Hello Everyone,
I know it's been forever, and I apologize. I'll try to keep up with my adventures better. No guarantees, though! These pics are almost from a year ago, so I'll do my best to remember what happened.
This was a special rodeo that Cadence participated in. We supplied the horses for the "barrel racing" event. I can't remember much, but there was one special moment that made it all worth while. I was leading one of my favorite horses, Dolly, and the two "walkers" were with some cowgirl youth group, but they had never done walking before for therapeutic riding. So, when the middle aged woman got on Dolly, and it was her first time on a horse, she was scared. The two walkers kept saying, "Do you want to get off? Do you want to get off?" And the woman was holding on for dear life, and maybe nodding. After a few minutes of this, I turned around and smiled at the woman and said, "You're fine, aren't you?" And she smiled back, straightened up on the horse, and enjoyed the rest of the ride. It was just one of those unforgetable moments in time. Awesome, really.
Either after the rodeo was over or before it began, I had to get my kicks and get on this ole bull. He's a pretty thing, isn't he? I feel bad for the ring in his nose, though.
That was last September. Currently, I've been writing my fool head off. I've release three books this year: Little Unicorn Who Could (children's story), Little Unicorn Who Could Coloring Book, and Wheelchair Yoga. I'm trying to average to one book a month. I'm a little behind, but close to releasing three more sometime soon.
I read an article some time last year about an "Indie author" (someone who publishes themselves without the benefit of a big name publisher) who just had his first thousand dollar day. Yeah! I thought, I'd like to do that! So, that's the path I've been on this year. Part of that was quitting Cadence . . . I know . . . but, it was something that I had to do.
And, proof that the universe is totally watching out for me: I "lost" my internet. At first I was devastated, and although it took some getting used to (I drive a couple miles down the road to pick up mail about five days a week, and two days a week when I do grocery shopping or whatever, I bring the computer to the library and catch up on everything else), it has been an INCREDIBLE blessing in disguise. I had no idea how much time I was spending on the internet. After I "lost" it, I got so much work done that I couldn't believe it. The first week, I got more done than the previous two months. Disgusting, really. I don't think I would have reached my goal of one book a month if I had internet. Now, I'm totally on track. Besides the three that are almost ready to go, I have another written and ready to edit (sequel to Unicorn Whisperer), and three more children's books that are ready to be illustrated. I'm going to try to do that, too . . . using poster board. Plus, I have some ideas for a couple story series that I think will be good. All in all, life is good.
