Jun 29, 10:56 AM

off track

Since I arrived in the midwest in late April I have been non stop with the sneezing and the runny nose. Sometimes itchy eyes have been added to the mix. And this weekend I have been sick. Unless the allergies are so bad that I just feel sick--aches and pains, sweats, nose totally clogged, exhausted. Maybe a sinus infection? or maybe just a bad summer cold on top of my allergies. The bottom line: I could use some really good drugs.

Job hunting has turned up nil. I hate job hunting. I also hate working. I want to be my own boss and have a nice downtown office/private practice and be able to take Dulcie to and from school and bake cookies in the afternoon and write young adult novels in my free time. But I still need to get licensed. And pay off a lot of debt. Job = curses. Cedar Rapids has jobs but who wants to drive to and from Cedar Rapids every morning and evening? not me.

Mark finally read my first draft of my young adult novel (three months after I gave it to him to read). He had a lot of good suggestions. Mostly, I need more of a voice. I think I've been scared to add to much voice because my biggest pet peeve with so many young adult novels has been the phony voice so many characters have. Them being just SO witty and SO smart and SO cool. I don't believe it. Anyway, Back to the drawing board. Maybe I need to set up office at the Java House downtown. They have such excellent filled croissants and coffee. Plus I like to see all the people. People I'd like to make friends with. But of course that would be strange. "Hi, will you be my friend?" Still, it is nice to be around the people.

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