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Things that have happened since I last blogged

November 17, 2009 Filed Under: STAY

  1. The VOA came to pick up all of our donated items.
  2. I got overly sentimental about giving away Walter, the duck umbrella I’ve had since 4th grade, and J and I spent about 45 minutes going through all the packed up boxes to rescue him before the VOA truck came.
  3. I had the little red mark on my nose removed with a laser that left a little red mark on my nose.
  4. My car wouldn’t start and had to be towed and the tow truck guy told me he thought it was done for.
  5. Thinking my car was done for made the big repair bill seem not-so-bad.
  6. I got a review copy of STAY and spent about 80 gazillion hours staring at it. I still can’t believe it’s real.
  7. I figured out the characters/storyline for a new book.
  8. I went to a panel to see some absolutely amazing authors speak (I promise I’ll write more about that soon).
  9. I pruned the shrubbery in the yard with in an inch of its life, put the garden to bed, cleaned the gutters, raked leaves, and mowed the lawn one last time all in one day.
  10. I got completely and totally addicted to watching Friday Night Lights episodes on Netflix.
  11. J & I chose and procured the materials for our bathroom remodel.
  12. I rediscovered the joy of writing in pencil on paper.
  13. I found a snakeskin the length of my arm in our tool shed.
  14. I discovered that while I can open the door to the tool shed, my legs will no longer take me in there.
  15. I somehow acquired the longest, most absurd list of things to do between now and Thanksgiving.

And, oh, yeah, I turned in my STAY pages for the very last time.

Goodbye, manuscript! I’ll miss you!

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  1. courtney says

    November 18, 2009 at 2:03 am

    Oh, you got to hold your book! That is so awesome! And the manuscript is done — woohooooo!

    Reply
  2. Reluctant Blogger says

    November 18, 2009 at 1:31 pm

    oh wow, I can just imagine how much you have stroked that preview copy of your book. I had no idea such things existed. Wonderful!

    And I’m not surprised you rescued the umbrella. I am shocked that you could have thought of getting rid of it!

    Good to see you back.

    Reply
  3. TMC says

    November 18, 2009 at 2:55 pm

    tee hee. You said ‘shrubbery.’ :)

    Congrats about on the book!

    Reply
  4. The Modern Gal says

    November 20, 2009 at 10:15 pm

    I know I’ve said this so many times, but I freaking cannot wait for Stay to be out. Reading the back of the cover makes me so excited!

    And I love making out my to-do lists in pencil. There’s something refreshing about it. I love the feeling of writing with a sharp pencil, and I love making to-do lists (and crossing things off them).

    Reply
  5. Barrie says

    November 23, 2009 at 8:30 am

    I loved reading that list!

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How’s relaxing going, you ask? Well, so far I’ How’s relaxing going, you ask? Well, so far I’ve cleaned the gutters and raced Roxy to the vet ER to determine she did not (thankfully) eat any of the scrap of composite plastic decking she magically found out of freaking nowhere. (Getting pet insurance was the smartest thing I’ve ever done). I’m extremely bad at rest. Although I do find puttering around the house kind of meditative. Cleaning the gutters exhausted my body, but calmed my mind (briefly).
This is our neighbor, Francis. We visit Francis a This is our neighbor, Francis. We visit Francis a couple times a week and we all like to stand around staring at each other. It’s lovely. Francis seems just as interested in us as we are in them. (And look at that stance! And Francis’s little paw resting on the ledge 😍). #groundsquirrel #groundsquirrelsofinstagram #dailyroxydog #dogstagram #neighbors
I don’t think there’s anything more comforting I don’t think there’s anything more comforting than lying in a hammock. I’m exhausted. I’ve pushed against the limits of my being very hard all summer working on my draft and I definitely need to soak up some calm quiet on a large scale. Which is also to say if I owe you a call/email/text, it might take me a week or two to circle back. I’m going to catch up with myself and then with everyone else this time. Which I think might mean spending as much time as I can lying in my hammock listening to birds. #rest
There are few greater joys than a long walk with a There are few greater joys than a long walk with a curious little dog. #dailyroxydog #seenonmywalk #dogsofinstagram
All I ever want is an endless stream of tiny snack All I ever want is an endless stream of tiny snacks to crunch while I’m working. But since I have MCAS and it limits my diet, most of what I eat is food I make myself. Thankfully, corn tortillas are a safe food for me (everyone’s MCAS is different — so please don’t take my safe foods as any kind of sign they’re safe for someone else who has MCAS). Today, I remembered that I  have tiny cookie cutters, so I made myself a bowl of mini chips. I tossed them with lime juice and salt and threw them in the air fryer. And then, of course, because I don’t want to waste food, I did the same for the scrap pieces (which somehow tasted even better!). So happy! #tortillachips
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