Note to self: Be more consistent with posting.
Things have been a little crazy since my last post in April. When we submitted our paperwork to the county Mom lost her insurance because she had worked too much. Fortunately, we were able to straighten that out because the hours she worked were unusual due to being understaffed. She got her insurance back and they are being much more careful about her scheduling now. I am still working as a Freelance Transcriptionist online and getting more skilled at it every day. The county hasn't said anything about me having to try and get a more traditional job so I'm thankful for that.
The biggest thing that happened though was that I entered a short story contest at Cupboard Maker Books and was selected to be published in their new book The Very Very Bad Misadventures of Annika the Reluctant Bookstore Cat! We had a book signing for it this past Sunday along with a birthday party for Annika herself.
I've been working hard at improving my mental health and have made some big improvements. Mom and I spent the weekend at the Laurel Highlands Bluegrass Festival and we were worried going into it that I wouldn't be able to deal with the crowds. I did so much better than expected and we had a wonderful time! It was a little sad camping without Sage for the first time but I only broke down once.
I'm starting to dive into my massive TBR pile so I'll be doing some book reviews here soon. I just picked up The Eyes of Tamburah by Maria V. Snyder on Sunday during the book signing and I'll be attending the Exclusive US Release party for it next weekend. For some reason, Maria's publisher in the US didn't pick up this book so she had to make special arrangements with her Australian publisher to allow a store here in the States to sell copies. I was fortunate enough to get one of the limited number available and am really looking forward to the party.
