The merry month of May and all that...

Rocky week and change. Jana's had some big ups and big downs and it's become apparent that I need to clear out enough space in the downstairs office to start sleeping in there on the air mattress on a more regular basis, as it will be more comfortable than the couch once I get used to it. Which means getting rid of stuff. I'm also getting her name off sundry assets so I can apply for aid for her; right now the money for the PCAs as well as everything else is getting paid for out of pocket, mostly my pocket. And memory care/assisted living is both looming and very spendy.

I'm starting to do some cancellations - I won't be tabling at Dancing Bear Chocolate this Sunday because I can't trust her not to get lost and there's no one to check on her because it's Mother's Day. This one is just as well, since I am moderating a panel at the Nebulas on Sunday afternoon and it would have been very challenging to wrangle all of that. I just cancelled on my Monday morning WisCon panel because I don't have anyone to sit with her long enough for me to do a panel AND deal with check out AND the Dealer's Room table. So it wasn't very practical anyway. Mostly just common sense things that would have left me feeling drained and overloaded if I tried them, but it does remind me that I miss having a lot of energy.

Otherwise, my class weekend didn't carry, so I opted to run a zillions errands instead. I did get to do a delightful podcast interview on So I'm Writing a Novel. Got the Nebula Weekend this weekend, Rochester Pride next weekend and WisCon the weekend after that. I'm making a lot of progress on edits for Dee Holloway's novella and a bit of progress on Blue Moon. And there are little bit of fun here and there so it's not so bad.