Okay, weird stuff is going on.  I don't know how it happened, but I started another story.  It's been bouncing around, almost to the point where I could feel it start dying in my head.  But I somehow managed to get the opening scene down on paper during a quiet moment at work!  I don't know if I'll ever finish it, but at least it's nice to START something again.

On another writing front, my husband is a student at the Art Institute Online of Pittsburgh.  He graduates in March.  YEEEAAAAHHH!!!  Trust me, y'all are invited to the graduation party.  You might even be able to see it from space! ;P  One of his final projects is a website for landlords/property managers, and a running blog, that he asked me to contribute some articles to!  So I've actually been writing non-fiction stuff, which is new territory for me.  I don't think I've written anything non-fiction unless it was work related.  But I agreed to do the posts, because I am so starved for anything to do with writing...I won't give the link yet, because the site is still under development.  But when it does go live, I'll let you know.

I've been debating about how honest to be about something.  It's rather personal, but at the same time, honesty is what writing is about.  Sharing information and experience.  I've developed late onset post partum depression.  I didn't really know that's what it was.  All I knew was I was really cranky for a month.  Every little thing pissed me off!  I have a great husband and great kids, and everything else was crap!  Well, when I got pulled over by the cops twice in a week due to some rather aggressive driving, that was my clue something was a bit different about this crank session.  So I am taking some meds on a low dosage.  I've only taken it for two days, but you can tell when it hits.  My energy level spikes.  I start twitching, I can't sit still, I've gotta be up and moving around.  I think when I've taken it for a few more days I'll mellow out and get used to it.  I doubt it will improve some of the crappy situations in my life, but it makes it easier to be nice about them!

I just re-read that last paragraph.  Let's clear up something.  No, I was not driving in a 'road rage' fashion.  I just speed and run red lights some times, okay?   Nobody was hurt, nobody got any tickets.  It's all good.

So I can be thankful that I had the energy and strength to recognize I needed help with something.  I am also grateful to be writing again, so grateful that I don't care what the topic or genre is!

Speaking of great husband and kids:  my oldest has a four day weekend starting Thursday!  I haven't made any plans for how to entertain him.  If he has his way, he'll eat through his Halloween candy while playing on the computer.  Yeah, I don't think so.  The baby is absolutely awesome!  He has one tooth on the bottom front, and he's not walking yet, but tries to climb everything in range!  Even on my crankiest days, I would love to go in his room in the morning when he woke up to get the first smile of the day.  That helped make everything 'more better', know what I mean?

May everyone have a good night.  Good luck to those doing NanoWriMo, may you make your goal for the day.  I hope to someday be able to join you!