Positive Post: Random Positives
Some positive things to update about:
-Sephie is crawling up the stairs. I think I'm getting a lot of exercise by chasing her up, then pulling her back down. More importantly, I'm learning how to play and have fun with my daughter, something that I regret was really hard for me to do with H. I've just never been someone who "plays".
-The school agreed to clear out my account, and I've been rehabilitating my student loans for six months now, so I'm once again eligible for financial aid and will be in an even better position when it's time to enroll next fall.
-The office has experienced an amazing turn-around, both in terms of profit and staff, so maybe the thing will still be standing when it's time for B and I to take the reigns after all.
-I've successfully come up with a game plan that will take care of the situation with regards to scheduling conflicts, H's future, and our current financial situation. P isn't going to like it, but it's going to be in the best interest of both kids and she'll get over it eventually.
-I wrote two awesome drafts for a rant over at A,B on the Plan B debacle. My editor likes both of them and so do I. I'm not sure which we're going to go with, but it's nice that I can create pretty well under pressure when necessary.
-In the last week, I've re-discovered my love for Alana Davis. I don't think she's still making music, but her album "Blame It On Me" is one of my favorites of all time. It amuses me now how it should have been obvious then that my love for her folksy sound and unusual lyrics would naturally attract me to Tori Amos a decade or so later.
-I can add Explosive Eighteen (Janet Evanovich), T is for Trespass (Sue Grafton), U is for Undertow (Sue Grafton), and The Year of the Flood (Margaret Atwood) to the books I've read this year, bring the total up to 24.
-Actually, the correct number would be 26. I just remembered I also started reading N is for Noose and V is for Vengeance (both by Sue Grafton) and I'll definitely finish them both by the end of the year.
-I'm in love with my Kindle Fire.
-Sephie is crawling up the stairs. I think I'm getting a lot of exercise by chasing her up, then pulling her back down. More importantly, I'm learning how to play and have fun with my daughter, something that I regret was really hard for me to do with H. I've just never been someone who "plays".
-The school agreed to clear out my account, and I've been rehabilitating my student loans for six months now, so I'm once again eligible for financial aid and will be in an even better position when it's time to enroll next fall.
-The office has experienced an amazing turn-around, both in terms of profit and staff, so maybe the thing will still be standing when it's time for B and I to take the reigns after all.
-I've successfully come up with a game plan that will take care of the situation with regards to scheduling conflicts, H's future, and our current financial situation. P isn't going to like it, but it's going to be in the best interest of both kids and she'll get over it eventually.
-I wrote two awesome drafts for a rant over at A,B on the Plan B debacle. My editor likes both of them and so do I. I'm not sure which we're going to go with, but it's nice that I can create pretty well under pressure when necessary.
-In the last week, I've re-discovered my love for Alana Davis. I don't think she's still making music, but her album "Blame It On Me" is one of my favorites of all time. It amuses me now how it should have been obvious then that my love for her folksy sound and unusual lyrics would naturally attract me to Tori Amos a decade or so later.
-I can add Explosive Eighteen (Janet Evanovich), T is for Trespass (Sue Grafton), U is for Undertow (Sue Grafton), and The Year of the Flood (Margaret Atwood) to the books I've read this year, bring the total up to 24.
-Actually, the correct number would be 26. I just remembered I also started reading N is for Noose and V is for Vengeance (both by Sue Grafton) and I'll definitely finish them both by the end of the year.
-I'm in love with my Kindle Fire.