February Goals

It's February!  I have a new laptop I'm getting used to again; after typing on an external, smaller keyboard, this takes some getting used to again.  How was my January?  Besides cold and snowy, I did get quite a bit accomplished, surprise, surprise:

-Lose 5 lbs (beginning 245) Will update this later; forgot to weigh in

-Send Christmas Cards Check:)

-Buy new toothbrush holder Check!,  

-Add words to Heart Song Check:)

-Send Future Unknown to editor Check! and pay editor Not yet; probably start next month

-Add words to new fairy story Check:)

-De-decorate house Check!

-Buy BP machine Not yet

-Pay for SI Con Still haven't received invoice

-Pay for Big River Comics Check! Pd 1/15

-Pay down CC Sort of....but need it for hotel stay 2/15 and start pecking away at med bills Not yet

-Read 6 books Check!  Read 9, lol

-Finish current e-book Check!

Books Read:  9

            Print:  8 

        E-book:  1

             DNF:  0

2025 Events:

Feb 7th:  Winter Market, 1972 Vincennes, 4-7pm Sold 4:)

Feb 15-16th:  Saluki Con, Carbondale, Il Sold 2....rainy day

March 14-15th:  Indy Comic Con, panelist

March 22nd:  SI Con, Benton, Il ($60)

March 29th:  Big River Comic Con, Hannibal, MO (Pd 1/15)

April 3-4th:  GSH Vendor Fair

April 26th: Indy Author Event (volunteer???)  French Club Craft Fair, Evansville North HS??

June 13-15th:  Superman Celebration, Metropolis, Il

June 21st:  Farmer's Market and Pride

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

Aug:  Watermelon Fest

Aug:  CCC

Aug:  Geek Con, Evansville Museum, Evansville, In

Sept 19-20th:  Cil-Con, Effingham, Il ($60 Pd 12/29)

Sept 27th:  Book Nook Book Fair, Peoria, Il ($75 Pd 12/27)

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

2026 Events:

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

February Goals:

-Lose 5 lbs (beginning 245)

-Do well at Creative Market  Sold 3:)

-Take record player back to Brown House Check:)

-Do well at Saluki Con Sold 2.....rainy day

-Start getting Sara's room cleaned up

-Buy new soap dish and toilet roll holder for MBa 

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

-Make appt with foot dr about my right leg

-Add words to Heart Song

-Pay editor ($150)

-Add words to new fairy story

-Buy BP machine

-Pay for SI Con Talked to organizers; I can pay day of:)

-Pay down CC and start pecking away at med bills 

-Read 6 books Check:)  Read 7

-Finish current e-book Check:)

February Reading Schedule:

Burr-Gore Vidal DNF

Killers of the Flower Moon-David Graham Very good!  Now I'd like to go visit the town.

Older But Wilder-Elfie Leland Wilder Funny!

Get Jiro-Anthony Bourdain DNF

Shores-Tiare H Johnston Enjoyable!  Loved Bonfire Parties!

Sex and Vanity-Kevin Kwan Good!  All the pretentiousness of the schools following everyone's name seemed a bit much, as did the footnotes, but they worked.  Just shows how much some people can live inside their heads a bit much.

The Neopolitan Sisters-Margo Candela Good story!

I Am Sheffrou-Cami Michaels DNF....just wasn't holding my attention

Letters To Matthew-Amy Leigh McCorkle Good!  Interesting how her moods shifted

All Hail The Queen of the Freaks-T Harriman DNF

The Vermin Sleep-James M Watjen Chilling story of how one's upbringing can create an attitude of being a vigilante....

Mom Jeans and Other Mistakes- Alexa Martin DRR!  Could NOT put down!  Excellent story:)

Ms Demeanor-Elinor Lipton

Before We Were Wicked-Eric Jerome Dickey DNF.....I read half of it, or at least tried....before giving up on this one.

Spare-Prince Harry

E-book:

Closer Home-Kerry Anne King RR!  Very enjoyable:)

Pine Grove Sampler-Jean Joachim Tease.....but then again, I own most of them:)

Group Therapy-BB Easton Interesting story....

Meet Me In Fantasyland-Mary Martinez Going to have to get another version; the formatting was wonky on my kindle and made it too distracting to read

Secret Identity-Ava Cuvey, et al Good stories!

The Scottish Play-Phoebe Alexander Interesting....good story

Fisher Of Men-Phoebe Alexander