I'm having a tough time with the concept that there are only three weeks left to 2025. Where did November go??? Ack. Okay, it's true, but yah. Anyway...
The writing went pretty well last week. I wrote 4 out of 7 days and ended up with about 4000 more words, which put DN3 over 40K. Woot. It's all coming together.
The marketing? Not so well. Still, I moved 41 copies of CU, which is better than nothing. Still no $$$ for December yet. Which is depressing. I'm not sure what I'll do this week, or if I'll even do anything. Not selling gets pretty depressing. Tune in tomorrow for the answer. If there's a Marketing Monday post, I did it. If not, then nope.
I'm working my way through reading Stellar Ranger - a SF/Crime/Western mashup. It's pretty interesting.
In baking news, I made another cheesecake - and I'm done with that for a while. I also made a vat of Turkey Noodle Soup and another vat of chili. I meant to make corn bread to go with the chili, but it didn't happen. :shrug:
On the activity front, I was active every day but one. Loads of woods-work and one day was groceries. Unfortunately, today was the first time I weighed myself since before Thanksgiving and I'm up 3 pounds over the last weigh-in. :shrug: Maybe I was up 5 pounds and lost two in the woods. In that case, yay. Maybe yay? Weight: 177.8.
Speaking of woods work... Most of what I was doing out there was cleaning the areas around the big dead cherry to prep for chainsaw work and clearing the new property line. Then Hubs and I took a line from one end of the property to the other and he tapped in stakes with pretty pink ribbon, so we know where we are when we're in the woods. I took pics, but I haven't downloaded them yet. The woods are still an unholy mess, but progress has begun. Hubs took the chainsaw out on its maiden voyage yesterday, and for this, I christened it. Our chainsaw is now named Buzz.
As for critters, we saw a bald eagle over our property. Yay. And Lumpy is still alive as of yesterday... not sure if yay is appropriate there. She's pretty damn skinny, and her coat looks like shit, but she doesn't appear to be suffering, so I'm torn. Not that there's anything we can do about it except wish for either a speedy recovery or a gentle end. Speaking of ends, I found a deer skull, pelvis, long bone, and one vertebrae in the woods yesterday. Not Lumpy. They've all been out there a while and they seem small enough to be a 4-6 month fawn. Nature's a bitch sometimes.
I can't think of anything else I did this week. I'm lucky I could think of all the above with as sore as I am right now. Throwing logs and walking around on lumpy, heavily-inclined hillsides is not for the faint of heart. I think I need an Aspercreme bath and an Aleve drip.
How was your week?
Yay for words and moving some copies. My sales have been dismal. I switched my pinned post on X to showcase MIDNIGHT CLEAR. Christmas story, don'cha know. Writing is a chore and a lot is tied into my lack of sales. My brain is all "why bother?" While I know the solution is actually to write and publish more. It's a vicious cycle.
ReplyDeleteIt's cold and yucky. I did go to Wallyworld. We did not have siren test on Saturday--the batteries on the sirens had frozen. Or something. We didn't make soccer either. I ache just looking out the window. Sitting in the cold for over an hour? Nope.
I'm trying to cook healthier. It's hit or miss on how stuff turns out. Part of it is that neither LG nor I have much interest in food beyond slacking hunger. Sucks to be old. Maybe I'll make waffles for dinner.
I did get Fall switched out to Christmas. At least inside. Too cold to do the lights/swags outside. Brrr.
Glad Lumpy is still around and like you, I hope she finds peace one way or another. Bummer on the other discovery. Yay on the eagle. So cool!
Not much else going on here. PITA Pup is still mostly a PITA. Pete is mostly indoors because...cold outside! Loki remains a trickster.
Okay. I should probably set up my blog for tomorrow before I forget. Or figure out something for lunch. Either one. Hang in there. Later, gator.