SOOOOOOO many things have been making me happy lately. They're little things and a couple of huge ones.
Like for example . . . I FINISHED ANOTHER MANUSCRIPT.
Whoo hoo!
And it was way too long and even the edits, which I normally loathe, have been going pretty well. I have to cut at least 13,000 words out and I've already knocked out 9,000. Yes!
And there's other good book news. For various reasons that turned out to be utterly stupid, I thought my Not My Type wasn't doing so hot. As it happens, I'm crazy. It's selling really well. Better than The List, even. And do you know what that means? DO YOU?
It means I GET TO KEEP WRITING! And that is what I want the very mostest. After happiness for my family and world peace.
Here's other stuff that's making me happy. See this apron?
I bought it. I bought two, actually. Because I believe in great causes and good deals. See, Sarah's little boy was recently diagnosed with Type I diabetes. And their family is in the incredibly tough position of not making enough money to be able to pay for his insulin but making just a little too much to qualify for any of the programs that would help subsidize it. The shortfall is $500. A MONTH. So instead of despairing, Sarah got right to work sewing and selling aprons. She just barely opened an Etsy shop that you can check out here or here. And since I've spent time pricing aprons on Etsy in the past, I can tell you that the $30 she charges is a great price. Plus, you can tell her what you want and she'll make it for you.
So go. You know you have an in-law or girlfriend, or co-worker who would love one of these for Christmas!
Here's a couple of more things that are making me happy. I bet you didn't know that I've been on the hunt for the perfect nude lipstick and gloss. I FOUND THEM!
Loreal Color Riche in Fairest Nude (I know, it's getting all PG-13 up in here)
14 comments:
Happy for you my friend!
Yay for writing more books! :D I loved both of yours. Can't wait to read more!
And nude lipstick and gloss? Love it.
LOL. Yay on so many different things! Happy to hear about your book doing so well! Love it when we get to keep writing. And I do love that apron - AND the lip gloss too. I wish those were my lips! So not fair. :)
You look adorable! And I can't rock the nude lip color, without looking like I came from the morgue.
You happy is just radiating off the screen (either that or I have the brightness up too high again - tsk). Love, love, love!
Your friend Sarah sounds awesome and I will use her for all my apron-y needs. I have a friend named Sarah whose little girl has Type 1 and I've seen secondhand what a struggle it can be just dealing with the health stuff, nevermind financial stuff on top of that. Your friend will be in my thoughts and prayers.
I have a sudden desire to go cosmetics shopping but I love my two-year-old too much to torture her like that. Next time I have a babysitter though - whoo boy! Look out world!
I love it when there is an apron that is just the right size, and as a tall person, that just doesn't happen all the time.
So happy you get to write more. Look forward to following your posts.
Although my rule is to loathe anything with the words beige or nude in them, I actually like the lipstick!
In that first lip picture you said those weren't your lips, but you never mentioned whether or not the bunny teeth are yours...
Congrats on being wrong about the success of your second book and finishing and trimming your most recent one. Woohooo!
You being happy makes ME feel happy! Thanks for sharing all your happy news, I needed a pick me up!
Thank you for this post. The apron part was touching, and the other stuff made me laugh (a lot)!
HOW do you have time to Read, and Write....and buy lipstick
huh???
you are blessed with talent and multi-tasking I believe.
I can't imagine how it would be to actually write a whole book.
Congrats on the manuscript. And the numbers on Not My Type. Awesome.
I love those lipsticks. That minimalist look is my fave. Lots on the eyes, and a little everywhere else.
Does the word NUDE get you more hits on google? Because that would be pretty awesome.
Congratulations on the success of NOT MY TYPE! That's very exciting news!
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