Hijinks, Hilarity and Heart
Who makes these holidays up?
I’m my own boss and people often ask me what that’s like. It’s great! Working for myself means I have a lot more control about what I do and how my days play out.
And it’s terrible, lol. My boss can be overzealous. (Have you SEEN my goals for the last quarter of this year?)
But the GREAT moments beat out the terrible ones….most days. 😉
I had a cold and have been battling the lingering cough and I forgot to post a Week 3 progress report, but I’m back on track.
I played Florida tourist and went to see manatees. It was the perfect time for us to go…the water was cool so there were HUNDREDS of manatees, but the day was gorgeous.
Do you do “tourist” stuff where you live?
I’ve completed the copy edits for GENTLY USED, STILL WORKS. The second installment of the Psychic Consignment Mysteries is available for preorder and will out on February 27th. If you’re not signed up for my newsletter and want to see a sneak peek of one of my favorite scenes next week, sign up now.
I’m working on the story edits of the third book in the series.
I’m working on Hitwoman 23.
I’m rolling along on my passion project. Chances are it will never see the light of day, but I’m having fun with it.
Also…I’m developing my brand new series. (It’s a spinoff of the Hitwoman series and I am soooo excited about it. I’ve got the preliminary blurb done and I’ve had the first cover made. And I’ve got my talisman which I’m ridiculously thrilled about. (I’ll explain more about the importance of writing talisman’s in a future blog post.)
I didn’t like the recipe I tried, so I’m not sharing that. And so far my craft project is a dud.
So I’m making progress on some goals, not so much on others. But I’ll keep trying!
My brain is fried (a combo of working hard and a cold) but here are a few random things I wanted to share
Did you know that motorcycles have their own tow trucks? I didn’t until I was at the gym today and saw a red Ducati being loaded on a tiny little flatbed tow truck. The bike’s owner didn’t look very happy, but the whole scene amused me.
Sometimes I do things just to amuse myself, like I named an ad campaign “junk” (for One Woman’s Junk) just so that I could an email with this header back:
It’s the little things that entertain me.
I hope I keep YOU entertained.
Just a heads up to keep an eye on this Facebook page. I’m celebrating an anniversary and there’s going to be some exclusive content posted later this week.
I’ve been contending with a cold for the last week or so, and that slowed down progress on some of my projects, but I’m starting to feel better and soon it’ll be full steam ahead again.
But it’s not like I got nothing done. I made progress on Hitwoman 23 and Psychic Consignment Mysteries 2 and 3. (Don’t forget to preorder your copy of GENTLY USED, STILL WORKS so that it can magically appear for your reading pleasure on the release date.). Gently Used is going to the proofreader next week AND the third book in the series is going to my story editor. Every step in the process makes them feel a little more real.
Speaking of real, we’ve finalized the cover for the third Psychic Consignment Mystery. I just love it and can’t wait to share it with you next month.
I’ve also written the flash fiction story for my next newsletter which is going out on the 24th of January. Be sure to sign up for my newsletter so that you get to read it. I’m also sharing the latest recipe I tried. Yum!
Also, I’ve been working on developing the new trilogy I’m about to start writing. I’m having so much fun with it…I hope that comes across on the page once it’s in book form!
Okay, time for me to go down yet another cup of tea in an attempt to control this annoying cough I’ve developed. I hope that 2020 is going well for you and that you’re moving in the direction of your dreams/goals/best life.
One of my goals for 2020 is to try at least 24 “new to me” recipes.
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BAKED FETA AND GREENS WITH LEMONY YOGURT was my first attempt of the year.
I must confess that I don’t love kale, but it was good in this dish.
That said, next time I’ll sub in spinach or bok choy and just cook it on the stovetop since I didn’t think the feta added much and I’ll be taking that out.
If you want to find the recipe, you can find it here.
What new things are YOU trying this month? Do you have any recipes you think I MUST try?