I went for my big walk this morning after breakfast. It was cooler than I thought. I was only into my first five minutes and I realized that I had to speed up. It was cold and I mean cold. My nose was running and my fingers were cold. I used up all my kleenix within the first ten minutes, and I’m telling you snot freezes pretty fast. I tried as best as I could to reuse my kleenix, what a feeling. I spent the rest of my walk speeding along with my head down hoping not to meet anyone that I knew. I tried blowing my nose like my grandfather, just letting it fly. It was not a pretty sight. Then as the cold weather really took hold the snot was freezing right in my nose. As bad as that sounds at least it stopped running down my face. The moment had passed and believe it or not I started to enjoy the brisk air. The white frost on the trees was beautiful.

I thought of my writing which hasn’t been going too good lately. I haven’t been sleeping too good and that usually makes me lazy. Lazy is not something that I struggle with most of the time. I’m a get it done type of person. With all this said I still feel a bit lazy right now. Well perhaps I’ve done enough today anyway. 1. walked 4.5 km 2. did two loads of laundry 3. did one load in the dryer 4. walked the dog his usual 20 minutes. 5. made two meat loaves( one for my mom) 6.Delivered one meat loaf  to Mom 7. continued on down the road and visited my sister for 3/4 of hour. 8. scrubbed the kitchen floor (on my hands and knees) 9. scrubbed the hall also. 10. Made dinner for everyone (light lunch) 11. changed the sheets on my bed 12. read one chapter in my book 13. visited with my brother 14. cleaned the cat pan and fed the animals 15. made a fire on in the furnace.  The above is in no particular order.

Now I’m really lazy. I think I need a nap and this was all before 2:00 pm. Bye bye

It’s funny how life is and how things can change at the drop of a hat. No, I’m not talking about anything that’s life changing. My blog, that I’ve become accustom to using is going to be changed. My computer expert, Code, is going to set me up with a different type of blog. This one will be easier for me to manage. It will mean that I’ll be able to get your comments, which I’ve been having problems with for some time.

It’s about time to make some changes and I guess that will be it. My new book has been coming along pretty good. I’ve only got a bit over one chapter done so far.I’ve had to make several changes to get things on track. I want this book  to be simpler, more on the funnier side of life. Even time I sat down to do some writing I found myself working things into some kind of deep dark mysterious story. I’m trying to think outside the box and I’m sorry but that’s the same box I’ve been in for some time now. This is going to take some doing but don’t fret, I’ll do it. It’s a challenge and that’s what it s all about don’t you think.

Another note is that my books are still selling pretty good. Several good sales at MacQuarries in Bible Hill. I love that, so close to home. I should have a new supply in the store of One Last Chance by tomorrow.

Sometimes it’s hard to get going. Something as simple as a new location is nice. I’ve moved my desk upstairs and have decided that it’s easier to get more done when it’s closer. Every time I walk by the door I can hear my desk calling to me. “You went to all this bother so now you have to do something.”

Yesterday I sat down and finished doing my financial books. Income tax time is right around the corner and I have to be ready. I only had to write in my expenses for the month of December, then count my inventory. I don’t mind doing this and usually I only let it go perhaps three months before I force myself to sit down and look at my slips. I wish that I had more sales to record because sometimes I think that it’s a whole load of work for what little bit I make. The thing is I don’t do this for the money as much as I simply love to write.

I suppose the government can’t tell when my next book could be an overwhelming success. The scary part is I don’t know that either. I watched the Giller Prize one year when Elizabeth Hay said that this was her sixth book and the others had gone unnoticed. She did look surprised as well I can imagine I would look the same way. I do believe that I could someday win that prize. There… it’s out in the universe…now if I could hold that thought…perhaps it could come true. The funny thing is I could as well as anyone else win something, someday, somewhere…