Writing Process

Books I am currently in the midst of reading:

Hooked by Les Edgerton
Naturally Thin by Bethenny Frankel
Late, Late at Night by Rick Springfield
For Hearing People Only
On Writing by Stephen King

That doesn't count the 100 or so books I have started and stopped meaning to come back to later.

I was writing for a while. Working on "my baby". Then doing some writing exercises from a writing book I was reading. Nothing is clicking. So I keep immersing myself in OTHER people's writing.

This Weeks' Top Five

Rumor Has It - Adele
Kneep Deep - Zac Brown Band
Falling In Love at a Coffee Shop - Landon Pigg
Bartender Billy - Mike DeAngelis
Past the Point of Rescue - Hair of the Dog

Groundhog Day

I have never seen the movie but I know the premise. I am pretty much right where I was a year ago at this time, however making less money. Not quite sure how that has happened. My father believes I have wasted the last 10 years of my life because I truly have nothing to show for it. Kinda makes you wonder if you should have gone right when you actually chose left. I chose Kingston over ASD for the money. $11K more. Had a choice between CSD and NYC and chose the one closest to home, the "safe" choice. Ugh...

The decision to take the job I currently have, despite the crappy pay and alien land, was one I made for all the right reasons: my sanity. And I don't regret it. But I have to stop WAITING for my life to work itself out.

The one difference between last year and this year is that I'm not MISERABLE. I'm worried about my finances but I not miserable or depressed like last year.

One step at a time...

Starting to freak

I have no idea how I will pay my bills after June 30th. Will I have health insurance? Should I just apply to Wal-Mart now?

Productivity

Accomplished a bunch of things this weekend. Ironed on the Superhero logos the kids at work designed for their t-shirts (8 of them), made a sea shell wreath from an idea I got at the Christmas Tree Shops, while I had the glue gun out, I repaired a Christmas ornament that had gotten busted, did three loads of laundry (have yet to put it away), sorted three boxes of books for Dad to take to a garage sale, typed a couple pages of some writing. I finished two books: Percy Jackson and the Olympians - The Lightning Thief and Symptoms of Withdrawl by Christopher Kennedy Lawford, put a ton of laundry from last week away, did dishes (have more of those to do), cleaned out the refridgerator, and organized some bookshelves.

Go me!

7,044

I think I can. I think I can. I think I can.

Generousity

So, as part of my crazy plot for turning 35, I decided to walk a 5K with a good friend of mine to raise money for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and do something healthy for me. A total win-win.

As part of the training, I was required to raise $500. The deadline is May 24th. I was starting to panic but after a mass email to everyone in my address book, and pleas on Facebook, I have surpassed my $500 goal!!!!

It amazes me the people who contributed, friends from Kindergarten, my family, high school, work collegues, my Boston friends that I pilfered from my cousin. It's a nice feeling to be supported in something so important.

I cannot than them enough.