An update on this and that

1) Physical therapy has begun! Twice a week for six weeks and possibly longer if I need it. You know it’s bad when the therapist wonders how you’re even mobile with muscles in such a condition.

Nice to excel at something!

I’m already feeling relief and am positive I’ll recover from this.

2) Diet has been abysmal. Schedule has had us eating out four meals in the past five days. I did well for one of those. That’s something, right? And I’ve got another meal out with friends this week. Apparently this introvert is a social butterfly.

One of the days was birthday dinner so I’m letting that one go.

3) More fighting with Amazon. This time, they’re not sending Verse Productions Presents: The Space Files to expanded distribution (in other words to Barnes and Noble) for print. It’s been out since February or thereabouts, plenty of time for it to be distributing. Anyway, this means I’m losing out on possible sales there. I’ve double checked that I had ticked that box and will check back. If it’s not moving over soon, I’ll be contacting them about it. Soul Fate isn’t showing either, but I don’t expect it to for at least another month.

4) I’m contemplating something painful for an author: scrapping 30,000+ words of a book that just isn’t going anywhere. B5 of the knife-bearers and clans series isn’t working. I hate to say it’s time to stop beating my head against my desk over it and start over without the current outline, but I think it’s time. The characters and plot are fighting me on it. I love what would be the end of the book. Seriously, I adore the scenes for that that are all still on paper. It’s the beginning and middle scenes on the computer that aren’t moving. At all. I feel like I’m writing, deleting, and rewriting the same paragraph over and over.

5) I’m making a corset! Yup, I finally got off my butt and am making that Civil War era corset. Chemise and drawers already finished. I’m getting ready to insert the busk. After this will be the petticoat, then cutting down one of my old dresses.

On a side note, I’ve recently realized my blue Guinevere dress from the Keira Knightly King Arthur movie will work on the slimmer me. Picnic Padme might as well with a small tweak to the skirt and corset. Halloween is looking like I have choices now!

So sorry

I’ve been a bad updater.

1) While I enjoyed my Halloween costume, Halloween in our new neighborhood was a disappointment. It was pretty much over after an hour, with a huge bowl of candy leftover.

The first part of the day, I was a zombie hunter. By evening I’d transformed into a failed zombie hunter. I did get quite a few compliments on my makeup, especially from the Taco Bell workers.

2) My super secret crocheted Christmas gift project is coming along. I now have 2 left and am feeling like I might actually finish.

3) Novel is still at my cover artist. It clocks in at 150,000 words, so it’ll take her awhile to read. I’m anticipating a January release.

4) 4th book in the Knife-bearers and Clans series is 2/3 written. I had an emotional two chapters the past couple weeks and felt wiped out from it. Next 2 books in the series are deep in planning stage as well.

5) Celebrating 24 years with my husband this coming week!

6) Hosting Thanksgiving for 14 people. Am a little stressed because Wednesday is the only day I have to clean house and prep the food for Thursday.

7) Sewed a top. Loved the top. Got to wear it a grand total of two hours before the cheaply made but not cheap fabric shredded against the fabric of my jeans. Yes, shredded. As in ribbons and holes.

My other sewing is going well. I’m about ready to head into the 2 Christmas gifts I’m committed to making.

I think that’s everything. Another drive by update.