Betsy Whitt

The thoughts and progress of a writer - and anything else that seems interesting.

Please Ignore the Smoke Pouring From My Ears

I have officially hit the pre-travel AAAAAH! phase.
Astute observers of my last week’s activities might put forward the idea that I hit the AAAAAH! phase quite a while ago, but a girl’s allowed to live in denial now and again, and apparently last week was a denial week. On the up side […]

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The Lunch Wait

You know what the worst thing is?
It’s when only one other person in the building knows how to run the phone system, making them the only person who can give you a lunch break.
And then it’s when that one person goes off to run errands and now appears not to be […]

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I’m Supposed To Be Writing

Unfortunately, my brain isn’t interested in cooperating. I’ll be taking drastic measures soon.
Mutter.

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We went skiing yesterday. Beautiful day, yet again, but more crowded than usual since we forgot that it’s getting into Spring Break season, which means midweek skiing is busy. I fell three times, all for really dumb reasons, but I’m not feeling too bad today. Mostly my calves hurt, but I think […]

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Consequences

Just in case you were wondering about the outcome of our little vet visit:

She also got stapled back together. These are the consequences of clandestine late-night suture chewing.
She doesn’t like moving around, since she keeps getting the collar stuck on things, so she tends to just stand in the middle of the […]

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Bad News, Good News

When we woke up this morning, we discovered that Shiloh apparently ate her stitches last night. Odd, because they didn’t seem to be bothering her much, and then all of a sudden they’re completely gone (no, they’re not the dissolvey kind) and her wound isn’t quite healed yet. So we’ll take her in to the […]

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To Keep You From Bothering Me Today

Yesterday was very productive. Today, so far, is looking good. It’s only 9am and I’m already almost done with my morning fiddle-faddling online, which might be considered a miracle, given my recent sleeping patterns.
And I’m feeling good about making more progress on the novel today, so I’m going to leave you […]

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Of Bike Rides and Books

Yesterday: Finished reading another book; almost finished laundry (see? I knew it wouldn’t be done Monday); printed out copies of critique group’s March pages; 7 mile bike ride (woohoo spring!); cleared out more than one other little thing that’s been hanging about waiting to get done; refilled the propane tank; watched The Simpsons Movie (ha! […]

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Deadline Met

I just emailed my pages to everyone that needs them; not as much done as I had hoped for, but much more than I feared. I feel good about the progress.
And now, off to a slightly belated birthday dinner out with Matt!

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Are You Still Alive? I Am - Barely.

I just realized that I disappeared all weekend. Hardly had time to sit at the computer at all, really, so it’s not as if I was specifically neglecting ye olde blogge.
Friday was one of our good friends’ birthdays, Saturday I had to pick up Shiloh from the vet’s and her Spaying Adventures. […]

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