So! A fair amount has happened since the last time I updated. o.o

First I’ll talk about what’s going on with writing, then what’s going on with work. I’m also attempting to use headings, so if there’s something you want to know more than other things you can just skip right to what you want to know more about. Mind you, I’m writing all of this on the Saturday night before the post goes live. There’s your timeframe.

Writing:

For the whole last week I’ve been sick so I haven’t gotten any writing done this week. After I draft this post up and schedule it I’m hopefully going to have the spoons left to work on poetry.

I’m currently sitting at 180/200 poems for a book I’d hoped to release already. Yes, I still plan on releasing more books. I just don’t know when yet. For right now, I’m just celebrating the fact that I’ve gotten pieces written.

Eventually I want to dive into notes and edits for novels I’ve already written. One of which is a series. When (not if) I eventually get that book/series out in the world I know there are a handful of people who are going to be celebrating just as much as I will. Not only because they know me, but because they’re part of the writing group(s) where I read parts of the story. I think only one or two people have read the story in its entirety. The downside is I want to do that story justice. The characters, the world, everything. And to do this will take TIME. And lots of it. I’ve got two novels written for it and a set of three short stories in one book and there’s another novel that I’ve had in my head to work on for it.

For those of you who are guessing, yes, I’m referring to the Wolfhaven series of books I started what simultaneously feels like 10 years ago and yesterday.

Work/Life:

I’ve been at the new job a little over a month now and it’s going pretty well I think. I’ve been working in a position called back support so I’m moving things around. At the factory/warehouse I worked before I moved I was getting between 9,000 – 12,000 steps a day. The job I had right before this one I was getting 3,000 or so on average, 5,000 on my day(s) off. Wednesday was the day at work this last week where I got the fewest steps and that was still over 21,000. Friday I had over 25,000. And yes, I was hurting. Friday night I ended up going to bed with both a knee brace and ankle brace on.

Today the husband was celebrating because I got new shoes. Why was he celebrating? Because he tried to get me to buy some last week and I wouldn’t and I’ve needed new shoes for… A few months actually. If we could have he probably would have made me walk out with both pairs I was debating between today. Went with a new brand I’ve never had before, so cross your fingers folks. I’m gonna be putting *miles* on these babies!

I swear to you this boy KNOWS how photogenic he is and hams it up, unlike Gus who senses when you’re even THINKING about getting a camera out, let alone pointing one at him -.-

Speaking of babies… Here’s one of mine! We’ve had Jiji for… 9 months and from what we can tell he’s 10 months old now. Don’t let the innocent face fool you, when one of the other cats in the house tries to take control Jiji will throw down. And win. Yes, he’s named after the black cat from Kiki’s Delivery Service. My husband and I are nerds.

Gus came with us to pick up one of husband’s coworkers one morning and while waiting for her to come outside Gus decided to pop up and remind his dad he is a good boy.

My husband would be absolutely appalled with me if I didn’t also share Gus. He’s officially been part of my life for what’s going on 10 years and he’ll be approximately 12 next year. He is living a very spoiled life sleeping under our bed, at his dad’s feet (or butt), and has not one, but two different beds in our office he can choose to sleep in (one at my desk, one at my husband’s desk). Entirely his dad’s boy.

Finishing:

If you don’t want information on my job skip the first paragraph under that heading.

For now folks, stay safe, hopefully healthy, and keep moving forward. That’s all we can do, right? Peace for now.

~H