Reporting
Well I managed two pages which is not going to set any daily page count records on fire but is a start this early in the back to work routine. Plus my hero is having to ask for help and he's not real big on that so he's being stubborn. Some staring at the collage may...
Hot hot hot
Today Melbourne has done a schizophrenic flip and decided to go for hot hot hot. I blame the fact that the Australian Open starts next week. That's usually the cue for our weather to skyrocket...perfect for baking poor little tennis players to death. 37 today and 39...
Happy Blog-o-versary to me!
A glimpse back at the archives tells me that I started this here little blog on 12 January 2006. Three years ago! My blog has apparently past the terrible twos and is into the even terribler (if my friends with small children are to be believed) threes : ) As this...
Back to the real world
Tomorrow it's back to the day job and the real life routine. I didn't get everything done that I wanted to get done - the garden remains a wilderness and my writing was slow (then again, it's always slow over Christmas even though I conveniently forget this fact every...
Books read in 2009
I'm doing this in a post again this year...it's easier to manage. These are my read for the first time books in 2009. Newest at the top, oldest at the bottom. Also, given that I've started reading e-books on the iPhone a lot more than I used to read e-books when I...
How do you spend your time?
My brain is dead after a long drive back from the beach (which was lovely and relaxing) so it's meme time. Spotted on MizKit. Movie Meme. Apparently if you've seen more than 85 of these you have no life. I figure it probably just means you like movies? Copy the list...
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year everyone! May 2009 bring you peace, love, happiness, good health, good friends, good times, good writing days (for those of us who need them) and much success chasing your dreams!
A third year in books
I'm heading down to spend New Year's at the beach. Which means, in true Melbourne weather form, that unlike last year when New Year's was a roasting hot 42, this year it's more like 22. Still, I like the beach in any weather and can't sunbake anyway due to my pale...
Resolving
Given that tomorrow is reserved for my traditional annual reading wrap up post, I have to do my traditional resolution post today. So herewith, Mel's goals for 2009. 1. Write at least two books and enjoy the process. 2. Lose 15kg. 3. To assist with 2, make sure the...
A recipe for happy Mel
So I think my list of things to indulge in boils down to more of a "remember to do the things that keep you and the girls happy and relaxed, dummy". So here, forthwith is my list of things to try in 2009 when I need ideas for how to do just that: 1. Story (good story...
