Last week…

• I finished Tyson’s Mission which releases on April 23rd!
• I fell behind schedule on my editing gigs due to family and TM.
• I found the art work, had the cover made (thanks, sis), and set up the pre-order for my next MBH, Cyrus.
• I’ve fell behind on creating art for #The100DayProject.
• I enjoyed watching the eclipse with all of my siblings!
• I’m trying to recover from injuring my knee. At first, I got around with a limp, then I used a knee brace, now I’m on a cane. It’s getting better now, but slowly!

This next week…

• I will work on three editing projects for other authors, hopefully finishing two!
• I HAVE TO finish reading the rest of the stories for my next anthology, Secret Identities.
• I will begin editing one of five stories I previously published, so I can republish them soon.
• I will continue creating small art daily for #The100DayProject.

I still need a vacation.

Open Contests

1. Happy Tell a Lie Day! (Contest) — Last day to enter! Win an Amazon gift card!
2. First Contact Day (Contest) — Last day to enter! Win an Amazon gift card!
3. Saturday Puzzle-Contest: Eclipse Fantasy — This one ends soon! Win an Amazon gift card!
4. The Eclipse! Just Wow! (Contest) — This one ends soon! Win an Amazon gift card!
5. The End! (Of TYSON’S MISSION, that is) (Contest + Excerpt) — Win an Amazon gift card!
6. Sliding Puzzle: Mayan City (Contest) — Win an Amazon gift card!
7. The Montana Bounty Hunters are opening a new office in West Yellowstone! (Contest) — Win an Amazon gift card!
8. Saturday Puzzle-Contest: Will you enter? (Contest) — Win an Amazon gift card!

Last couple weeks…

• I wrote quadruple the amount of pages I usually write for Tyson’s Mission and have been putting in 12-14 hour days, just on writing, this week!
• I read more stories submitted for the Secret Identities anthology—but did not finish as planned!
• I finished one editing project for another author.
• I’ve created art every day for #The100DayProject.

This next week…

• Watch the eclipse with family—weather permitting!
• I will finish Tyson’s Mission which releases on April 23rd!  
• I will work on two editing projects for other authors!
• I must finish reading the rest of the stories for my next anthology, Secret Identities.
• I will continue creating small art daily for #The100DayProject.

Again, it’ll be a crazy-busy week! I’m ready for a vacation!

Open Contests

1. Word Search: Colors of Paint (Contest) — Last day to enter! Win an Amazon gift card!
2. Easter Stories (Contest) — Last day to enter! Win an Amazon gift card!
3. Saturday Puzzle-Contest: What I’m bingeing now… — Last day to enter! Win an Amazon gift card!
4. Happy Easter & March Into April (Contest) — Last day to enter! Win an Amazon gift card!
5. Another lost art? (Contest) Plus, Open Contests! — This one ends soon! Win an Amazon gift card!
6. Flashback: Gunn’s Mission (Contest) — This one ends soon! Win a FREE book!
7. Word Search: Eclipse Words (Contest) — Win an Amazon gift card!
8. Happy Tell a Lie Day! (Contest) — Win an Amazon gift card!
9. First Contact Day (Contest) — Win an Amazon gift card!
10. Saturday Puzzle-Contest: Eclipse Fantasy — Win an Amazon gift card!

UPDATE: The winner is…Jackie Wisherd!
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Before I get started with the end of month rundown,
Happy Easter to all who celebrate!

March

Work-related:

1. I completed work on What Happens in Bozeman (Book #3 of We Are Dead Horse, MT) and published it!
2. I began work on Tyson’s Mission, my next Brotherhood Protectors book!
3. I continued to read short stories for inclusion in my upcoming Secret Identities: A Boys Behaving Badly Anthology.
4. I completed 3 editing projects for other authors in March.

Health-related:

1. I haven’t done well taking care of myself this month. I ate too many salty, fatty foods and didn’t monitor my blood pressure!
2. My sleep suffered this month, likely because of diet and lack of exercise.
3. The only good thing I did was drinking one cup of Turmeric tea a day.

Happiness-related: 

1. I continued working on the #the100dayproject art challenge.
2. Here are some examples of art projects I completed in March.

April

 

1. To complete writing Tyson’s Mission, my next Brotherhood Protectors, book, which releases on April 23rd!
2. To complete 4 editing projects in March!
3. To finish reading and selecting stories from among the submissions for the upcoming collection—Secret Identities: A Boys Behaving Badly Anthology!

For health related, I plan:

1. To start back on my Weight Watchers diet, because it’s time to get serious! I HAVE to get back in the saddle!
2. To reduce salt and processed food, and incorporate foods good for blood pressure (spinach, broccoli, bananas) and my liver (apple cider vinegar, flax seeds, sunflower seeds).
3. To begin daily workouts using my recumbent bike and some chair yoga exercises.
4. To take my BP every day and log it!

For happiness-related, I plan: 

1. To continue #the100daychallenge where I’ll be painting something every single day!
2. To spend time with extended family during the ECLIPSE!

Contest

Comment on anything you’ve read in this post. Tell me what you’re doing to make yourself happier and healthier, or tell me what you plan to read in April…

Like I said, comment on anything for a chance to win a $5 Amazon gift card!

Last couple weeks…

• I finished two projects for two other authors.
• I completed and published What Happens in Bozeman! Woot!
• I began work on Tyson’s Mission.
• I read more stories submitted for the Secret Identities anthology.
• I’ve created art every day for #The100DayProject.

This next week…

• I must continue work on Tyson’s Mission.  
• I need to complete two editing jobs!
• I must finish reading the rest of the stories for my next anthology, Secret Identities.
• I will continue creating some small art for #The100DayProject.

Again, it’ll be a cram-jammed, busy week!

Open Contests

1. The Joy of Bingeing (Contest) — This contest ends tomorrow! Win a FREE book.
2. Gabbi Grey: A Sexy Story (Contest)  — This contest ends soon! Win an Amazon gift card!
3. Saturday Puzzle-Contest & a Reminder! — This contest ends soon! Win an Amazon gift card!
4. Happy World Storytelling Day! (Contest) — Win an Amazon gift card!
5. What makes you happy? (Contest) — Win a FREE book!
6. A Reminder for Your Weekend Enjoyment! (Contest) — Win an Amazon gift card!
7. Saturday Puzzle-Contest: Animals in a Boat — Win an Amazon gift card!

Last week…

• I worked on two editing projects for two other authors.
• I wrote more chapters of What Happens in Bozeman.
• I read more stories submitted for the Secret Identities anthology.
• I requested and received the rights back to two series of erotic romance books!

This next week…

• I must complete writing, editing, and then publish, What Happens in Bozeman…  
• I need to complete two editing jobs and begin two others!
• I must finish reading the rest of the stories for my next anthology, Secret Identities.
• I will continue creating some small art for #The100DayProject.

It’ll be a very busy week!

Open Contests

1. World Compliment Day! (Contest) — Last day to enter! Win an Amazon gift card!
2. Saturday Puzzle-Contest: Revisiting Past Work — This one ends soon! Win an Amazon gift card!
3. Gabbi Grey: Spin-offs (Contest) — Win an Amazon gift card!
4. Word Search: Romantic Date Nights (Contest) — Win an Amazon gift card!
5. Meet Your Weekend Book Boyfriend — $0.99 Sale! (Contest + Excerpt) — Win an Amazon gift card! Plus, this sale ends tomorrow!
6. Saturday Puzzle-Contest: National Barbie Day (Contest) — Win an Amazon gift card!

Last week…

• I worked on two editing projects for two other authors, finishing one.
• I wrote the opening chapters of What Happens in Bozeman.

This next week…

• I must continue writing chapters of my upcoming book, What Happens in Bozeman…  
• I need to complete one editing job and begin two others!
• I’d like to read through most of the rest of the stories for my next anthology, Secret Identities.
• I will continue creating some small art for #The100DayProject.
• I’ll spend Thursday at my local art center to keep the doors open to the public for our current exhibit.

Does that sound like enough?

Open Contests

1. Story Cubes — Tell me a story (Contest) — This one ends soon! Win an Amazon gift card!
2. FREE Read: Two Hot — This offer ends tomorrow! Get your FREE read now!
3. Saturday Puzzle-Contest: A Romantic Dinner — This one ends soon! Win an Amazon gift card!
4. Anna Taylor Sweringen/Michal Scott: Homespun Heroines and Other Women of Distinction (Contest) — Win an Amazon gift card!
5. Deb Robinson: 5 Shades of Brothers Browne (FREE Read) — Get your FREE read now!
6. Invent a Holiday Contest + Open Contests & Giveaways — Win an Amazon gift card!
7. February into March (Contest) — Win an Amazon gift card!
8. World Compliment Day! (Contest) — Win an Amazon gift card!
9. Saturday Puzzle-Contest: Revisiting Past Work — Win an Amazon gift card!

The winner is…Stacey Kinzebach!
*~*~*

February

 

1. I completed work on Malcolm (Book #10 of Montana Bounty Hunters: Dead Horse, MT) and published it!
2. I began work on What Happens in Bozeman, my next We are Dead Horse, MT, book!
3. I completed 3 editing projects for other authors in February.

Health-related:

1. I visited my heart doctor, and he was so pleased with my progress I don’t have to see him for another year!
2. I continued concentrating on drinking more water, plus, I continued drinking water mixed with a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar twice a day to improve my liver health. I began drinking one cup of Turmeric tea a day.
3. I’ve managed to keep my blood pressure down to 135-155, despite the fact I haven’t lost any weight. Gah.

Happiness-related: 

1. I began the #the100dayproject art challenge.
2. I led a hands-on program for the local art guild using Gelli plates to produce pretty papers for things like collage. (See the tags I made below, which were painted using Gelli plates!)
3. Here are some examples of art projects I completed in February.

March

 

1. To complete writing What Happens in Bozeman, my next We are Dead Horse, MT, book, which releases on March 19th!
2. To begin work on my next Brotherhood Protectors book!
3. To complete 4 editing projects in March!
4. To finish reading and selecting stories from among the submissions for the upcoming collection—Secret Identities: A Boys Behaving Badly Anthology!

For health related, I plan:

1. To start back on my Weight Watchers diet, because it’s time to get serious! I HAVE to get back in the saddle!
2. To continue to reduce salt and processed food, and incorporate foods good for blood pressure (spinach, broccoli, bananas) and my liver (apple cider vinegar, flax seeds, sunflower seeds).
3. To begin daily workouts using my recumbent bike and some chair yoga exercises.

For happiness-related, I plan: 

1. To continue #the100daychallenge where I’ll be painting something every single day!
2. To meet three of my favorite author-friends for a luncheon to get some writer time!

Contest

Comment on anything you’ve read in this post. Tell me what you’re doing to make yourself happier and healthier, or tell me what you plan to read in March…
Like I said, comment on anything for a chance to win a $5 Amazon gift card!