Yesterday, thanks to a challenge that Dorothy Colleen put up, I was able to actually sit down and write. While it was a short 1000plus word story, it really felt good to do so.

Last weekend was the first days off I had taken since before Memorial Day, other then a day to take my son to Vermont to visit a potential college. He will be a senior in high school come September. So writing has been difficult both from a motivation and energy or time.

I am completly shocked that this little story, Conversation with my Sister has received more Kudo's since I posted it yesterday than any of my other stories that have been written since Kudo's started. It still has not reached an equivalency to the number of Votes that The Gift got, but I'd be more than shocked by that, as I still think The Gift is probably the best thing I've ever written.

In any case, it felt good hitting the Save button yesterday, and knowing something new with my byline was being posted. I've missed that.

In a few weeks, Fanficwriter and I are celebrating our 25th Anniversary. We will be taking a cruise from San Francisco to Alaska for 10 nights. MaxGoof will be going with us. There are 4 sea days on this cruise, so lots of time to relax. I'm hoping I can get some time and energy, and muse together to do some writing... But we will see (or should that be sea... ? ;) )

Anyway, thanks again to those that commented or Kudo'd the new story. It definitely will help at least with the motivation.

Hugs,

Kristy.