Tag: vacation

Final Stretch

by eileentroemel, posted in Uncategorized

I’m on my last two days of time off.  It has been a good one.  I actually feel like I accomplished what I needed to and had down time.  Now I have to start acclimating myself to sleep hours  more conducive to working – i.e. going to bed before 2 am.

We are getting rid of the evil Charter on Monday so this weekend we need to clear off the DVR.  That won’t take long.  I’ve been working on crocheting while we do that and Stephanie’s afghan is coming along nicely.  It is getting to the point where it takes me quite some time to go around the edge of her afghan.  I’ve also got a book Vicki got me from the library to read as well as several books that have been downloaded. 

This week I’ve gotten a several things submitted and some writing done.  I still have more to do (don’t I always?) but I’m good with the progress I’ve made.  This vacation has definitely been a good one.   

Writing Week

by eileentroemel, posted in Uncategorized

Yesterday I got a lot of writing stuff done.  I finished a short story and  four essays.  I also got four essays submitted and three poems submitted.  This morning already I got one more essay submitted.  I did try to drown my laptop yesterday but fortunately Vicki and I were able to save it. 

I spilled a glass of water and got a flood around my computer.  Fortunately, I had a towel handy to stop the flood from reaching the huge pile of papers on my desk.  For the computer, we tipped it up so all the water ran out.  

It was a relaxing day as I got so much stuff done for writing and I also got to spend some time with Vicki.  We watched the DVR stuff and hung out a bit.

Today I’m working on writing again.  I’ve gotten stuff organized this morning.  I’m going to work on getting more items submitted and revising a short story or two.  I’m looking forward to having the time to do as I please.  Vacations are definitely a good thing.

5 Hours

by eileentroemel, posted in Uncategorized

Today I have to work five hours and then I’m on vacation for a week!!!  I cannot wait.  My plans – well if you’ve read my blog at all you probably know – are to write.  Okay so the weekend is for the family.  We are going to the carnival for lunch tomorrow.  I won’t wander but the rest of them can while I read a book in the car.  Then we are going to go see a movie, probably the new Transformers movie. 

Sunday I have a date with Ken and we are going to clean off our DVR.  Why?  Well we are switching carriers for cable and internet because Charter raised my bill by $60 and I can’t afford that.  This means we have to watch everything on the DVR because they come the week after I’m done with vacation.

After that I have no plans.  Ken will be home from work on Monday so we will probably do more DVR stuff.  There are also a few things around the house I want to get done.  It depends on the weather.  It would be great to grill out but again depends on the weather.

I’ve got four essays to polish up, an essay to get ready for submission to a pub I always submit to, a manuscript which is just crying for me to work on, and a pile of possible places for submitting my work to.  Other than that not a lot of plans… 🙂  Oh yeah and I want to wade through my books and get my spreadsheet updated and the books themselves organized.  Those are my primary goals for the week.  I have a secondary list but I’m trying not to over plan the week.

Now I just have to get through the last five hours of work and hope that it goes quickly.  I also have to hope that I can get done all the things that need doing before I go. 

Post Visit Exhaustion

by eileentroemel, posted in Uncategorized

The past four days have been a whirlwind of activities with Virginia and Stephanie flying in on Friday.  Every minute of the last three days (four really if you count the prep time) has been scheduled and executed with almost military precision. 

Friday night we had family time with dinner out and just hanging at home talking before everyone crashed from exhaustion.  Saturday there was my niece’s graduation party that the girls put in an appearance for, plus Virginia’s godson’s birthday party, plus lunch out, plus our own party.  By the time I got to bed on Saturday I was nearly falling down with exhaustion. 

Sunday Ken, Virginia, Stephanie, Beth, Vicki and Alex went to the zoo.  They spent the day away.  I spent my time watching DVR stuff (warming up from sitting in front of the a/c vent) and submitting different writing items.  I got about fourteen items submitted and a few guidelines discarded because my work didn’t fit. 

After dropping off Beth (Alex drove himself) at home, Virginia, Ken and Vicki came home exhausted.  I enjoyed the quiet but would have preferred more time with those visiting.  It is hard because there are so many people they want to see and so many who want to see them.  Stephanie went to visit friends and didn’t get in until after 11.  She was exhausted. 

Today was a bit calmer but not as fun.  Ken and I took Virginia and Stephanie back to the airport.  My house, which was so clean last week, is trashed.  My energy level is about negative fifty and I need a vacation from my vacation…

Tomorrow I go back to work.  I am hoping it won’t be horrendous after being gone for five days.  I hope I can catch up fairly quickly and without too much stress.  It has to be calmer than the last five days, right? 

Back to work tomorrow

by eileentroemel, posted in Uncategorized

It is my last day of vacation and I’ve realized what a great vacation I had.  It was busy to say the least.  I’ve gotten errands and household things done.  I’ve sorted paperwork (still have a pile to go) and I’ve filled out paperwork.  On top of those tasks, I’ve played too.  I’ve read books, watched DVDs, crocheted and just basically relaxed. 

My writing piles are now organized into some semblance of order.  I think it will work as a system but I’ll have to see how things go.  I’ve got my genealogy and personal bills organized as well (or at least slots for them so I have some place to slide things when I get them. 

Today I’m going to attempt to work at my desk.  I don’t know if I’ll actually get to writing things but I’m going to hope so.  I have a little more organizing to do (one more stack of paperwork to get through) and then hopefully I can tap into the creative side and work on writing.

I haven’t thought about work more than for a minute or two while I’ve been on vacation.  It has been a good six days off and I’m glad I took it.  I feel relaxed and ready to return to work tomorrow. 

Vacation…

by eileentroemel, posted in Uncategorized

Tomorrow I start five days off.  I have things scheduled for tomorrow and Saturday.  Some of them are the normal errands of the weekend but some aren’t.  I’m hoping to visit my sister since she came down to protest… I’m also going with my daughter to get a massage.  That will probably be my favorite for the weekend.

Aside from that I’m going to tackle some of my writing things.  I’m going to attempt to be less obsessed about the politics going on (yeah right) and hope that I’ll be able to dive back into writing as I’ve not done much lately.

I’m laughing at myself because I know that I just submitted three essays to Chicken Soup for the Soul.  All three were from a bit of a different perspective so I don’t know if anything will happen with them. 

I’m debating a web site.  I’d like to post some of my work either here or on my own web site.  The problem is I want to make sure they are somewhat secure.  Some of the stuff has not been published so I’d like to protect it.  I have figured out how to do that somewhat but I can’t figure out how to post it here.  So I’m trying to decide whether I want the responsibility of a web site.  What do you all think?  Let me know…

I hate web sites that get stagnant but a web site would be great to point publishers to so they can see my work.  Do I have time for this project?  I don’t know for certain but I think I could make time for it.  There are a lot of things that go in to it.  I don’t want to have to pay for a site because of the money situation right now.  The company I get my Internet through offers space for a web page but I’m not sure I’m sticking with them so then what happens to my page… there are just so many questions… I need input… PLEASE