So, I’m working on my outline for the third Advent story for NaNoWriMo, since that’s that project that’s next on my list (and the story needs to be written), and I’m thinking about my writing process. And since we’re coming up to NaNo, I thought I would share my thoughts on process with you all. …
(health update) Day three of completely no gluten
and it’s official – I have a cold. Gluten does not cause green snot to come out of my nose. *sigh* Just what I needed before Capclave. I’m alternating tea and juice and hoping to kill it dead. Bah. I hate having a depressed immune system. However!!! I resisted Panera this morning! (Managers brought …
(health) When will I learn?
My nephew got married this weeked. Yay, weddings! Except for the fact that most weddings are full of gluten, and I am finding that I am really, really weak when it comes to gluten. This is no one else’s fault but mine. I had rolls and wedding cake and cookies…and I still feel crappy this …
A little bit of a cleanup…
Some people do spring cleaning. Apparently I do fall cleaning, at least for the website. Yes, I’ve updated it! And I’ve gotten MOST of the books/short fiction on there (I know I have more to add, but I’ve been staring at this screen for almost 6 hours, and I’m going cross-eyed). So take a …
(food/personal) the smells of autumn and memory
My kitchen smelled like memories this past weekend. Apple kugel, cinnamon-raisin french toast drowning in maple syrup, roasted butternut squash, honey bbq chicken tenders. It’s amazing, how much smells can bring back memories of my parents’ and my grandparents’ kitchens, and it’s times like this that I wish I had kids to pass these smells …
(writing) An update, only a little late
This week has not been good to most of my life, I’ll be honest. I’m in the last week before my Remicade treatment, the weather is playing havoc with my allergies, and it seems like every one around me is sick at work. The upshot? A migraine. Yeah, a migraine. But despite that, I’m …
(health/personal) Not letting the stress get the better of me
Part of the reason I write this page every week is to remind myself of what I’m trying to do. Yeah, I know, Yoda said to either do, or do not – there is no try, but honestly, I’m human, not a Jedi Master, and I have to try. Because more often than not lately, …
(writing) Not only an update, but musings
I’m still writing. As of today, I’ll have written for 138 days in a row. I haven’t missed a day, not even through Harper’s Retreat, or the ick that I was sick with, or anything else. I still wrote, even if it was only 250 words I still wrote. I showed up to the …
(book review) Baltimore Blues by Laura Lippman
No, it’s not my reaction to last night’s Red Sox – Orioles game (although boo to Baltimore! How do you keep winning against us???) Baltimore Blues is the first book in the Tess Monaghan Mysteries series by Laura Lippman, and I am very, very thankful that my mother introduced me to this unlikely …
(health/food/personal) A new week, and more food!
Happy Monday, folks! I think I’ve FINALLY got this cold on the run – I actually took Saturday off and RESTED. Well, I wrote, but I could do that from the couch. Sunday I felt so much better! Ate real food, did chores, and wrote. This is going to be a good food week. …