Tonight grateful to have put in a full day planning out my book project. Should have done this 6 or 9 months ago - the book is due Aug 1, but can not live in regret. Instead need to focus on the fact I got up at 5:30 a.m, ran to Sbux and was at my desk in my office at 7 am writing/strategizing until 5:30 pm when I ran out to get a sub sandwich for MK. During the day Grateful to have gotten my mind around how to orchestrate a chapter by chapter rescue mission to save the book. Grateful to have lived through an hour and a half call with my literary agent explaining the plan. Plus 1/2 hour with an outside editor Ive hired to help polish the book before it goes to the Random House. My agent is less than thrilled with me. But, hey, she didnt have to live through the teen challenges Ive survived since last December. Or care for my sick young one who just wants to sleep all the time. That is when she is not at the hospital for tests or pediatrician for feeling lousy. I am a Doctor mom, not a soccer mom. Grateful to have been able to stay home with them all this time- even if it did almost break us. Grateful its only the piggy bank that broke. Wish I had completed the writing- but insane amounts of stress are not the best conduit to writing about affordable weddings:) Grateful the past six months have only made me that much stronger. The fog has lifted. I have so much peace, joy, love and faith in my heart that there is no room for much else. Surprisingly My son totalling our car has been a Godsend (that will be our secret , ok? A repeat would not be good). Not sure exactly what we are going to do about a car but I have $ for rent and can get lazer focused on writing. Really greatful to have a calendar with due dates and deliverables for every chapter so I can be held accountable. Planning on 3-4 edited revisions before it even goes to my NY publisher. Think I bought an additional 8 weeks with this plan. Praying it is accepted. My experience to date is that my agent is a tougher critic than any editor I know. Since she has bought in hoping we are in good shape. NO more catastrophes Please, please, please God. Ive avoided the rubber room & psych ward--but just barely (lol). Grateful I did not get the job that would require yet another move. Would not have been able to do that and finish the book. Grateful to not have to start over with school, doctors, etc. We are committed to Chicago which took a load of stress off all of us. Nick texted his gf right away and they are as happy as teens in angst can be. Michaela is so excited to be heading to Edgewood Elementary School. She didnt want to speak with her friends until she knew yay or nay. She is relieved. We all are. Grateful to be poor but happy, and here, exactly where we are supposed to be in this very minute. Its been a priceless lesson learning how to spend little to nothing and still be happy. Will keep applying and interviewing. I am Very ready to go back to work when kids school starts up again in the end of August. Grateful to be headed off to an Artist Salon tonight. Thankful that a shower and coffee will help perk me up so I can potentially contribute to the creative session. Should be fun!
Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 23:52:18 +0000
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