2010-02-11

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2010-02-11 11:29 am

[Goal 2010 Update]

1. Spirituality


* Still mala'ing like whoa
* Experimenting on a spell
* Dreamwalking like whoa
* Starting to come up with a reasonable plan for Trevia with [livejournal.com profile] shardkin, starting with an interim Etsy shop for us to start saving money for us to go on the road in a couple years, making a few inquiries here and there, putting together a cost list on items we'd like to carry, etc.
* Bought the domain and getting halp from [livejournal.com profile] awillowweeping on the graphic


2. Get in better shape
::: crickets::

* I have not yet started training for the 13 mile race thing. I think tomorrow I will go for distance and see how much I can walk. Give myself the weekend to recover, and start walking on Monday and doing distance on Fridays. If I see there is no way I can do it in two months, I will tell bosslady.


3. Writing

* So, yesterday I bit the bullet and started work again on the regency thing. I think I needed a couple weeks to mull things over and come to the painful but necessary conclusion that I would need to gut like 2/3 of it with deleting and then go. There was no power exchange between the hero/herione and I got so bogged down by the ruuuuuuuules of romance writing, their relationship was a wet dead fish on the floor. Now that I am not bogged down by that, I think it will be much much better. I'm finding I don't do well with ruuuuules past genre and word count.

* One of my dreams I've had recently seriously ended with, DEBORAH [my last name] THIS WOULD MAKE AN EXCELLENT BOOK FOR LEWELLYN'S YOUNG ADULT PRESS AND YOU DO NOT NEED AN AGENT. THIS TOPIC WILL BE POPULAR SHORTLY DUE TO [X MOVIE] COMING OUT OVER THE SUMMER! I woke up, pale and drawn. I was like holy shit dreams! I haven't dreamed in forever and now you're being all bossyboots about my life! Okay, fine, I'll do it after I finish this round of smut.


4. Crafting

* Spinning and learning a lot more about spinning. Procrastinating dolly making. Will stop doing so shortly.


5. Etc.

* Have been doing a lot more cooking - making stock, roasting pumpkin (which was omg good), and just generally trying to be more thrifty with food.

* Started keeping track of my misc spending for the month so I track my purchases. A habit I think I will keep, it's keeping my ass in line.

* [livejournal.com profile] shardkin and I have been working on getting the house in better order. We keep coming closer and closer to where we'd like to be!

* Made an appt for empire carpets as they are having a "buy one room, get two free" special so we can see what kind of eco flooring they have and at least know a price range of what we're looking at.

* Getting our taxes info situated. it's a lot more complicated now that we're homeowners. Only thing left is our 1099 which W-F may not have sent out yet in a lazy sort of manner.
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2010-02-11 11:46 am

[NfaSIR]

* Tuesday night Lis came over and I taught her how to make Chicken Picatta and then we made Madeleines dipped in dark chocolate with lemon zest. She got to use the mixmaster. Mothra came over for dinner, which was really nice. It was so cozy getting to have my family over for dinner, I'm glad to be living closer and that [livejournal.com profile] shardkin doesn't mind spending time with them. I told her next time we'd make sauce, grind meat, and make pasta.

* Wednesday I was supposed to go on a Super Sekrit Mini Road Trip with April to get James' V-day prezzie but now will need to do so on Sunday. I will need to buy cards tomorrow. Everything else has been bought for everyone, including pjs for mom.

* On our SNOOOOOOOOOOW DAY, Jow and I slept in massively for us (11a) because we didn't want to get out of warm bed. He made me brunch and we talked about Trevia. He is really good to write with because he will get me stuff to drink, pop champagne, share a clove, sit quietly, help me find a better phrase, and read passages of my story. We made chicken tandoori and roasted curry pumpkin with basmati rice for dinner, it was nom! Had some fancy Wildberry Lavender ice cream for dessert.

* Jow is on Phase III in Operation Get New Job. After his drug test on Monday, it's one more interview and then hopefully job offer. He's doing first interview with Other Similiar Place on Monday as well.

* Tonight James and I decided to go on an earlyish date right after work because he's not good with the snow (as he lived the majority of his life in Alabama) and my car is a rollerskate and the words "black ice" drive fear in my heart. So we're going to B&N and Panera and then having an online writing date.

* I have been working enough OT this week that I will get a normal check which is happy.

* Got my first paycheck from the website, also happy.