My New Blog

Posting a shopping list for my brother yesterday produced a surprising little symphony of pings. Since I have all but abandoned this blog, I figured most readers had too. I forgot that many people out there have cool little robots keeping watch and letting them know when I post something. To you and your robots, I send a blushing how do you do.

And I want to let you know that I am indeed still blogging. It's just that I thought I would make a shift and start using my blogging powers for evil--to promote my business--instead of just to air my dirty laundry.

Check out my new blog, The Sexy Grammarian, where my sex education and writer's services worlds converge.

I will still post here occasionally, when I have something to say that's somehow inappropriate over there.

And thanks for reading!

Shopping List for my Brother

Fresh Produce
Carrots 3
Celery 1 bunch
Onion 4
Shallot 1 lb
Garlic 2 bulbs
Italian parsley 1 bunch
Thyme 1 bunch
Sage 1 bunch
Rosemary 1 bunch
Mint 1 bunch
Crimini (brown) mushrooms 2 lb
Russet potatoes 5 lb
Brussels sprouts 3 lb
Orange yams 3 lb


Pantry
Aluminum Foil (full new box)
Whiskey ½ cup
*Brown sugar ½ cup
*Cornstarch ½ cup
sourdough bread 3
dinner rolls
cheap white wine 1 bottle
chicken broth 96oz
artichoke hearts 16oz
biscuits
honey
olive oil
jam/jelly

Dairy
Whipping cream 32oz
butter 16oz
whole milk 16oz
Parmesan cheese 16oz
Sharp white cheddar 12oz

Meat
Italian sausage 3lb
**Thick cut bacon 3lb
eggs

*you may still have some of this from last year—no need to re-purchase, unless you have less than ½ cup left

** get the bacon from the butcher counter instead of boxed

I did it.

Writing Furiously!

Hello again to my friends and supporters!

I am thrilled to announce that I’ve collected my NaNoWriMo fundraising goal in just one short week. Next Saturday night, I will be tapping away at my laptop along with a big room full of other ambitious novelists at The Night of Writing Dangerously.

Thanks so much for all you’ve done to help me get there.

If you did not get a chance to make your donation to The Office Of Light and Letters, you still can at this link.


But since I've made my goal, it’s also okay to just hang on to your money or send it to another worthy cause. There’s still plenty of opportunity to support me and cheer on my writing campaign.

For example, you can call me or write me an email congratulating me for making my daily and weekly word count goals.

That’s right, just nine short days of November have passed and already, I have written the first 15,000 words of my novel. Before you trouble yourself with the math, yes, that is up to par with the daily quota. And if you do want to do the math, my goal is about 1,670 words a day. Multiply that number by the day’s date to figure where I should be on any given day.

If you’d like to follow my daily progress, you can do so at this link.

From there you can also learn a little something about what I’m writing and the NaNoWriMo experience. Feel free to check up on me and make sure I’m sticking with my daily word count goals. I respond very well to peer pressure.

That’s it. Thanks again for your support.

Yours with laptop in lap,
Kristy

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