February has certainly not been business as usual. We celebrated my niece's birthday about two weeks ago, then it was my turn with a girls' afternoon out, and finally we surprised my dad with a quick visit (and ice cream cake) last weekend, and I got back to town just in time for one normal … Continue reading Odds & Ends 2/10-2/23

The new year is well under way, and I've had two great writing weekends to kick it off. This past one was even an unplanned 3-day weekend thanks to a snow day Friday! I'm hoping this kind of progress will continue to be the trend for 2025. I also managed to get all my Christmas … Continue reading Odds & Ends 12/30-1/12

The past couple of weeks have been good ones for me. My mom was in town the night before Thanksgiving, so she took me to see Wicked, and it did not disappoint. I honestly can't imagine a better adaptation of this musical. Cynthia Erivo does a great job as Elphaba, and Ariana Grande sounds nearly … Continue reading Odds & Ends 11/25-12/8

The past couple of weeks haven't brought as much writing time as I might have liked, but I have made progress on my query letter, which is something I wasn't sure I'd ever be able to say! I've also discovered, through my new writing group, how helpful reading my work aloud is. It definitely helps … Continue reading Odds & Ends 10/28-11/10

I've been running around quite a bit the last few weeks. My niece started soccer, so every Saturday I get to watch her play (three-year-old soccer teams are pretty entertaining, if not super competitive). I also joined a new writing group at the local library, which has renewed my excitement in my work and is … Continue reading Odds & Ends 9/30-10/13

Well, the month of August came and went, and now we're already halfway through September! I ended up taking an unintended but necessary hiatus from blogging last month. I only had the mental energy to juggle so much, and the blog ended up being what I set down. I did get in a little more … Continue reading Odds & Ends 7/22-9/15

The past couple of weeks have been all about moving! My old apartment is about to be renovated, so my building transferred my lease to an already updated unit, and I am enjoying it. It's fresh, with finishes that are more my taste than before, and there's just something nice about a new start. Eliminating … Continue reading Odds & Ends 6/10-6/23

Still packing. Still writing. What else?

The past couple of weeks have seen small, but continuing steps forward in a few areas of my life. I've started finding a little bit of a rhythm at the new job, I was able to organize a group of beta readers and send my project out to them, and I started packing up my … Continue reading Odds & Ends 4/15-4/28

As I mentioned at the beginning of month, there has been a lot going on in my life recently, which has sent writing to the back burner. I started a new job, so I'm still going through a bit of an adjustment period, but I am hopeful to have a new routine developed within a … Continue reading Odds & Ends 3/18-3/31

What has happened over the last few weeks? Not a lot of writing, because life has happened. A lot. And it's still happening. I will get into it more later, but today is not the day. With everything else happening, it did make it easy to avoid pulling out my project's finished draft early! I … Continue reading Odds & Ends 2/19-3/3