Spring Break

Yes, I have hit the 1/2 way mark in my Spring Break. 
I think the real work starts today. :-) 
I am cleaning and organizing my creative work area. 
I need to clear out some items that have been lingering around way too long. 
I had planned on doing this project on Christmas break and somehow it snuck into the New Year with me.  So today I take action, stop putting it off and get it done!

1000 Words a Day

I am taking the Challenge. 
I need a kick in the tush to jump start my next book in The Queen's Blood Vendetta series.
I have been working so hard to get this first book ready from format, cover art, etc., I have not been multi-tasking well. 
So, I will ink that on my daily schedule. 
Watch my meter on the side bar and see how I'm progressing.
If you are a writer what ways do you use in working on more than one book at a time?

Glimmer of Hope!!

Yes, that's right!!! 
A glimmer of hope showed up in my trees today. 
I went outside to see my husband off for the day and there they were. 
My brown crackly trees have green blooms on them!! 

I was shocked!! 

I just laughed and my husband said to me, "Aren't you happy I didn't cut these dead trees down?" 

Uh, Yeah!! 

Life begins anew. 

Isn't it amazing how some of the smallest things can bring you joy. 

I love it!!  What a way to start the new week off.

Looking for more glimmers this week, what about you?

Japan Earthquake

Just seeing the beginnings of the news on the earthquake in Japan.  My thoughts and prayers go out to all who have been affected by this.  I was going to write about how hot it is here and the possibility of having to turn on my air conditioning. 

NOT!! 

I feel extremely blessed.  So there will be no complaining out of me. 

Hold on to hope Japan, we live in a very caring society, added help is on the way from several countries.

Too Much Work to Enjoy

I am a great fan of this phrase, "Too much work to enjoy".  So much so, I have made a category for it.

Yesterday, I asked a question on whether you had ever purged something or someone from your life. 

Well, I will answer my own question. 

Yes, I have and I am in the process of doing it now. 

When something or someone has become nothing but grief, well.  Time for a sanity break. :-) 

Time to move on, donate it to charity, delete their phone # or set it out for loose trash.

Do you get the gist of the situation?

Ash Wednesday

Today is Ash Wednesday.
Ash Wednesday derives its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of adherents as a sign of mourning and repentance to God. The ashes used are typically gathered after the palms from the previous year's Palm Sunday are burned.  I will go and get my ashes this afternoon and begin my 40 days of fasting.  My fasting won't necessarily be from any particular food, but it may be from something like being negative, Internet surfing, etc. 

Are you observing Ash Wednesday?

Or....

Have you ever felt the need to purge something or someone from your life?

Fat Tuesday

Today is Fat Tuesday, or in french it is Mardi Gras. This is the day where where some people practice the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season, which begins on Ash Wednesday.  Mardi Gras celebrations are happening all across the world.  I spoke of my daughter's Book Fair at her school and the theme this year is "Mardi Gras".  I wonder what the Mardi Gras celebrations look like in Louisiana this year.  If you are there, send some pics. :-)
Question, are you eating tons of richer foods in anticipation of a season of fasting? 
I'm not,
I'm on Weight Watchers so there will be no crazy stuffing myself with rich foods. :-) 

Are there Mardi Gras celebrations in your neck of the woods?