Shelloquent

Y I K E S y'all, it has been a very long time since I posted. A lot has changed since my last post and I'll try to catch you up before I get back into the swing of things around here. Then we'll get back to posts on books, publishing, and more!

It's been a while, and I've been meaning to post here, but for one reason or another it just hasn't been happening. So I'm going to try to do better this year. I figure why not kick of the new year with something personal. I went back to work last week after my holiday break. Unfortunately I caught a cold and had to take a sick day today. I got a LOT accomplished over the break. Mostly cleaning. I've taken pictures because it was a hell of a process. The way my room looked before was just...it was the physical embodiment of depression. Simple as that. It's not perfectly clean now, but I can get to my drawers and wardrobe, I've given away two bags of clothes for Goodwill, with I'd say at least two more to come.  I've made a lot of plans about how to redo my room, including buying a full-sized loft bed with a desk underneath. That's a little ways off, but knowing it's in the works is doing a lot to brighten my outlook. I got a new stan...

Sup everyone? Enjoying your holiday weekend if you're in the States and/or work someplace that observes Memorial Day? Don't forget to take some time to reflect on why we have a day off for Memorial Day while we kick off the unofficial start to the summer! This is the first in what's going to be a series called Monday Me-Time where I'll blog about something personal: my likes, travels, something that means something to me. But before I get into that I want to talk about what I did over the weekend: ta-dah ! I have a website! I thought it'd be good to put myself out there professionally, partly to improve my online footprint (I barely have one!) and partly to make sure I keep my professional achievements chronicled. Still more to come obviously: the "Work" page needs to be updated with some press releases, achievements, and articles I've been featured or quoted in. But I'm really excited about how it came out! Now, moving onto my Me...