Valkyrie

Great interview! I didn't have a chance to read the story, but I'll add it to my list. It sounds hysterical. :)

Have a great time! Happy New Year to you, mum, and Thistle

Overall, I’d have to say 2019 was a pretty good year. Looking back, I’m amazed at everything I accomplished this year. I did a lot of work in my house, clearing out a lot of junk, organizing, and having some renovations take place. I got new windows, a new couch, had my bathroom gutted and completely remodeled (something that needed to be done for 10 years), and finished assembling 14 shelves for my model horse room, then unpacked my collection and finally have it displayed. All of this was done with lots of help from my mom and my BFF. I also accomplished a lot with my writing. I completed National Poetry Writing Month for the fourth consecutive year; wrote two anthology stories—Perseverance and Beyond the Binary; had two novellas published in Premium—A Leg to Stand On and Deal or No Deal; wrote a Halloween short—Zugrexamok; wrote a week’s worth of prompts with Cole Matthews; and wrote nine stories for Our Christmas Cookbook. I also did a lot of research and legwork for a new story. With so much work being done, I didn’t take a whole lot of time for myself, so my reward for working so hard was having my BFF come visit and help me put the finishing touches on the model horse room, and having Cole Matthews and his husband come visit for a week. Despite living in this area for the majority of my life, there are some places I’ve never done the whole “tourist” thing at. So showing them around, taking them to my favorite places, and doing the “tourist” thing was a real treat. We wrote a prompt together every day and posted them here, went to my favorite restaurants, and went on a few day excursions—including Niagara Falls and Syracuse. It was exactly what I needed after going without a break for so long. I had some lows among the highs. I was diagnosed with some chronic health problems, which motivated me to make some significant changes in my life. Those changes have resulted in positive outcomes, so I’m over the moon with that. Looking forward to next year, I plan on writing stories for both anthologies. One will be a collaboration. I also plan on participating in NaPoWriMo again. I have a full length novel plotted out and have started writing it. So while I may not end up posting a whole lot of stories next year, I will be working hard on the new story. I’m not planning on posting it until it’s complete. Fans of Igneous and A Very Wyvern Christmas will be happy with the new story. So I raise a toast to the New Year and wish all my GA friends, family, lurkers, and readers all the best 2020 has to offer!

It was between you and Cia, but the Star Wars and Buffy comment tipped the scales in your favor.

I was stumped until I read Star Wars as your favorite movie, then you mentioned how you loved seeing a kick ass female protagonist in Buffy. That was the clincher for me. And not posting stories until they're completed.

One of the individuals on my caseload gave me a Christmas decoration she made. It was artificial poinsettias in a vase with water beads and a pretty ribbon tied around it. She was very proud of it, so seeing how happy she was to give it to me made me happy. Plus, you can't have too many Christmas decorations. I got a new luggage set from my mom, so I'm really happy to have a suitcase with a functional zipper. No more making sure my old one has the paper clip still attached so I can actually open it Happy New Year to all on GA!

Fingers crossed for good results Glad to hear the tumor marker dropped.

Hey Artful One Hope you had a good Christmas too

Awesome! How's she doing?

Sounds perfect to me

Glad you liked it

Thanks for reading and commenting

Wow... I think I want to spend next Christmas in France! I ended up getting three horses. My BFF sent me one for Christmas, along with a really cute light up penguin ornament that sings "We Wish you a Merry Christmas" Congrats on the car Hopefully this will help build your confidence

So yesterday I got up early because the brand of model horses I collect always releases a Christmas day special run. In the past, it's always been released pretty early.. like 8 am EST. So I was up well before that, refreshing the browser and keeping an eye out because they tend to sell out fairly quickly. Well it wasn't posted at 8.. or 9... or 10... so I finally decided I'd get ready and get all the ingredients for brekkie and my dinner side dish and head to my mom's and wait there. They finally released it at 11:00, when we were exchanging presents lol My mom is very understanding of my hobby. She told me not to come over until it was released so I didn't miss out. I was able to purchase it, though So for brekkie I made a bacon and brie frittata. It was good, but unfortunately the bottom got overcooked for my taste. My mom really liked it though. My mom got me a new 2 piece luggage set and an emergency car kit. I got her two gift cards since she never tells me she wants anything. Then we headed to my aunt's for dinner and had steak, broccoli, mashed potatoes, and I brought loaded cauliflower. I didn't have any potatoes. For dessert my mom made chocolate pie and mixed berry pie. I brought a low carb snickerdoodle for me. So it was a nice day, but I was glad to get back to the quiet of my house. And now I'm at work today. Sigh. I hope everyone had a great day yesterday. From what I've read, it sounds like it

That's great news! Fingers crossed it continues to go well

What the heck was I thinking, working tomorrow? I had a nice, but exhausting day. I just got home from my aunt's. Now it's time for bed.

Yeah... but not in New York state. There's actually one scheduled to open in Westchester county in 2020, but that's the first one.

Thank you for reading

Thank you and thanks for all your comments and discussion along the way What you say makes total sense. I'm an introvert myself, and find socializing very draining too. Being online takes away a lot of social pressure. Merry Christmas to you too!

Wegmans is based in Rochester and is in the western half of the state, plus several other states. There's a non-compete agreement with Price Chopper that they don't go east of Syracuse.

Thank you so much for reading and commenting along the way. I'm so glad you liked it

Thanks so much for reading and commenting God Jul!