Odds and Ends

I have had a lot of time to think lately and it has led me to the conclusion that I am in desperate need of something to occupy my time. I chose a manuscript that I have spent years working on to see how much progress I could make on it during the next month. 

While things are looking up, I still have a great deal of stress because of expenses at the moment. The holidays are coming up and I am not prepared in the least for them. The money isn't coming together, the school is nickel and dime this, nickel and dime that.