There will be no heat-whining today. I’ll refrain. However, I will say the beast will remain leashed inside if the repairman shows up with the part tomorrow. ‘Nuff said. This coming week is going to be a bear as it is, work-wise. I have to hunker down and keep focused on what’s important!

Report Card

Last week…

1. The big news was all the stuff that wasn’t work-related—the severe Hurricane Beryl-relate weather, the fried AC compressor, the excessive heat in the house… No whine.
2. I continued work on Cyrus.
3. Today, I’ll finish work on one editing job for another author.
4. I continued editing the Secret Identities short stories for the anthology.
5. I swam every day, sometimes twice a day!
6. I continued, despite all the fast food runs we made (no one’s cooking in a mid-80-degree kitchen!) Weight Watchers and have lost a total of 5 pounds. It’s sooooo slow…

This next week…

1. I’ll finish, revise, format, and upload Cyrus!
2. I will work on another author’s manuscript!
3. I’ll finish editing stories in the Secret Identities anthology. Then I’ll begin to compile the stories into the anthology!
4. I’ll finish my short story for SI!
5. I’ll continue swimming and counting those points on Weight Watchers!

Open Contests

On the Delilah’s Collections website!

1. GETTING TO KNOW D.S. DEHEL (CONTEST — TWO WINNERS!) — Last day to enter! 2 winners! Win a FREE book!
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