Monday, December 2, 2024

December Goals

Why did October drag and November flew by?  It's already Dec 2nd and I'm nowhere near ready for Christmas!

 -Lose 5 lbs (start: 243)

-Do well at ICGAHS Sold 45!  Tied with 2021 as best show sales:)

-Buy BP machine

-Finish Heart Song Not quite, but getting closer!

-Add words to new fairy story Check....

-Finish watching 2.5 Men Check!  11/16!

-Buy tix to Beautiful Noise (May) Mom is refusing to go, so this might be tabled...used the earmarked funds to pay for Peoria and Saluki Con.

-Pay for Peoria and Saluki Con Check:)



Books Read:  1

            Print:  1

        E-book:  0

             DNF: 0


Karaoke Songs Added:  2


2024 Events:

December 4-5th:  GSH Vendor Fair

December 7th:  KCPL Author Fair, 10-2pm


2025 Events:

Feb 15-16th:  Saluki Con, Il

July 20-22nd:  Imaginarium, Louisville, Ky (Pd 9/12)

Sept 27th:  Book Nook Book Fair, Peoria, Il ($75)


2026 Events:

April 11th:  Dreaming Dirty In Michigan Pd $60; still owe $120




December Goals:

-Lose 5 lbs

-Buy BP machine

-Finish Heart Song

-Do well at GSH Vendor Fair

-Do well at KCPL Author Fair

-Buy Beautiful Noise tix??

-Have fun at TSO Concert

-Have enjoyable Christmas

-Make another payment to Dreaming in Michigan

-Start chipping away at med bills

-Enjoy Thanksgiving Check:)

-Fix MBA

-Cut carpet out of S's room

-Upload digital copies to Patreon ...

-Convert 2 VHS to DVD ($44) 

-Read more in evenings


November Reading Schedule:

Memories of Moscow-Harold Lipman 12/2:  Am on Ch 40
Becoming-Michelle Obama 12/2:  Am on last section
A Royal Duty-Paul Burrell
Redemption of the Duke-Gayle Callen
Wildwood Creek-Lisa Wingate
Stitched With Love-Cathy Marie Hake, et al
A Wild Yearning-Penelope Williamson
The Husband List-Janet Evanovich
Delusion In Death-JD Robb
New York To Dallas-JD Robb
Special Circumstances-Sheldon Siegel
Split Second-Catherine Coulter
Romancing Miss Bronte-Juliet Gael
Live Wire-Lora Leigh
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn-Betty Smith
Shores-Tiare H Johnston
Older But Wilder-Elfie Leland Wilder
Killers of the Flower Moon-David Graham
Burr-Gore Vidal
Sex and Vanity-Kevin Kwan
The Neopolitan Sisters-Margo Candela
I Am Sheffrou-Cami Michaels
Letters To Matthew-Amy Leigh McCorkle
Get Jiro-Anthony Bourdain
All Hail The Queen of the Freaks-T Harriman
The Vermin Sleep-James M Watjen
Mom Jeans and Other Mistakes- Alexa Martin
Ms Demeanor-Elinor Lipton
Before We Were Wicked-Eric Jerome Dickey
Spare-Prince Harry
Down the Rabbit Hole of Narcissism-Natalie Mosely Klenotic
Loving Out Loud-Michael DeCamp
When My Heart Speaks-Steven Petty
Women of the Bible Speak-Shannon Bream
The Choice-Anne Greene (misplaced??)
Louise Penney book
A Quiet Strength-Janette Oke
Valley of the Shaman-Arlen Andrews
Joyful Poems For Children-James Whitcomb Riley
I Heard God Laugh-Matthew Kelly
Life Is Messy-Matthew Kelly
Franklin and Eleanor
-44

E-book:
Royal-Emily Silver
Closer Home-Kerry Anne King
Pine Grove Sampler-Jean Joachim
Meet Me In Fantasyland-Mary Martinez
Secret Identity-Ava Cuvey, et al
The Scottish Play-Phoebe Alexander
Fisher Of Men-Phoebe Alexander
Help Me Remember-Corinne Michaels (Want to get)

Life In Lumber: Y6, W40

 Day 157: Snow, 20s

Began snowing as I arrived; took over for Kem and was steady for an hour. Did the prelim duties, and the place really slowed down. Swept, fronted soda, and pulled trash at 7:30.  Loader Con watched the register while I took a pit stop and emptied the coffee carafe. Final customer was around 8:15. At 9, ASM Ian brought in the concrete while Loader Con took the hopper. Kait cleaned me out (HC Kay had called in), then returned items to Tools, Millwork, Plumbing, Flooring, Appliances, and Seasonal. Clocked out at 9:30.

Outfit:  Green floral tee, black vest, dark jeggings, blue f/l gloves.


Day 158: Cold, 20s

Boring shift.  Found out ASM Alex is in hospital with heart issues. We were short-staffed, so once again, I did not get my lunch. Loader Con watched the register while I took a pit stop.  Was proud of Loader Jax; he answered a Code 50, in which the customer needed 10 bags of 50 lb concrete, and he didn't whine about it!

Outfit:  Maroon 'It's the most wonderful time....allegedly" tee, white turtle, new dark jeggings

Off the next 5 days, due to the GSH Vendor fair Wed-Thurs; baking Fri; Author Fair Sat; Cantata performance Sun.