Y, R & U Are Letters

Y, R & U Are Letters

My dream last night. *Shudder*

I had the goddamn scariest dream last night. My mom, dad, sister and I were on a vacation somewhere and were sitting on some rocks overlooking the ocean. It was very peaceful and beautiful. I noticed a large sailfish-type fin go by in the water just in front of us. Then I saw it turn around and circle back towards us again. Before I had time to do anything more than say "Look at that!", out of the water came these huge jaws wide open, razors-for-teeth glinting in the sunlight. It was like one of those prehistoric sea creatures that ate the occasional T-Rex. It knocked my dad over and he toppled forward right into its gaping jaws and was swallowed whole, shreiking, and then the creature (and my dad) disappeared under the water.

This may sound ridiculous and laughable, but I woke up completely terrified and therefore DONE with sleep for the night. Ugh. I still feel sick, as I keep playing the image over and over in my head of my dad being swallowed face first.

I sure hope my dream isn't prophetic. :)

Wanted: Professional juggler

Must be able to juggle 27 objects in the air, some of them dangerous, and do so with a smile. Must be able to successfully impart this skill on me. How the hell do other working moms do it? I thought it was tough being a stay at home during the two years I did that. And it was. But differently tough. Now my time is split and it's more than my family depending on my ability to succeed. I have GOT to buy some lottery tickets. Honestly it's the only out I can see at this point. Well, I did submit a couple of children's stories to a publisher yesterday, so at least I'm moving forward instead of stagnant. Much more work to do though in terms of putting more stories together, and submitting to more publishers. It feels good to do work that's just for me.

Next stop: published author!

Other than a poem in Quill & Quire when I was 16, I've never been published. However I've always felt that with the right timing and inspiration I would turn myself into a legitimate author. Well, I hunkered down last night and drafted a children's book. It's a picture book, minus the pictures. :) Decided to put it through some rigorous Quality Assurance this morning by reading it to my kids. They loved it! Now, I realize that they are likely to be somewhat biased in this assessment but hey, for an initial take on my target audience, I'm pleased. Now I'm on a mission to churn out stories and ideas on a regular basis until I have some stuff from which to pick and choose. Then I'll start submitting to publishers.

This isn't the first time that I've started up this initiative, but it IS the first time that I feel both the timing and the inspiration are there. So we shall see!