Long time, no blog.

Hello, all!  I didn't realize it had been so long since I had posted here.  I suppose I got busy, and let time, as well as my commitment to my blog, get away from me.  Eh, stuff happens, I suppose.

I know people talk a lot this time of year about New Years resolutions, or the fact they have already broken them, but I am doing my best to hold myself accountable for my actions.  I suppose that is my 2resolution in it's basic form.  For too long I have been cruising through my days  without really justifying any of my actions.  This means I would play Skyrim all day long, and then wonder why I still had all this stuff left to do, and no motivation to do it.  Now, I have to do the things that need done, before I can plant myself on the couch for a marathon of killing Foresworn, and collecting treasure.

Part two of my resolution is to get healthy.  I have cut back on the amount of sugar I eat, almost completely cut soda out of my diet, and cut my caloric intake by quite a bit.  I made a bad habit of eating everything that wasn't nailed to the floor over the holidays, and it shows. I am also moving a lot more.  I love to take walks outside, but it is January in Indiana, so that isn't always realistic.  Instead, I am making use of the YMCA membership, and I find that I like it.  It feels good to set goals work up a good sweat too!

Thing three, I am writing a book.  Rather, I am writing a trilogy.  I started writing in November for NaNoWriMo, and completely got the basic story, start to finish, written!  That was the goal that started this resolution, and it felt wonderful to finally get something finished that I always wanted to do.  While writing, I found I could continue the story into at least one, and likely two, more books!  I have a lot of editing to do before the first book is anywhere near ready to be read by anyone, but I am really optimistic about it.  The second book has exactly five paragraphs.  

Now, on to updates!!

I had a wonderful Christmas and Thanksgiving with my family.  We ate way too much food, and the house looked like a toy store exploded all over, but I do believe everyone was happy.  That, in my opinion at least, was the most important part.  We spent New Years at home playing games with the kids, and watching TV.  It was quiet, (as quiet as four kids can be.) and lots of fun too!  Paige beat me in  game of Skip-Bo, and we had home made Chocolate milk shakes.


I read several books in the bast few months.  I hope I can remember them all, most were really good.

First A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin.  I really loved the ending of this book.  The action was exciting, and well worth the length, and build up of the story.

The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson was so exciting!  There was a lot of action, and lots of mystery, in this book playing on the Jack the ripper murders.  It is age appropriate for young teenagers too.

The Last Little Blue Envelope also by Maureen Johnson.  This was such a sweet ending to this story. There was just enough romance to make you emotional at times, and the quest from Ginny's aunt was as eccentric as she was with a satisfying ending.

Naamah's Blessing is the third book in the third trilogy of the Kushiel's Legacy series by Jacqueline Carey.  In this story, Moirin goes home to the homeland of her father only to find out she has to leave and go on another adventure before going back home to her mother, and starting a family with her new husband Bao.  The adventure was beautifully described in every detail.  I could picture the landscape and faces of each one of the people.  I was drawn in to Moirin's dilemma with her destiny, and her want to go home.  I cried so much in the end, but it was a fulfilling and satisfying end.  I am not afraid to admit how much I hope there is more to this series.

I feel like there are more books that I have read, but I can't remember what.

Anyway, I think that is all for now.  I will update on my weight loss, hopefully weekly, and progress of the writing as well.

Thanks for reading!