Moonrise
Happy 4th of July, folks. I hope you haven’t lost any limbs. Plenty of fireworks here, but we can’t see them, so here’s a photo of the moon overhead.
Be merry. Be safe.
Dogtown
Thoughts While Walking My Dogs
I can’t believe I spent $60 on a scarf, holy shit. (worth it)
We should really take Maggie in for a checkup.
A woman jogs by barefoot while I wade through the yard in scuffed rain boots.
Oh, my new Graze box is here.
Game of Thrones is still taking up space on the DVR. Maybe I’ll watch, I hear it’s good.
On second thought, I’ve got Pirates of Dark Water. Time better spent.
Skyrim Skyrim Skyrim
Why can’t I rock a bandeau? Summer blows.
I don’t read enough.
I don’t write enough.
Poop bomb.
I should totally post this on my blog.
2013: A Review
Keeping this one brief. 2013 sucked in more ways than one. We lost several feline family members and found out most of the rest probably have FIV or leukemia. Our elderly dogs have started showing their age and another had to have emergency surgery to remove two huge bladder stones. I realized I still wouldn’t be able to afford health insurance. We made little progress with the new house — still no wiring — and most of the next month is going to be spent packing, building, and making trips to the vet. As for last year’s resolutions, I only met one: I opened a savings account and managed to hang on to $1,000.
The good? I received 25 rejections, which means I sent stories out almost twice as many times as last year, with helpful feedback to boot as well as one rewrite request (which I intend to get to as soon as this moving business is behind us).
I can’t say I’ve made any resolutions for the new year. I’ll be happy if I can make it through the first couple of months without ripping my hair out. I will keep writing, and reading, and saving. And what needs to get done will get done. Maybe, if there’s time, I’ll make peace with my demons.
