I've been MIA since May, and was scarce even before then, so let me take some time this evening to update my blog. These last six months have been filled with personal and professional challenges and adventures, but I feel like I've developed as a person, so I'll chalk up the last half year to growing pains.
Amidst some personal struggles, and as an attempt to reorient ourselves, hubby and I decided to extend our newly acquired rock climbing hobby to canyoneering. Canyoneering is pretty much hiking on crack. You traverse through a canyon: hiking, sliding down slopes on your butt, and rappelling. Lots of rappelling. Rappelling on wet, slippery rope down waterfalls ... It took some getting used to. There's something liberating, though, knowing your life is literally in your own hands, even if it is a false sense of control. Brake hand! Needless to say, I'm much more of a drama queen than my husband is, though this is a man that described skydiving as relaxing. Also, I'm a waaaay bigger scaredy cat than he is. I will continue to seek adventures, but I've embraced the power of saying, "Nope, not doing that one." See, further growing pains. Or a healthy survival instinct, call it what you may. ;)
Amidst some personal struggles, and as an attempt to reorient ourselves, hubby and I decided to extend our newly acquired rock climbing hobby to canyoneering. Canyoneering is pretty much hiking on crack. You traverse through a canyon: hiking, sliding down slopes on your butt, and rappelling. Lots of rappelling. Rappelling on wet, slippery rope down waterfalls ... It took some getting used to. There's something liberating, though, knowing your life is literally in your own hands, even if it is a false sense of control. Brake hand! Needless to say, I'm much more of a drama queen than my husband is, though this is a man that described skydiving as relaxing. Also, I'm a waaaay bigger scaredy cat than he is. I will continue to seek adventures, but I've embraced the power of saying, "Nope, not doing that one." See, further growing pains. Or a healthy survival instinct, call it what you may. ;)
Regarding romance novels, there was a time not so long ago that I'd read, at the very least, two books a week. I've probably read perhaps six novels total these last six months. My day job has been a factor; I'm a year into a new role in a new career, and at the end of each fast-paced day, I don't often feel like settling in with a novel. I will share that Crooked Hearts by Patricia Gaffney is well worth a read for anyone that enjoys endearing, flawed characters and historical romance.
Finally, I'm finding myself coming full circle in my writing journey. It's a nerdy confession, and judge if you must, but my first writing projects started on fanfiction.net, paying tribute to novels I adored by creating short pieces that showed beloved characters after 'the end'. One of those projects was a collaboration with a dear cyber buddy, and in an effort to kick start my silent muse, I've agreed to write a sequel with him, a second collaborative effort. I have full intentions of completing Desert Dreams, and I also have a couple of other Paranormal Erotic Tales in the works- but just like the stream in a canyon, it's possible to split and follow two paths, all the while flowing to the same destination.
Wishing you all well! And Namaste for you yogis out there.
Finally, I'm finding myself coming full circle in my writing journey. It's a nerdy confession, and judge if you must, but my first writing projects started on fanfiction.net, paying tribute to novels I adored by creating short pieces that showed beloved characters after 'the end'. One of those projects was a collaboration with a dear cyber buddy, and in an effort to kick start my silent muse, I've agreed to write a sequel with him, a second collaborative effort. I have full intentions of completing Desert Dreams, and I also have a couple of other Paranormal Erotic Tales in the works- but just like the stream in a canyon, it's possible to split and follow two paths, all the while flowing to the same destination.
Wishing you all well! And Namaste for you yogis out there.
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