October Goals

I wasn't very productive last month, but I DID finish one book and have added words to another:)

-Lose 5 pounds (238) Crap....gained 5.

-Clean out storage Nope

-Take pics for tax hearing Check:)

-Finish writing Mandala Effect Check:)

-Add words to Heart Song Check!

-Have an enjoyable class reunion Check!

-Watch SE 10 of 2.5 Men Almost; have reached Ep 17.

-Watch SE 1 of Love Boat Think I've made it to Ep 9?

-Watch BB26 Only 2 weeks and Final 5 left!

-Order copies of Whispers (6), Beach (5), River (5), Holidays (20), and Mixed Bag (5) $164 Check!

-Work enough hours to continue paying off CC and med bills Got a raise!  Whoot!

-Fix MBA Still waiting....

-Cut carpet out of S's room Not yet....

-Upload digital copies to Patreon Nope

-Convert 2 VHS to DVD ($44) Nope

-Read more in evenings Check!

Books Read:  7

            Print:  5

        E-book:  2

             DNF: 0

Karaoke Songs Added:  10

2024 Events:

October 4th:  First Friday Art Walk, 5-9 Main St

October 19-20th:  MHS 40th Reunion

October 25th:  Halloween Stroll, Creative Market Pop Up Shop, 5-8pm

November 6-9th:  Indpls Christmas Gift And Hobby Show

December 4-5th:  GSH Vendor Fair

December 6-7th:  Kringle Market

2025 Events:

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

2026 Events:

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

October Goals:

-Lose 5 pounds (243)

-Clean out storage

-Do well at First Friday Art Walk Sold 3:)

-Get clean bill of health Oct 8th Check:)  Note To Self:  Don't skip thyroid meds until after next blood draw early Dec

-Have an enjoyable MHS Reunion

-Do well at Pumpkin Stroll/Pop Up Creative Market

-Add words to Heart Song

-Watch SE 10 of 2.5 Men Check!  Now on SE11

-Watch SE 1 of Love Boat

-Watch BB26

 -Order 10 more Mandela Effect

-Work enough hours to continue paying off CC and med bills

-Fix MBA

-Cut carpet out of S's room

-Upload digital copies to Patreon ...

-Convert 2 VHS to DVD ($44) 

-Read more in evenings

September Reading Schedule

The Queen-Andrew Morton

Hearts Don't Lie-Sutton Bishop DRR!!!  Really loved this 2nd chance story!  Cried at the end.

Transient Pulse-Laura Juntunen DNF.  After the 6th chapter, I realized it wasn't holding my attention.

The Choice-Anne Greene

A Soldier Finds Grace-Katherine St. Clair

Letters In The Attic-Meredith Lindsey

Memories of Moscow-Harold Lipman

Becoming-Michelle Obama

A Royal Duty-Paul Burrell

A Fantastic Ride-Bob Rohrman

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

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

-40

E-book:

Because You're Mine-Claire Contreas Good story; slightly too long

Christmas Bargain-Spice Cute story:)

Lynxed-Brynn Paulin

Loving Layla-Brynn Paulin

Come Undone-Jessica Hawkins

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

Help Me Remember-Corinne Michaels (Want to get)

Karaoke Songs:

10/3 Brower's B-Day

Head Over Heels-The Go-Gos Not too bad

Borderline-Madonna Good:)

Desert Moon-Dennis DeYoung Forgot to put it on written list

The Warrior-Scandal Always fun to sing:)

Let's Hear It For The Boy-Deniece Williams B appreciated it:)

Stop Draggin' My Heart Around-Petty/Nicks Sang this with Kenny D, and though he dropped his part a bit, we had fun with it:)

Close My Eyes-Ozzy/Lita B and Janie sang it, so he and I did Bring Me To Life and nailed it:)

Holding Out For A Hero-Bonnie Tyler Nailed this one!

10/10

The Long Run-The Eagles Good:)

Shop Around-Captain and Tenille Nailed it, including the attitude, lol:)

Should Have Known Better-Richard Marx Not too bad:)

Could Have Been-Tiffany Did well!  Only blew one line at end.

Desert Moon-Dennis DeYoung Nailed it:)

10/24

The Longest Time-Billy Joel

Shout-Tears For Fears

Broken-Rachael Bawn