Mood: Improved

Okay, okay, I’m getting over myself.

Sorry about the last post. In fact, I almost deleted it, but somehow that seems contrary to the spirit of blogging. Embrace the good, the bad, and the whiny, I say.

So onward and upward. I think I was just feeling down because my guy and our daughter were in Quito all last week (visiting his half of the family), having a grand adventure, and if it’s one thing I cannot abide, it’s having to stay home while good adventure is happening. Not too long ago I braved an 18 hour flight to Singapore with two kids (one being just a baby – who also had the chicken pox), rather than miss an opportunity to travel. But back then I was a freelancer and had the freedom to say to clients that I simply wasn’t going to be working for two weeks. I can’t do that any more, but I do have health insurance, which is pretty awesome in its own way.

In any case, those two precious people are due home any time and I already feel better knowing that I get to sleep next to my man tonight and in the morning both kids will pile on top of us (at some ungodly hour, I’m sure), and all will be right with the world again.

I also managed to get my ass out of bed to do some writing this morning, which always improves my mood. I’m facing a pretty good challenge with the middle section of my novel. Two of my readers said they liked the first half of the manuscript, but thought the second half lagged. My other two readers said exactly the opposite, so I need to do some serious thinking about what my next steps are.

But for the first time in a while I’m feeling like I can figure it out.