After so many weeks of crazy schedule, this was my week to settle into my new normal. To revel in my connections with hubs and my furbabies. Somehow it also became a time shift, so we’ve been able, inexplicably, to get to bed by midnight, and not be horribly discombobulated by the fact that KouKi … Bridge of Love

My fur clan was so thrilled to see me after I got home from the airport last night they had to check on me every hour or two all through the night. I missed them, too, but a randomized mix of nose nudges, kisses, and whines don’t put me in the best mood when it’s … Never Enough Sleep

Once again I’m blessed to be checking in from Gayla’s. It’s strange to be here without having school assignments due. On the other hand, I can only blame myself for having offered to keep checking in with the office while I’m here… It’s oddly guilt-inducing for me to take a vacation two weeks after starting … Far, Far Away

Even though I planned ahead, last Sunday night didn’t result in nearly enough sleep to kick off my long week: Santino was determined to remind me he was In The House… ending at 1AM and starting up again at 5AM. So I started my new job with four hours of sleep, then ran off to the … Asking for Company

Tomorrow my new adventure begins. Naturally, that means this past week was spent in the whirl of emotions of saying godspeed to trusted and admired colleagues–while my stomach kept yelling “what have you done?!” It turns out, I’ve never before turned in a letter of resignation, and I had the unanticipated, subconscious self-judgment that I … The Value of Six Letters

It’s been a thrilling week for me: I was offered the opportunity to take the next step in my project management career by becoming a portfolio manager. Of course, this kind of big change brings up a host of emotions–not the least of which is sadness at no longer working with the excellent crew of … Something Bigger, Better, More

Between unanticipated family and work drama… I haven’t had much more energy than dragging myself through the week this week. Interspersed with finding fictional distractions. I’d never heard of Issa Rae before I read a New York Times interview with her Wednesday, but then I binge-watched all of season 1. Having more than a passing … Knocked Over

It’s been another doggie death in the family week. Freya was only eight, but that Histiocytosis diagnosis I wrote about two weeks ago… it’s a crazy-fast killer, horrifying to watch as your baby just wastes away. What’s truly devastating is that that makes three unrelated cancer deaths in that house in the past five months. … Angels Walking

I’m finally back to writing–if only on 3 days of the past 7 because of several night-time work commitments. I’ve recast the first chapter of Dust to Blood so the inciting incident is no longer off-page, and am working to bring forward the driving conflict for the story so readers don’t have to be patient … Expect the Unexpected

As long-time readers will know, I count three Huskies as my babies. They make life exciting and irritating by turns. Especially when they engage stealth hunting mode. While on leash. I’m not sure whether it was a fox, or a raccoon, or some other local wildlife making do in the cracks of nature available in … Nuisance