I'm off shortly to spend the evening with a couple of friends--I'm looking forward to it. The one whose house we're going to lives on a beautiful wooded lot with limestone bluffs behind. It's a fabulous spot, and though it is a little rainy, I'm sure it will still be lovely, and more lovely over wine with friends. We're going to plan a book-signing for my new book, GLASS HOURS, and I'm hoping my friend, who has a jewelry store, will do a window display. I think it would be kind of fun to pair romance with jewelry--can't think of 2 better things personally!

I'm feeling almost normal lately...would love to stay in this place, but I'm sure I'll slip into depression again at some point. Went to Columbia today, got the car serviced, then met with a new counselor. She gave me homework, which was stuff I'd been planning to do anyway, so this will keep me motivated! Nothing like someone else wanting something to spur one into action.

While it wasn't a busy B&B weekend, I managed to stay busy. Spent all of Sunday doing 'work' around the house...lots of weeding and cleaned the garage, which it desperately needed. Found some poison ivy in the flower bed and hopefully managed to rid myself of it before it took hold. Sure hate to see it turn up in the flower bed, of all places. But Missouri is know for its poison ivy, and so it's bound to crop up. The trick is to knock it out before it takes over!!

So today I got to sleep in a bit, after having to get up early for several days in a row. Got some work done, took a walk--the weather is still AMAZING--and worked in a yoga class this afternoon. Also got one of the PolySci books transmitted, which means I should be able to get MONEY for it sooner rather than later! Yeah!

Tonight I'm going to curl up with a movie, which I haven't done in a while. I got 2 rooms done today, but have to finish Renaissance still. Anyway, I'm ahead of the game, and so far the weekend looks pretty quiet. Alas! Sure need to get business to pick up!!

Guess it had to hit sooner or later, and all the humidity isn't helping things any... Yuck! Still, it IS summer, after all. 

It's supposed to be in the 90s today and sunny, but it's still in the 80s and I hear thunder in the distance. What's up with weather forecasting these days???? Do they ever get it right????

Guess I just get sidetracked with this and that, and it's always hard to get back on track after the busy weekends! I also had some family this weekend...my great-aunt and second cousin came in and it was so good to have them here, especially since it was sort of a difficult weekend for me. But I survived, and things are better this week. Nothing like having family around to perk up your spirits! (No, really, I'm serious!)

I've been working steadily, mentally and physically, trying to pick up the energy level, but so far haven't had much luck. Maybe I'll do better over a movie and a ton of ironing this weekend! At least it keeps me focused on something outside my HEAD. Luckily our beautiful weather is holding still, so I've been able to enjoy mornings and evenings on the back porch, which is where I'm heading shortly... Last night had a couple of friends over for dinner and that was great, too, just visiting, laughing, and enjoying a glass of wine. Wish I could do that EVERY night!

Tomorrow the local Street Fair starts. I have mixed feelings about it, for a variety of reasons, but I do hope it's a big success for Fulton. Things like this are an important part of tourism for this town, and I want to see it grow. They have a couple of 'girl' bands coming in, so it'll be fun to check those out. Also a carnival, which is kind of cool. I may walk down later and watch the lights for a bit. Or not.

Guess that pretty much sums up my day. Nothing too exciting, and not feeling very motivated at the moment. I am planning a trip with a friend to Chicago, but not till July. Still, maybe I'll get there sooner to visit my other friend, who actually lives there. That would be great, actually. Getting out of town right now is good!

The weather was perfect today, cool and almost Spring-like and I had an appointment in Columbia with a woman for Reiki, which was pretty neat. I'm thinking of taking training for this to supplement the B&B, and I'm looking forward to hopefully doing that in July. At any rate, it was a good day to be driving and enjoying the perfect weather, which I'm sure won't last long. 

My jewelry booth at the art festival did VERY well. Sold a ton of stuff, and now will get to work posting what's left on my ETSY site. Overall the festival seemed to be pretty well attended--they had some great bands, and I'm glad of that since my booth was directly in front of them! But it wasn't too bad...for the most part the music stayed at a decent level, or maybe I'm just better at letting it flow 'through' me.

It's getting late and I've just come in from Columbia, but I'm determined to get back into the blogging habit. I do have my fans out there, and I hate to disappoint them! Anyway, today was my first 'back to the routine' day in a while. With Jenny and Johnny here, then the weekend, then my vet friends for 2 days, it's been pretty busy. Today it was just me, mostly. Went to my workout, then came home and did a bit of work on a new project I just got, then went to Williamsburg and picked up my button jewelry for the artfest Saturday. I'm really looking forward to it, and hope I sell some jewelry. I've been working hard to make some new stuff, and what I don't sell I'll list of ETSY. I've gotten very behind on that...I'm hoping to meet some folks Saturday who also do ETSY and might want to get a group together once a month. I know that's how I found out about them, from a woman who was at this festival last year... So we'll see....

After I got my stuff, I headed straight for Columbia. Went to JoAnn's for some jewelry glue which they were supposed to have but didn't, so bought another kind to try. Then went and picked up some stuff to try and 'mend' a leak in our spa. Hope it works--it has before, so we'll see... Then went to dinner at Macaroni Grill--had a really great salad and their yummy bread. Caught a bit of a sale at Macy's and then off to the Sangha for meditation. I'm not crazy about their new space...I liked it in the woman's house down that beautiful tree-lined street with lots of good energy. Bummer. Had a nice visit with the leader though, since it was just him and me tonight. Forty minutes felt like really pushing it since I haven't been regular for a while...I'll get my groove back, I guess.

That pretty much sums up my day! Tomorrow I have a guest coming in, and though it's a quiet weekend, it's steady...