My Journal
Project Shiny New Thing Has Words!
GaG is now officially a work in progress! MELINDA VANLONE MAR 20, 2025 Dear Reader, I have put actual words on paper! Okay, not on actual paper. Digital paper, because as anyone who knows me can tell you I’m not a huge fan of things made out of actual paper....
What Comes First, The Plot or The People?
Chickens, Eggs, Plots, People...it's all the same really. MELINDA VANLONE MAR 13, 2025 Dear Reader, If you read my Book News last week you might have noticed that my goal was to start putting actual words on the new work in progress on Monday. *stares at the...
Yeehaw! The Rodeo’s in Town!
Does every city have its own rodeo? MELINDA VANLONE MAR 06, 2025 Dear Reader, Apparently Houston has a rodeo! Now that I say that out loud, it makes perfect sense. Fort Worth has the stockyards, so why wouldn’t Houston have a giant rodeo? This is Texas, land of cows...
Why Does Moving Take So Long?
At Least We're Done. For Now. I Think. MELINDA VANLONE FEB 20, 2025 Dear Reader, This last week was a whirlwind of packing, unpacking, shifting furniture and herding cats. I’m not actually sure where I am when I wake up anymore, not to mention it was very hard to even...
So It Begins…Again…and Again…
I'm So Done With Packing! But I'm Not Finished So... MELINDA VANLONE FEB 06, 2025 Dear Reader, I’m so excited! And so very, very tired already. The Great Packing and Unpacking has officially begun: Since we’re only moving a few blocks away I rented re-usable boxes...
I’m A Rescuer!
Sometimes Happiness Can Be Found In The Trash Room MELINDA VANLONE JAN 30, 2025 Dear Reader, Someone dumped a poor, sad, lonely, wilty Peace Lily in the trash room of our apartment building. They’d placed it on a newspaper in the corner like a sad puppy who might...
Look At Me All Organized And Stuff!
Bullet Journals Are Awesome! MELINDA VANLONE JAN 23, 2025 Dear Reader, I’m very proud of myself today, but first I have a little bit of digital housekeeping to do. Welcome to my first…actually my second but who’s counting…Substack post! I mentioned last week that I’d...
Mystic Is Going To The Vet…Hope The Vet Is Ready!
MELINDA VANLONE JAN 10, 2025 Today is one of those days where I try to cram a lot of errands into the shortest amount of time possible. Do you ever do that? I feel like any day that I have to go out disrupts my writing time so I try to minimize the trips. Sounds...
Socks on Jasper
When Jasper has cozied up for a nap, he doesn't let anything get in his way. Not even socks. Not even when those socks are one by one placed on him. He never even lifted his head! He did, however, look a little grumpy when I took the socks away. I think he enjoyed the...