February's Goals

Was it just me, or did January seem to drag on fooooreeeevaaaaahhhh?   Now granted, I spent the majority of the month coughing my lungs up, but I did manage to get a LOT of reading accomplished, as well as binge-watching my Peacock shows.

-Lose 5 lbs (start:  238) Lost 6, then put back on 4.  Ended up at 236, which is still a win!

-Get cover art for CYBL Not yet; Ron said his students are working on it.

-Add words to any existing wips:  PP, Singer, TT Not really....

-Mail Christmas Cards Check!  Mailed 1/3:)

-Get knee looked at Check:) Getting MRI 1/14; showed no tears. Therapy exercises assigned 1/29

-Get hair cut Appt canceled due to my being too sick to travel.  Now set for Feb 13th:)

-Cut carpet out of S's old room Not yet; weather too bad

-Pay next installment for NYC trip ($600) 1/12:  Pd $300; 1/26, pd $100

-Work enough hours to pay^^^^^ bleh....hours were cut, but did manage to pay $400!  Next month looks bleak, though.

-Upload digital copies to Patreon Not yet...

-Fix mistakes in CYBL Check:)

-/Begin short story due in June Nope...

-Finish short story for BKM Nope....

-Convert 2 VHS to DVD ($44) Nope....you'd think being sick would have been a great opportunity to screen the tapes, but no....

-Finish watching Outlander Check:)

-Read more in evenings Check!

Health:  MRI on knee revealed nothing torn (thank you Lord!), and was given exercises on 1/29.  Unfortunately, was overzealous the 1st day and made my ankle hurt worse.  Started them up again 2/3.

Was also diagnosed with bronchitis on 1/24 and finished meds 1/28.  As of now, the coughing isn't as bad and I'm not needing breathing treatments twice a day, in order to function and to sleep at night.

Books Read:  17    

           Print:  12                   

       E-book:    5                  

            DNF:   1                       

2024 Events:

Feb 2nd:  Writer's Roundup, Pantheon, 5-7pm 5 of us showed up, and had a good discussion!

March 1st:  Arts and Drafts. Vincennes Brewing Co, 2nd and Main, 5-8pm 0 sales, but did hand out plenty of cards!

March 13-14:  GSH 7-5

April 5-8th:  Eclipse???

April 27th:  SI-Con, Benton, Il (pd April 1st, 2023)

May 18th:  Magic of Books, Seymore, In ($40)

May 25-29th:  NYC Trip, Performing at CARNEGIE HALL!!!!!

June 7-9th:  Superman Celebration, Metropolis, Il ($100)

July:  Imaginarium, Louisville, KY Pd 11/2023

August:  IABE, Terre Haute, IN ($85) Pd 12/1

September:  TBD

October:  All Shook Up at Graceland, Oct 21st (full table, $225??)

November:  Indpls Christmas Gift And Hobby Show

December:  Kringle Market

Feb Goals:

-Lose 5 lbs (start:  236) Bleh....gained 2 lbs.

-Get cover art for CYBL Check!  Now to make a decision.....

-Add words to any existing wips:  PP, Singer, TT Added maybe 100....

-Get hair cut Check!

-Cut carpet out of S's old room Nope..weather didn't cooperate

-Pay next installment for NYC trip ($600) Managed $250, thank you BIL!

-Work enough hours to pay^^^^^ Nope

-Upload digital copies to Patreon Nope

-/Begin short story due in June Not yet

-Finish short story for BKM Not yet

-Finish SE3 of L&O: Organized Crime Check!  All caught up!

-Finish SE2 of 2.5 Men Check! Well into SE4...

-Convert 2 VHS to DVD ($44) Nope

-Read more in evenings Too stressful

February Reading Schedule:

Print:

The Fable of Wren-Rue Sparks  Honestly, the best part of this book was the final 2 chapters. Read it b/c I'm a friend of the author, and I admittedly skimmed some of the text.

A Million Notes-Pepper Choplin LOVED THIS!!!!

Marathonarium Anthology-Carma Hadley Shoemaker, et al Some I skimmed; at least 2 I really loved!  Great job Jen Selinsky and Carma Hadley Shoemaker!!!

E-book:

A Wright Christmas-KA Linde  DRR!  Could NOT put this one down!  Excellent story!

Rush-Kandi Steiner Finally finished this one.  Was confusing at times, with so many characters, nicknames, and the damn thing ended on a cliffhanger. Still have no desire to read the next one; I can guess what's going to happen; it's just that I don't care.