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Feliz Año Nuevo! Welcome to Winter Sabbatical 2023. I made it to Chelem last Monday after some travel complications. We were part of the hundreds of thousands left stranded by Southwest Airlines last week. Tim and I were scheduled to fly Southwest to Houston then American to Merida, arriving on Christmas night. After our flight…

Next year, I will fold my clean clothes And put them away in a timely manner, Instead of daily digging in laundry baskets Leaving clothes on the closet floor scattered.   Next year, I will get my plants in the ground  Within only a few days of purchasing them, Instead of putting it off for…

1993 Today is my 29th wedding anniversary. Tim and I have been married for nearly three decades. WOW! It’s hard to say what my favorite part of the upcoming memoir is. I’m excited about sharing all 28 stories with you. There are three essays dedicated exclusively to our relationship: how Tim and I “met” (I…

I’ll just get that out of the way first. When I received the proofread manuscript this summer and saw the copyright date was 2022, I got excited, thinking maybe my book would be released before the end of the year. Even though I’d read in my contract that Olympia has 290 days after they receive…

I’m addressing something today that is difficult to discuss. It’s the elephant in the room I’ve been trying to avoid. I will keep this short. When I set out to write this book, my intention was to tell my story; the good, the bad, and the ugly. I needed to share all aspects of my…

The long boring days of summer are nearing an end. At Kroger, the Halloween candy has already replaced the school supplies. Fall is coming; maybe my second favorite time of year. It is still hot as Hades outside, but mornings and evenings are slightly cooler. I’m preparing for a busy planting season, both here and…

Not much has changed since my last post. It’s still hot and miserable. But there are a few good things happening in my world, so I’m going to focus on those today.  Pierce is great. He is working three days a week at TJ Maxx and really seems to enjoy it. Transportation services are available…

Hello, friends. It’s been a while. Fair warning: This post is a bit of a downer. Because I’m not okay right now.   Even on meds, I can usually expect my mental health to take a dip twice a year. In winter, I go to Mexico for a couple of a months. I don’t have…

I’m going to get right to it… I JUST SIGNED A PUBLISHING CONTRACT FOR MY MEMOIR!!! I woke up Thursday morning and picked up my phone to check my email in bed. Thursday mornings are pretty lazy, since I take Pierce to work at nine and go into work late. I had 42 emails which,…

I’ll start with the most exciting news first: I’ve had my first manuscript request!!! One of the university presses I queried liked the sample I sent in and asked to review the full manuscript. They may turn me down in the end, but I can’t help getting my hopes up about possibly being one step…