Ramblings-n-Writings

You’re looking at post #300 for Ramblings-n-Writings! We’ve been here for almost 1-1/2 years, so I guess that’s really not that phenomenal of a number. But I still wanted to recognize it!

Somewhere in the past 299 posts, I found my comfort zone and what I felt like the Lord wanted me to do with my blog. When I started blogging, I had no clue what I was doing or what I was writing before I started writing it. I know I have a few readers that have been around since the baby stages and to you I say a huge THANK YOU!

A lot of blogs out there are so much cooler than mine and have thousands of readers more than me. Do I mind? Not at all. Well, I do a little because I’d love to have a lot of readers.

Blogging is my outlet – something I can do for me that no one else can control or have a say in. I love reading and reviewing books, talking about farm life, sharing photos and just talking about life with all my readers.

So today, if you’ve made it this far, here’s what’s happening in my life…

• I finished and e-filed our taxes today. Yay! We’re taking advantage of the first-time homebuyer’s credit giving us a nice return. I know a lot of people end up having to pay at tax time, but I honestly don’t remember ever having to pay. Even this year without counting the homebuyer’s credit, we would have received an $18 refund. Not bad for a self-employed person.
• We’re still battling it out with the Farmer’s worker’s compensation. Oh how I dislike those people…a lot. Hopefully we’re coming to the end of the road though. In early March we have a mediation scheduled to talk about a settlement, meaning we’ll wash our hands of them forever if all goes as planned. I can’t wait! I know the Farmer can’t either – 5 years of looking over your shoulder for P.I. is 5 years too much.
• In case you’re wondering, since I haven’t mentioned it recently, I’m still working on writing my novel, but I haven’t really made it out of the incubation stage yet. My most recent progress has been studying a certain historical town for the setting. The more I learn about the town, the more I love it. And, no, I’m not saying what town.
• Along the same lines, I started a fiction writing mentoring course in mid-January. I finished my first lesson and just need to submit it. (Taxes kind of interfered with that since I was greedy and wanted my refund ASAP. LOL)
• In January I worked on three major projects for my business. Two are complete, and the third just arrived back in my inbox yesterday after the author reviewed suggestions.
• All of our furry four-footed babies are doing great. Sadie gave us a scare (again!) last week, but I’ll save that story for another post. I will say that even though she is a dog, she has nine lives.
• And, finally, I’m glad it is February because that means I can start thinking about seeds and veggies for the summer garden. We’re hoping to do a lot of outside work in the next 2 months – everything we had to put off because winter came. And we’ll get to grow grass around our new house! No more mud yard!!!

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