Guh.

Summer is almost over. I've wasted most of it too. Too much time on Facebook. Too many late evening naps. Not enough "me" time. September marks the beginning of the holiday season for most retail outlets, including mine. Holidays mean big $$$ in my area of the store...which also translates into bigger headaches, more tiredness, and stressful nights.

I haven't started that short story yet. We'll see.

A step in the right direction...

So I decided that I am going to enter a short story contest which is sponsored by Writer's Digest magazine. The deadline isn't until December, so I have plenty of time to bang out something in 3,000 words or less. The winner will be published in the June/July 2010 issue. And you can win a couple grand...couldn't hurt to try!

Time is not on my side

The past two months have been a blur. I have a second job now (part-time), I have been promoted to a newer, more fun position at my full-time job, and my daughter and my husband keep me on my toes to the hilt. I haven't done much as far as writing goes (can ya blame me?), although I did do a quick two-page rehash the other day while I was at Job #1 (things were really slow and I was the only one in my area of the store). I have this whole story-thing planned out nicely in my head; all I have to do now is get it down on paper. We recently cancelled our digital cable (go basic!) television channels, so I'll now have more time to do other things. Hopefully, that will include writing.

Yeah, yeah, I know...

I'm horrible at this shit. I'm lazy. I do other stuff instead of blogging. Oh well!

I had a great "first line" the other night and I literally dropped everything I was doing just so I could write it down. Maybe it's the start of something good...

A New Year, Another Promise

I vow to write more, or at least try to be a little more productive in the coming year. I haven't accomplished much this year, but I will really really work on it this year...

My poor poor hand...

I just spent the past 2 hours writing out 35 Christmas cards. I'm very positive I've forgotten some people, although I'm not sure who...I guess I'll just send out a few more towards the end of the month to make up for it. I haven't sent out cards in a few years due to me being extremely pregnant last year and just moving to my new house the year before. We got three in the mail today, so I took that as a signal to get my ass in gear and get them out. I'm proud of myself for finishing them but my hand is cramped and my forefinger and middle fingers are sore as hell.

For lack of better things to write...

five things on my to-do list:

1. get caught up on my laundry. my daughter apparently has more clothing than i do.
2. watch "american gangster". i've owned this movie for almost a month now and i haven't bothered to open the cellophane yet.
3. run the vaccum. the in-laws are coming over on saturday...
4. play "viva pinata" one more time before my xbox live gold account subscription expires.
5. eat some soup tonight? it's cold outside...

five things i like to snack on:

1. veggies & southwest ranch dip
2. doritos *salivate*
3. cheese
4. ben & jerry's phish food
5. skittles

five things i would do if i were a millionaire:

1. pay off all my debt, brad's, my parent's, and probably other select close relatives
2. buy a new honda accord, 4 door of course...
3. throw some money at CVES and CVHS...they always need new things and funds are usually pretty tight.
4. travel in europe. not backpacking, that's for dirty hippies. and i'd take a cruise ship across the atlantic, no flying for me!
5. liposuction. no matter what i do, i can't get rid of this damn sack of a stomach that kayleigh left me with 10+ months ago.

five places i have lived:

1. meadville, pa
2. conneautville, pa
3. edinboro, pa
4. toledo, oh
5. rouseville, pa

five jobs i have had:

1. drive thru, mcdonalds
2. jack of all trades, kmart
3. music department, media play
4. distribution/mail clerk, maritz corp.
5. cash office/home-mens-kids dept, the bon ton

i'm not going to tag people, i'm not really sure who actually reads my blog...