Not-a-bujo and other updates

Writing

• Urban Fantasy: 2nd draft complete, whereupon I decided to take a slightly different approach with the unfolding of the plot and started from near-scratch. 3 chapters down, 29 to go! At least I have all of the world building and characters locked and loaded!

Exercise and diet

• I've lost 11 pounds! Exercise and diet were going well--lots of good food, and I cut out sugar entirely. Then my family came to visit and I caught a cold and had a giant work event all in one week. So, I fell off the wagon a bit over the past two weeks. This weekend marks my jumping back into the saddle. 

New Goals

• Learn the French language: I've been practicing for about a week. Full disclosure: I took three years in high school, so I'm not starting from scratch.
• Re-learn guitar: A few weeks ago, I bought a new acoustic guitar and have been re-teaching myself Classical guitar. I have not practiced in 30 years (no joke), and it is definitely not like riding a bike. However, it is very fun. I'm about 25 pages in to the song book. 
• Knitting: My mother and I will be going to a knitting retreat in the Fall. She is a great knitter, but I'm having to relearn. I haven't knitted in 15 years, since I started seriously pursuing writing and publishing
  

Reading

• I have been reading a bunch of non-fiction. Historical biographies and books on people who follow their bliss. You know, those folks who walk away from good-paying day jobs to make their dreams come true? Yes, I might be living vicariously.
  

​Television and Movies

• Rewatching Outlander, The Crown, and Great British Bake-Off.
  
• Saw Avengers: End Game, re-watched the Iron Man films, saw a few other less-memorable films in the theatre
  

Aspirations

• ​Form a writing group for published authors of popular fiction in the Boston area. ​