Sundries...

Had some small bits of good this week, could still be sleeping better and stress levels are still quite high (and likely to get higher for a bit). So the fun bits first:

• A financial problem that was going to be expensive to fix got taken off my plate. It was something I had tried very hard to correct for, but was foiled in the attempt, and had resigned myself to pay for it. But now I don't have to, for reasons I'm sort of unclear on, but the outcome is a good one.
• A good writing-related thing is going to happen on 5/1, but it's not public yet, so waiting until then.
• It is Dine Out for Life today, the big Minnesota benefit for the Aliveness Project, and we have had tasty lunch and dinner from local restaurants.
• Had my first physical in nearly two years and am doing pretty well, all things considered. My liver is not the bouncy internal organ my G.P. likes to see, however, so I likely have to do an ultrasound for it. I suspect the problem is that between the winter, the not getting out that much and the plantar's that took months to clear up, I'm simply not getting as much exercise as either my liver or the rest of me would like. But other wise, blood sugar, cholesterol, heart, et al, good. Heart and reflexes quite good given that the fire alarm went off mid-exam.
• Still no word on job prospects after 5/13; am both weirdly calm and not in gear for looking so I'm either kidding myself or am convinced that this company will pull something out of thin air. Or perhaps, just tired.
• A family medical thing is still a thing, though some support has come in from an unexpected quarter. We'll see how it goes.
• Am back to working on my novel in progress and a new short story that I'm playing with.
• The cover for the next Queen of Swords Press title is quite lovely and edits are in progress.
• It has dawned on me that I am on an upcoming panel on a topic I don't understand as well as I would like and I should probably do something about that.

And now back to work.