Twisted Fairytale

Where has this week gone? I feel like it just started. Not that I’m complaining, mind you. Just a bit shocked. It really flew by.

Hey guys!

I hope you all had a wonderful day off yesterday. I know I did. I didn’t do anything particularly special. Hubby is still feeling pretty crummy. In fact, he has a doctor’s appointment today, to make sure he doesn’t have a sinus infection. But, I did get quite a bit of cleaning done, which was nice. I changed up my winter and summer clothes, because the way the weather’s been lately, I’m guessing it’s not going to drop back down to sweater weather anytime soon.

Strange thing is, I have an appointment today with the weight loss group I was telling you about. I have my physical. And I’m not sure, but I think starting this week they put me on a special plan. In 12 weeks I lose my intended weight. Do you know what that means? That means come the winter, the clothes I just put away yesterday, may not even fit! That makes me absolutely giddy with excitement.

On another positive note, the karaoke qualifying rounds start next Tuesday! OMG! My stomach rumbles just thinking about it. Let’s hope it works out.

On the writing front… I finished my first round of edits for the FB story. *woohoo* I’m psyched about that. Now it’s onto working on other WIPs and waiting for the second round. Not too shabby, I don’t think.

Hubby got pretty sick this weekend. I think he didn’t drink enough water at work on Friday. He came home throwing up and miserable all afternoon. I gave him some popsicles and got some gingerale. When it was all said and done with I was just as exhausted from the running around and clean up. Had to bring out the Lysol, just in case it was a bug of some sort.

I’ve read and partaken in many discussions regarding this topic. Online writers are constantly in debates about the pros and cons to print publishing versus e-publishing. There’s a lot of heat about e-published writers not being real writers. This, in my opinion, is a completely unfair assumption. In fact, when I think back on a few of the print books I’ve read versus a few breathtaking e-books, I’d venture to say that is a very biased and unfounded opinion.

Do I have some great news for this bright and early Wednesday morning!

Meanwhile, I gotta go to work today regardless of my delusional exhaustion. But it’s only a few hours. Once I get back I’ll either continue on my edits or pass out on the couch.

American Idol season finale! I’m a big fan, so of course I will be watching it. For those of you interested, I’m all for Jordin Sparks. Have been since I saw her audition. I mean, heck, the girl can SING. So go her! I hope she kicks serious booty tonight.

Other than that, my day has thus far been full of work and writing. Unlike yesterday, where I didn’t have a first lunch wave due to a huge field trip, and a few 6th graders were suspended, today I was smacked head on with 4 full lunch waves and I handled the first one (with 5 classes of about 23 kids each) by myself. One of the lunch mothers from the second lunch room came in late and my partner ran up there to cover. All in all, I did ok. I thought I’d fall behind but I didn’t. Still, it takes a lot out of me. I came home exhausted.

I tried to do some edits on ch. 7 of my FB story. But, my mind was elsewhere. In another story elsewhere. That annoying idea I’ve had in my head for a few months has been getting more and more clear, until today I actually had an entire scene just pop up in my mind. I couldn’t just let it disappear. So, I wrote out half the scene and didn’t finish edits. Oops. Ha, ha. Bad me. But I’ll get back to them.

So, as I write this, I’m actually stalling from working on chapter 6 of my edits. Which is fine. I’m on page 4. Not doing too badly for today. It’s 14 pages. I think I might be able to finish the chapter. I was supposed to work on it this weekend, but it was hectic with personal and family events. I’m not being too hard on myself. I think I’m making ok time. Besides, if I stress, I don’t work well. I’m starting to learn that! Goal: Finish the last three chapters of edits this week. Think I can do it?

That of course means I have to finish cleaning. I spent most of the weekend turning the house upside down. So let me get back to work!

This week saw the end of several of my favorite shows for the season. If you know me, you know I’m a total tv junkie. I LOVE being involved in the lives of fictional characters (duh, it’s why I write). I get the same rush from a well written show that I do from a book. I love the little butterflies, the anxiety, the fear of unknown that comes with jumping into their world. It’s exhilirating! So let’s recap, shall we? *warning, gets a tad bit spoilerish*

Jim and Pam. All I can say to that is *aww* I didn’t really like Karen all that much. She was just trying too hard. But she didn’t get the job, which means she’s coming back next season! Can you say love triangle?

As May draws closer to an end, I have been doing some serious vocal warmups to get me prepared for my summer activities. On May 30th I have an audition with a local theatre group to do Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. I really really want the part of Mrs. Potts. So, I have been practicing the theme song, trying to get it right. The part is technically for a mezzo-soprano, however, it can be done by a chest belter (which I am). So *cross your fingers* for me, ok?

While in the process of musical rehearsals, I have also been doing some song selections for the karaoke competition I hope to take part in. Thus far, I’ve narrowed the songs down to 2. I need 2 more to have all I need for the rounds. Right now, my two choices are Call Me When You’re Sober by Evanescence and Low by Kelly Clarkson. Two contenders at this time are Life Goes On by Leann Rimes and Just a Girl by No Doubt. The songs have to be fun enough or moody enough to get the crowd going and popular enough so that theyre not droning me out and talking to their neighbor. You know? If you’d all be so kind as to vote for some favorites or give me an idea of what you think I could do in the vein of the aforementioned songs, I’d greatly appreciate your help. This begins June 5th. I’d like to have some songs warmed up by then.

In the writing game, I’m glad to say I’m making some progress on my edits! FINALLY! I’m halfway through chapter 4. There are 9 chapters! So, I’m almost halfway. WOOHOO! I’m feeling much better now that I’m making some sort of progress. I was really starting to get worried I would be doing them forever. In the meantime, I haven’t been able to write. Editing has completely stifled my creativity. Which is fine, but I didn’t know it would do that, and jumping from world to world mentally (especially two such different worlds) really made my head hurt. So, I’m giving my WIP a break as I edit this baby. I’m pretty sure at the pace I’m going, I could have it done by the end of the month, if I work really hard. Which I intend to.