Dirt Farming

No matter how grandiose my landscaping plans might start out, I always seem to be doing more rock moving, limb trimming, or dirt moving than anything else. No wonder I hate gardening. I thought it was more weeding, watering, light clipping....no, that's for people who plan out their garden! I'm just keeping ahead of the virginia creeper and filling in holes from where I've been slowly dismantling the disaster of a garden that was left behind by the previous owner of my land. At least I had the joy of eating a bunch of just ripened, warm tomatoes off the vine (and I mean off the vine-most of them didn't make it in the house) this year. That was definitely worth it, even though I kind of cheated by planting them above ground in planters this time. My plans for next year are somewhat nebulous right now, but I've already warned my hubby that he either needs to dig around the foundation for "repairs" (he thinks there's leaks) early next spring or it's off limits. I want flowers or something nice around the foundation next summer, dang it. It needs some finishing. It all needs some finishing, but there's only so much I can do with a tight budget. Maybe a book advance can pay for a new driveway and deck.....Hint hint, publishers!!!!!

The Road To Rejection

Is not, and will not be paved with dejection. I know the odds of getting a manuscript accepted in the first couple of submissions, and I'm not holding my breath just yet. What I am doing, however, is starting the next book. Waiting around for an answer on the first book before starting the next is career suicide in my book. (hah! I do a funny!) If I want to be a writer, I have to write. At this stage, I must write. It's gotten to something deep down in my soul, and a day without pages is a day without breath. Some days life rears it's ugly head and book-blocks me, but that is unavoidable with three munchkins and a leadership role in the household. I will concede on one thing, though. Root canal trumps book every time. Something about the taste of Novocaine that puts me off the words......