Yes, I do know that Thanksgiving is not until next week - ha! Although as busy as I've been, it's entirely possible that I've missed a week or miscalculated! However, I decided that I just better go ahead and post a small update and wish everyone a happy holiday next week.
All is well in our lives, but I have had a lot going on. Our house renovations are continuing and progressing very nicely. We're very pleased with what's been accomplished and we hope we might be finished with them by the end of this year. Possibly. One great thing is that my kitchen is finished and unpacked - only thing left there is the floor replacement. That will be the last thing done and it's a whole house thing. We are doing that vinyl wood flooring and it can be installed right on top of the tile that is currently all over the house. We have our guest bathroom almost done and are using it now and we've moved out of the master bedroom area to the guest room so that work can be done on our master bath. Crossing fingers for a new look almost everywhere in 2023.
Life otherwise has been quite full with lots of stuff. I am still trying to volunteer at the library, but my time there has been limited and also my time attending book groups. I have still been involved with our 'Friends of the Library' group and our little bookstore. And I've agreed to take a part-time position with our new church helping out with the finance portion of things. There's a learning curve with that job, but I'm getting things sorted out.
My reading has suffered greatly. I have been quite distracted in so many ways and have found myself having a hard time concentrating on books at all, even ones that I've been excited about reading. It happens now and then with me and it always eventually goes away and I dive headfirst into reading again. Hoping that time is coming soon. I'm not quite 'right' when I'm not reading much.
I did attend the writer's conference that I wrote about in an earlier August post. It was very nice and I have a couple of authors that will do a guest post here on the blog at some point. Actually, it will likely be 2023 before that comes, but we'll see. I just wanted everyone to know that I am still around. All is well. I will likely only be posting once or twice in December and then hoping that January, 2023, will be a 'fresh new start'. I do plan to start being more regular about reading and commenting on all of your blogs. Think I can do that. I've missed 'chatting' with everyone.
Take care and enjoy the rest of November! Hope you get a little turkey and a little pie next week!
We have missed you, Kay. Your house renovations sound delightful, and I can easily see why you have been busy. Hope you are able to rejoin us frequently in 2023.
ReplyDeleteHope you can be seen a little more around the blogosphere soon!
DeleteLovely to see an update from you, Kay. I'm glad you're well. You'll not know yourself when the house is finished! Happy Thanksgiving in advance.
ReplyDeleteYou've been missed, Kay, but it's understandable what has kept you away. Good luck with the remaining work on the house. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Thanks for the update, Kay! Definitely sounds like you're keeping busy and I'm glad the renovations have been going well; there are so many horror stories about supplies, cost, etc. recently.
ReplyDeleteWonderful to see a post from you this morning! Your home renovations sound great and I'm sure you'll be very happy when they're all finished. You've been missed, but we understand. :) Hope you all have a lovely Thanksgiving. xoxo
ReplyDeleteIt does feel like Thanksgiving is almost upon and has come fast this year. Happy Thanksgiving to you, too. All the work on your house sounds wonderful, although I know you had to wait a long time for it. Take care, and relax when you can.
ReplyDeleteDenis and I just had some work done on our kitchen. Thankfully, I think this is the last of the renovations as we've gotten to the point where the hassle and inconvenience just isn't worth it. I can't imagine going through everything you have been!
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving!
Glad things are going so well with your house renovations! And I hope you have a very relaxing and enjoyable Thanksgiving next week. :D
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the renovations! We had that vinyl wood flooring laid at our rental house and it has held up really great. I was really impressed with how nice it looked! I don't wonder you aren't getting that much reading done with all you've got going on. Have a happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteHi, Kay! I'm glad the home renovations are moving along nicely. I can relate to your reading "dry spells." Sometimes I just lose all motivation to read even though I have so many tempting books. Hopefully we'll both get the magic back! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteKay I hope you and your loved ones had a lovely Thanksgiving! Sounds like you've been super busy but all kinds of good things. I totally understand the reading slump/slow-down. Hopefully you are able to enjoy some downtime and get back to your reading!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your renovations! We also just had installed vinyl wood on our floors in the new house ... as I think the dogs claws won't wreck it. Hope yours will be done soon. We hope to be done with things in January!
ReplyDeleteMy New Year's resolution, read more of my TBR. Do more blog posts. lol I should have more time as some of my extra curriculars are going away with back to business as usual. Less distractions. Looking forward to posts from you. I don't feel right if I don't read a little every day. Happy Holidays
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