Playing Catch-Up...

I've been in the new house for 2 days and I've already flooded the laundry. I knocked the stupid plug into the sick while washing, and just my luck it landed in the drain and hence the flooding─it could only happen to me.

I have ¾ of the place unpacked, which is good, but I can't wait until it's done. My cats are still adjusting to moving. Though sadly we lost one (Toby) the Saturday before we moved in. he had another stroke and ended up paralysed in his back legs. His heart gave out and he died─He will be missed by all.

I'll take until the end of the year to get everything in order before I can sit down and start writing again. and then I'll finally feel like myself again.

Today I'm taking it easy while I have the day to myself. so I'm watching some movies as I still haven't gotten the TV hooked up─I apparently need a booster box, or some such and the electrician isn't coming around next Tuesday.

It's been so fricken hot here of late. I hate that I had to move in summer. But I suppose all things happen for a reason and this has got to be for something. I hope it's for something better. I'd like to once and for all leave my shitty last two years behind... Okay enough negativity from me.

Time: there seems to be so much of it and yet not enough all at the same time. I hope when I finally do get back into writing that my brain is functioning. I've had so much time off that I need to get back into the swing of things. It drives me nuts not being able to sit right down and start. Okay I'll check in again soon.

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11 Days To Go

Eleven days to go  until I'm fully moved in to the new place. I really can't wait. A fresh start. we have had an horrendous year this year so many things have gone wrong... but in the end they have been for the best and life can only get better. Also recently found out that Emily has something wrong with her heart─it's dehydrating. She goes back for more tests on Tuesday hopefully it will be an easy fix. Well, I'm hoping all it requires is a change of diet and medication... Today she is off to dye her hair pink. I suppose to each their own.

I've been slowly getting the new place set up and it's coming together nicely. I've decided to start fresh all over and make the new house more ZEN... okay, maybe just more relaxing for Mum and myself. At least the most important room is done (well almost)━my bedroom. I still have to put away a few things that I need to find homes for. I also still have a bit of rearranging to get done.

I had to give away some of my books, and here are a few that are on display. I also have some in the spare room and in the office area. I will share those pictures later.

My brother, my nephew, and myself have been  busily building a new cat enclosure/greenhouse/pergola at the new house and fingers crossed it gets done before we move.

My poor cats are stressing more and more each day as my old house empties out. Hell, Droogie even climbed into the car as I was packing it up to move another load. I think I have two loads myself to take before the movers take the rest... Mind you I think they only have about 14 things to move for me because they are too heavy for me to move myself.

Some day soon I'll get one here and tell you that I'm finally back to writing. It'll have been a long time in coming, and honestly, I can't bloody wait. Between now and the end of the year I'll be making myself a big list of all the next books in my series and one off books that I need to get done. Plus I need to figure out which books to get done for the Penny Brandon Writing Challenge that I had to put on hold this year. I'm determined to get it done in 2017.

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So Fricken Tired....

Everyone knows how busy I have been this past year with separating from husband, stepson moving back in with his mother, renovations at 2 houses, moving Emily to Brisbane, and moving Mum & I to the new place we'll be renting (mind you, we still have 18 days until we move completely).

I'm tired of everything I've been through... dreading the things still to come (divorce)... actually I want to be able to write again. I want to sit down without all the worry and just get done what I have to. If the truth be told━I kinda feel lost with no writing. I've been working at it daily since 2010, and to got to 2016 where we are at the end of and I haven't written a word all year.

So what's ahead you might ask? I haven't got a fricken clue. I just know that by the time 2017 rolls around I will be ready to get back to work. All the major problems will have been sorted out... mind you the divorce will be next year, but I'm not going to let that affect me.

This is the first year that I won't be doing the Christmas blogs... I feel terrible about it, but I just don't have the time or energy this year. I hope next year everything will be back to normal and I will be showing off all those awesome authors out there.

I'll end up blogging photos after I'm finally moved in so everyone can check out my new digs. I spent last weekend setting up my library... needless to say I ran out of book shelves. My wonderful brother has thought of a way to give me the extra shelving that I need.

Time:⎼ there never seems to be enough of it. In case it takes forever for me to get on here again I wish everyone the best and hope your lives are running way smoother than mine is...LOL.

I Totally Blew It...

NaNoWriMo: Day 23 and I haven't written a bloody word... and have no hope in hell of catching up. Real life just got in the way. Everything seems to be happening at once... Daughter moving to Brisbane... I'm moving and have to be out within the next 3 weeks (I think I told you my house sold)... Doing renovations with my brother at the new place and unpacking what I can there before the furniture arrives. I promise next year I will be back to writing like I usually am. This year has just been chaotic madness. 2017 has got to be better than 2016.