I just wanted to apologize for being rather ghostly of late. I will disclose now that I have a lot on my plate right now and I've been struggling with some mental health issues the past few months (incidentally, I have started therapy again). For this reason, I have decided to postpone the official launch of my YouTube channel until the new year. It's a busy season and it's only going to get busier with the holidays coming up. Probably not a good time to be a beginner and dipping my toes in when I'm dealing with overwhelm. A sneak peak into what has had my attention the past several days. Crafting with my sister last Monday through Thursday has really helped in the mental health department. Here's what we're working on...
We're almost finished. We just have to finish up the scenes in each room. As you can see, there is a skeleton yoga room on the bottom floor, left room. On the right is going to be the witch room, and the second floor, left room is the mummy/embalming room. It has been a lot of work, but we are enjoying it. Halloween is my favorite! Duh, right?!
Regarding the Last Days read-along, I got behind again. I've decided to combine discussions two and three so will plan to have that posted no later than the 14th. That's firm because the 15th is my birthday and I have a pretty busy birthday weekend planned which will include a lot of reading since Dewey's 24-Hour Readathon is on the 17th. Yay!
For those of you participating in the I Read Horror Year-Round reading challenge, I will have the third quarter update posted soon. I'm also failing miserably on that challenge this year as well. *sigh*
Now that I've shared what's going on in my life, how are things going in yours? Feel free to share. I'm always willing to listen.
Thanks so much for being a follower of this blog, and for bearing with me. I appreciate it more than you will ever know.
Yay, I get to continue on! The book definitely has my attention.
ReplyDeleteYou didn't mention it, but this is how far I've gotten with the challenge. I think I'm going to fill all the categories by the end of the year.
Winter - set in winter or snow on the cover or winter in the title
1. Soft and Others by F. Paul Wilson
Epistolary horror - found footage, told in letters and/or diaries
1. Fires of Eden by Dan Simmons
Cult and/or ritual
1. The Hungry Moon by Ramsey Campbell
Haunted house
1. The House Next Door by Anne Rivers Siddons
Full moon and/or woods on the cover
1. Boy in the Box by Marc E. Fitch
Indigenous, Asian, or Latino author
1. The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas
Book published in the 60's, 70's, or 80's
1. Thinner by Richard Bachman
2. Black Wind by F. Paul Wilson
3. The Mirror by Marlys Millhiser
4. Baal by Robert McCammon
Social justice horror
1. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Whatever scares you the most
1. The Warehouse by Rob Hart
Thanks for bearing with me. I am going to post the third quarter check-in. I just have a lot going on right now and now tomorrow is my birthday. lol
DeleteYou're doing great on the challenge! Bravo! How did you like Dorian Gray? I really liked it when I read it.