Happy Cookie Friday! I enjoyed a light lunch today, but for good reason! My salad included romaine lettuce, grape tomatoes, celery, carrots, green bell pepper, balsamic vinegar, and leftover Pasta with Tuna and Black Olive Vinaigrette. On the side: banana slices with peanut butter. After lunch, I left the house covered in pug fur. My destination: Starbucks! I decided to start a new Friday tradition of visiting Starbucks with my laptop to work. As you…

Shoot. I totally overestimated how many words I had written for the first draft of my book. I thought that I had a little over 40,000 words, but it turns out that I have more like 35,000. Crap. It’s not the end of the world, but I need to get my booty in gear! Basically, I need to write 3,000 words per week to meet my deadline, which is a lot (especially when you have…

Goooooood morning! 🙂 Well, it was another slow, sleepy morning for Murphy and me today. I slept through my 4:29 writing alarm and he spent an extra 45 minutes laying in our bed. (This dog is SO spoiled.) I guess we really needed the sleep, right? Maybe some writing will happen tomorrow. Breakfast Awesome 3-Minute Cookie this morning! I love these things! I doubled the recipe for a more hearty meal. In the mix: 1/4 cup…