File: Art

I feel like a rockstar.

I did it. I revised a story. This may sound like nothing, but it's something big to me. This is my kid's book that I took out for a spin last year. I sent it to a publishing company, never heard back, so did nothing. So much for persistence (which, ironically, is what the story is about).

As part of my revised schedule, I've been working in the mornings on writing. Some mornings I actually write. But most mornings, I've been revising my work. It's hard to tear something down that I once thought was so good. I still think this story has a weak point, but I'm proud of it. I took it from a draft to a polished story.

It makes me feel amazing.

Yay!

Btw, I'm searching Chicago for a writer's group.

File: Life

And here I am Saturday afternoon.

File: Life

And some before and afters. Here I am Saturday morning.

File: Friends

Congrats to Erica and Fuzzy on their upcoming nuptials. Here they are cutting the cake at their bridal shower.

File: Friends

Everyone has things to celebrate. Congrats to Darrah on her new apartment.

File: Life

I've been back from Seattle for a few weeks now.

I've been struggling with a funk. Things are hard right now. Working through them, but they're hard.

I've been trying to establish a new routine. I kept feeling that I was cheating myself out of time; that I wasn't accomplishing anything. So, I decided to change that.

Most mornings, I get up early. I go to the gym. I write. I have a bunch of writing projects that I'm working on. Revising the screenplay. Dusting off the short stories. Figuring out how to really shop my kid's book, Voza Sings. A memoir. It sounds pretentious to even write that.

In typical Brandi style, I jumped in with both feet. I feel more creatively fulfilled, but haven't had the time and energy for my beloved blogs. Sorry about that, but I need to do this for me.

It's hard taking ownership on things. Putting a stake in the ground and saying, "Mine!" I'm learning how to do that more. I may have gone too far in the other direction because I've mostly stopped cleaning the house and the fishtank is turning greenish. It's all about balance.