September 1, 2011

I have no Internet.  Ugh.

Things to get done.  Odd stuff going on.  I don't need to be without Internet right now.

You would think I would get more stuff done, right?  Not happening.

Sigh.

September 2, 2011

Finally have internet back.

Now Wind is sick.

I have not had a good week.  That's all, just not good at all.  but I got the newsletter done and sent off, so that's something at least.  Now I can resume with my odd life, right?

September 3, 2011

The weather is turning cooler.  That's good.  And bad.  I can't turn the furnace on until Russ gets home in a couple weeks.  We can hold out that long.  Right?

I got a considerable amount of writing done today for the first time in quite a while again.  That was nice.  Of course now I'm behind on everything else.

September 4, 2011

Today was not a great day for writing, but over all -- not bad as far as other things go.  Getting stuff done.  Not a lot but getting there.

I need to work on lists again.  I got tired of them.  Time to bring them back and get my work life back in order.  I have new things coming up, and I need to make certain they don't overrun everything else.

Not easy.  Far too much going on.

I just want to write.

September 5, 2011

Tried a new method of work today and actually got some things done.  Write/work/write/work/write.  I know that looks odd, but the pattern broke up the stuff so that nothing got boring.  I have it at 1k for each time I wrote, but I think tomorrow I'll cut it down to 500 words and get more work done between.  Ik is just right at the edge where it can take some time to get all that much plot, dialogue, etc. worked out.  500 words is much easier.

Patterns work for me.

So do goals.  I'm going to get the two worked in together somehow and have something that will work very well for me.

September 6, 2011

The pattern work went very well.  I need to adjust things still, but I'm getting stuff done.  I am farther on the newsletter than I expected to be, which is really very nice.  I'll have time to go over it better if I'm not rushing to get it done.

In the Shadow of Giants is giving me fits.  I am not getting what I want in the feel of the story.  However, I think I can get the basics of the story down and then go back over all the myth material and see what fits where.  So far, what I have been able to work in has done very well.

And that's it!

September 7, 2011

I have a cold.  I felt it coming on last night and really just knocking me down.  I hope it clears out fast.  But it's that time of year, with the weather changing.

Russ is going to be home at the end of the month.  We have, as usual, decisions to make.  I think I'm going to make it easy and say I am not planning to move to the other house this year.  We've dithered on it every year with winter coming, and never done it.  I think we'll just pass on the dithering part and go right to what we need for this house instead.

Maybe I've just gotten lazy, but I really don't see the point of all that hard work.  We've survived the last four winters here.  We'll manage another one.

 

September 8, 2011

Okay, so writing these things only count if you actually post them, right?

I'll get this set up.

I have a horrible cold. That's not a big shock given the weather.  It's lovely out, though, but it keeps going up and down, rain and cold, nice, but breezy.  Ack.  I hope the cats don't come down with colds, too.

I'm tired out.  I wanted to finish In the Shadow of Giants this week, but not going to happen.  I can barely get myself out of bed for more than an hour at a time.

Ugh. 

September 9, 2011

Buffy has been in the house for one month.  She was a bit tired out today.  Hope she's not coming down with anything.  But she was very cute, too.

Other than that, gah.  Not much going on.  Way behind on everything in the world.

I better get to work!

September 10, 2011

9/10/11 -- you won't see that very often.  LOL

Really not a lot else to say.  Didn't get much done today.  Better work harder tomorrow!

 

 

September 11, 2011

It's hard to believe a decade has passed since the attack.  It really is.  We knew things were going to change, of course, and Russ and I have traced the downturn in jobs from that day to where he finally had to take the job in New York.  I really didn't want him to be there during the tenth anniversary.  I didn't trust it, even though I know he's far out on Long Island, not in the city. But still.

I'm writing this late, though.  The day stayed calm.  I watched some videos, recalling the time, the disbelieve, the shock.

And even ten years later, there is still that faint whisper of worry that it will happen again at any moment, and knowing no amount of security will ever make us totally safe.

This is the world we live in now.  There's no going back.

September 12, 2011

I've been off today.  Most of the day has revolved around crawling in and out of bed and hoping to get a bit of work done.  Didn't get much and I think I'm done.

I am going to post this, however.  I keep forgetting. 

September 13, 2011

This post disappeared.  Ugh.  I can tell you that it was much like the day before and the day after.  I was trying to get things done.  I was not getting far.

I think the fact it was the 13th was a big reason it disappeared, right?

 

September 14, 2011

One of those work days where I actually didn't get anything really done.  Oh well.  Back at it tomorrow.

It's starting to turn colder here.  Yuck.  I was hoping it would hold off until Russ made it home at least.  Life never works that well.

Really tomorrow I have to focus on work stuff again.  I don't dare fall behind now.

Ugh.  Where did my brain go?

 

September 15, 2011

Autumn has hit with a vengeance today.  Low will be about 33 tonight.  Rain tomorrow (with a low of 32f), rain the next day the next day . . . well, there it is.  I probably won't have to worry about the AC any more, though you never know.  It is going to warm up a bit again, but the weather is changing.

I like autumn.  I love the colors.  I wish I could get out and see more of them, but I still enjoy it.

My back is still out.  I am getting a sore throat.  I keep getting hit by overwhelming sleep attacks.  All in all, not the best of times, but I'm getting through it.

Now, if I can just get some work done.

September 16, 2011

I am trying to get a lot of things done and maybe just sit back and write for a while tonight and tomorrow.  I feel like I'm losing touch with a lot of stuff right now, and I need to get focus back again.  I'm still trying to do that pattern stuff I set up earlier this month, but I keep falling away from it as new things come up that must be done Right Now.

Of course, with Russ showing up in a week, I think I'm going to be yhaving a lot of Right Now stuff anyway.  We'll see.

But at least I feel like I'm getting a few things done again!

September 17, 2011

Russ will be home by this time next week.  I wish it was for good, of course.  I am really, seriously tired of living like this.

Sigh.

But we'll have a few nice days together, and I intend to take advantage of them.  It looks as though the weather might be better, too, which would be a huge help.

And Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge is open again.  Excellent.  Just a problem getting there since huge parts of Interstate 29 were ruined by the flooding.

September 18, 2011

Did I mention that I have a cold?  Yeah, this is really helpful.  Meds keep knocking me out.  Yeah, that's a big help, too.

Ugh.  But I am working my way into a better mood anyway. I want to have a good week with Russ.  I don't think that's asking for too much after waiting for so long, right?

September 19, 2011

I have been having too many busy days.  Ugh.  Well, if I get most of the stuff done now, that means I really won't have a lot to do when Russ comes home.  So that's good.  Just, you know, I wish I was actually getting something done.  I am making inroads, but not reaching the end of anything.

That can be extremely annoying after a while.  Here is an example.  I looked at my list from today to see what I needed to copy over for tomorrow.  I worked on a lot of things on the list -- but not none of them are done.

I guess that just saves a piece of paper for tomorrow since I'll use the same list again.

Maybe tomorrow I'll get something done.

pretty

September 20, 2011

I wish I could say I have a clue.  I am getting stuff done, but it's very slow.  Very annoying in some ways, but I have faith I'll get what I need done.  Right now, though. I think I just want to curl up somewhere.  I have the cold back again.  I don't want a cold.

Blah.  Will not be annoyed.

Much.

 

September 21, 2011

Russ will be here in a couple days.  Yay!

And I had a breakthrough on the outline from hell.  The story started falling into place, finally.  I realized that some things were not in order and that I needed the timeline in place.

Buffy ended up in the tub with me tonight.  Sigh.  But she got herself back out and I wasn't scratched at all.  Amazing. She's going to spend her first night out with the boys because she's curled up by the little heater.  I don't want her to get a cold.

That's my big news for the day.  Tomorrow cleaning, more DAZ stuff, more cleaning, more outline -- but it's all going well.

September 22, 2011

Counting down the hours until Russ comes home.

And looking around thinking there's far more I should be doing, but I just can't get the energy to get moving on it.  Ack.  Need to get past that.  I fear I'm coming down with something, which would be just my kind of luck, of course.

I don't care.  I intend to have a nice time anyway.

And I will have Taco Bell soon.  LOL

Of course, now it looks like possible flash flooding out where Russ is tomorrow when he's going to be trying to catch his plane and heading here.  Ugh.

If we lose a day to weather, I will be annoyed.  I'm tired of things going against us.

Think good thoughts, think good thoughts.

September 23, 2011

Russ will be home soon.  I think. There were some flight problems and quite honestly, I don't know where he is right now.

Home soon, I hope.  Or if not tonight, then tomorrow.

 Waiting to hear!

 

September 24, 2011

Russ is home!

We spent the day up near Yankton, South Dakota visiting with a lot of Russ's family.  Had a nice time and the weather was lovely!

Busy day, though!

September 25, 2011

Back up to visit again!  Two long days with a lot of other people.  I'm just not used to it at ll.  Had a nice time despite that I have the cold from hell.  Ugh.  This was the one thing I didn't want when Russ was home!

September 26, 2011

Today was run around and do all kind of crazed things and get to the doctor for tests.  Russ is doing his first class stuff tonight.  Tomorrow we're going to try to go somewhere for a while that isn't totally crazed and driving us nuts.

It's hard to believe he's already been home for three days because we've hardly had any of our regular time together.

And we had the inevitable cat emergency.  Wind just wasn't acting well.  he has a bit of a fever but nothing worse, so he's already back home.

So far what they could tell me on the tests looked okay from the doctor.  We'll know more later, but I don't expect much.  I even lost some weight..  Can't complain about that.

So, that's a longer report.  Not much else to say, though!

September 27, 2011

We went to Squaw Creek!

This was a far longer trip than we intended because all the bridges are out between Omaha and St. Joseph on the Nebraska/Kansas side, and Interstate 29 is closed for a good section between Omaha and down to St. Joe (which is in Missouri)  So, we had to go a long ways beyond the refuge, then curve back up to it.  Spent several wonderful hours there, and then headed home up the eastern side through Missouri and Iowa, which was a bit shorter.

Still, not going to be doing that again until they get a bridge or two open, if not the Interstate itself.

Had a really lovely day there, though!

September 28, 2011

Had a nice day back here in town, but I have to say that we really aren't getting anything important done.  I'm starting to get worried about that stuff.  I don't want to go into winter with to many problems!

It is nice to have Russ home, though!  We went for a ride around town today just to see how things were looking.  Lovely leaves changing here and there!

September 29, 2011

Today was Russ's really busy day of classes.  He did the last of his prep work at his house and I did my newsletter work here.  It was really kind of fun to be back to that, even if only for a day or two.

Unfortunately, I started suffering from a major headache that is not going away.  And Wind is ill, too, poor guy.  He might have to go back to the vet again before Russ leaves.

Other than that -- not much going on.

I wish Russ was staying longer.

September 30, 2011

Back up to see Russ's brother and sister-in-law today, though not as far as Yankton.  I hate that we're just running out of time, though.  We haven't gotten anything actually done.

Ugh.  I wish he just had a job here.

It's been a nice week, though.