Busy, busy

I've neglected my blog so much. I'm sorry. No good excuse. Just haven't taken the time to write here in my blog.

I signed up for NANOWRIMO this November.  Short for National Novel Writing Month, this is held every November, as well as some other sessions throughout the year.  This is the main session, and is a challenge to write 50,000 words in a 30 day period.   I'm using it as a motivation to finish that young adult novel I've been working on for years.  I've submitted almost 15,000 words already this session, and hope to submit at least 1500 or more words every day before the end of the month.  I know I may not work on it every day, with Thanksgiving and Veterans' Day coming up, plus we are planning a trip to Colorado Springs at Thanksgiving time.  But I'm going to give it the old College try. Is that really a thing?

Our great granddaughter, Maliyah, is turning 5 years old on the 28th, so we want to go out there to see her. Grandpa Dennis and I, and Auntie Becky, and perhaps one other, will go out either by air or by car to visit with her.  We'll stay in a nice motel and Becky has planned some fun activities to do with Maliyah.  I'm looking forward to it.  Hopefully, it won't take all our Christmas funds to do it.

I've been working on doing some sales at home, too.  My Ruby Ribbon business never really took off like I'd hoped.  I don't have the energy required to keep up with everything my upline wants me to do.  I am finding it much easier to sell the Color Street Nails, which only cost between $11 and $14 per set, as compared to the Ruby Ribbon camis which can run anywhere from $45 to over $100 per piece.  I don't plan to cancel the Ruby Ribbon, because I want to be able to buy new camis for my own use and possibly have a party or two or just individual purchases from my family and friends occasionally.  The Ruby Ribbon products can be much bulkier to carry and set up.  I can carry my Color Street supplies in one tote bag.  So I will push it more.  Anything to save my back.

I have a lot of laundry and dishes to get done, so I'll close for now. I hope to get control of my home sometime in the future, and it doesn't seem to do itself.  Darn it!