Wow.

It has been 13 months since I posted on this blog thingie here. But...

I hope to fix that. I miss blogging, but time has gotten away from me. I write every single day, around 5000 words or more (20+ pages). I homeschool my daughter, a smart little cookie who still thinks she's a werewolf. And I try to keep up with marketing and the business side of self-publishing.

These things combined take almost fifty hours a week.

(We won't even mention the housekeeping that I don't keep up with...)

But I miss blogging. I started the PAVAD series, and posted Dan's story online back in 2009. I posted all of Wolf God & His Mate online while writing it way back when, too.

But things around here are changing, and they've changed very quickly.

A month and a half ago, Mr. Calle J. and I had a major talk and major reevaluation of our life/goals. And we came to an epic decision (for us.)

Our daughter had just finished a kindergarten homeschool curriculum and was rapidly going through the beginning of the first grade one. She's still preschool aged, so this was a bit um...overwhelming...

Mr. Calle J. was gone fifty-five hours a week. We bought a rental house that needs some serious remodeling. Our own home needs updating.

And we weren't spending any time together. When he was home, I was scrambling to get the things done that I needed to do in order to meet my deadlines, and keep up with my other responsibilities.

So...we came to a decision--I was going to either have to hire someone to help out around the house (we don't do daycare for our daughter because of her food allergies), OR he was going to have to come home and help me.

After some discussion and some OMG! moments, we decided that rather than have that expense, and with the type of things I was needing help with, it was more financially sound for him to quit his job and build a new career as a virtual author assistant.

I would be his first client.

So...as of Friday Aug 29th, six weeks after our talk, he is a self-employed man. And I have my VAA to help out.

So...one thing I am looking forward to getting back into is blogging. :)

Another is sewing. And photography. And actually reading some of that TBR list. I think I'm going to start with some of Robyn Carr's books.

And maybe...maybe if I am REALLY lucky...

Mr. Calle J. will take over ALL of the housework! (Seriously, I'll settle for splitting it fifty/fifty! As long as he gives me a few good kisses now and then! <3 )