October Goals

How Well Did I Do In Sept?
-Do well at Cil-Con Sold 2:)
-Do well at Indy Author Event Sold 2:)
-Do well at Saluki Con Sold 7:)
-Mail pkgs to MN and Carmel 9/2:  Have envelopes addressed! 9/9:  Ready to seal up! 9/13:  On their way!
-Organize more basement Filled two more totes....
-Do some work in Green house Check!
-Order inventory (Dreamscapes (Check!), CR, HLC (Check!), Bad Decisions (Check!) and FL (check!)
-Lose 5 pounds (starting:  234) Nope; gained a pound.
-Add more words to Regrets #2 (nope) and new wip (check!), plus type it up Not yet...

Books Read:  2
            Print:  2

Karaoke Songs Added:  8

Oct Goals:
-Do well at Imaginarium Sold 4, plus even trade:)  So 5 total??
-Enjoy Imaginn Awards Check.....came in 2nd to Neil Gaiman, lol!  Damn it....
-Order copies of TP ($61 Check!), Dreamscapes ($51 Check!), HLC ($40 Check!) and Hotel ($80 Check!)
-Lose 5 lbs (starting:  235) 10/11:  233...lost 2:)
-Do well at Farmer's Market  Sold 3:)
-Have a good Open Mic Night/Launch of Bad Decisions Bleh...no one showed.
-Do well at Collector's Carnival Rained; managed to sell 2
-Add words to Regrets and new story, plus type it up
-Work enough hours to meet expenses
-Do more work in Green House
-Organize more basement
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Payment Schedule:
21-27:  29
28- Oct 5:  28
Oct 11th Payday hours: 57
     -Projected income:  $594
        -$59 to church; pay (GSH) medical bill ($61 Check!); pay credit card $45 (Check!).  Bank all funds ($429) for Imaginarium+$75 (banked)=$504-340 (car rental)=$164 -$3 (book bought)=$161-$64 (20 HS copies)-$39 (10 HLC copies)=$58 banked +$200 (refund)=$258-$65 expenses=$193-$100 (pay ICGAHS Check mailed 10/15)=$93 banked.
Oct 5-11:  18
      12-18:  22.5
Oct 25th Payday hours: 42.50
    -Projected income:  $432+$84 banked=$516
       -$43 to church; pay GSH medical bill ($61 Check!)= $412+20 (CC Sales)-$30 (gas)-$20 (food)=$382 (REMEMBER:  NEED $440 ON WED 11/6 FOR CAR BEFORE PAYDAY ON 8TH!!)
      19-25:  11
      26-Nov 2:  10??  Hoping to get  a phone call for some of those days...
Payday hours: 21
    -Projected income:  $200???
        -$11 to church; pay Maurices ($50); pay (GSH) medical bill ($61). Bank all funds ($228) for ICGAHS USE ICTAHS sales $$ to pay Neubergh medical ($50) and part of GSH!

Expenses List:
-Imaginarium: Expenses ($186 hotel, $371 rental car (prepaid $30 gas), $35 food, $10 gas)
-ICTAHS:  $240+expenses (gas/rental car/food/lodging) (Sept-Oct) ($50 sent 5/10; $50 sent 6/21; $100 sent 10/15....now owe $40)
-2020 MOA table fee $120 (9/17:  Pd $60)
-Weekend With The Authors 2020 and 2021:  20 (reader ticket, hotel/gas/food/rental car); 21:  $225-300 table fee; hotel/gas/food/rental car
-Liberty Writer's Workshop (April 4, 2020) New Jersey $50 plus hotel, car, gas and food expenses
-Book Lovers Con (March 2020) $400?? (Query sent for JUST Saturday's book signing)Nashville, TN plus hotel/car/gas/expenses 
List is shrinking!  Nearly all booth fees are paid; all that's left is ICGAHS (Nov) and rental car for cousin's wedding (Nov 23rd)



October Reading Schedule:
Print:
Texas Free-Janet Daily Finally finished this; good story!
China Rich Girlfriend-Kevin Kwan DRR!!!  Loved this, esp the 'keep your friends close and enemies closer' twist at end!  WOW!
The Summer Everything Changed-Holly Chamberlin RR....though slightly hard to read, due to the subject matter.  As a survivor of this issue myself, I could tell where this story was going, and some of the teen's introspective was both similar and frustrating at the same time.  I applaud the author for this.
A Spark of Light-Jodi Picoult DRR!!  Loved loved loved this and couldn't put it down!!  Was also surprised by the fact that seven other characters' lives were intertwined, but didn't realize it, AND the surprising twist about three others:)


Karaoke Songs:
Thurs:

Under Pressure-Queen/David Bowie Slightly too low, but a crowd pleaser:)
Roll Over Beethoven-Beatles/ELO DNH

Born To Be My Baby-Bon Jovi Waaaay too low.  Ugh.

Undercover Angel-Alan O'Day Did well on it:)  Guy hi-fived me as I was about to start.
Rolling in The Deep-Adele Nailed it!  Received applause also, and Brower complimented me on it.
Can't Buy Me Love-Beatles Did okay on this; voice was scratchy.

Unwritten-Natasha Benningfield Not too bad!  Flubbed a few words, but not too noticible.
Romeo's Tune-Steve Forbert Did well:)

Can't Fight This Feeling-REO Speedwagon Nailed it, albeit slightly low.

Up Where We Belong-Joe Cocker/Jennifer Warnes Did well!  Elaine was my 'Joe', and we sounded rather good:)
Rough Boy-ZZ Top Thought it was good!
Carry On My Wayward Son-Kansas Nailed it:)
Remember Me This Way-Jordan Hill Nailed it:)
Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone-Glass Tiger Nailed it:)
F'n Perfect-Pink Had time to squeeze this one in; nailed it!  Was very surprised not more people were in costume!  Bob and I were pirates; a fairy, Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf showed up, plus another guy with his face painted as I was leaving.