1. Productive morning that included dropping off my son's history notebook (after he called from school asking for it), picking up some printouts because my printer died on me, and buying hangers because I have too many clothes now.
2. Another fun writing group meeting. I have two groups now: one for my Changers 2 project and another for my Regency romance project. Yay!
3. Just so grateful that I'm capable of as much as I am and do. So many people struggle, and I am very fortunate. I'm healthy. I have a car. I have enough money to meet my needs. Sure, I'd like to lose some weight. Sure, I'd like to make more money. But overall, I have it really good. It's good to stop and realize that and have gratitude for it.

1. Publisher interest in one of my manuscripts.
2. Spending one-on-one time with my oldest son.
3. A fairly undemanding day.

1. Singing with my kids on the walk to school.
2. Quiet morning at home getting stuff done.
3. Really fun writing meeting that included Irish root beer (root beer + Bailey's).

1. Wearing a soft new shirt.
2. Feeling productive.
3. Did not snack between meals, nor after dinner.

1. New stack of books from the library. (Not that I needed more to read.)
2. Pie.
3. Snuggles with my kitty cat.

1. Lazy day at home after a week of travel.
2. Frisbee with the kids.
3. My oldest son's birthday!

Vacation Week Edition

1. Quick, smooth flights.
2. SO. MUCH. FUN.
3. An app that let us get FastPasses and all our photos.
4. Delicious dinner at Blue Bayou + Fantasmic.
5. Hotel suite with a view of the fireworks.
6. So many cute shirts to buy.
7. Pins!
8. Not getting sick on any of the rides. (No bouts of vertigo = a big win for me.)
9. Watching the kids do Jedi Training. AMAZING.
10. Meeting Thor and Loki!
11. Getting to eat in the Hyperion Room at Carthay Circle for Thanksgiving Dinner.
12. Home with kitties. (And we had a great pet sitter who sent updates and photos.)

1. Horses.
2. Milkshakes.

It was all downhill from there, really. But I'm still grateful for things like my health and our upcoming vacation. Even when I'm not feeling it in my heart, I know how good I've got it.

1. Lazy day at home.
2. Lazy day at home.
3. Lazy day at home.

1. Last day before Thanksgiving break!
2. All errands and appointments managed with minimal fuss.
3. Nail painting party with my daughter.

Productive day! 1. Mailed a couple packages. 2. Finished an editing job.
3. Took my oldest son with me to writing group. Was fun. Ended the night with a couple hot fudge sundaes.

Oh, and I got my DNA test results. That was interesting.

1. No errands to run.
2. Got lots more of my editing job done.
3. Watching House Hunters with the kids.

1. Clean carpets.
2. Freshened hair color.
3. Outlined another possible novel.

1. A big rainbow this morning. Felt like the promise of a good day.
2. My agent informed me a publisher requested the manuscript. Progress!
3. Productive day. Got lots of editing work done and was able to hang out with a writer friend, too.

1. Cold medicine to make me functional.
2. Quality time with my oldest son, taking him to Murder on the Orient Express.
3. Drawful.

1. Time spent with family. We celebrated November birthdays.
2. Karaoke night.
3. There's still one more day of the weekend.

1. Update from my agent. Even though we're still waiting to hear, I like that she keeps me informed.
2. My copy of 21st Century Yokel finally arrived! I've had the ebook version for a while now, but I'm just so happy to hold it in my hands.
3. The Big Sick. I'd heard a lot about it, and usually movies don't live up to the hype, but this one was as good as promised.

Bonus: The Tumblr about the Passion play: "You get out of it this time, Jesus!" That's going to be my new catchphrase.

1. Watching my 8-year-old son do Shakespeare.
2. Receiving an email informing me that a major magazine has selected one of my books for review.
3. A fairly good writing group meeting. Though I'm now part of two writing groups and may have to make a decision about where to put my time.

1. I received the loveliest, most encouraging note ever from an agent—even though it was a rejection. Seriously, it's the kind of thing you print and hang on your wall. Made my day.
2. A good review for my new Sherlock Holmes Professor Moriarty story.
3. The best tortelloni I've ever had and also the best caramel popcorn I've ever had (though not at the same time because that would be weird).

1. Another relaxing morning. And a productive day. I got a couple items on my to-do list taken care of.
2. Started a new writing project. Which is NOT what I need right now since I have plenty of projects I need to finish, but this felt good—no weight, no expectation tied to it.
3. Good writing group meeting.

1. Relaxing morning—no errands to run.
2. Neighbors who check in because they saw my sad Facebook post and wanted to make sure I was okay.
3. Classic Rock Trivial Pursuit.

1. Kitty cuddles.
2. Updated my writing resume. Feels very satisfying to be faced with a list of my work and accomplishments.
3. Though I didn't especially want to take my daughter to her riding lesson, I did enjoy getting to help brush and tack the horse. And I'm thankful my daughter has such an incredible instructor.

1. Sleeping in
2. Thor: Ragnarok
3. Gaining an hour? I don't love daylight savings, but if I have to go one way on the clock, back is better, right?

Released my latest short story!
. . . That counts for three, I think. I mean, it was a fine day in any case. I helped kids read and got to stay for their music lesson. The leak in the upstairs bathroom got fixed with relative ease. Went shopping and found a Sagittarius coffee mug. Good stuff.

1. Another relatively quiet day. Was able to revise my short story and work on the cover design a little bit.
2. Baby cows on my morning walk.
3. A nice review for one of my books in this month's Uncaged Books.

1. Relatively quiet day.
2. DuckTales.
3. Survived the PTA meeting.