REAL Apr 22-27

REAL - Reduce stress Exercise Adequate sleep Lower caloric intake

A couple 1-mile walks. With the weather warming up, walks in the middle of the day are no longer possible. It's early morning or doesn't get done. I don't always remember to do my physical therapy, but I do it more often than not. I've discovered I don't crave popcorn if I have cornflakes for breakfast. Learning, learning, learning.

Thank Goodness It's Sunday

~ A brief reprieve from coming summer weather

~ Ladybug hanging around my home

~ Favorite authors and books

~ Time with friends

~ God's grace 

Brain Dump

It's difficult to celebrate a day started by a man who murdered his girlfriend and composted her. Really. Not a person follow, in any way, shape, or form, ever. 

Exactly

 

REAL Apr 15-20

REAL - Reduce stress Exercise Adequate sleep Lower caloric intake

Trying to walk 1 mile 3x a week. Only made it twice this week. The heat is tiring and makes sleep less restful. Will start using protein shakes again but want to try them in the evening instead of the morning. 

Thank Goodness It's Sunday

~ A few blessedly cool days before summer sets in. 

~ Fans that help keep me cooler

~ A/C 

~ Time with friends

~ God's grace

Brain Dump

I have the right to defend myself, but you don't have the right to defend yourself. I can do insider trading, but you can't. I have the right to my truth, but you don't have the right to yours. Hypocrisy is running rampant. 

TBR 2024

41. Not Dead Yet (Guardian series Book 6) by Traci Hunter Abramson suspense romance. 

42. Secrets of St. Augustine (Sinister Secrets anthology) by Traci Hunter Abramson suspense romance. We revisit the Valdez family from Bridge of Trust.

43. Covert Ops (Saint Squad series Book 12) by Traci Hunter Abramson suspense romance. 

44. Unseen (Guardian series Book 7) by Traci Hunter Abramson suspense romance. 

45. Disconnect (Saint Squad series Book 13) by Traci Hunter Abramson suspense romance. The newest Saint Squad installment that will be released in June. How am I reading it now? I attended a book signing for the author's book Jim and Katherine. We were allowed to purchase Disconnect. A brief guest appearance from several characters from other books, including from the Royals series. What a nail biter! The next can't come soon enough.

REAL Apr 8-13

REAL - Reduce stress Exercise Adequate sleep Lower caloric intake

3 1-mile walks this week. Sleep has been abominable with the heat. Eating hasn't been much better.

Thank Goodness It's Sunday

~ Breaking Bread with friends

~ Delicious food

~ Fans to help with the heat

~ Hot and cold running water/plumbing

~ God's grace

Brain Dump

Headline: Can we save the planet by shrinking the economy? 

Wait...what? 

WE cannot save the planet. The planet belongs to God. God did it right the first time. We can mess things up, but we cannot frustrate the plans of God. Pretending we have that kind of power is arrogant, prideful, and frankly insane or at least incredibly stupid. 

However, we can destroy human life by pretending we can save the planet by shrinking the economy. 

Dear God, please deliver us from evil and willful ignorance. 

TBR 2024

36. Bridge of Trust (Entangled anthology) by Traci Hunter Abramson suspense romance. Charlie Whitmore, from Undercurrents, Obsession, etc, makes an appearance, as does William and Hannah Blake, from Obsession and later books. Characters and places are mentioned from Proximity. You don't need to read the other books; just fun details for those who read them all.

37. Mistaken Reality by Traci Hunter Abramson suspense romance. A stand alone that includes characters from Deep Cover and other books, including Guardians and Saint Squad.

38. On the Run (Guardian series Book 4) by Traci Hunter Abramson suspense romance. 

39. In Harm's Way (Guardian series Book 5) by Traci Hunter Abramson suspense romance. 

40. Redemption (Saint Squad series Book 11) by Traci Hunter Abramson suspense romance. Lockdown is the full prologue. Both can be read alone, but I enjoy the extra details. 

REAL Apr 1-6

REAL - Reduce stress Exercise Adequate sleep Lower caloric intake

Did more walking including a 1-mile day. What did I learn? I need to build up my stamina. LOL! 

Thank Goodness It's Sunday

~ Visiting with friends

~ Sharing meals with friends

~ Studying God's word with friends

~ Ceiling fans and electricity 

~ God's grace

Brain Dump

P R O Act is a huge NO. Free Lance and Independent Contractors will cease to exist, which includes truckers, dancers, WRITERS, etc. Who does it benefit? U N I O N S. Unions have a place, at least when they started, but they have become no better than big business because they are big business. I was forced to join a union, long ago, when I worked for corporate America. Yes, I got a raise, a raise that kicked me into a higher tax bracket and after my union dues, I was taking home LESS money than when I wasn't a union member. Now I'm a writer and an indi publisher, independent publisher; I publish my stories myself. This insanity out of California isn't to benefit the individual but big business, aka, unions. Just say no to the P R O Act.  

TBR 2024

31. Safe House (Guardian series Book 2) by Traci Hunter Abramson suspense romance. The Saint Squad join in the story.

32. Jim and Katherine (The Beginning: Saint Squad, Guardians, Dream's Edge series) by Traci Hunter Abramson suspense romance. The story of how Jim and Katherine Whitmore met and fell in love.

33. Tripwire (Saint Squad series Book 10) by Traci Hunter Abramson suspense romance. 

34. Proximity by Traci Hunter Abramson suspense romance. A stand alone with "guest" appearances by Charlie and Kendra from Obsession and later Saint Squad books.

35. Sanctuary (Guardian series Book 3) by Traci Hunter Abramson suspense romance. 

REAL Mar 25-30

REAL - Reduce stress Exercise Adequate sleep Lower caloric intake

Took some extra walks and walked a little further a few times. Sometimes slept well. Sometimes didn't. Eating unhealthy is still a tough habit to break but still trying. 

Tomorrow = Today!