I'm back... mostly :)

If you read my blog last month, you know my husband had to type it for me because I'd injured my right arm. I'm thrilled to be typing this myself. I've made huge strides, but I still have a little way to go to be back to 100 percent.

I shared this photo to Facebook a couple of weeks ago. It shows the outer bands of Hurricane Hanna, which came ashore about 300 miles or so south of us. I'm sharing it here for a different reason.

Look at all the colors. That's about how the bruises on my right arm looked from my shoulder down to my fingers. It's all gone now. Almost all the swelling is gone as well, except for my fingers.

I spent July reaching tiny milestones. In no particular order:
Feeding myself with my right hand.
Typing with both hands.
Straightening my arm to side and front.
Showering and washing my hair by myself. Good and bad points about these two 😊
Shaving legs.
Brushing and drying my hair.

Goals for August:
Arm overhead
Self pedicure

Catch up on email backlog

Floss!
Mouse with right hand. I can only for this for short periods every once in a while right now. Which means that everything at the computer except straight typing takes me at least twice as long. Ugh.

Besides this setback, I'm grateful for so much.
My family, especially Husband, who has come through like a champ and taken wonderful care of me.
Friends, both in real life and online, who have remained a lifeline.
My general overall good health, without which I'd likely still be having major issues.
My faith in God, who holds me throughout it all.
My iPad - because I can Facebook and Twitter by moving only the muscles in my fingers.

Even with baby steps, progress is wonderful!

In other news.....

The best news is that on Monday, I started writing again. It feels so good to be able to actually get those words and thoughts out of my head and onto the page.

While I couldn't write, however, not only did I think about Gracie a lot, but I also thought about an idea I first got last fall for a new series. It's been rumbling around in my head off and on ever since, but now I've actually learned some things about the main characters. And I wrote them down! It's  going to be real.

I think you'll like this new series as much as Gracie. I also have an idea for another Coastal Connection standalone novel, but it's not as developed yet.

Will I be able to work on all of these at the same time by picking up one if I have a block on another? I don't know. But my plan is to try.

On the other hand, maybe the threat of leaving her alone to work with someone else will make Gracie give me more information at a time instead of making me wait on her before moving forward.

I'll keep you posted!

See you back here on Wednesday, September 2 - which I see is a full moon. Here's hoping things are rocking and rolling in a good way for all of us by then.

Hugs,
Carol