May Reading Schedule

How was April and the Shelter-in-Place?
-Work as many hours as I can, to build up my bank account AND buy inventory and banner Check!
-Put Mom's house on market Check; 4/24:  :Listed for $134,900 . 
-Get remainder of belongings  4/6:  Brought back most of the boxed and 'loose' stuff; 4/11:  Brought back everything else; 4/22:  Brought home roll top desk.
-Lose 5 pounds 4/1:  239; 4/17:  237
-Transfer van title (when DMV opens up??) to my name and insurance (Check:)
-Appeal the denial of my health insurance Decided to keep Lowe's ins instead
-Close Mom's unnecessary account Not yet...
-Finish formatting/editing Second Chances and send to editor Check:)  Sent 4/24
-Finish rearranging belongings Not yet

Books Read:  6
           Print:   6
        E-book:  0

Foot Update:
Abscess is still closing, according to dr!  I have an in-person appointment on the 8th, and my compression wrap arrived on April 29th, in order to provide 30 mm of compression, as opposed to the 15-20 mm the compression socks provide.  Plus, being on my feet for 8 hours causes the wound to bleed more.  I'm trying to work only 2-3 days in a row, as opposed to 4.  I'm also trying to cut my hours back, if they want me to work every day!  Don't know how often they'll want me to work the 'due file' paperwork, but I rather enjoyed it.
Update (5/10):  Compression wrap is working!  Have one more in-person visit on 5/22....will it be the final one??
Update 5/22:  I've been placed on 'as needed' basis!  Wound has fresh skin growing over, so continue with compression as long as I can stand it through the summer months, and can discontinue the Xeroform unless it starts draining again.

UPDATE ON BOOK 'Tour':
2020 Expenses:
-Book Lovers Con Book signing Sat (March 2020) $10+ travel expenses; Nashville, TN Cancelled, due to health issue, Coronovirus.  Rescheduled???
-Weekend With The Authors 2020 (April table fee waived, due to generous person having to cancel and donating her table to me; $5 General Admittance or $200 Reader Ticket for Mom) and 2021:  20 ($600 hotel/gas/food/rental car);$50 charms (Paid 12/13). Cancelled, due to CoronaVirus. Rescheduled??? 21:  $225-300 table fee; hotel/gas/food/rental car Rescheduled June 18-20, 2021
-Writer's Workshop (April 25, 2020) Nashville, IN $45 Paid 2/29; Rescheduled for later unknown date
-Farmer's Market (June 6, 2020) $12 IF we're able to have it...
-PrideFest (June 20, 2020, $25 donation)
-Corning IrishFest (June 21, 2020) 
-InConJunction (June 3-5, 2020)????? Falls on daughter's birthday, so unsure if attending.  UPDATE:  Daughter said she didn't mind, so filled out the app 3/30 ($30 fee, hotel room?? UPDATE:  Cancelled
-Imaginarium (July 10-12, 2020):  $100 early bird booth fee (PAID!); $35 banquet (PAID!); $100 food, $200 hotel, gas. ($186 hotel, $371, $35 food, $10 gas) Cancelled 5/2; will be held June 1-11, 2021
-Heroes For Kids (July 18, 2020, $50 Pd 3/27)  Perrysville, MO Gas $40, hotel room, $140, food $40=$472 total)
-Watermelon Festival (July31-Aug 1st) Am doing Pegasus Author Fair (Lafayette) instead ($25 PAID).
-Indy State Fair (Aug 8-10 and/or 10-12??? $175-200) (Gas $30, $15 admission; $24 parking fee; $20 food; $6 ride; will need hotel room this year.
-Minneapolis travel expenses (Aug 8, 2020) ($200-hotel,$120-food,$100- gas=$648 needed) Cancelled 5/26; will be held Aug 7, 2021
-Penned Con: $225 half table (6') (Paid 12/21) Hotel/food/gas Cancelled 5/28; rescheduled for 2021
-Cil-Con 2020 ($75 Paid 12/21) plus $112 hotel, $30 food, $15 gas)
-Saluki Con expenses-Date Changed To Jan 2021 $203 ($25 refunded after stay) hotel. $66 food and $40 gas.)  
-ICGAHS:  $340 booth fee,hotel/gas/food $100 paid 1/31; Bal:  $240; $100 paid 3/28, Bal $140 Paid In Full 4/24

May Goals:
-Enjoy anniversary (check!  BW3, Monical's pizza, and frosties!) and Mother's Day (Check!)
-Work enough hours to get bills paid, buy inventory, and build up bank account (Check!)
-Lose 5 lbs (starting: 237)
-Transfer van title
-Close Mom's unnecessary account
-Edits and cover art Check! of Second Chances
-Finish rearranging belongings
-Do something in Green and/or Brown House
-Finish Isolation story

May Income:
  25-May 1st: 26
 May 8th Projected Income:  67 hours +$150 bonus=$840

     $84 to church; Pay Maurices ($50 Check); pay credit card ($100 Check); pay Nancy ($100 Check)=$506 banked; pay Colegard ($51 Check); pay inventory $104 (Check!); pay Dawne ($70 Check)=$311 banked- St. V's ($62 Check-final!)=$219 banked-$49 (book)-$33 (socks
May 2-8:  30
       9-15: 40
      5/22nd Projected Income:70 hours + $150 Hazard Pay= $884
      $88 to church; pay (GSH) medical bill ($160 Check!); pay Dawne ($70); pay editor ($125 Check!); Pay hearing aids ($120 Check!); pay insurance ($5)=$316 banked- inventory ($63 Amazon Check!, $58 Tony Check!)=$195 banked-pay MA Labs ($100 Check!)=$95 banked
       16-22: 17
       23-29:  34
      June 5th Projected Income:  53 hours=$580

May Reading Schedule:
Print:
The Persimmon Tree-Bryce Courtenay DNF....lost interest around Ch. 7
The Ravenmaster-Chris Skaife Very interesting!
Pilgrim's Progress (in today's English)-John Bunyan DNF....interesting, but kinda boring
The Water Method Man-John Irving DNF.  Just was not interested
Eleanor and Franklin
For Better Or Worse Vol 3-Lynn Johnston DRR!  Loved this!!!
Fever-Robin Cook Not too bad; it's an older RC book, and still has the hero thinking he knows more than anyone.  Of course, he's proved right in the end, but still....not one of my faves.
For Better or Worse Vol 4-Lynn Johnston DRR!  Once again, Loved this!!!
The Whispering Room-Dean Koontz
E-book:
Now and Forever:  A Love Story-Jean Joachim
The Flip-KL Montgomery