Merry New Year 2025!

Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first.

​As the dawn of twenty-five breaks bright,
We gather dreams in the morning light,
With hopes that soar and hearts that cheer,
Embrace the promise of a brand new year.

I have not done a Holiday article for Christmas or New Year in a while. I was looking at my past posts, or rather non entries, to get a gauge on what I've done during Christmas and New Year. From the looks of it, I was either vacationing or taking a break from writing. 

This blog is 12 years old. It's been my authordom diary since the beginning. "A Dirty Blog" has changed,  grown and expanded. Sometimes I've written for myself, sometimes for particular people, and sometimes for a large group. 

This particular post is for future Stephanie to look back on. I don't know how engaging it will be to readers. 

Many of my articles are a digital history of my wins and losses. The triumphs and disasters. Stories that were told and some that were quietly released to the world. AKA not blasted to all my readers.  

Wherever You Go, There You Are

This holiday I spent with my Mom and Dad, and the Hallmark Channel. Donald's birthday was Saturday. Me and some of our mutual friends toasted what would have been his 50th. (yeah grammar people I know my structure might be wrong on that last sentence. Have a coke and a smile on me.) 

Donald will always be a part of my life but I'm going to do what I can to keep to his wishes, not so much for him, but for me. 

I do have to wonder at what point in the future I'll look back at this time and think, things are better now or, wow that was a tough time. Along the way I've met so many widows and most of them have moved on. I'm still in the "how do you do that?" stage. They have new spouses or are seeing someone and it just seems very foreign to me. 

Because I'm such a ray of sunshine, I also want to commemorate my Husky Tyberius "Ty-Ty" has also moved on. He was 15. Such a beautiful dog. 

​But, I'm still here and kicking. I can't summon the usual goodbye to the year, but there is a warm place in my heart for the holidays that will remain. And, there's the Hallmark Channel movies to make me smile. 

Plans for 2025

I moved all my 2024 publishing plans to 2025. Now that it's here, I'm looking at myself and saying "How are you going to do all that?". Part of me is waving (at myself) and with a sarcastic smile, saying, "Good luck!" while the other part of me is rolling up my sleeve with an enthusiastic, "We can do it!" 

I do have one book already out on pre-order. "A Blind Curve" is coming January 31st, 2025. 

One step in the right direction! 

My organization for writing and publishing is top notch. At the very least, I'll have an idea of how to plan forward and how long it takes me. 

So there's my report. Have a great year, ya'll! 

Until next time...
...happy reading!

​~ Stephy