• Helloooo!

    Bet you’re wondering where I’ve been. Well, been packing a trailer and cleaning a house. Not yet unloaded the trailer, but I’m still alive and haven’t broken or bruised more of myself. I also don’t have spinal meningitis or encephalitis…

  • The Day That Was

    Well, I fell. I was up on a step stool and I went to step to the next step down and missed and hit the floor instead. Landed on my shoulder, whacked my head on a cabinet and banged my…

  • Bread dough theory of writing

    I’ve often thought that some stories are made like bread dough, one made with a starter. First you stir in the ingredients to make the starter and feed it for awhile and let it bubble and ferment. Then eventually it’s…

  • Musings

    Today I did some more packing and cleaning, despite being exhausted. funny how the last week has taken it out of me. The man and kids did some as well, and fetched a dump trailer to take some stuff to…

  • Jiggety Jig

    We made the trip to Oregon and back in four days, plus unloaded the cargo trailer and did the Jayfest signing at Powells. Whew. I’m a little tired and yet have to get right back to work. The good news…

  • Fat and diets

    One of the things that the SFWA bruhaha in recent weeks has made me think about is me as a woman and about weight and about body image. Then Cat Valente posted this amazing blog about her own trials and…

  • Pardon me while I have a moment of freakout

    I just realized that my 23rd anniversary is in 4 days. There will be little celebrating done beyond packing of stuff. Then my birthday is two weeks from today, for which there will be little celebration but, you got it,…

  • Packity pack pack pack

    My life is not exciting right now. It involves boxes and carrying heavy things, sorting, taping, and cutting my fingers. I did manage to help girlie get some of her stuff into boxes today. That was a step. Boy has…

  • I’m grumpy

    I have no idea why I’m grumpy, except packing and stress from that. It’s annoying being grumpy. Boy and girl are being clingy. I get that. But it’s driving me nuts. And then the dogs are upset. One peed in…

  • Learning curve

    Apparently if you spend a day digging and shaking out dirt and crystals, you will be sore. Back, arms, legs . . . sore. Who knew?