Wednesday, July 5, 2023

July Goals

Is it just me, or did June sort of drag out?
-Lose 5 lbs (Not yet)
-Finish Sage (Not yet, but making progress!)
-Finish new short story (For BKM, not yet; singer, just started; Tales, plotted out)
-Find cover artist for DYL/AU Omnibuses (Not yet)
-Do well at Spring On Main Sold 6:)
-Do well at Superman Celebration Sold 19:)
-Do well at Farmer's Market Sold 1....
-Do well at Pride Sold 6:)
-Pay for InConJunction Pd 6/16
-Pay for Magic of Books (Not yet)
-Pay for Hanna House Check!  Pd 6/23
-Enjoy singing in Pepper Choplin concert Check!  LOVED it!!!
-Order inventory??? (need BD, Bridge, and Whispers)  (Not yet)
-Take over files of FCB anthos?  (Not yet)
-Set up Fed Tax payment  Check!
-Work enough hours to pay for bills, events, and inventory Check!
-Finish watching Charmed (Check!) and Pit Bulls/Parolees  (Check!  Just trying to catch Liz and Moe's wedding episode.
-Watch Marvelous Mrs Maisel  Going to have to watch it on D's account....
-Start evicting/cleaning up Brown House 6/2: FINALLY got rid of the ATV on porch!!!
-Move Mom's storage to one with better door Not yet.

Books Read:  10

          Print:  1

       E-book: 9



2023 Events:

July 7- 9th:  InConJunction, Indianapolis, In ($95) Pd 6/16  Sold 14:)

July 14-16th:  Imaginarium Convention, Louisville, Ky $165 for table 12/2:  Pd $120; 1/20:  Pd $40  Sold 6 and bartered 2:)

Still owe $50 for banquet dinner Pd 4/21

July 15th:  Heroes For Kids, Perryville, Mo (vendor fee rolled over from 2022) Bring own tables:) UPDATE:  Discovered HFK and Imaginarium were booked on same date, so cancelled HFK.  Will do it next year:)

July 29th:  Farmer's Market 2nd and Busseron ($15)

Aug:  Hanna House $20 (Pd 6/23)

26th:  Evansville Museum Geek Con, Evansville Museum of Arts, History, and Science, 411 SE Riverside Drive, Evansville, IN ($40)

Sept 9th:  Magic of Books, Columbus, In ($40-50)   

Sept 15-16th:  Cil-Con, Effingham, Il $50 (bring own tables)

23rd:   Hoosier Indie Author Book Fair, The Big Tent, 5502 South Evans Rd., Gas City, IN

Oct 14-15th:  VoltCon, Wyndham West, Indpls Subbed application.  No word on cost.

Nov 8-12:  Indianapolis Christmas Gift and Hobby Show $350 1/27:  Pd $60; 3/3: Pd $60; 4/7:  Pd $60; 4/21:  Pd $30 (Owe $140); 5/5 $30 (Owe 80 (missed a payment somewhere!)); Pd $30 6/16 (owe $50)


July Goals:

-Lose 5 lbs (starting 239)
-Finish Sage 
-Finish new short story (BKM)
-Finish short story #2 (singer)
-Finish short story #3 (Tales)
-Find cover artist for DYL/AU Omnibuses
-Do well at InConJunction  Sold 14:)
-Do well at Imaginarium Sold 6 and bartered 2:)  Had a GREAT time!
-Enjoy the Foreignor/Loverboy concert  Check!  Went with Erica and had a BLAST!  I now own a T-shirt:)
-Work enough hours to pay for bills, events, and inventory
-Finish watching Pit Bulls/Parolees (Check; now just watching for Liz and Moe's wedding episode)
-Finish watching The Crown  (Check; final season coming sometime this year)
-Watch H&M  Check:)  Found it to be somewhat enlightening.....but I still don't like her. I sympathize a little more.....time will tell as to whatever version of the truth prevails.
-Watch Marvelous Mrs Maisel
-Start evicting/cleaning up Brown House 
-Move Mom's storage to one with better door  7/23:  Rented new unit:)

July Reading Schedule

HRH-Danielle Steele Still plenty of head-hopping, but an unusual romance story.  Very good!
Fever-Robin Cook
Creature-John Saul
Lovey-Mary McCracken
Second Child-John Saul
Calico Joe-John Grisham
The Glassmaker's Wife-Lee Martin
Evergreen-Sara Goodwin
Piercing The Darkness-Frank Peretti
Propher-Frank Peretti
Let The Drum Speak-Linda Lay Shuler
Kalahari Typing School For Men-Alexander McCall Smith
Cupboard Full of Life-AMS
The Wedding Veil-Kristy Woodson Harvey
The Lost Five-K.L. Wilboorn
The Whispers From Beyond -KL Wilborn
That Certain Spark-Cathy Marie Hake
Stars of Fortune-Nora Roberts
The Other Queen-Philippa Gregory
The American Way-Helene Stapinski/Bonnie Siegler
Dino Horrors-Matt Schorr
The Faerie of Central Park-Bruce McGraw
The Fable of Wren-Rue Sparks
Marathonarium Anthology-Carma Hadley Shoemaker, et al
She's Not Broken-Kelsey Day (Sandy Lender)
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
-30

E-book:

 Come Undone-Jessica Hawkins Very interensting, and dialogue unlike what I would write if this was my story!  Not sure if I'm invested enough in getting the 2nd one, though....it was exhausting to read.

Hannukah Hearts-Jean Joachim
Riding The Storm Out-Desiree Holt
Til Death Do Us Part-Rachel Rivers
Independence Day-Elle James
Her Trust-Silkie Companion
The Spy Who Was Out Cold-Marilyn Barr
Too Late For Goodbye-Jean Joachim
Behind Every Great Man-Roz Lee (computer download pdf)

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