Friday Five

Okay, I'm really going to try to stick to five things. You know how things like this go with me. But hey, it's my list so there.

1. I have failed at blogging this week. It has been one of "those" weeks, where you go to the dentist (twice), the post office, and entertain your family who brought you a new bed (which you haven't set up yet). In the same week.

I apologize. I will try to get to some blogs this weekend. But there is that whole new-bed thing, so yeah...

2. I am going to finish my first draft of Book 3 by September 30. I am, I am. Maybe. Hopefully. I've been drafting like crazy, and I still have a long way to go, but hey, I might make it. *checks Google cal*

Yeah, I might make it.

3. I booked my hotel for the tour in California! I'm a titch on the OCD side, and I've been looking for weeks. Finally, I just picked one, and I can't wait for October 17!

4. I have lost 20 pounds. Okay, 19.6, but if we were rounding, it would be 20. So take that, math geniuses. Turns out your body doesn't need 50,000 calories/day to stay alive...

5. I started reading LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS with my daughter last night. She's in first grade, so she can read for short spurts. I have such great memories of those books from my childhood, that I'm hoping this will be something fun for her.

What's on your Friday Five? Drafting? Blogging? Booking hotels? Eating healthier? Reading? Lay it on me.

Friday Five

Okay, so it's been an amazing launch week. For more information on that, you can check out my post on the League blog today.

I'm going for short here, because really, I'm out of brain cells.

1. Eating out every day is not as fun as it sounds. I know, shocking. But still. I'm ready to eat in.

2. This picture from my launch party:

Top: Danyelle Leafty, Christine Fonesca, me, Jenn Johannson, Ali Cross, Windy Aphayrath
Bottom: L.T. Elliot, Carolyn Vawdry, Nichole Giles

3. So You Think You Can Dance = you should be watching. I love this show. I'm so glad it's summer so I can watch it.

4. Another great thing about summer. Sleeping in. And tennis. And doing whatever I want. School is out baby! I love teaching, but I love not teaching too.

5. Mark your calendars for...

Saturday, June 11, 2011 2:00 PM
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
University Crossings Plaza
330 East 1300 South, Orem, UT

Thursday, June 16, 2011
Virtual Launch Party
Online at: Inside the Resistance, the official POSSESSION fansite.
**You guys, the prizes for this are AWESOME. Please come! I'll be doing 4 giveaways during the day, opening the party with a vlogged speech, a forum for any writing and/or POSSESSION-related questions, and a livestreamed chat that night at 7 PM Mountain time.

Come armed with questions, comments, and your smiling personalities! I'll be blogging more about this next week, but you can go to the fansite and get all signed up for the forums so you're ready.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011 7:00 PM
Live chat with Elana on the FallenArchangel site (the official fansite of HUSH, HUSH)

I've been terribly absent from the blogosphere this week. What are the five highlights of your week?