Playing Around…

I’m currently nursing what is quite likely my first-ever migraine.  I’ve had it for well over a day now and since I’m pregnant, the strongest thing I can take is Tylenol.  Yeah, not having a fun time of it.  I really should get off of the computer, but I’ve been inspired by my friend’s website/blog to do something with mine.  Hers makes mine look like child’s play.  I’m also merely overlooking the fact that I haven’t blogged in… hmmm… well, look down, it’ll appear obvious by the date.  Yes, I’m too lazy to look as I type this.

My son starts school on the 24th, and I’m looking forward to having more writing time as well as forcing myself to blog weekly.  This isn’t an unreal expectation and I want to start keeping up with this better as I work more this school year at pursing my goal of being published.  Ideally, I’d like to have one manuscript finished by the time the next RWA conference rolls around.  I believe next year’s will be in Nashville, but I’m not certain on that yet.  I’ll also have a six-month-old by then so there’s no telling if I’ll even be able to attend.  However, I’m already starting to save for the occasion in hopes that my planning works out.

With more time to write and blog, I may start making some changes to this site and the way it’s layed out.  Be on the lookout for those and don’t freak out if something suddenly isn’t there anymore.  I’m really not so good when it comes to web script and the like, so we’ll see how all of this goes.  Wish me luck!  For now, I’m off to put my head down and see about relieving this damned headache.  I need to be better in time for True Blood!

Odds and Ends

I’m really getting the hang of this Twitter thing.  I downloaded TwitterFox and now I can’t seem to stop.  I tweeted back and forth with Colleen Gleason, author of The Gardella Vampire Chronicles, on Saturday and thought that was the coolest thing ever.  She also told me that if she had to write, then so did I.  So I knocked out around 1,000 words.

My mom is currently in the hospital with three bacterial infections that caused her to run as high as a 105.5.  They aren’t sure of the underlying cause of these infections, but she’s receiving treatment and they’ve been running tests.  Her blood sugar is also all outta whack, and we’re not sure if that’s from the infections or what, but they’re monitoring it closely now.  She’s currently in the rehab section of the hospital where she’s undergoing physical therapy for the febrile neuropathy (I think?) which basically caused her body to react poorly after running so high a temperature.  It’s made her weak to the point of barely being able to move.  I really don’t know all the details since she lives out of state.  She’s also the medical professional of the family, so getting info out of my dad on her status is not entirely helpful.  I’m thinking of planning a trip up there towards the end of May.  We’ll have to see if that pans out or not.

Speaking of May, I have a court date about the ticket I received for running a red light.  It was raining out and I thought I used my best judgement in terms of not slamming my breaks on and causing another accident.  The light was indeed yellow when I started through it, and I wasn’t about to slam on the breaks of my minivan with my son in the back seat.  Anyway, it’s a long story and I’m just hopong to fight it because I do recall them teaching you in driver’s ed to do exactly what I did.  It should be an interesting experience, to say the least.

My husband and I (well, mostly just I because it’s my sanity in question) have decided not to send Ethan to summer camp this year in an effort to lower costs.  Instead, my best friend and I have decided to plan out the summer for our four kids by doing as many cheap and free things as possible.  It should make for some interesting fun, and hopefully I won’t pull all my hair out over the course of the summer.  It may not bode well for my writing time, but I’ll have to work around it.  Time will tell.

Marching on Out

I can’t believe we’re already at the end of March.  2009 is going to be one of those years that people ask about and I’ll have to apologize for having blinked.

Got some work done on LitW today, but now I’m feeling stuck.  I’m not really sure why, but it’s like the characters aren’t telling me what’s up anymore.  And as weird as that may sound to someone who doesn’t write, it scares the shit out of me.  God, what I wouldn’t do for a little inspiration.  Tomorrow might see me picking up Awakening Bloodlines again.  But I may not get any real writing done on it.  More like heavy editing and reworking of things.  I also need to be more diligent about taking notes on it as I go, so I’m not backtracking later trying to remember someone’s hair color or eye color.

I’m back in the library this week for the writing after trying to be more of a stickler in my own home about it last week and watching myself fail miserably.  I have to be in a no-fail environment, I guess.  Perhaps one day if the home office thing ever pans out, I should put a little mini-fridge in there and fill it with only what I’ll eat for lunch that day.  That’ll also keep me from snacking and blowing my hips out beyond where they already are.

Oh well, back to the writing for another 45 minutes or so.

Spring Break is over!!

And now I can party!!  Okay, not really.  But I got everyone out of the house and got back to writing.  That’s got to count for a little partying.  I just wish I could enjoy it a bit more.

I’ve come to the realization that LitW was in desperate need of some reworking.  The only problem with that is it’s giving me massive writer’s block.  Reworking a scene is really not an easy or fun process unless it’s something you enjoy.  I don’t enjoy it.  I managed to spit out around 600 words or so.  It’s not a lot, but I spent a lot of time working on tweaking this little project.  At this point, I’m really annoyed with it.

The other annoying this is this crap my eyes are doing.  I’ve taken as much junk as I can take (Nasonex, Zyrtec, Pataday) and my eyes are burning, itching, gooping, and crusting like they want to jump out and run away.  Sob.  I also can’t stop rubbing them, which is making writing a very painful task at the moment.  I’m just praying that tomorrow will be better and that I’ll make this scene flip-flopping work out and actually have it make some sense.

Quiet Time

I’ve recently discovered that calling naptime quiet time is really the way to go.  It’s still nap time, but it comes with a movie!  He falls asleep, and that’s all that matters, right?

[Insert giant pause here to go tell my son he's being too loud.]

Well, really, I was hoping that I could actually get some writing done during this wonderful period of time.  The reality of it is I’ll probably have to wait until he’s 100% asleep before I’ll likely get anything done.  Is spring break over yet?  How in the world am I going to survive the summer?

I’ve added some more blogs/websites to my list of ARWA ladies.  (We have one male member, but to my knowledge, he hasn’t been sucked into the world of blogging yet.)  Please poke around and check them out.  And of course, if you are an ARWA member and your name isn’t over there or I have you over there as an incorrect pseudonym, please let me know.

I know I’ve said I’m only going to update weekly, but I think I’m going to keep that as a minimum and not the absolute standard.  Blogging is too fun to put off for a whole week–when I actually have something to write about, that is.

Oooh, I think it got quiet.  No, wait… I’m being summoned for a cup.

[Insert another giant pause to go get the requested beverage.]

So, where was I… oh, right.  Yeah, he’s not asleep yet.

[Big pause for a phone call about a CL listing for a dog house.]

And people wonder why it is I don’t get much writing done doing this whole SAHM thing.  I give up, I’m off to do some laundry.