February was, overall, a pretty good month. I had family in town to help take care of my convalescing sister, and it was wonderful to have them here visiting, but sad too because I hated to see them go. It made me realize how much I miss living closer to my family and my friends back home. Which has turned my thoughts as of late to maybe making some geographical changes.

In fact, changes in my life, (in many different forms) are coming. There have been signs from the Universe directing me towards certain decisions.
Well, I’m listening Universe – I’m listening!

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Oh January…

This month was a tough one.
I spent New Year’ Eve, New Year’s Day, and the subsequent three weeks in the hospital, sitting with my sister. She is home now and on the mend. Not all the way there yet, but slowly and surely returning to full health.
This experience had me reeling from anxiety and not a small amount of mental despair. So, seeking guidance on how to get through it with my heart and wrists intact (song lyrics!), I consulted the runes.
What I came away with from my reading, was the realization that it’s necessary to let go of my desire to control this situation. I’m not the star of this story, this isn’t happening to me. This was something I needed to realize in order to take a step back, and just be there for her. For support when she needs it, to make her laugh when she needs it, and of course, with love, always.

And, as if that in and of itself wasn’t enough fun for this month…

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At the beginning of 2015, I did something new. I set a reading goal for myself.

Admittedly, I set the bar for this resolution pretty low, considering…but it was a new thing, so whatever.
I decided to read two books every month, bringing the end total to a whopping, 24 – wow!
Only problem with that number, is my OCD would not allow for something as abhorrent as the number 24, ahh!
So, in an extraordinary feat of bravery, I decided I would have to get in one extra book, rounding the number up to 25 – yay!
Well, I am happy to report that I exceeded that number with flying colors.

Dedicating myself to this goal made sure I was getting my reading in, and I started looking for new things to read. Which in turn led to all kinds of wonderful new book discoveries, basically lubing the reading path.
I found the more I read, the more I found to read. So I kept on reading, more…and more.
Darn you books! I really love the dang things, I do.

But without further ado, here is my reading list for 2015:

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I’ve only recently started down this writer’s journey with any true destination in mind, and boy, is there is a lot to learn! Not just about writing, but also about what to do with that writing once it’s been written.

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My first ever Worldcon was a wonderful experience. The city was beautiful, the venue easy to get around, the panels a ton of fun, and I left with a head full of information, and a heart full of inspiration.

Sasquan!

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Hello there,

This is my first blog post, and it’s mostly a test page – feel free to utterly disregard it.

Also, one should note before continuing on, I have a fantastically inappropriate sense of humor. Feel free to utterly disregard that as well 😉