Just a Hello

[Ria Stone]

Hello fellow SWFers:

Glad to see you are surviving COVID19.

This pandemic has turned my life upside down.

All my normal routines are gone, and t has taken me quite awhile to reestablish new routines.

I live in a Hot Zone, so I am housebound alot.

Mix in tech difficulties, so my life was a mess for awhile.

But, I recognize, I am lucky. I know many have lost their jobs and businesses have closed.

I try to keep up with the news.

What is saving my sanity are various DIY Craft and Freakin Frugal Dumpster Diving videos on YouTube.

I am so proud, I made a reusable grocery bag out of a t-shirt and I love it.

Since late July, I have been making various crafts 24/7 and, of course, I am learning a lot.

Most of my writing has been personal.

I pick at working on an incomplete novel but it slow going.

Keep writing!

Take care

[djmills]

Oct 14, 2020 4:22:30 GMT -8 Ria Stone said:

Hello fellow SWFers: ...

What is saving my sanity are various DIY Craft and Freakin Frugal Dumpster Diving videos on YouTube.

Hi, Ria. Yes, being creative does help to focus on the moment, and drowns out the constant news items. Glad you are OK.

I have been reformatting print interiors and covers files, and uploading to D2D. I now have 15 books back in print. And 1 or 2 to go. I can't find the last two files, but will keep searching on 2 old hard drives. Or I can retype one from my old Amazon print copy. I can download the files from Smashwords if I can't locate them on my hard drives. :-)

In Australia, most of us are keeping our distance, and wear masks in crowds, and try to do the "right" thing. However, there are a few "hot spot" break outs in cities every day or two. Then everyone gets tested and "self isolates" for 14 days, gets tested negative and is back to the "new normal". 

Take care, and have fun being creative.

[Ria Stone]

Oct 14, 2020 12:56:48 GMT -8 djmills said:

Oct 14, 2020 4:22:30 GMT -8 Ria Stone said:

Hello fellow SWFers: ...

What is saving my sanity are various DIY Craft and Freakin Frugal Dumpster Diving videos on YouTube.

Hi, Ria. Yes, being creative does help to focus on the moment, and drowns out the constant news items. Glad you are OK.

I have been reformatting print interiors and covers files, and uploading to D2D. I now have 15 books back in print. And 1 or 2 to go. I can't find the last two files, but will keep searching on 2 old hard drives. Or I can retype one from my old Amazon print copy. I can download the files from Smashwords if I can't locate them on my hard drives. :-)

In Australia, most of us are keeping our distance, and wear masks in crowds, and try to do the "right" thing. However, there are a few "hot spot" break outs in cities every day or two. Then everyone gets tested and "self isolates" for 14 days, gets tested negative and is back to the "new normal". 

Take care, and have fun being creative.

Wow, you have been busy and it all sound great!!