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Gratitude Monday: Exhausted and Revitalized

Here I am, the day after a weekend at CWC2016.  What a wonderful writers conference.  I met such good people, and I learned some valuable new tools.  Plus, I learned that I already know a lot, and I have a lot to share.  That is so affirming!

Look, I’m dancing on a bus, thanks to the Twitter stickers I discovered this weekend.  I know.  I am so easily tickled.

Forgive me, if I focus on some of those things, this bright, sunny Monday morning where all things seem possible. And in no particular order:

  • A Loved-One who knows that a clean kitchen is the best aphrodisiac in the world.
  • Cats that entertain whether they are playing or splayed out on the rug in rest.
  • New writer connections: Margo, Ann, Mary, Cameron, Kelly, Eizabeth, Mary, and more.
  • My first GoodReads review. Yay!  Everyday, my novel out there, birthed to the world seems more and more real.
  • Facebook and Twitter “shares” of people reading A Ship of Pearl.  I wonder if I’ll every stop getting the thrill-chills each time someone shares.
  • Yardwork waiting for me.  Yes, I delight in getting my fingers of the keyboard for a few hours.  (I have an owwie on my forefinger from all the typing.  For real.)
  • Yoga with Christine.  She makes me sweat and leaves me centered all at the same time.
  • The WORDPRESS app.  For some reason, yet unknown,my typing is white-on-white. In other words, my words are invisible as I create a post.  Not so on the app.  Whew!  (If you know why, tell me, please.)

Now back to work.  This is the week of the triple deadline:  a monthly newspaper, a weekly newspaper, an ASQ1212 newsletter, and a flute performance on Sunday.  And yes, a Friday Launch Party.

Here’s the details.  I hope I see you there:

Adela Crandell Durkee is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: A Ship of Pearl Book launch party

Time: Sep 30, 2016 6:00 PM (GMT-5:00) Central Time (US and Canada)

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/490324980

Or iPhone one-tap (US Toll): +14086380968,490324980# or +16465588656,490324980#

Or Telephone:

Dial: +1 408 638 0968 (US Toll) or +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll)

Meeting ID: 490 324 980

International numbers available: https://zoom.us/zoomconference?m=ih9JqaaJro_uUgsuH398cH9PPnmwWIIM

So what’s on your gratitude list this week?  Please share.  Readers always remind me of more things that deserve remembering.