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HYBRID Cover Reveal

Posted October 8, 2015 By LadyJai

Hybrid is finally almost ready for release. S.P. McConnell worked magic again here.

Hybrid (The Domino Project #2) is the sequel to Chameleon. It’s set in the wasteland of earth after a meteor shower causes ecological disaster, damages the atmosphere, and gives the gift of an alien parasite to the world. Book two furthers Sai, Bastian, and Dom’s journey in their fight to live free from GNW imposed rules.

The goodreads blurb is as follows:

As Sai recovers from her life-threatening injuries, she struggles to piece together her damaged relationship with Dom. He fights the parasite within, suddenly freed from the interference of the other Dominos in his head.

Inside Central, Bastian’s Shine dosing has become a dangerous dance. Enhanced security protocols and endless meetings have him on a tightrope, with little room to move without revealing himself.

When the GNW release the Damascus to begin their systemic hunt of the Exiled, the noose closes around the rebels and their allies. If they can’t disable the threat, the Exiled won’t be the Damascus’ only agenda

Without further ado – here’s a teaser of the cover by the amazingly talented S.P. McConnell.

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Go see the full cover at YA Interrobang!

Isn’t it GORGEOUS!?!?!

Sit back and bask in this for a moment.

It’s available for pre-order for $3.99 and will be available on November 10th, 2015!

Amazon Link

t will also be available in print via CreateSpace, Amazon, but best of all, the local indie store is being really supportive and already has it available for pre-order in print there!

Watermark Books

 

Haven’t read Chameleon? There’s still time to catch up!

Get it HERE!

About the Author

Me

KT Hanna has a love for words so extreme, a single word can spark entire worlds.

Born in Australia, she met her husband in a computer game, moved to the U.S.A. and went into culture shock. Bonus? Not as many creatures specifically out to kill you.

When she’s not writing, she freelance edits for Chimera Editing, interns for a NYC Agency, and chases her daughter, husband, corgi, and cat. No, she doesn’t sleep. She is entirely powered by the number 2, caffeine, and beef jerky.

Note: Still searching for her Tardis

Celebration!

To celebrate, we’re giving away a copy of books 1 & 2! With an Amazon e-card, and a SWAG pack!

Winners will be announced on Monday October 19th!

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Cover Reveal – CHAMELEON (The Domino Project #1)

Posted June 12, 2015 By LadyJai

I am so so so excited to share with you the cover reveal for a very dear friend of mine and her debut novel! I’m also excited to get the book out there in the world. Let me tell you, I’ve read it (before it was edited) and it is something I fell in love with. I love this woman! I love her words, her brain, and her stories. I hope you will share in that love! It’s available for pre-order on Amazon and there’s a giveaway! (links at the bottom of the page)

Chameleon (The Domino Project #1) is a YA futuristic science fiction story. It’s set in the wasteland of earth after a meteor shower devastates landmasses, makes seas rise, introduces the psionic gene into the human race, damages the atmosphere, and gives the gift of an alien parasite to the world.

The goodreads blurb is as follows:

After Sai’s newly awoken psionic power accidentally destroys her apartment complex, she’s thrown into an intensive training program. The only grades are pass or die.

Surviving means proving her continued existence isn’t a mistake–a task her new mentor, Bastian, takes personally. Her abilities place her in the GNW Enforcer division, which partners her with Domino 12, who is eerily human for an alien-parasite and psionic hybrid. When her assassination duties are revealed, Sai understands the real reason for her training.

On a mission to dispatch a dangerous Exiled scientist, she uncovers truths she never thought possible. Sai is unsure who to trust as her next mission might be her last, and a double agent seems to be manipulating both sides.

Without further ado – here is the cover, by the amazingly talented S.P. McConnell.

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It’s finally here

CHAMELEON Domino Project Front with Text 2

Isn’t it GORGEOUS!?!?!

Sit back and bask in this for a moment.

It’s available for preorder for a special price of $2.99 from

Amazon Link

About the Author

Me

KT Hanna has a love for words so extreme, a single word can spark entire worlds.

Born in Australia, she met her husband in a computer game, moved to the U.S.A. and went into culture shock. Bonus? Not as many creatures specifically out to kill you.

When she’s not writing, she freelance edits for Chimera Editing, interns for a NYC Agency, and chases her daughter, husband, corgi, and cat. No, she doesn’t sleep. She is entirely powered by the number 2, caffeine, and beef jerky.

Note: Still searching for her Tardis

Celebration!

To celebrate, we’re giving away 2 x $10 Amazon e-gift cards (open to anyone who can receive and use an Amazon e-card) Just click on as many options as you like and enter!

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July 25, 2014 – #CelebrateTheSmallThings & #WriteMotivation

Posted July 24, 2014 By LadyJai

The small things in life are what gets us through day-to-day. When you are a caregiver and are going through your own chronic issues, smiles in any form are precious. I found this face in an old, rusting tractor-trailer out in our parking lot at work. Even old and broken, it still has a smile on its face! This is going to be me! I promise! 🙂

Here’s some small things going on in my life right now to celebrate.

  1. I got my blue on! (see pictures below!) This makes me happy! I’ve been wanting this since I was 13!
  2. Laughing and smiling. These things are so important to me. When I can’t, that’s when I worry.
  3. The ability to make my friends laugh. In their dark times, I have managed to be their ear, their voice that grounds them. I’ve also provided a good clip or ten to get their mind focused on other things and get them laughing again.
  4. The ability to make a complete stranger laugh. I’ve been able to make people laugh at my name. But never my address. That was good. She will never forget where I live now. Wait…that could get scary. 🙂
  5. The ability to help when needed. I helped someone, who was illiterate when it came to computers, “fix” their computer. She was so happy she called me genius…but really, it’s not fixed until Microsoft patches their patch that broke it in the first place.
  6. I introduced a friend to a whole new world with a new book series. This also makes me happy.

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July Goals:

  1. I AM GOING TO FINISH WIP#1 YET! Seriously! Finish it already! It’s only ONE MORE SCENE! – Got another paragraph or two. Slow and steady, right?
  2. Keep up with blog posts for both blogs – this one and my Caring for My Vet – Trying, but not getting enough time or energy
  3. Comment/cheer on my fellow #WriteMotivation peeps on Twitter, FB, Google+ and their blogs – Trying, but not getting enough time or energy
  4. Continue with my positive thinking. – Doing very well and helping others with theirs.
  5. Read another book. – Just managed to start this a few days ago. I started Diana Gabaldon’s OUTLANDER.

If you’re want to know more about #WriteMotivation go to their website, check out the twitter feed and theGoogle Plus Community. It’s really a wonderful group of people who love to help kick you in the patooty, or send Dino out on “motivational assignment,” or fling cookies. We ALL love cookies!

Celebrate The Small Things is a weekly celebration where we celebrate the happenings of the week, however small or large the item in question. If you’re interested in learning more about Celebrate The Small Things, please visit their website, visit others participating, and sign up if you’re so inclined. It’s always great to see what everyone finds in their day to celebrate! And it adds to a positive outlook on life!

It is a blog hop, after all. :) <3
This is a Blog Hop!

LadyJai

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July 4, 2014 – #CelebrateTheSmallThings & #WriteMotivation

Posted July 4, 2014 By LadyJai

 

The Color Vibe 5k

The Color Vibe 5k
June 28, 2014

We celebrated something this past weekend. It wasn’t small, by any means. If any of you know me and my family, you know just how hard it was to accomplish this task. We signed up a month or so ago for the Color Vibe 5k Run/Walk. We’ve been really looking forward to this outing. However, when we woke up that morning, TheHubs had one of his incredibly painful migraines. He almost told us to go without him.

Almost.

We are so very thankful he sucked it up, took his medicine, and hoped for the best. By the time we parked the car, the migraine was a dull thud. And by the two-mile marker…well, just look at his face up there in that pic! By the time we reached the 2 mile marker, his migraine was gone! I’m going to show you the difference of the before and after photo. Pay close attention to his smile! It says it all.

Color Vibe Before

Color Vibe Before

Today, we celebrate something HUGE! We celebrate being a family, enjoying a day out, and having fun!

And here are some videos if you’re interested!

 

 

I keep setting goals. I don’t know why. And I never really accomplish the ones that do have an end…

I took a webinar yesterday on using journaling and mindfulness to get UNSTUCK. I thought it would be a good one because I’ve been stuck for quite some time. But I didn’t realize just how STUCK, and how scared I was, until I started writing it out on paper. And then, I started getting incredibly scared and sad and worrying if it would ever come back to me. The more I thought about what was so different between when I was actually writing and now is that we are all so busy and the cheering and motivation has come and gone. You guys are truly my motivation.

It’s frustrating, yet I still set the goals because I need to see progress. And a single word is progress. I need to remember that.
I will never give up on you guys, nor #WriteMotivation, now writing!
So, here’s my July Goals:

  1. I AM GOING TO FINISH WIP#1 YET! Seriously! Finish it already! It’s only ONE MORE SCENE! – Haven’t had an opportunity yet due to work.
  2. Keep up with blog posts for both blogs – this one and my Caring for My Vet – Trying
  3. Comment/cheer on my fellow #WriteMotivation peeps on Twitter, FB, Google+ and their blogs – Trying
  4. Continue with my positive thinking. – Doing very well and helping others with theirs.
  5. Read another book. – Haven’t started this yet.

If you’re want to know more about #WriteMotivation go to their website, check out the twitter feed and theGoogle Plus Community. It’s really a wonderful group of people who love to help kick you in the patooty, or send Dino out on “motivational assignment,” or fling cookies. We ALL love cookies!

Celebrate The Small Things is a weekly celebration where we celebrate the happenings of the week, however small or large the item in question. If you’re interested in learning more about Celebrate The Small Things, please visit their website, visit others participating, and sign up if you’re so inclined. It’s always great to see what everyone finds in their day to celebrate! And it adds to a positive outlook on life!

It is a blog hop, after all. :) <3
This is a Blog Hop!

LadyJai

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June 27, 2014 – #CelebrateTheSmallThings & #WriteMotivation

Posted June 27, 2014 By LadyJai

Always enjoy the beautiful colors that paint the sky.

Sorry I’ve been MIA these past two weeks. It’s been really hectic at work and by the time I get home, I’m exhausted. I’ve literally had to jump through flaming hoops to meet deadlines after they took my help away and kept piling the work on without giving me my help back on top of making the new deadlines impossible.

Monday, I broke my phone. Tuesday our TV died. So that didn’t help the pocket-book any.
I’ve learned I’ve gained 5lbs in the last month and I’m thinking it’s the medication the doctor put me on for RLS as it’s been that long. Now I’m wondering if I should experiment with going off the meds to see if it was coincidence that my pain lessened or if it was its normal cycle of on again off again.
TheHubs has been pretty bad off in the pain department but he’s been loving just the same. We are starting to think that the Botox is not working as it’s his 4th treatment with little to no relief.
We’ve hardly done anything, inside or outside the house. The house is getting pretty bad so I am hoping to do some cleaning this weekend. IF we’re not too broken from the Color Vibe 5K on Saturday. At least we have that family outing. I Hope it will be something fun and TheHubs isn’t in too much pain from it.

Seems all I do lately on here is combine the two posts but I’m sure that’s ok. Life happens and that’s all we can do, right?! 🙂

So, June Goals are kind of meh…

  1. FINISH WIP#1! Seriously! Finish it already! It’s only ONE MORE SCENE! —  Still inching. But had to put it on hold this past week because of the day job.
  2. Keep up with blog posts for both blogs – this one and my Caring for My Vet. — Yeah, no. Too much life happening.
  3. Comment/cheer on my fellow #WriteMotivation peeps on Twitter, FB, Google+ and their blogs. See #1 and #2
  4. Continue with my positive thinking. I am so rocking this out of the ball park right now. I know that it ebbs and flows. I just hope I never go down that dark road again. So I’m keeping up with positive! Even though it’s been a rough couple of weeks, and something just wanted to bring me down, I wouldn’t let it. I also made a move to help a fellow friend find some peace in her anxiety! I love helping people! <3
  5. Read another book. Finished ALLEGIANT yesterday. YAY!

If you’re want to know more about #WriteMotivation go to their website, check out the twitter feed and theGoogle Plus Community. It’s really a wonderful group of people who love to help kick you in the patooty, or send Dino out on “motivational assignment,” or fling cookies. We ALL love cookies!

Celebrate The Small Things is a weekly celebration where we celebrate the happenings of the week, however small or large the item in question. If you’re interested in learning more about Celebrate The Small Things, please visit their website, visit others participating, and sign up if you’re so inclined. It’s always great to see what everyone finds in their day to celebrate! And it adds to a positive outlook on life!

It is a blog hop, after all. :) <3
This is a Blog Hop!

LadyJai

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June 6, 2014 #WriteMotivation & Celebrate The Small Things

Posted June 6, 2014 By LadyJai

I’m going to be posting another double-header. My Celebrate The Small things post is in regards to The Color Vibe 5k Run. I saw some of my runner friends on Facebook doing this over the past years. I honestly thought I would have to run. When they told me I could walk…I began researching for the next color run in the area! I found The Color Vibe was scheduled here at the end of June. Oh boy my excitement levels skyrocketed.

However, I’ve had a lot of squashed excitement since TheHubs has gotten worse. I tried to prepare myself for the worst. It was hard. I wanted to do this just so we can have a little bit of fun. Then, I thought, even if he couldn’t do it, TheBoy might enjoy it. And my excitement returned. But he’s so void of emotion mostly. I think that has to do with our situation; but that’s for a different post…on the other blog. 😛

Anyway, I get home and present it to both. TheHubs is in so much pain he can’t think straight so no decision was made. I did tell him that we had to sign up by the 31st, which was the next day,  in order to get the cheaper rate. I also asked TheBoy if he wanted to do it. He said “I guess.” So, that night, I was left to wonder if that meant he wanted to or not. I hate forcing him to do anything he doesn’t want to do. You know?

Saturday everyone wakes up. TheBoy tells me he wants to do it. YAY! I was starting to get all excited again. TheHubs comes downstairs and I tell him about it too. He’s unsure because of all the people, the noise, the bright sun, and his pain. I told him he didn’t have to walk, he could just watch. But then, I broke out my tablet and showed him the website. That’s when he started really thinking about it. He said, “It looks like the Indian Celebration of Color (Holi, The Festival of Colors) and that’s probably the closest we can come to experiencing that. Go ahead, sign us up. The more I look at it the more fun it looks. Can’t deny the family some fun time.”

So Double YAY! I’m now so excited I can’t contain myself! I so can’t wait for the end of this month. But I’m celebrating the small things…the triumph I had in convincing TheHubs to do this, the triumph he had over his fears and pain, and the triumph that the whole family will be doing something together soon, outside!

June Goals:

  1. FINISH WIP#1! Seriously! Finish it already! It’s only ONE MORE SCENE! —  Inching, inching away! I’m so proud of myself…So close!
  2. Keep up with blog posts for both blogs – this one and my Caring for My Vet. — I wrote one last week about my epiphany to live life positively. I included a previous #WriteMotivation post, but expounded on it to include what happened to TheHubs at the same time. If you haven’t read it, if you have the time, please do. Thank you.
  3. Comment/cheer on my fellow #WriteMotivation peeps on Twitter, FB, Google+ and their blogs. Trying to get to that this week. Between work, caregiver commitments, and trying to find time to relax, it’s rough.
  4. Continue with my positive thinking. I think I’m doing well with this so far. There have been a few moments that I revert. BUT, as I say, this is like an alcoholic’s journey. It is a constant battle to remain sober, or in this case, remain positive. So some days are easier than others.
  5. Read another book. I didn’t complete the book last month. It’s been rough, but I’m slowly working my way through ALLEGIANT. 

If you’re want to know more about #WriteMotivation go to their website, check out the twitter feed and the Google Plus Community. It’s really a wonderful group of people who love to help kick you in the patooty, or send Dino out on “motivational assignment,” or fling cookies. We ALL love cookies!

Celebrate The Small Things is a weekly celebration where we celebrate the happenings of the week, however small or large the item in question. If you’re interested in learning more about Celebrate The Small Things, please visit their website, visit others participating, and sign up if you’re so inclined. It’s always great to see what everyone finds in their day to celebrate! And it adds to a positive outlook on life!

It is a blog hop, after all. 🙂 <3

LadyJai

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2 Birds, 1 Post – Celebrate The Small Things & #WriteMotivation- May 27, 2014

Posted May 27, 2014 By LadyJai

Celebrate The Small Things. Celebrate The Small Things is a weekly celebration where we celebrate the happenings of the week, however small or large the item in question. This will definitely aid in my quest to find the positives in every situation, no matter how small. If you are so inclined, need a helping hand, or just want to recognize the positives in your life, I highly recommend you try this method, even just for a little bit. It can only help.

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So, last week was exhausting at work.  And I managed to weed half my rose garden. THAT is back breaking work! All I did this long 3 day weekend was laze around on our new sofa recliner and either play xBox or watch movies/TV. So yay for doing nothing.

But I wanted to tell you about something I found, and something shown to me.

I don’t know what I was searching for, or maybe I was cleaning out the mess beneath my bathroom sink. But when I pulled out my basket of hair stuff, I found a card my husband had given me, I don’t know when. I just sat there on the floor of the bathroom, reading and loving it so much.

 

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“Of all the things I have done and regret, asking you to be my wife will never be one of them.”

Yup, you guessed it, it made me cry.

Of course I told TheHubs I found it and what it said. And of course, he said, “Absolutely true. I will never regret asking you. I love you.”

Then, a few days, maybe a week later, TheHubs showed me a video on YouTube. I’ve heard the song before and really like it. But TheHubs hadn’t heard it before. He said he heard it on the way to taking TheBoy to school and he thought of me and made him cry. It was how he felt about me.

And of course, it made me cry too.

But all these tears are happy tears. They are the little things that mean so much to the heart and to the soul. They are the positives we all need to find in our own lives. I am so glad to have found them and to share them with you. Because I know, if I share them, someone out there will be thinking about their own little pieces of positive. <3

Now, I must detour over to my May Goals for #WriteMotivation. That hasn’t been pretty. But hey, I’ve managed progress and that’s positive! 🙂

 

May Goals:

1. Since WIP#2 wasn’t working, I switched to WIP#1 and I’ve written a few paragraphs towards the ending. So, continue that. Unless my MC in WIP#2 starts talking to me again! I’m flexible like that! Still plucking away one sentence at a time. 
2. Keep up with blog posts for both blogs – this one and my Caring for My Vet. Started my “Many Hats” Series over at Caring for My Vet. I have managed to continue with this post and the new “Celebrate the Small Things” posts. But still haven’t decided what else to include. Do you have any suggestions?
3. Comment/cheer on my fellow #WriteMotivation peeps on Twitter, FB, Google+ and their blogs. Bad Jamie! Bad! I really need to work on this, but between work and home, it’s been difficult lately. Just like my writing. :/
4. Continue with my positive thinking Yup. Am still in this mindset. Hopefully it will continue for a very long time.
5. Read another book. Maybe a third or half way through ALLEGIANT. I may not finish it in time. But hey, I read when I can.

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If you want to take a look at what others have found to celebrate this week, or if you want to sign up, please visit the below links! It is a blog hop, after all. 🙂 <3

LadyJai

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#WriteMotivation May Update #1

Posted May 7, 2014 By LadyJai

positivesinadarkroomMay Goals:

1. Since WIP#2 wasn’t working, I switched to WIP#1 and I’ve written a few paragraphs towards the ending. So, continue that. Unless my MC in WIP#2 starts talking to me again! I’m flexible like that! I’ve been plucking away at this one sentence at a time. I think I might actually have a REAL ending soon! 🙂 Maybe another 1500-2000 words?!
2. Keep up with blog posts for both blogs – this one and my Caring for My Vet. I’m working on a blog post, or possibly a series of posts, over at Caring for My Vet, about the many different hats I wear. I was just listing them the other day and WOW! No wonder why I’m overwhelmed and can’t seem to take care of myself. This blog, well, after the A to Z Challenge finished, I feel kind of “What now?” So, I don’t have anything. I’ve change the title of my blog to Be Positive in Life and Writing. Not sure what I should actually write about here yet. Any ideas? 
3. Comment/cheer on my fellow #WriteMotivation peeps on Twitter, FB, Google+ and their blogs. Have yet to do this.
4. Continue with my positive thinking Yup. Am still in this mindset. Hopefully it will continue for a very long time.
5. Read another book. On track. Finally finished up with INSURGENT and now on to ALLEGIANT 

LadyJai

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Another Month Gone, Another Just Begun #WriteMotivation

Posted May 1, 2014 By LadyJai

Morning Has Broken

As many of you know, I’ve been dealing with a lot of emotional stress these last few months. I really can’t believe it’s already the 5th month! MAY! What the heck. I had so many plans, so many goals. I wanted to get back to writing my novels this year since I’m actually going through the healing process.

I spent all of April in the A to Z Challenge, posting my Reflecting The Positives In Me. If you haven’t seen them, please take a moment to browse through. They aren’t long. It’s helped me identify, and focus on, my positive traits. That’s helped immensely. I highly recommend taking some time to do this for yourself. I’m currently trying to find another challenge like this so I can continue helping myself, and possibly helping others as well.

One of my Veteran Caregiver groups asked the question if any caregivers use art for healing. They wanted a few caregivers to give examples for their newsletter. I went to reply, found out it was too long of a response for their newsletter, and posted it on my blog instead. I’m a writer, what can I say. I’m long-winded. 🙂 I did manage to cut it down for their newsletter, but I expounded on it in more detail on my blog. If you’re interested please visit Writing To Heal.

So, Hubs has been to countless doctor appointments, and two ER visits. No one seems to listen, only want to treat the symptoms. At least the first ER visit and the CT scan they did went to the VA and his “doctor” there said he had some serious calcification going on in his sinuses and that could be causing this migraine that’s not a migraine. We’ve been told that this year has been hell for pollen and those who’ve never been affected before are now showing symptoms of seasonal allergies. They sent him out some meds straight away. Of course he had some reactions to one of them. That’s just our luck. Not sure if that was the reason for the massive headache or not, but maybe he’s doing better? It’s hard to tell a lot of times with him because he likes to put on his mask. I mean, he suffered tremendously through Easter with TheRents just to do something with the family. So, I just keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best, or at the very least, a little lessening of the pain.

Also, I’ve been going through some massive tests with the doctor. I guess it’s high time I took care of myself, because you know, if I don’t how can I take care of TheHubs if I’m done for? So, I went. More money out of my pocketbook! Ugh. And I know they won’t find anything because they never do. I always have “odd” symptoms. I have to go back in a couple of weeks to see if there is anything definitive. We’ll see.

Anyway, on to the goals….

April Goals:

Same as last month since March slapped me in the face…

  1. Read through my WIP. This is the first step to get back into the head of my MC and the world he lives in. I hope. – Nope, didn’t get to WIP#1 to read this. I just did not have any time and, well, I think my MC for WIP#1 called to me. See #2.
  2. Write words on WIP. – While my intent was to write words on WIP#2, I did manage to write a few paragraphs towards the ending of my WIP#1 so I consider this a win 😛
  3. Keep up with blog posts for both blogs – this one and my Caring for My Vet. – I excelled at this I believe.
  4. Comment/cheer on my fellow #WriteMotivation peeps on Twitter, FB, Google+ and their blogs. I did the best I could with this. The A to Z challenge took most of my commenting time away as I tried to comment on other bloggers’ sites.
  5. Write motivational post for #WriteMotivation – Didn’t happen. Nothing came to me. No one suggested anything. 🙁 Oh well.
  6. Continue with my positive thinking. I think I am managing this just fine at the moment!
  7. Read another book. Almost done with Insurgent. Didn’t get enough “me” time to finish it up.

 

May Goals:

1. Since WIP#2 wasn’t working, I switched to WIP#1 and I’ve written a few paragraphs towards the ending. So, continue that. Unless my MC in WIP#2 starts talking to me again! I’m flexible like that!
2. Keep up with blog posts for both blogs – this one and my Caring for My Vet.
3. Comment/cheer on my fellow #WriteMotivation peeps on Twitter, FB, Google+ and their blogs.
4. Continue with my positive thinking
5. Read another book.

 

LadyJai

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April #WriteMotivation Update #2

Posted April 20, 2014 By LadyJai
The Sunrise BeforeThe Storm

The Sunrise Before The Storm

Happy Easter! 

I’m slacking on my Update posts aren’t I?! Oh well. 🙂

Still dealing with meeting deadlines at work, taking TheHubs to doctor’s appointments and the ER in hopes of some relief (nada). Absolutely no time to do anything really. I’m so exhausted. My positivity is wearing so thin, I’ve caught myself frowning when I wake up. Dreams have been so vivid and mostly on the bad side. At least my pain has let up a bit…or I’m just too exhausted to care?

Last weekend I actually took someone up on their offer! YAY! Go me! One of my friends from Cub Scouts, whom I really like and I still have on Facebook, offered to help me cook after a few random complaints I made about #kitchenfail! She planned, organized, and gave me a grocery list. I went shopping and last Sunday we spent all day cooking. Oh my poor feet! She originally said I’d have enough for 15 dinners. Um…after all is said and done, we looked at it and WOW! Probably more like a month to 5 weeks because she planned like she was planning her family’s meals. She told me, “I forgot you have half the people in your family than I do.” HA! So, yeah, I got FOOD and I don’t have to worry if I pulled meat out of the freezer,  trying to figure out what to make, standing there preparing and cooking, only to have a #kitchenfail again! LOL I hope we can do that again when the food stores get to dwindling. Since we’ve made all those dinners, we’ve only had 2 because of the pain, doctor visits, and ER visits.

I guess this weekend is taking care of the lawn, if the rain will let up. That picture up there at the top, that was Friday morning on my way to work. The pinks lasted all of a minute. Then the grey came in. We have flash flood and flood warnings. I am going to try to relax, catch up on TV, reading, and HOPEFULLY get back to writing! Seriously? Why can’t I do this?!!

April Goals.

  1. Read through my WIP. This is the first step to get back into the head of my MC and the world he lives in. I hope. So, not yet.
  2. Write words on WIP. Again, not yet.
  3. Keep up with blog posts for both blogs – this one and my Caring for My Vet. I have been taking part of the A to Z Challenge so that’s good. All posts are scheduled, and I have a guest post in process for May 4th. Don’t have anything planned yet for my Caregiver blog. But I posted something last week.
  4. Comment/cheer on my fellow #WriteMotivation peeps on Twitter, FB, Google+ and their blogs. With the A to Z Challenge going on, and my work and life issues, I’m seriously falling behind. 🙁
  5. Write motivational post for #WriteMotivation Been to a few blogs…not all.
  6. Continue with my positive thinking I think I’m doing good on this. But sometimes, when I’m really tired,  it is such a challenge.
  7. Read another book. Working through Insurgent 

LadyJai

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April #WriteMotivation Update #1

Posted April 6, 2014 By LadyJai
Clay County Fair from the Ferris Wheel

Clay County Fair from the Ferris Wheel

April Goals.

Same as last month since March slapped me in the face…and I have a feeling this month will be no better. Work has taken all my personnel away from me but I still have the same deadlines. All work is falling onto me and it always comes in all at once. So I have 5 major projects all going on at the same time with deadlines within days of each other. Yay, go me!

I’m already exhausted. And the HOA is starting their inspections. I can’t keep up with the cooking, cleaning, and now the yard work. Hubs is still bad off. We think he’s managed to spread the Botox outside where it needs to be. So his pain has been exacerbated. He did manage to power through a few hours at the County Fair yesterday, though. So that’s something.

  1. Read through my WIP. This is the first step to get back into the head of my MC and the world he lives in. I hope. So, not yet.
  2. Write words on WIP. Again, not yet.
  3. Keep up with blog posts for both blogs – this one and my Caring for My Vet. I have been taking part of the A to Z Challenge so that’s good. And, I’m currently in the middle of writing another post over on the other blog.
  4. Comment/cheer on my fellow #WriteMotivation peeps on Twitter, FB, Google+ and their blogs. Been absent because of work 🙁
  5. Write motivational post for #WriteMotivation Haven’t gotten to this yet.
  6. Continue with my positive thinking I think I’m doing good on this. But sometimes, when I’m really tired,  it is such a challenge.
  7. Read another book. Working through Insurgent 

LadyJai

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March #WriteMotivation Final Update

Posted March 27, 2014 By LadyJai
Happy Spring

Happy Spring! My favorite time of year because it’s so full of color and the reminder that life has returned.

It’s not been a very good month here. The pain my husband is dealing with. He still has the migraine started off with on March 4th, the one we went to the ER for a little over a week ago. He has yet to have any relief. And things just get worse. He’s now having pains in his calves. He’s having tooth pains. The lack of sleep for both my husband and myself. Doctor’s appointments, labs, and tests to find out what’s wrong with me, which I doubt they ever will because I’m odd. I never have textbook symptoms, hence the reason for all the tests. 16 vials of blood, a brain MRI with focus on my Pituitary. The deep ache I have in my legs comes and goes, as does the random hypersensitive patches on my extremities. Who knows what’s wrong. I just hate spending all this money for nothing. That’s one of the main reasons I don’t go to the doctors. They never can find out what’s wrong.

The lack of sleep is getting to TheHubs. He’s only sleeping between 20-40 minutes at a time, never going into REM. That plays havoc on the brain, never resetting his neurotransmitters and replenishing whatever chemicals his brain needs. We’ve been wondering if certain things he’s been doing/seeing/hearing have been hallucinations. These have been pretty rough to get through, too.

Between the pain and the lack of sleep, he’s now told me he’s at the edge of his sanity. I’m at a loss of what to do. 

And with my lack of sleep, pain, and all the doctors, I’ve missed most of my goals. Writing has been placed on hold, yet again. 🙁

March’s Goals:

  1. Read through my WIP. This is the first step to get back into the head of my MC and the world he lives in. I hope. Last week I said I was almost done with the re-read. Well, it sits exactly where I left it last week.
  2. Write words on WIP. See #1 Can’t do this unless #1 is complete.
  3. Keep up with blog posts for both blogs – this one and my Caring for My Vet. Nearly done! scheduling my A to Z. Haven’t managed to do anything else, including writing one for my Caregiver blog either. I barely got this one up.
  4. Comment/cheer on my fellow #WriteMotivation peeps on Twitter, FB, Google+ and their blogs. Whatever they need, I will try to provide! I have been working through the A to Z Reveal list, very slowly. I haven’t been to anyone’s blogs this week yet. 🙁
  5. Write motivational post for #WriteMotivation – Nope, see #3
  6. Continue with my positive thinking – Doing very well, I think. I’m almost done with my A to Z challenge posts! YAY! Have you seen my theme reveal?
  7. Read another book. Completed Divergent. And I’ve started in on Insurgent when I can.

*Hugs and Cookies* Here’s hoping April is better! I will try to post my #WriteMotivation Updates on Sundays next month, because of all the A to Z posts. I don’t much care for double postings. 🙂

On a positive note, I had lunch with MJ yesterday and we had such a great time! <3 Afterwards, I got to meet her son and I was so blessed to receive a hug. I had a smile on my face the whole rest of the day.

MJ & Me

MJ & Me

LadyJai

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March #WriteMotivation Goals – Update #3

Posted March 20, 2014 By LadyJai

A springtime rainbow after the storm

Spring is here! Spring is here! While all my northern friends are probably sarcastically laughing, wanting to punch me in my face, we are recovering from a few days of rain and a weeks worth of grey. The sun is peeking through with promises of clear skies, warm weather, and flowers. I love spring. It is always a wonderful reminder that even though the world is wrapped in dormancy that is mistaken for death, that things look bleak and brown, that the colors of  life will always push through. 

March’s Goals:

  1. Read through my WIP. This is the first step to get back into the head of my MC and the world he lives in. I hope. Almost done with the re-read. I’ve been tweaking it as I read too. But, my job suddenly handed me to HUGE projects, both due within a day of each other. Plus things at the homefront haven’t been going so well. Sunday I finally got TheHubs to not be stubborn about going in for his migraine. His pain level has been at a 10 for 14 days and he hasn’t been sleeping more than 20 minutes. So, I took him to the ER. TheBoy had to go in to the doctor because he gashed up his knee. And I’ve been going to see a doctor due to the weird symptoms and achy legs and not being able to sleep. Loads of tests forthcoming. So, needless to say, I haven’t managed to get through this completely.
  2. Write words on WIP. See #1 Can’t do this unless #1 is complete.
  3. Keep up with blog posts for both blogs – this one and my Caring for My Vet. Keeping up scheduling my A to Z. I will be revealing my theme tomorrow so be sure to come back and see what it is. 🙂 Finished the Fear post for last week and also re-posted about nearly losing my husband twice. I think it’s very important to educate people and remind them that it’s not .
  4. Comment/cheer on my fellow #WriteMotivation peeps on Twitter, FB, Google+ and their blogs. Whatever they need, I will try and provide! :D I’m a little behind on this one as usual. I did manage to set aside a day to visit and comment on everyone’s blogs this week. I did good. 🙂
  5. Write motivational post for #WriteMotivation – I haven’t had the energy to think of what to write…any suggestions? I did get one up about how to get back in the habit. Have you read it yet? If not, go…and be motivated. 🙂 I wish I could have done what I listed. But, you know, life…
  6. Continue with my positive thinking – Doing very well, I think.
  7. Read another book. Completed Divergent. And I’ve started in on Insurgent when I can.

*Hugs and Cookies*

LadyJai

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March #WriteMotivation Goals – Update #2

Posted March 10, 2014 By LadyJai
Alone has been Published in The Veterans' Voice

Alone has been Published in The Veterans’ Voice

A month ago I was contacted by the publisher of The Veterans’ Voice asking for permission to publish my blog post regarding how I thought I was alone in caring for my husband — a disabled vet suffering chronic pain, daily migraines, PTSD, and more. I received the paper this past weekend and it is a real thrill to see my name in tangible print! I’m so happy. And if I can help just one person realize that they aren’t alone, I would be ecstatic! No one should ever have to feel that way.  Also, they’ve posted it up on their website! And as of today, 1000 people “LIKE” it! Whooo hoooo!!

March’s Goals:

  1. Read through my WIP. This is the first step to get back into the head of my MC and the world he lives in. I hope. I started re-reading what I’ve written. So I’m working towards this goal. I may need a kick in the pants, though. 🙂
  2. Write words on WIP. See #1 Can’t do this unless #1 is complete.
  3. Keep up with blog posts for both blogs – this one and my Caring for My Vet. I’ve scheduled some A to Z posts already. I’m working on a post for Caring for my Vet about Fear. And this is this week’s post for this one. 🙂 I think I’m doing ok so far, though my other blog is a little behind since I didn’t post anything last week.
  4. Comment/cheer on my fellow #WriteMotivation peeps on Twitter, FB, Google+ and their blogs. Whatever they need, I will try and provide! :D I’m a little behind on this one, too. I’m ok on Twitter, but getting to everyone’s blogs and commenting hasn’t happened yet. This weekend was quite busy buying all the lawn stuff. We need to put down the fertilizer and weed killer now before it starts staying warm. Spring seems to be here now.
  5. Write motivational post for #WriteMotivation – still thinking on what to write…any suggestions? I did get one up about how to get back in the habit. Have you read it yet? If not, go…and be motivated. 🙂
  6. Continue with my positive thinking – Doing very well, I think.
  7. Read another book. Completed Divergent

*Hugs and Cookies*

LadyJai

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Making it a Habit – March #WriteMotivation Goals

Posted March 4, 2014 By LadyJai

This is the month I am determined to make writing on my WIP a habit again.

Determined I tell ya!

Maybe if I put the NinjaDino up as motivation???

Stealth Ninja Assassin T-Rex Dino

If you haven’t seen my post over on WriteMotivation.org go….read it now…and join me in making this happen! I need all the poking I can get. Maybe even some whipping action, you know…the stuff that goes on chocolate sundaes?? 😀

So here’s March’s Goals:

  1. Read through my WIP. This is the first step to get back into the head of my MC and the world he lives in. I hope.
  2. Write words on WIP. See #1
  3. Keep up with blog posts for both blogs – this one and my Caring for My Vet.
  4. Comment/cheer on my fellow #WriteMotivation peeps on Twitter, FB, Google+ and their blogs. Whatever they need, I will try and provide! 😀
  5. Write motivational post for #WriteMotivation
  6. Continue with my positive thinking
  7. Read another book. (Thank you, Andrew & the new trailer, I am now reading Divergent)

Here’s hoping I can make a habit of writing in my WIP I managed to push to the side over the last several months. You all know how to contact me, right?

*Hugs and Cookies*

LadyJai

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