Well, not a lot to report, but I hate to let my fans down (you know who you are!) so I'll try to come up with something! I'm actually pretty swamped at the moment, as the writing workshop a friend and I have been trying to get off the ground actually made for this Saturday! We have 4 participants, but we're charging enough to make it a worthwhile venture, I think. She'll discuss writing as 'therapy' and my topic is 'memoir' writing, though I'll probably cover how to get published as well. Right now I'm brushing up on my 'lecture,' planning lunch, and working on 'goodie bags.' Everyone loves goodie bags!!! I hope the participants find it useful, but I think they will--if nothing else, it's a great day in a beautiful house with lunch included! But lots to do to get ready. Luckily I'm not overly booked with guests...only 2 at the moment, so unless something changes, it'll be a quiet weekend except for the retreat and a little get-together I'm having on Sunday. Will be nice to have people in the house...

My re-financing has come through, and closing will be on Monday. Hopefully this will save me $$$ and also give me a break on the payment till May, and by then I hope business will be getting better. It's amazing how many things I'm learning to handle on my own. I don't think I was an overly 'dependent' person before, but at this point, I feel pretty damn confident about my abilities to negotiate just about anything. So there!!

Today has been a pretty good day, all in all. I managed to get a workout in, albeit not a long one, got some editing work done, talked to a dear friend I haven't spoken with in a while, checked in guests, did some B&B stuff, and still had time to blog.  Keeping busy is good.

Right now it's raining, which is nice. I miss the big Texas thunderstorms--we get them here, but not as big!