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Sometimes I wish that I didn’t need to sleep. Wouldn’t it be great if we could just sleep for say, 24 hours straight, then wake up and stay awake and productive for the next five or six days? If we could just store up the sleep that we get, that would honestly be possible. It’s not though, and I didn’t need to do some long, drawn-out research study to figure it out. I was trying to remember the longest I ever stayed awake without a single minute of sleep, but I just can’t place it. It was probably right around…

Yay! They have officially announced a second Sex and the City movie! Everyone is on board from what they are saying, which means the same great writer, same amazing actresses, same trendy stylists. According to People.com, they will start filming this summer and the movie is slated to come out summer 2010. I’m very excited, but I have to wonder where they’ll take this next movie. Carrie and Big are already married and that has been the central love story of the entire series. Maybe they will have a baby? Hmm. And Samantha is over 50, which isn’t old old,…

It’s very strange, but I swear I had a feeling something was going to come in yesterday. I’ve been waiting to hear back from the latest editor/publisher about my short story and Woman’s World magazine about my very short story. Somehow, I just felt that I would hear about one or the other. And I did. At about 9:00 last night, an editor from the publishing house I sent it to emailed me. In terms of rejections, it was the best possible scenario. She gave me a full paragraph on how I could improve my story, and then continued to…

That is the question… G and I were up ’til freaking 3 something in the morning talking about money. Basically, the short of it is that the publishing business is freakishly slow, so even if I happen to finish three novels before October, there’s a very slim chance an editor will have really looked at it, much less paid me for it. I could try to find an agent, but that’s 15% off the top, so by the time my $5000 advance got to me and I pay taxes on it, I’ll have more like $2500’ish… which is no week…

Why does it seem like there is just never enough time in a day? There is so much I want to accomplish, but sometimes it seems so overwhelming. I have so much cleaning to do around the house that it’s pathetic. I set a goal to have a novel completely finished by the end of February to submit to Silhouette Desire. There’s friends I wish I kept in better touch with, not to mention family… especially my cousin who is planning her wedding and just found out her Dad has stage 4 cancer. And, as silly and stupid as it…

What is it lately with all the babies?? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining! I love having friends with beautiful babies. Last week, I saw little Sami come into the world, and then I got to go visit Jodi in Florida. The last time I saw Jodi, he was a tiny baby, and it was so exciting to see him growing up. I finally got to see pics of my friend K’s new baby that is just a couple of weeks old. And… my other friend K from Nashville is due practically any day now. Talk about a baby…