December Goals

November hit me like a sledgehammer:  The first two weeks were good, then WHAM!
 -Lose 5 pounds (starting 233?) Nope; gained 4 lbs instead.
-Do well at First Friday Sold only one...
-Do well at ICGAHS Check:)
          -11/6:  Sold 4:)
          -11/7:  Sold 3:)
          -11/8:  Sold 13:)  WOW!
         -11/9:  Sold 8:)
         -11/10:  Sold 1:)
         -TOTAL:  29!!!  Personal Best!
-Do well at Rivet Craft Show Sold 10; Nancy sold 5, so collectively, we equaled last year's!
-Attend cousin's wedding No; plans changed.
-Do well at Jasper show No; plans changed
-Enjoy a relaxing Thanksgiving Check:)
-Work enough hours to meet expenses Check:)
-Add words to Regrets Nope; spent entire month editing K and K
-Revise K and K Reunion 75% complete! and contact Dawne for cover (Second Chances??) Not yet
-Add words to Angel story and type it up (NaNo project) Not yet
-Organize more basement Nope

Books Read:  2
           Print:  2

Karaoke Songs Added:  2

December Goals:
-Conference call with Mom's investment planner Forgot to fill phone, but sister filled me in.
-File FMLA Check!  Now waiting for documents to arrive in email.
-Attend Granddaughter's Christmas Program Check!  It was cute:)
-Rent car Check:)
-Celebrate K's birthday Check:)
-Help Mom seriously declutter Forgetaboutit...we decorated for Christmas instead.  So NY's goal??
-Have a good birthday Check!  Saw the Mr. Rogers movie, went to B and N, and had dinner at Red Lobster!/Christmas
-Enjoy New Year's
-Finish revising Second Chances (1st pass finished!) and contact Dawne for cover
-Buy CR and WHH inventory Check:)
-Mail packages Check:)
-Lose 5 pounds (starting 237)
-Add words to Angel Story and type it up


Payment Schedule:
November 16-22:  4
       23-29:  8
Dec 6th Payday hours:  12
    -Projected income:  $211
        -$21 to church; pay (GSH) medical bill ($61 Check!); pay credit card ($50 Check!) +$88 (banked)-$167- $50 (Maurices Check!)-$47 (inventory Check! )=$70-$23 (Scrivenor Check!)-$8 (lunch)-$7 (lunch)=$32 banked+$200 birthday=$232-$50 (charms Check!)-$6 (books mailed Check!)=$176 banked-$158 (Christmas expenses)=$18 banked
Nov 30-Dec 6:  16
               7-13:  Off Schedule
Dec 20th Payday hours:  16
    -Projected income:  $172
         -$17 to church; pay GSH ($61 Check!); pay medical bill (Neuberg) $50 Check!.  Bank $44 +$18 banked=$62 banked+$300 Christmas money=$362-pay Penned Con $245 Check! (half table);  pay Cil-Con ($75 Check!)=$42 banked
December 26:  $200
          -$20 to church;pay medical insurance ($88 Check!); pay for rest of MOA table ($65 Check!)=$27 banked+$30 left from 20th =$57 banked

2020 Expenses:
-Book Lovers Con Book signing Sat (March 2020) $10+ travel expenses; Nashville, TN
-Liberty Writers-New Jersey Not gonna happen this year
-Kentuckiana Authors Fair (April) -$78 for hotel; $83 for car rental; $36 (gas total); $10 (book); $15 (approx Arby's); $2.12 (iced tea); $16 +$2 tip (Sweet-n-Savory Food Truck). 
-Weekend With The Authors 2020 (April) and 2021:  20 ($200 hotel/gas/food/rental car);$50 charms (Paid 12/13).  21:  $225-300 table fee; hotel/gas/food/rental car
-Writer's Workshop (April 25, 2020) Nashville, IN $25-50??
-Farmer's Market (June 6, 2020) $12
-PrideFest (June 20, 2020)
-Corning IrishFest (June 21, 2020)
-InConJunction (June 3-5, 2020)?????
-Imaginarium (July 10-12, 2020):  $100 early bird booth fee (PAID!); $30 banquet; $100 food, $200 hotel, gas. ($186 hotel, $371 rental car (prepaid $30 gas), $35 food, $10 gas)
-Heroes For Kids (July 18, 2020) Perrysville, MO car rental $252, gas $40, hotel room, $140, food $40=$472 total)
-Watermelon Festival (July 31-Aug 1, 2020) $45 ?????
-Indy State Fair (Aug $100) ($100-200) Rental car:  $257, gas $30, $15 admission; $24 parking fee; $20 food; $6 ride
-Minneapolis travel expenses (Aug 8, 2020) ($200-hotel, $228 car rental, $120-food,$100- gas=$648 needed)
-Penned Con: $225 half table (6') (Paid 12/21) Hotel/rental car/food/gas
-Cil-Con 2020 ($75 Paid 12/21) plus  $340 car rental, $112 hotel, $30 food, $15 gas)
-Saluki Con expenses-Sept ($340 car rental (credit card), $203 ($25 refunded after stay) hotel. $66 food and $40 gas.)  
-ICGAHS:  $340 booth fee, $440 rental car, hotel/gas/food

December Reading Schedule:
Print:
Life and Death of Erica Flynn-Sara Marian Interesting.  
Justice-Karen Robards Interesting story; keeps you guessing until the last chapter!
Six Years-Harlan Coben Kept me guessing til the last few chapters!  WOW.....well done:)
Blind To Blood 2:  End Game
Eleanor Oliphant Is Just Fine-Gail Honeyman Thoroughly enjoyed this!!!  DRR!
Rich People Problems-Kevin Kwan DRR!!  Loved this!!!
Rosie Colored Glasses-Brianna Wolfson
The Wedding Date-Jasmine Guillory

E-Book:
Real Men Don't Break Hearts-Colleen Kwan Good:)
Friday Night Alibi-Cassie Mae Loved this!!  DRR!
Stage Mom-KL Montgomery Very enjoyable!  RR:)
Pride-Brynn Paulin Very enjoyable!!
Sugar and Spice-Phoebe Alexander
Now and Forever:  A Love Story-Jean Joachim
The Flip-KL Montgomery


*****NOTE*********
Alphabet Karaoke has been put on hiatus, as I leave to go help my mother.  I've had several people remark to me this past week that 'you're doing well'....there are a few things I need to clarify about my father's passing:
-I spent four mornings with him when I was working the Christmas Show, and we'd chat for at least an hour or two, plus I'd kiss him goodbye before leaving.

-When I arrived home on Sunday, he was the one who answered the phone, and his last words to me were 'Love you, talk later.'

-My father was a firm believer in God, Jesus Christ, and Heaven.  I KNOW where he is; he's up there, immersed in the Word, and chatting away with RC Sproul, CS Lewis, and possibly Jesus Himself.

-He's finally seeing his sister Julie in her perfect self, no abnormalities, as she's able to move, speak, and run.

-He's chatting with his parents, his favorite uncle, and possibly clearing up the mystery of WHY the spelling of our last name was changed between two branches of the family.  We THINK we know the story, but who knows if that was the ACTUAL story?  Two brothers had a feud over a barber shop, so one of the brothers changed the spelling of his last name to M-c-I-n-t-i-r-e instead of M-c-I-n-t-y-r-e.

-Finally, my father didn't suffer.  He had a massive heart attack and went quickly.  He would have hated being hooked up to tubes and wires, and passed away in his favorite place, the garage, surrounded by his beloved Craftsman tools.  Possibly his only regret was the fact Mom was the one who found him, and he didn't get 'everything' in order, since we had a septic issue and the tires on the van need replacing.  But then again, Dad raised us to be capable women, able to pick up the phone and take care of it!