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I'm getting ready for the RWA conference, of course, so today was my pre-conference hair appointment. No fancy, freaky colors this time, but I did jump feet first into...bangs. I haven't had bangs in ages, but I've been thinking about them for a while, so this time I just said, "Give 'em to me!" We'll see how they look & how I handle them. (I am not a hair styling queen, so just because I've got bangs doesn't mean I'll know what to do with them. LOL)

I also had to run over to the dentist because I broke a tooth. A molar, thank God, so I don't have a giant gap in the front, but still...I was so not happy. Then again, having the tooth filled was a great excuse for a zap of novocaine. Don't like the needle, but I love that buh-buh-buh numbness that lasts for a couple hours afterwards. Call me crazy, but I think it's cool. Of course, once it wears off, you're left with the tingles &--in my case, anyway--a little bit of pain.

Aside from that, I'm still just digging through my closet for clothes, trying stuff on (egads, my very least favorite thing), & making a long, long list of everything I can't live without, even for only a week. That will be my life for a while, so don't expect anything too exciting for the next couple of weeks.

Unless, of course, my new website design finally goes live, in which case it will be very, very exciting. *g*

I just registered for the New Jersey Romance Writers' conference in October, & even though it's a ways off, I'm very excited because my new editor at St. Martin's is going to be there. As soon as I saw her name on the list of attending agents & editors, I dropped her a note saying Weeeeee! & asking if she wanted to get together. She said of course, so even though I'll also be getting together with her at RWA National in July, I'm already looking forward to my second meeting with her. I'm guessing the one at NJRW will be a little more lengthy & relaxed, since it's a smaller conference & neither of us will be quite as busy as we tend to be at National.

I'm also working on a new business card design. It's taking forever because I keep changing my mind & tweaking things, but I'm hoping to have them in time for the RWA conference. Here's a sneak peek:


What do you think? I love it, personally. (Okay, love, love, love.) The only part that's been giving me fits is deciding on which colors to use where. Is the border to light? Too dark? Does it blend too much & take away from the woman's hair? That sort of thing.

I become completely OCD when it comes to designs for promo stuff like this because once the order is sent to the printer, that's it. There are no more do-overs or touching the doorknob fifty-two times. And who wants to be stuck with 500 or 1000 cards or bookmarks that have a mistake on them or that you thought you'd love but suddenly hate all because you wish you'd used a different shade of brown?

Oh, my god, the pressure!

That won't be the case here, though. These things are going to be gorgeous...as soon as I work up the courage to finally okay the final design & send the order to the printer's. :-p