Pretty Ponies All in a Row (Book) https://www.Writing.Com/main/profile.php/blog/nmarshall It's been a while but here I am! As with any shiny new year I made goals. I no longer do resolutions. The word just triggers the reaction to break it. Well this year, instead of going in all gung ho, I've done nothing. I've just been fuzzy headed and just lackluster. On Monday that cleared up some and I got to work on me. One thing I resolved to do was to work on my health and just be, well, healthier. I didn't re...[Read Full Post] Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:12:44 EST https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1025487 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1025487 Has it really been that long since I checked in? Well, New Year's was quiet. I went to the home of some friends. We had dinner at Joe's Crab Shack on the eve. New Year's Day a big cold front hit. The husband built a fire and we watched really bad movies. It was nice though just hanging out with two of my fave peeps. They gave me a small air fryer for Christmas. I've been wanting one. I spend too much money at fast food windows and need to eat healthier stuff. This little appliance seems to be an easy and quick solution. My boss also bought me a single cup coffee maker. I've yet to try it out. I have several boxes of K Cups I ordere...[Read Full Post] Wed, 12 Jan 2022 11:45:54 EST https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1024545 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1024545 I'm back from my Christmas trip to my sister's in Oklahoma. I left on Thursday and was home by yesterday morning. Traffic was good both ways. My sis worked on Thursday but I have a key so I got there around noon. I hung out with her dog, a itty bitty chihuahua named Polly. After several years of living with my sis, that little dog doesn't know what to think of me. I only see her around 3-4 times per year, though. My sister made the mistake of handing me the re...[Read Full Post] Tue, 28 Dec 2021 15:15:08 EST https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1023761 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1023761 It's been two weeks since I wrote here! My life is mostly quiet so not a lot to share. The rest of my weekends this year, and the first of next year are filled.It's that busy time of year! This weekend I'll be dog sitting. She's a half poodle-half Australian sheperd. She looks more like a labradoodle. She's a big character and thinks she's a lapdog. I love spending time with her. Next weekend (Christmas!), I...[Read Full Post] Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:55:49 EST https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1023207 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1023207 Is Thanksgiving really over? Is it really almost Christmas? I'll start with last Tuesday. I got to the hospital, shucked my clothes for a fashionable {note sarcasm} gown, had IV inserted and waited. They did an EKG on me. It showed my heartbeat was in rhythm. The nurse showed that to my doc after he finished the procedure before mine. He ordered another. It showed my heart was in rhythm too. So guess what? you can't shock a heart ...[Read Full Post] Tue, 30 Nov 2021 14:40:03 EST https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1022575 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1022575 My best friend came through last night. She asked me to Thanksgiving! She's supervising due to health issues and her hubby and future daughter in law are cooking. I'm happy to be able to spend time, especially at the holidays, with folks I love. This is my last day at the little library until the 30th. I'll be glad to have some time to do things around the house and just chill with my dogs. As for this Friday at the little ...[Read Full Post] Fri, 19 Nov 2021 15:12:06 EST https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1021963 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1021963 I'm still plodding along. Wednesday I had a monster migraine. I hadn't had one that bad in a very long time. Yesterday was pre-op day. They interrogated me, poked my brain, and drained me of my blood. I go in at 10:00 a.m. next Tuesday. I'm nervous as hell but so ready to feel better. My friend that's driving me isn't thrilled with the prospect. He hates hospitals! All he has to do is go in with me so he physically shows the...[Read Full Post] Thu, 18 Nov 2021 13:09:31 EST https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1021881 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1021881 Well it's my Monday here at the little library. What a weekend! I went with a friend to my alma mater's state semifinals volleyball games. We won easily in straight sets on Friday but lost in straight sets on Saturday. The other team outplayed us. I hope they win state. On the way to and from the games I saw several unusual things. I added them to my writing journal. I love finding great fodder for future projects! The rest ...[Read Full Post] Tue, 16 Nov 2021 12:53:55 EST https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1021751 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1021751 It's been a quiet day at the little library where I work. I had some projects I needed to do and some books to wrap and shelve. The library won a $5,000 grant toward books. We are slowly getting them on the shelves. The board president, who for all intents and purposes, is the library director until we find someone who wants to work, has to get the books into the system and labels printed. I take it from there. I apply the labels and wra...[Read Full Post] Wed, 10 Nov 2021 16:49:58 EST https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1021336 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1021336 I thought I'd give this blog thing another try. Now that I have access to internet four days per week, I can write some. For those who haven't met me in my many years at Writing.com, I'm Nikola. I live in Texas in an efficiency with my two small dogs.I work at a small library in another small town nearby. I love it! Who wouldn't? I'm surrounded by books! What else would you need/want to know about me? I write off and on. Love to read....[Read Full Post] Tue, 09 Nov 2021 15:08:05 EST https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1021243 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1021243