Wading Through Life…

Party Planning has begun! At least, a party for 2! No, not that kind…I’m knee deep in planning a girls’ weekend with my daughter.

At the end of the month, we will be immersing ourselves in the history, beauty, and spooky atmosphere that is Salem, MA. I’m sure y’all will hear more than you ever wanted to know about my trip.  😊  Lots of pics and musings about that in the near future.

In the meantime, I want to talk about planning and mental health. I’m not sure if its my writer’s imagination or just my natural planning nature (I’m a planner girl through and through!), but the excitement is kicked up a notch when I’m planning something that’s actually fun.

Maybe this is obvious to everyone else, but for a long time I’ve been immersed in the minutiae of my weekly schedule. Chores, work schedule, appointments, and all kinds of tasks…none of it FUN.

Pssstttt…. I’m not really good at planning enjoyable things for myself. Just the details of life that need to be organized and taken care of…

But looking at the possibilities for this trip (things to do, places to eat, what we will see) and my excitement has been a big boost to my mental health. I have something to look forward to, daydream about, and enjoy the thought of.

Those things that give you that kick of excitement and energy you don’t get from the daily grind.

I’d forgotten that.

Which means I need to start planning more fun things for myself! Uh oh. I’m not a natural in this arena (see whole explanation above…).  😊

I may need some help here. What are your favorite plans to look forward to? Big ones like trips? Small ones like a date night?

I’d love to hear your suggestions!

Take care,

Dani

Haunted Heritage

It’s almost time for Spooky Season! My favorite time of year. Here’s one of my Secrets of Covington Corner novellas to get you in the appropriate spooky mood!

She’d prepared to be flooded in during the storm, alone…she didn’t plan on being stranded in a haunted house with him.

With an antebellum home to protect, Olivia doesn’t waste any time in her preparations. She’d promised her employer she would take care of the place while she was in the hospital. No power and no exit route is par for the course this far from town.
But her plans didn’t include a sexy PI who seems intent on digging into her employer’s every secret. Isolated by rising flood waters, Olivia can’t get away from his questions or the heated attraction he evokes. Still she can’t shake the feeling he’s hiding something.

Will the old trunk in the attic reveal a new kind of storm? Will his investigation into a long lost heir destroy the very love they’ve both been longing for? Find out HERE!

Novellas in Secrets of Covington Corner series in order:
Shadow Manor
Haunted Heritage
Dark Destiny
Holiday Storm

It Caught My Eye…

I’m so ready for Fall! It just started cooling down here in the South, but I know better than to trust it. We will have second summer soon. I’m just praying for more than 2 weeks of autumn’s cool breezes before winter kicks in…