GISHWHES is over, and well... That makes me sad. We had a lot of fun, and hopefully I can share some of our photos soon. It was a blast and my team rocked.

I'm counting down to next year already. And we are already planning it out. Obsessed? Maybe a little :)

My life will continue to be hectic though... I see people complaining about being bored on FB and I want to ask... "What's this bored you speak of?" because I have no idea what that's like anymore.

My bookstore schedule is ridiculous next week. I had no idea that that my hours would pick up like this. I work mostly full days next week, which okay, I hear people saying... "What are you complaining about? I work five days a week every week." And I hear ya...

I just didn't plan on it when I set two big deadlines... I have a novel and a novella due during the busy time at work. And then another novel right at the tail end. So it's 90,000 words in less than a month in addition to working almost full-time. It's a good thing I write super fast. The next few weeks will be really stressful and exhausting, but again, once I'm past it, I can relax again. And I'll be making a decent amount of money which we need... So that'll be nice. We have vet bills coming out our butts right now, so not like we will have much left over, but at least my babies will be taken care of and our bills are paid. Right now, that's the best we can hope for, and I'm okay with that. I'm getting a lot of great feedback on my writing, I have clients who want me back and one even paid me a bonus that I wasn't expecting at all.

Kevin and I pretty much stayed in bed until 2 today. We woke up earlier than that, but I had a headache and he wasn't feeling good, so we stayed in bed snuggling... And fell back asleep for a few more hours. We both needed it though. He barely slept last week, I barely slept last week, and the Lexapro makes me super exhausted even when I take it at night. But right now, I'm willing to put up with it because I'm just grateful I can sleep without waking up in the night stressed out. The other side effects have gone away, I'm just more tired and I'll sleep later if given the chance. Small price to pay for the benefits, I say. Though I have these weird bumps that keep popping up in my throat, and I don't know if they're related to the Lexapro or not.... I don't think so, but they're really getting on my nerves.

Otherwise, not much has changed. I stay busy, we stay home a lot and write on the weekends. We live an introvert's dream and I can't say I'm complaining. It just gives me very little to talk about... Which is why I really should share the photos/videos from GISHWHES. I stood on a busy public street (2nd street in Long Beach where all the boutique stores are) in my bathing suit covered in honey and holding a "Free Hugs" sign. I got a hug too, within minutes. I was amazed.

We also snuck aboard the Queen Mary for a photo shoot... I guess you need a ticket to get into the restaurants and stuff? Or have a hotel key? Well we didn't have either and it was the last day... And well, Kevin and I may have walked in an exit when no one was paying attention. And we blended in with the crowd. Getting the photos was interesting too.

There's more, but honestly, it's 2 am and we really should be in bed. We can't afford to sleep all day tomorrow, I have writing to do :)

Oh and 4 years ago today, we were driving through New Mexico, moving me to California. I thought that was cool.