I just finished the first book in "The Kingdom and the Crown" series by Gerald N. Lund yesterday (Easter). It is called "Fishers of Men" and it was amazing!
I'm almost done with writing out my first draft of the book that I am currently working on (finally!). I may be a little in the foggy, hopeful twilight zone (considering that it is just the first rough draft that I am almost done with...) but let's just say that I am hopeful...☺️ This is a new approach with a fairy tale that I haven't done yet, considering that I have changed the names of some of the characters (what's new? lol I always do that, I believe characters develop into their names...and that part, I believe that I have never been good at (you're always your worst critic)), gender of some of the characters, and even complete storyline (it takes a really long time to write a story), but I am confident that I am almost done, at least with the rough draft part...lol. Who knows when I'll be finished with the whole thing! (But I am confident...) (I'm also thinking of writing/publishing this under a pen name based off of a dream that I recently had. 😴) ...
Under the soft glow of Parisian streetlights, Briar sat at a corner table in Café Merci, the quaint café she had visited so many times since moving to the city. The buzzing hum of chatter and the clinking of coffee cups around her felt comforting, but tonight, the usual peace felt like a distant memory. It had been exactly three weeks since she last saw him—Theo. They had met in this same café, both seeking a possible refuge from the rain. Their comfortable shared smile that day had been the beginning of something neither of them had expected. They spent seemingly endless hours talking about everything and nothing, their connection instant and effortless. But after that evening, he had vanished. No message and no explanation. Just the stone-cold silence. Briar stirred her coffee absentmindedly, lost in thought. Her gaze wandered toward the door absentmindedly, almost expecting him to walk righy through it. But the bell above the door remained frozen, and the world continued...
In that it is the holidays, I know that we have had a time when and and where creating and using a budget definetely was easier (I almost had to chop up my credit card just to stop me from using it!) so this blog post is for those of us who are like me and could use the reminder on how exactly to use and maintain a budget, especially in this season when everyone seems to be spending way too much money on who knows what. (Scrooge's side of the story is starting to make sense...) Anyway, here are my thoughts and pieces of advice on how exactly to create and actually use a budget! 1) Estimate your monthly income List sources of income that may include your paychecks, child support, pay from gig work (a holday gig...?), social security income, etc. 2) Identify and estimate your monthly expenses Things like your rent or mortgage, cell phone bill, and garbage bill. Next, identify your variable expenses (this is different dollar expenses every month) like groceries, eating out, ...
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