Now, I’m not 100% certain it’s Saturday.  I don’t have work today and my phone said it was Saturday, but part of me is still unsure.  Could be some new day of the week that was invented when my back was turned.  Stranger things have happened to this country over the last few weeks.  Let’s go with the assumption that it’s Saturday.

I’m . . . exhausted.  There wasn’t a single day where I didn’t have a lot going on.  I considered calling out yesterday since I woke up at 1 AM feeling the wrath of Taco Bell, but I pushed myself to get extra sleep and recover.  The main reason is that next Friday could result in me being in worse condition, so I’d rather save my sick day for when I have a higher chance of collapse.  This is because I’m helping with a basketball game on Thursday then rushing to my son’s chorus concert and then finally getting dinner around 9:30/10 PM.  That’s going to be brutal.  Still, this week got a lot of shots in.

The week started with my school doing its first special education field day, which I didn’t know much about going into it.  I failed to prepare very well, so I got badly burned on the face and neck.  Never had any time to properly rest either.  The other days of the week were wild with schedule changes, a basketball game, a day without a break, struggling to do food shopping, drama at home, and enough stress to put me back on Zzzquil to get any type of sleep.  I ended up finishing off two nearly done bottles of wine last night, which probably didn’t help.

Sadly, I wasn’t able to touch Darwin & the Beast Collector even last night because my brain needed to cool down.  I’m aiming to get 2 chapters done this weekend since I’m alone and only have to worry about cooking dinner.  The rain is going to limit my Pokemon Go outings, but there’s one event this afternoon.  Beyond that, I might only venture out for 30-40 minutes in the morning to do the daily stuff after editing a chapter section.  I think I only have 7 chapters to go, so I can really finish it before the end of May, especially if I use Mother’s Day and Memorial Day weekend.  One can dream . . . I’m still scared about what to do when editing is done.  Can I get back on the actual writing horse with the way I can only write every other weekend?  Summer might help a bit.

Looking at last goal post’s list, I see I failed in remembering how I was going to fix some of Rayne’s background.  Right now, she’s an elf who was abandoned in Lacarsis the City of Monsters by her parents.  She was raised by the monsters as a servant until she was convinced to escape.  Down the road, Rayne is going to become a hero and she’s with Darwin in the current editing project.  No real skills yet, so she’s going to be learning a bunch.  The issue is that I wanted to implement a secret to her origins, but I don’t know how to pull it off anymore.  Can’t go further into that without spoilers, but a future event doesn’t make a lot of sense without me changing some things.  This could explain her monster attraction ability too if such a thing was needed.  Guess I’ll tinker when I have the time.

Aside from the jam-packed day of Thursday, I don’t have much else going on besides the usual.  Actually, I’m responsible for dinners for the next two weeks, which is going to cut into my evening time.  Not a bad thing, but some of the requested dishes are work intensive.  I’m going to attempt a new recipe tomorrow with Pepperoni Pizza Lasagna Rolls.  Everything else is an established recipe like sweet and sour meatballs and penne with vodka sauce.  All of this sounds fairly boring though.

I’m still thinking of permanently making all of my eBooks 99 cents.  Nothing sold in March or April.  I know people said I can’t do that without promoting the price change, but I can’t afford to do that.  It’s not like I’m declaring a special sale.  Nobody is buying eBooks or paperbacks of my stuff.  I’ve had a few ask for me to buy them copies of the paperbacks in return for a review or promo, but I’ve been burned on that a lot.  Can’t really afford to buy a bunch of my own books for stuff like signings.  People don’t understand that such an event requires thousands of dollars and a location willing to let you do it.  I doubt anyone would show up anyway.  So, I’m just wondering if a 99 cent price tag is enough to get wanderers curious.

On that note, what are the goals of the week?

1. Edit some of Darwin & the Beast Collector.
2. Finish the June posts and start on July.
3. Cook dinners.
4. Help son with school.
5. Use bike if raining or walk 10,000 steps if good weather.
6. Hydrate.
7. Catch Pokemon at event this afternoon.
8. Sleep at least 7 hours a night.
9. Not eat Taco Bell after sundown.
10. Enjoy a lollipop.