Okay, we're over halfway through 2025 and so far, I'm of the opinion that this is the best year we've had in a long long time. Sure, things are still pretty shitty all over, but things are also looking up. I'm feeling optimistic. Which is weird for me. Anyway, let's get into the past week...
I didn't write much, because I was distracted with other things. Those distractions are over, so I'm feeling good about the week to come. I did get over 2200 words down and I like where the story is going. Yay.
I took the week off of marketing. Guess what? No sales. Not a single one. Not a single page read. Crickets. I need to figure out if I'm going to be marketing this week and what, or if I'm just going to let it slide again.
I read some stuff, but I didn't finish anything.
This week, I made a batch of blackberry muffins. Yummers. And a batch of chicken wet burritos. Also yummers.
On the activity front, I did walk three times for a total of 3.6 miles. That puts me at 41 miles for the year. Woot. Weight: 171.4 - also woot.
The big news for the week... I got the VoiP set up. (That's voice over internet protocol - which allows you to make regular phone calls on a regular phone using your internet, which for me is Starlink.) There was a little niggle wherein the Starlink only has two ports for devices to plug into and I need three - my computer, Hubs' computer, and the VoiP device. So I ordered up an ethernet splitter from Amazon and had it overnighted. And it was defective. So, I went to Walmart yesterday and bought a better thing from a company I trust, and it works like a champ. Yay. Today or tomorrow, my regular phone number should be ported over from Brightspeed to 1-VoiP (our new provider out of Edmund, OK... love them) and then I can officially kick Brightspeed to the curb. (OMG, they suck so bad.) Next up, ditching DirectTV. My Roku device is supposed to be here today through Walmart delivery. Woot. If it's everything everyone says it is, DerektTV can go away, too. Woot.
Okay, I should probably wrap this up so I can get my walk in... and pick berries while I'm out there. (Blackberries growing alongside the road... hence the muffins.) Have a great day and tell me about what's going on in your life before you go. =o)
I'm feeling optimistic too.
ReplyDeleteGlad the distractions are gone. Yay for new words. Keep it up! I have hopes for many new words this week. We'll see.
Marketing is such a pain. I've made 35 cents so far this month on the 'Zon. My stuff is on half-price sale on Smashwords for the month. We'll see. I have no clue how to check sales there until I get a spreadsheet from D2D.
Yay on the VoiP and for the company being local in Edmond! (The Kids live in Edmond. LOL) Hope the Roku is everything you want. We still have U-verse even though AT&T has basically stopped U-verse. They have a deal with DirectTV. LG streams stuff on the big TV through the house net. I'm not that smart. Oh well. Hope it all works for you. Yay! Especially getting rid of Brightspeed.
Hope you had a good walk. Hope you got plenty of muffins! Have a great week. Later, gator.