October Goals

 Did August seem to go on and on?  It did for me!

-Lose 5 lbs Lost a pound!

-Get foot checked out 9/4:  Cultures taken 9/11:  Tested positive for staph infection; am on antibiotic silver lotion.  Insurance refused Wound Center and further tests.  Grrr....

-Mammogram Check!  LOVE the new 3D one!

-Do well at First Friday Art Walk Bleh....it rained.

-Do well at Cil-Con  Sold 4; paid for my gas.

-Do well at Peoria event Sold 3, bartered 1:)  Paid for my gas...

-Finish writing Heart Song Not yet

-Add words to Aiden Kross and Dragon stories Check!

 Health:  My right foot developed two wounds Labor Day weekend, which podiatrist said tested positive for staph infection. Began putting antibiotic lotion and wearing compression wrap. At first, I tried wearing a sneaker and a house slipper, then discovered my dress China flat worked better. But PAIN shooting up the calf is what has frustrated me the most.  I'm taking waaaaaay too much Aleve, but 4 capsules twelve hours apart is what is keeping it manageable. About once a week, the pain gets so bad it wakes me up (stabbing pain in calf wound), and had to take an extra dose at 3:30 am just to get to sleep at 5.  At least it no longer itches! And I discovered this week (Oct 2nd) that maybe I need to stop putting the sterile gauze dressing on the calf one?  Pain returned to 'normal' on the 2nd.

 Books Read:  7

            Print:  5

        E-book:  2

             DNF:  1

2025 Events:

Oct 3rd:  Fall Creative Market Sold 1

Oct 11th:  LibraryCon, Benton Co Public Library, Fowler, In 0 sales

Oct 11th:  Lafayette Comic Con, Tippi County Fairgrounds ($50-Pd 6/13) Sold 5:)

Nov 12-16th:  ICGAHS ($700-making payments)

Dec 3-4th, Good Sam Christmas Craft Show, GSH Hedde Center, Vincennes, In

2026 Events:

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

Aug 8th:  Indy Author Event ($250; Pd $50 5/16 still owe $200)

Aug 22nd:  Geek Con, Evansville Museum ($40)

October Goals:

-Lose 5 lbs (start:  245) Lost 1!

-Get Teacher's Pet released Check!

-Order TP copies Check!  10/17 ordered 10

-Order PWT copies Check!

-Order New Antho copies Check! Ordered 15

-Do well at Creative Market Only sold 1, but Marcia sold 8!

-Do well at LibraryCon No one showed, but enjoyed hanging out with BKM and the Tockerts:)

-Do well at Lafayette ComicCon Sold 5:)

-Get promo together for Christmas show Check:)

-Finish current chapter of Heart Song 10/20:  FINISHED!!!!

-Add new words to dragon/fairy story Check:)

-Add new words to Aiden Kross story Check and FINISHED it 10/15

-Buy BP machine Finally got one 10/17!!

-Buy new soap dish for MBa 

-Finish trim, lights, medicine cabinet, and shower guard in MBa 

-Pay down CC and start pecking away at med bills

-Read 6 books

-Finish current e-book Check:)

Oct Reading Schedule:  

The Lady's Mine-Francine Rivers Probably my favorite of hers!  Very good!  

Dream Girl Drama-Tessa Bailey (Library book):  Good, but not my fave.   Guess I don't understand the whole 'but she's my STEPBROTHER' issue....duh....they're not related by BLOOD; get over it.  Spoiler Alert:  At the end, Sig learns his 'father' is not his biological, and everything's okay.

Fix Her Up-Tessa Bailey (Library book) RR! Good story; loved the humor! And the sex *fans self* WOW!

Innocence Taken-Victoria M. Patton Thought I had the plot figured out, but was only half right. Still, not a bad read.  Just tedious in spots.

Fish Tank-Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra RR!  Some very good stories in there!  Didn't completely understand some of the Cuban ones, but then again, I'm not familiar with the culture.

The Trouble With Angels-Maggie Adams Good story up until final 2 chapters....

E-book:

The Stanhope Challenge-Cerise Deland 3rd one, okay; 4th one better:)

Dark Side of Disney-Leonard Kinsey Interesting.....not sure I would do any of these.

A Divided Heart-Alessandra Torra Meh....skimmed most of it. Was surprised by the twist:)

Moonshot-Alessandra Torra Good story; skimmed a lot

Trophy Wife-Alessandra Torra Meh.....skimmed a lot