July Goals

June just flew by!  Is it just me, or am I so busy I lose track of days?  We also celebrated Granddaughter Olivia's 3rd birthday, and made two trips to Lafayette (once for sinus dr and hair/dentist trip), in addition to having dinner with long-time friends Steve and Kristin, so I was able to relax a little:)

-Lose 5 lbs (241)

-Do well at First Friday Art Walk Rained out again

-Do well at Seymore event Sold 1, but met several new authors!

-Do well at Summer On Main Sold 3:)

-Do well at Pride Sold 10:)

-Finalize Playing With Time and set release date Not yet; cover model and artist had health issues, my computer crashed.

-Pay Editor ($50), Cover Art (funds in savings), Geek Con event,(Check!) and Lafayette Comic Con event (Check!)

-Start getting Sara's room cleaned up Carpet removed; walls sanded and painted; carpet pad removed; Alex's bed moved in

-Finish Ch 11 of Heart Song Check!

-Pay down CC Check, but am going to use it for my hotel fee at Imaginarium and start pecking away at med bills Paying down Comm Bank (hospital) and Maurices-let the daughter get clothes and I bought a few tees for me

-Read 6 books Only 3, but they were thick!

-Finish current e-book Check!

Health:  Did not get my brochitis or sinus infection:)

Books Read:  4

            Print:  3

        E-book:  1

             DNF:  0

2025 Events:

July 20-22nd:  Imaginarium, Louisville, Ky (Pd 9/12) Sold 2

July 25th:  KCARC Craft Show ($25 Pd 7/10)  Sold 2

Aug:  Geek Con, Evansville Museum, Evansville, In ($40 pd 6/13)

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

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

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

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

2026 Events:

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

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

July Goals:

-Lose 5lbs (start 241)

-Celebrate Sara's birthday 3rd:  Her back was out.  5th:  She still wasn't feeling well.  12th: I was out of town with Grandma. 18th:  I was out of town at the Imaginarium Convention.

-Have fun at Imaginarium Check!  Only sold 2 books, but hung out with several friends!

-Publish Playing With Time Check! E-book pubbed 7/1; print pubbed 7/13!   5 copies ordered ($24 plus $21 S&H)

-Go to Food Trucks On The River (21st) Too hot and out of funds.

-Do well at KCARC event Sold 2:)

-Buy new soap dish for MBa 

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

-Make appt with foot dr about my right leg 

-Finish Ch 12 of Heart Song Check!  Now onto 13....

-Buy BP machine 

-Pay down CC and start pecking away at med bills

-Read 6 books

-Finish current e-book 

July Reading Schedule:  

Leota's Garden-Francine Rivers Good story, but full of family drama, and as Mom said, a lot of crying!

The Matzah Ball-Jean Meltzer DRR!  OMG, I laughed so much while reading this!!!  Want to get her next one, Mr. Perfect On Paper:)

Once Upon A Platypus 2-Ron Braun Fun!

The Shrieking Gun Cafe-YW Lumaris DNF.....read the 1st 'book', and just not my interest.

Home To Holly Springs-Jan Karon Good story! Loved the twist:)

The Bears of Blue River-Charles Major DNF

Cleaning Homes in Scottsdale, AZ-Rick Smith DRR!  Excellent story:)

E-book:

A Game Of Gossip-Sandra Sookoo Good story; not her best one though

Two-Bit Wizard-Keith Thompson DNF