Friday, January 17, 2025

Happy New Year! (My inner perfectionist is starting to hyperventilate)

Yes, it's already half-way through the month. Yes, normally you might stop by to read a reasonably upbeat post detailing my wins from the year prior and my hopes for the year ahead. Sorry. This year, well, this year things aren't much improved from last year's additional loss of vision and family upheaval. Goals? Ha! To twist a favorite pop culture reference: Goals? We don't need no stinkin' goals.

But, I do. That's just the kind of gal I am. The question becomes how to fit them into the ever-changing landscape of the too quickly passing weeks? Truly, that's the question for all of us, isn't it? And like with everything else, the only answer that seems realistic is we just do the best we can. 

Did that hurt your planning-loving soul? Is your inner perfectionist starting to hyperventilate? Sigh. I hear you. But reality is what it is, and sometimes, it isn't very kind. So, for 2025, I've decided there isn't enough available energy to keep paddling against the current. It's all deep breaths and going with the flow here at Chez Munder. And, hopefully, the flow will steer me through the completion of a few works in process.

How has your New Year started?




Thursday, December 12, 2024

One of the best end of year sales for 2024 starts today!

It doesn't get any bigger than this! Books from your favorite JMS Books authors discounted from 25% to 50% off (including mine!). Fill your stocking and start out the New Year with the TBR list of your dreams.



 

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

It's Advent Calendar Time!

Need a break from the Holiday hustle? It's Advent Calendar time with JMS Books, LLC.  Visit https://jms-books.com each day for your free book, and pick up a few more while you're there.



Monday, November 25, 2024

Thank you!

 Howdy, all. How has 2024 treated you? We are heading into the US Thanksgiving Holiday weekend, and it seemed like a good time to come online with a bit of an update. It's been a while, hasn't it?

As some may know, my father passed away towards the end of 2023, leaving my siblings and I adjusting to caring for a mother with dementia, and another sibling with both physical and mental disabilities. Mr. Munder and I live a distance away, so I have been very lucky that my siblings who live closer are more available. Then in January of 2024, I had an unexpected additional loss of vision event which had a major impact in my day to day living, my ability to interact online, and unfortunately, my writing. There's been a lot of chaos and upheaval, and I don't think we are through the worst of it yet. But we are getting there.

This holiday, centered around family, friendships, and gratitude, gives me the opportunity to say thank you. Thank you to everyone, especially those who reached out to me in the past year letting me know I was in your thoughts. You are all in mine.

Wishing you and yours all the best as we start the rush to the holidays and end of year.