things to do now that my book is turned in
That's right, I printed that sucker & got it in the mail. Yay! Such a nice feeling to have another book finished (on time!) & be footloose & fancy free.Well, okay, maybe not so much. Two minutes after dropping the manuscript in the mail, I e-mailed my editor to get her final approval on the storyline for the next book, & now I get to start work on that proposal. But I'm not under as much pressure at the moment, which does make me somewhat footloose & moderately fancy free.
And now that I've got a moment to pry myself away from the computer & take a deep breath, there are some things that must be taken care of. Such as...
Bathe & wash hair. Yes, sad to say it's been a couple of days. At the end of a book, I never want to waste even a minute doing something that's not directly related to getting that book out the door. And while I'm not terribly offensive yet, my hair is beginning to get a sort of "Flock of Seagulls" look to it. LOL
Laundry. If I've put off bathing for a few days, imagine how long it's been since I actually took the time to do laundry. It's not pretty. We're talking about three very large baskets full. It will take me probably two days to get thru it all. Thank goodness I have a rather large collection of pajamas. (My idea of "work clothes"...I never even ran out. :-))
Dishes. Not quite as piled up as the laundry, but definitely in need of scrubbing. But again, I have a fair number of plates, bowls, & silverware, so I was okay.
Eat a decent meal. I don't stop to do laundry or the dishes & I don't take much time to prepare decent meals at the end of a deadline. We're talking Spaghetti Os & breakfast cereal, here. Frankly, I could go for a nice salad or piece of fruit.
Feed the birds. The poor things. I used to feed them every other day, regardless of the weather, but I have really slacked off lately. I wouldn't be surprised if they all flew South for the winter, even the ones who usually stick around.
Figure out what day it is. I'm not great at keeping track of this sort of thing on normal days, but at the end of a book, I get really confused. I tend to get glued to my computer chair, barely leave my office, & am cut off from human contact. Going to bed as other folks are just waking up & waking up when they're just coming home from work doesn't help, either.
Install a new towel rack in the bathroom. Bought one before Christmas. It's been propped suggestively against the sink ever since. If I didn't stop to bathe or cook, do you really think I'd stop to do carpentry work? Ha!
Fill in my new address book. Something else I picked up quite some time ago. After my little computer disaster when I lost all of the entries in my e-mail program's address book, I thought it might be a good idea to jot these things down in hard copy. So now it's just a matter of taking the time to actually write in all my contacts' information. (That one may actually take me until after I turn in my next book. :-P)
Write the synopsis for my next Desire. This is one I'm actually looking forward to. I started thinking about the story & even plotted it out while I was still working on BEDDED THEN WED, so I'm eager to sit down & get the whole thing mapped out on paper. And like I said, my editor gave me the thumbs up, so we're all systems go!
