PLAN FOR TODAY:
- wake up, eat leftover rice and curry breakfast while watching new episode of Shetland (such a good show) (DONE)
- reschedule 9 a.m. meeting for 10 a.m. (DONE)
- drink tea and chat with Roshani on her drive in to work (DONE)
- prep for 10 a.m. meeting, working on publicity for my books (DONE)
- actually attend meeting (DONE)
- finish stud earrings (DONE)
- lunch (DONE)
- exercise (need to get back into habit, kind of lost it fall semester — exercised on 1/1, but missed it yesterday, slept badly as a result, sigh) (DONE)
- finish silver-leafing resin trays (DONE)
- add keychains to resin alphabet (DONE)
- tea break (DONE)
- schedule Anand for new pediatrician, call re: med refill (DONE)
- sand and finish resin keychains (DONE)
- finish cleaning up and organizing main room in basement studio (VERY CLOSE TO DONE)
- quick clean-up revision pass and send short story to workshop
- review SLF Slack messages and catch up on tasks
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HOPEFULLY ALSO, BUT PROBABLY TOMORROW:
- call dealer about tire service for car
- set up and post about Veganuary book promo
- look at schedule and if it works, schedule pressed flower demo at shop (probably end of January)
- look at schedule and schedule Tornado / Perennial party at shop — in February, my nine-year anniversary of the original cancer diagnosis is coming up, seems like a good time to celebrate the books coming out
- clear at least 50 e-mail messages (have been letting it pile up, sigh)
- work on syllabus prep (mostly involves reading fantasy short stories to finalize what I’m including this semester, so should be pleasant job)
- work on Russ essay
- figure out what other medical appointments everyone in the family needs in the next month, and schedule, sigh
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(photo of little iridescent winter owl notebook I’m dropping off at shop tomorrow — winter writing is cool and calm, but also sparkly)