Yes I am tired. Yes I am sleepy. Yes I need to be up at 6:30 a.m. to get a
start on a very full day. So why am I
sitting here typing away? Sometimes I
think the stress of the week just piles up until I hit a breaking point, and I
haven’t reached it quite yet. So, I will
proceed to fill you all in on what’s been happening since my last post.
The juicing is still ongoing, though I am
limiting it to three containers a day sandwiched between a decent breakfast and
a light dinner. My weight remains the same,
but my inch loss is just over 30 inches.
I admit, I feel better when I drink all that concentrated
nutrition. I miss it if I run out juice
before the end of the week.
Marketing efforts for “A Mystery in theMailbox” are ongoing. I am scheduled to
do a 3-4 minute spot on Channel 5 with Leon Bibb the first week in July. Hopefully the interview will cause a spike in
Amazon and Kindle sales. Several people
who have purchased the book and taken on the project or a slight variation of
the project have reported great success for their recipients!
In one case, a teacher got her students
involved in doing the project for a classmate who is ill. She said the change in the ill student has
been nothing short of miraculous. The
interesting thing, at least from my perspective, is that not only is the ill
student being helped by the effort, but the entire class is learning how to
deal positively with something normally sad and depressing, and they are
practicing empathy. Considering the
nastiness and cruelty of many 15 year olds, how much better of a life lesson
could this be? And they will carry the
experience with them into the future, and possibly repeat it for another person
in need of such help.
My May trip to Middle Bass Island for SteveFitzgerald’s weekend writers retreat was yet another success. Of course is was cold and raining from Friday
arrival through Saturday night, but Sunday brought sun and relative
warmth. I met a great group of fellow
writers, and the dynamic was very good.
There was quite a bit of sharing of information and experiences, and I even
managed to get a couple thousand words put down before the ferry left for the
mainland Sunday evening.
One of the bits of information I picked up
was a suggestion to do a week-long individual retreat at one of several
facilities in Ohio or PA. It seems the
cost is low, and everyone leaves you to your work, so you can really get a lot of
writing accomplished. When I told Jim I
might be going to a monastery for a week, I got the “you’ve got to be kidding
me” look. I’m still checking into several
places and comparing costs. One thing is
for certain. If I do this in August, I
have to find a place with either air conditioning or powerful fans. I’ll get nothing written if I’m dripping with
sweat!
I’ll also be doing a writing weekend in July
with my friend and fellow author Liz Petry.
We are each hopping into our cars and driving from our respective homes
(me in Ohio, she in Connecticut) and meeting about half way between the two in
Pennsylvania. There will be much
laughter and much writing, garnished with a little food and wine. I hope we can make it an annual event.
4:06 a.m. Time to head back to bed and try
for some ZZZZs.
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