I know, you’re all in shock, cuz I’m back again, eh?

but LOOK what I’ve been working on!

Uh huh! All these faboo authors are going to be in one place, and I get to pick their brains!

I am ded of happy.

I know. It’s been ages. Just five things.

Unfortunately, the end of the year came with five shitty things. It was like 2009 knew I was glad to see the end of the year and so it got its digs in while it could.

Fortunately, some wonderful things happened for me in November, so I was in a frame of mind where – I think – I’ve dealt with all the rest pretty well. Like I was so high on life in November that even Decembers list o nastiness didn’t bring me down.

So. 2010. It’s going to be a good year because I’ve willed it to be so. I’m keeping my focus on my health, my kids & hub, and my writing, in that order, actually, and only because taking care of my health DOES take care of my kids. I’m already feeling a difference in my attitude. Although the hits keep hitting…I find my reaction to it is more proactive…finding a way to deal and adjust, rather than whining about it. Will it last? *laughing* well, I don’t know. But for now, although I feel a little tender…I feel a lot stronger than I have in a long time.

So. Now that the serious stuff is dealt with…I think I’m signing up for this:

Keishon’s TBR Pile Challenge

I definitely have the TBR Pile, and I’ve long wanted a way to track what I’ve read/been reading that doesn’t require me logging on somewhere and spending hours sorting.

So, this year the blog will contain at least one post a month (preferably one a week) where I list the book I’m reading. And probably a post a month on whichever craft project I’m tackling/have tackled.

And the rest of the time, I’m going to stick to my 5things.

Welcome to 2010, dears and darlings, and I hope it’s a positive, uplifting year for you and yours.

okay. Wild and weird ride these days…

Beautiful review on Goodreads of ALN. (4/5)
Not-so-great review from Coffee Time Romance. (3/5)
And then I’m up at Dear Author on Sarah Frantz’s list of top-ten romances of 2009.

okay. The roller-coaster has begun, keep your arms in the ride at all times…etc. etc.

It’s been an interesting few days.

Thing is, when i wrote the book, I knew this was how it was going to go. It’s not an easy read. it’s not even a comfortable read. It was a bitch to write! But I believe in it. I believe in the message it sends, the hope it gives, if in the weirdest way possible.

So, I’m going to leave it at that, and get back to writing, b/c that’s what I do.

But I’m also doing a new thing this week, which my next few posts will be all about.

I’m reading. Heart Throb by Suzanne Brockmann. And I’m live-tweeting while I do it.

We’ll see how it goes

After book release, I took some time off. I’m still on Twitter every day – I sort of can’t help myself – but I’ve been…withdrawn, a little. I’m not answering my phone unless I have to, not posting at Romance Divas very much…

Mostly I’m just hanging out.

I’ve also been

Having some faboo conversations with an amazingly brilliant person via email, which does my soul good. sometimes I wish I could’ve afforded to be that Professional Student thing my parents always warned me about…but this is nice, too.

Watching Hub do renoes on our house…which…is awesome because our house needs the love. And also, a man doing manly things is…well, heh, it’s nice.

And watching the kids grow, too.

Oldest is a pre-teen. This means he’s…insane. I’m trying to deal with it all calm, cool, collected-like, but…mostly I’m just trying to hold on to the kid I know is in there somewhere.

ThinkTank will be seven this week. He’s also sick today, and home from school, the poor duck.

Monkeybutt is sick, too, he just doesn’t know it yet.

Bub is walking, but having issues with “in-toeing”, which we’re seeing a specialist for. Specialists scare me, but this is no big deal, and I keep reassuring myself of that.

I’m still writing, though slowly. And reading…much quicker. I think I need to make up a “books I love” list. I’ll put it on the to-do list.