Just Me

    What happened? It was September 1 st , I blinked, and then it’s September 30 th ! Wow. This month sure flew right by!   And it was a very busy month too. Not only was this Back-to-School month for my area, but things got busier than ever with the press. I also had a handful of medical appointments, deadlines to meet, and other writing/author-related responsibilities to attend to.   While some things I HOPED would happen this month didn’t pan out, some other things did, for which I am grateful.   In between all of the things I was busy with this month, I still made time to read. I kept up with my morning reading on most mornings, and I always ended my day reading on the couch or in my bed. And while I didn’t read or finish reading as many books as I would have liked to this month, I am grateful for the books I was still able to read.   All of this is to say that, this month, I read 7 books and I finished reading 3. Next month’s numbers ...

For every day that I’m able to do things, I try to do as much as possible. And as someone who has A LOT going on right now, that can fill up my days!   Which means my days can get pretty busy, and while I’m happy to fill up my days with all of that stuff I am doing and to fill in each day on my planner with all the stuff I MANAGED to do, sometimes I just need to STOP and listen to my body.   Like I had to do last night.   It wasn’t the headaches that made me stop. It wasn’t the sleepiness that made me stop.   I had just run out of steam. It was after midnight and I could barely keep my eyes open (even though, currently, I am only able to see out of just one eye!). I had just completed another round of research for one of the articles I am writing this month, and I was ready to conk out.   Except that I didn’t want to. Why? I had one line left to fill in for the day in my planner, and I wanted to fill it in!       I know I...