Since I wrote last, we celebrated Thanksgiving and Christmas with lots of family. We also moved to live closer to my stepdaughters. My knees got better than they were... but I'm definitely still recovering. The stairs in my new house have become my nemesis. We survived the STOMACH FLU MASSACRE of 2012 (which of course, hit the whole family right in the middle of the move, causing us to have to live half way moved without furniture for a week until we were well enough to organize the movers). My husband also closed the purchase of 5 restaurants with his brother, which is really exiting. So you know... nothing really going on. :)
One really exciting thing for me is that for Christmas, my husband got me a new Mac Book Air! Im soooo excited to have a new computer to write on. My other one was getting pretty ancient... 5 years old for a laptop is getting up there! I'm very excited to do a big edit of my book on this new lightweight laptop that doesn't get to a million degrees when you're running it and have to be plugged in constantly. Plus I was totally out of space on it and this one has so much more! I am a wee bit obsessed with pictures of my family. I'm really excited about the new laptop!
I read "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith, "Unbroken" by Laura Hillabrand and "Proof of Heaven" by Dr. Eben Alexander. I will be doing reviews soon of all of these books, which were all amazing.
The area I live in now is surrounded by farmland. Luckily I only have to drive about 20 minutes to get to where lots of things are, but the actual town is very small and quaint. I do have an unbelievable view of the mountains from my house, so I'm enjoying that. It's going to be an adjustment for me, but its what's best for my stepdaughters so I know its the right move.
My plan with my book is to hit it hard first thing in January (so... starting tomorrow) and do an overall edit. My husband is going to read it behind me and give his thoughts and then I would like to hire someone to do an edit while I work on my query letter! It's an exciting and daunting process. I'm excited to learn about it though and start on the second book. I signed up for a writing conference this summer and am also doing a 10 min pitch to an agent, so that's really exciting!
Sorry for the hiatus. I'm hoping everything will settle down soon. I really want to be out of boxes very quickly, and then get back to it!
Hope you all enjoy a safe and happy new years eve!!
dizzylittlechatgirl
