taken back by his appearance. The gatekeeper catches Agnacious off-guard. He finally utters the words before he closes the gate, “what is this place”? “This is Cellarium, the great city of elves”, he replied. Again, Agnacious is mystified by his answer and wants to know more about this city built in a stone wall. “May I come in and see the city?”, he asked. The elf looked at him and asked, “what for?”

Agnacious could hardly keep his excitement to a minimum and replied, “I want to see this fantastic city”. The elf told him to hold on while he closed the gate to get word to Bertok, the ruler of Cellarium, that they had a visitor. While waiting Agnacious turned around and looked over this magical place. He saw the river flowing freely and the animals that are caravanning by the other edge.

When the gate began to open, it frightened Agnacious and he lost his words again. The elf opening the gate waves for him to come in. Now, he is inside this place of beauty and wonder. He sees elves everywhere and he thinks his eyes can’t get any wider.

11/29/2018

Good morning everyone. It is thirty-two degrees here in Dalton, Georgia and gloomy looking outside. Brrr! We are all awake in the house and our roommate has company over already this morning. My husband and I are having our first cup of coffee and trying to wake up. There are no plans today of going anywhere which is good because then I can concentrate on my writing.

I have spent a few minutes with each of my dogs so that they can get their loving time this morning. I make it a point every morning to make sure they get some attention one on one with me. Now everyone is loved on and comfortable and laying around except my husband just got up and got dressed for the day.

My goals for the day are to get things cleaned up around here now that I have some help and then get to my writing. I have some writing goals that need to be met today and I have to get ready for my next book publishing which should be within the next couple of weeks. I will be sending my manuscript to the editor this weekend and hopefully, it is good enough for publishing.

Other than that, things look good for today and we just got word that his dad is coming home shortly. I have gotten his paperwork done for his care and I am now ready for everything. I should be finishing these other two books that I have been working on over the course of the next week and have them ready for the editor. Things look good on my end.

I will be getting our Christmas tree tomorrow and getting it decorated then back to writing my books. Well, I hope everyone has an awesome day the weekend is almost here. I want to wish everyone with a birthday today, "Happy Birthday" and may you have many more. Take care.

10/27/2018

Good Saturday morning to everyone. It is fifty-one degrees here in Dalton, Georgia and rainy with a side of gloomy. The dogs have been fed and are bundled up on the bed because it is cold back here. They are now quiet and I am allowed to get some work done. My babies are spoiled and always have to have momma's attention.

My husband went with our roommate to the flea market this morning and it gave me some quiet time. I am now on my second cup of coffee and thinking about how my day is going to go. I have ditched my schedule and went to a check-off list in return because it is almost impossible to get things done on a fixed time schedule when I could just get things done and check it off the list.

Today I will get back into writing but I am going to try an experiment with a timer. I will write for an hour on one book and see how many words I can type in an hour and that will give me a better time frame on how many words a book can be. Some of my books will be the length of a novella, and then I will have those that will be novel length.

My sales have not been great but they have been steady and constant which is okay. I am hoping that my sales will pick up during the holidays while I publish more books. I am not trying to get rich, I just want to supplement my income a little enough to live a little more relaxed.

I have two books that already have ten thousand words in them and they are not even close to being in the middle of the book yet. So, I know they will be long enough. I have a book that I am editing which is fifty-one thousand words and when I am done editing it before it goes to the editor it should still be about fifty thousand words.

I am happy writing and love when I can sit down and explore my imagination and be able to put it down on paper. It brings a part of me to life and I can live in my story where I control the outcomes and drama. It is a safe place for me to be when I am allowed to be there.

Well, it is time to get to work on something else and I wish for everyone to have a happy and safe Saturday. To those celebrating a birthday, "Happy Birthday" and may you have many more to come. Have a great day everyone and take care.

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10/21/2018

Good morning everyone! It is nine thirty-eight here in Dalton, Georgia and a cold morning. It is forty-one degrees outside but feels like thirty-five. Brrr! I am sitting here wrapped in my blanket at my computer because this room is normally the screened in porch that leads out to the pool and it is not insulated and just closed in with cheap plywood that has cracks everywhere. So, it is cold in here while the door that leads into our bedroom is closed to keep the heat in there.

What makes it so bad outside is that the wind is blowing and causing our windchill to drop lower in temperature. It is time for me to buy gloves, a scarf, and a hat. Or, I could just snuggle up to my husband with my freezing cold hands against his warm skin and stay in bed until it warms up. Bears have the right idea to hibernate in the winter, I just wish humans would catch on, lol.

I published another article last night- http://gamers.media/he-s-the-gamer-in-the-house and it has already had many views on it which makes me feel good to know that people like my writing. I will be posting another one today under their horror category. It will be a short story and will be published around two o'clock this afternoon.

Sorry for any typos this post might have. My fingers are frozen and kind of stiff. But, today is going to be a good day. I am getting writing done which I did some last night and also got some editing done on the finished manuscript. Another two or three days of editing and I will have another book ready for the editor.

I am still working on multiple books at a time and find it to be fun and it breaks up any monotony because the stories are still fresh in my head. "The Battle for Joshua" sat in my head for a year before it was put on to paper. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C6Z52V8. I live in my stories and that is what makes them coping mechanisms for my mental illness.

Well, time to get to work. I wish everyone a blessed Sunday and to those who have a birthday today, "Happy Birthday" and may you have many more. Take care.

9/6/2018

Hello everyone. It is a good day today to start off with. We got back home last night and it felt so good to be able to sleep in our own bed. The dogs were happy to be home too. I got up a little late this morning but slept hard and comfortable only with a few times having to get up to go to the bathroom. Everyone slept good and I did especially after a hot shower.

This morning I got up and cleaned the house, filled the fish aquarium with more water and fed them, and then came back to my room to get some of my things done. It is kind of hot back here with the sun shining and everything a pretty green, but I can't wait for cooler weather to come. I hate sweating unless I am doing some landscaping around the house or yard work. Tomorrow we will be getting a burn permit to burn some brush in the backyard.

I have not started my books for this month, but I will be starting them today by getting my notes out and ready. I look forward to writing my next nonfiction and four fiction books which should be done this month. I am running behind on two books from last month, but I will be catching up so it will not be a problem. My writing is important to me and to my mental health as a coping mechanism. It allows me to disappear from reality and be a part of my stories. 

Two books will actually be published before the end of the month and others will be in the editing stages. My husband does not enjoy reading but he has heard them read back to me and enjoys the story very much. Writing is a part of my life and no one can take that from me.

Other than that, I will hopefully be getting my first podcast done tomorrow which will just be introductions on who I am and what I am doing along with some background on myself. I hope everyone gets a chance to hear it and give me some feedback on it. Youtube videos will be coming soon, but I hope to get one done over the weekend. The first one will be an introduction as well, and then it will go into what books I have published, working on, and maybe even some stories or information on the next work in progress.

Well, it is time to get some things done and I hope everyone is having a wonderful day. To those with a birthday today, "Happy Birthday" and may you have many more. Take care.

9/5/2018

Good morning everyone. It is six o'clock in the morning here in Georgia and the roosters are crowing but the sun has not peaked its head yet. How is everyone doing this morning? I have been up and down all night but I am trying to wake up now. My husband and I have just had coffee together and everyone else if getting up slowly.

It has been a long and hard past eight days for us with all the packing and loading the moving truck. Today is the big move and a chance to go back home which I am excited about. I want to be back in my own bed and able to be with my dogs more often instead of having them locked away in another room or backyard because of the dogs in the other room who are aggressive towards other dogs.

I have not been able to do any of my writing or editing which will be one of the first things I do when I get home. I have three books to start and one from last month that needs to be finished and ready for editing. This was an important move and I am glad that I could help. I get to drive the moving truck back home today.

I will be resuming my schedule tomorrow when I awake from own bed and with my girls around me. I figured a good and reasonable goal was to write three books a month so that it doesn't push me when I miss a day because of doctor's appointments. It gives me thirty days to work on three manuscripts before writing another three the next month. So, while I am writing three books, I will be editing three books and making them the best they can be before sending them to the editor for the last round of editing.

I am happy that my friend's mom is moving in with us because it also gives me another woman in the house to have coffee with and enjoy good conversation. I have gotten to spend some time with her getting to know her really good and like her as my own mother which I do call her which she feels she has gained a daughter who cares about her.

Well, it is time to get moving because there is so much more that has to be packed. Our goal is to have everything packed and loaded and be leaving for the interstate at least by one o'clock today. I look forward to going home. I want to wish everyone a "Happy Hump Day" and that your day is blessed and prosperous. Everyone celebrating a birthday today, "Happy Birthday" and may you celebrate many more. Take care.

9/1/2018

Good morning world. Welcome to September and four months until Christmas. Remember to get that shopping done early to avoid the chaos. I have been up since five o'clock and drinking coffee with everyone. It has been nice with our little vacation and we have been making good progress packing our friends mother for the move. We have the living room packed and cleaned, one of the bedrooms are almost packed, and the dining room. I begin the kitchen today which there isn't much to pack in there because we need essentials until we are ready to move.

I had a bad day yesterday with stress. It caused my head to hurt with a lot of pressure and then I almost passed out. I had my triggers go off when we got back home from shopping for cleaning supplies. They had to help me into the house quickly in case I did fall out. My head was numb but also full of pressure. We took my blood pressure and checked my sugar and everything was normal.

When the kitchen is done which won't take long, the rest of the day is ours because of our gameplan. We are still on schedule for packing. We are doing one room a day from packing to cleaning and everything is moving nicely.

How is everyone doing this Saturday morning? I am still waking up and trying to get motivated, but I wanted to check on my readers and see how you are doing? I am a human and care how everyone else is doing. Did everyone have a good night of partying or just enjoy a quiet night? I went to bed early last night because of how I felt.

Well, I will be working on some editing today after finishing the kitchen. I have four manuscripts that need editing and at least one will get its first round of editing done today. I am happy that I am still moving forward. Today I start another three manuscripts because of it being a new month.

Well, it is time to end this post so I will wish everyone a great and awesome day. To everyone celebrating a birthday, "Happy Birthday". Take care.

8/27/2018

Morning to all, it is nine fifteen here in Dalton, Georgia and the sun is shining beautifully outside. Yesterday, my husband and I spent the day doing things around the house. We cleaned out the back room where I sit and write and organized things that went out to the shed out back. Then we organized what was left in the room.

Secondly, we raked up the backyard and bagged up some trash to take to the dump. It was a busy day. I still have some organizing left to do in this room and put cleans away, but it will get done here shortly. I can't deal with mess and chaos too long before it begins affecting me mentally. Everyone knows that I suffer from OCD and that it can become extreme.

My husband has adjusted to my OCD very well because about every three months I need to move furniture around and reorganize things. I can't help it, I just get bored with things that stay the same. I guess that goes into my everyday life as well. When things start to get boring, I change it up even if it is a routine, I do something different to make it seem like it is new and fresh.

Sorry, I just took a minute to clean the house up real quick and feed my dogs. I am now officially sweating and need to jump into a cool shower to rinse off and put new fresh clothing on. My husband is away helping his dad and friend while I sit in the house alone with nothing but my thoughts. I finished one of my manuscripts last night and should be finishing another today and maybe the third. I have to finish organizing my room first and if it stays quiet, I might actually get a podcast done. I will have to see what the day holds for me but I plan on getting quite a bit of stuff done today.

Well, time to get started, I just made my glass of diet soda and I am ready to get to work. I want to wish everyone a "Happy Monday" and to everyone celebrating a birthday today, "Happy Birthday". I look forward to posting tomorrow with my accomplishments from today and looking for any feedback. Take care.

8/26/2018

Good morning everyone. Welcome to the last day of the weekend. This is what I used to call the day of rest and recovery from a hard weekend of partying, but that was years ago when I stopped drinking. I have been clean and sober ten years this month. I am so proud of myself for a great accomplishment. Most people have a hard time walking away from drugs and alcohol but I am here to testify it can be done, even without support.

My newest addiction is writing books, lol. I have a hard time when I am not writing. I get irritated when I have to go somewhere or do something and it messes with my writing. It is what gives me space from reality and stress. It has become a coping mechanism for my mental health and it reduces my stress and high blood pressure.

I will be finishing up another manuscript today and possibly the second one too. Then I will have four books in the editing phase. I am hoping to have the fifth one done tomorrow. I will just be sitting on them until I have the money to pay for the editing. It is hard being on disability and trying to pay for something like this after the bills. I will manage it though.

Today is a great day and I wish everyone a blessed day. This will be a short post today because I have coupons sitting here that I need to get done before writing. I am always saving money with my coupons and I have a good stockpile of items to get started with. So, everyone have a wonderful Sunday. "Happy Birthday" to all of you having a birthday today and may you have many more. Take care and God Bless.

8/2/2018

Good early morning everyone. It is almost four thirty in the morning here in Georgia. I am awake so early because I pretty much slept since the afternoon yesterday and all through the night. There were a few times where I tried to get up and stay awake, but it was just impossible. I was so tired and exhausted from stressing over bills.

Everyone here is still asleep and it is a good time for me to relax, drink my coffee, and get some things done like talking to everyone else here who is awake right now. Sometimes I really hate being up this early, but your body can only take so much laying down. I hurt all over if I have laid down for so long, but I guess I needed the much-needed sleep and rest for my body.

My sugar has been doing really good and I haven't had to take hardly any insulin which is good. I have started to eat again which is also hard for me because of my past with not knowing where my next meal was going to be. You get used to hardly eating and because it was for so many years that my body had been programmed that way.

I am sitting here looking at my to-do list for the day and pretty much most of it looks simple enough with a few things being arts and crafts and the rest mostly writing. I have some things to catch up on with writing, but because I am up so early I can start this morning and get an early start on it. Most of what I have to do is write a couple short stories and then finish my second book off to which I am writing the last chapter already.

I took a shower last night at one of the many times I tried to get up and be productive and put on some comfy pajamas and slipper socks to make sure I was comfortable. We have no other doctor appointments this week which is good because it gives me a chance to do more writing and marketing.

Well, I just woke my husband up and gave him a cup of coffee, but I don't know if he is going to stay up or go back to sleep. If he goes back to sleep, he will sleep for a few more hours which gives me more quiet time. I just went out to the car and grabbed the new bag of dog food because the brats wouldn't leave me alone until they knew there was food in their bowl.

Once I put food in their bowl, they are all laying around nice and calm and quiet. We go through this every morning like the brats they are. Sometimes I wonder if I should make a trough and just pour a fifty-pound bag in it and let them go at it and maybe they will leave me alone for a few days, NOT. They keep me up on everything so that I don't forget.

The first thing we do in the morning, is I give each one a few minutes of my attention loving on them and with six dogs, it takes about an hour to go through all of them. Most of them are so spoiled and they do act like brats and children that do throw temper tantrums.

So, for today, I have some writing to do and hopefully will be done with another book and be working on the third before the end of the day. I will also be doing my first podcast today which will be an introduction podcast and then they will be me reading short stories that I have written to give everyone something enjoyable to listen to.

It is now after five o'clock in the morning and I will end this post here. I want to wish everyone with a birthday today, "Happy Birthday" and everyone else to have an awesome Thursday. Be blessed and take care.

8/1/2018

Well, here it is the first of August and the holidays right around the corner. I am not looking forward to them because we will be in the middle of building our house. Today it rained like crazy and I had a panic attack while driving because of all the people an traffic there was plus the downpour. I did manage to get a couple of bills paid and stopped by the store to pick up a couple of items that were on sale.

I stayed up as long as I could and then took the dogs for a nap and quiet time. they are trained to take naps which would be my quiet time. they are just like kids to me. I manage to finish one manuscript and almost done with another one. the money that was supposed to be used for editing and publishing went for bills.

I am feeling a bit of stress right now and secluded myself away as to not take out the frustration on anyone in the house. I have my to-do list ready for tomorrow which is about a dozen things, but with the seclusion, I should be able to get them done.

well it is getting late and the dogs want my attention so I will end this here "Happy Birthday" to anyone with a birthday today and to everyone else, have an awesome night. 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.

05/17/2018

     Hello Everyone. I am doing pretty good today. I had a doctor's appointment this morning to get things going to get my custom diabetic shoes and inserts. I will also be scheduling for a podiatrist and urologist for some other problems. Today I found out that my A1C has gone down quite a bit since February and that my liver and kidney functions are normal and working pretty good.
     My mental health status is doing okay. I go see my therapist on Monday and then the psychiatrist for medications on Wednesday. I still have issues with anxiety and sometimes my depression slips through but I have been trying to keep myself busy to try and not notice it.
     For the last few days, I have been working on my notebook that holds me accountable for my book writing. I finally finished it today and now I am ready to keep myself on track. My writing has been going good and pretty much on schedule. I am still looking for beta or proofreaders to assist with my book writing and publishing. Anyone want to help out just leave me a comment with your email address or email me at bpayne43@live.com. My next three books should be ready around the end of the first week of June.
     Well, I need to continue my schedule and move forward today. I wish everyone a blessed and prosperous day and look forward to posting again tomorrow. Take care.

01/26/2018

Good morning everyone. It is three thirty-four here in Dalton, Georgia and I woke up having to use the bathroom and now I sit at my computer thinking about doing some writing on one of my manuscripts. I don’t know how long I will last before getting tired enough to go back to sleep.

The weekend is finally here and I will have plenty of time to get some more chapters written. I am still on schedule with my goals for book publishing and I look forward to adding more books to my author page on Amazon.

The one thing I do know is that every time I publish a book I am very proud of myself and it is one more accomplishment in my book. I just have to keep moving forward with my goals and not allow anything or anyone to deter me from my path.

It is now time to go back to bed and get some more rest before starting my day. I hope that everyone enjoys their Friday and a very “Happy Birthday” to those who will celebrate a birthday today. May you have many more to come. Goodnight and take care.