Past due

I can say that so far 2009 is not great. It’s only April and with the economy where it is, yeah, not a great year. The idea of bills being past due is on everyone’s mind. Taxes where due the other day and if you didn’t get them done, they are now past due. In the last few months we have seen our friends lose their jobs and people are losing their homes, not great.

My dogs have been waiting to go to the groomers. They were able to go yesterday. They look forward to it and look great afterwards, and they know it. Gwennie was quite happy and demanded extra attention to be paid her. My man didn’t get to her soon enough and she turned her back to him and let out a sigh, followed by her walking to another room in disgust. Middy was happy to be all cleaned up. She should be expecting and I know her pups will see her and think, “What a pretty mom I have”.

Haggis, our male was happy and smiling when he came out of the shop, with his little bandanna on. He seems to smile and pose when he gets home from the groomers. It was a little hard to drive them all home. They kept looking out the windows and bouncing around, as if to show off their new haircuts. I felt bad I had not been able to take them sooner, yes they were past due.

I have been waiting to get a new tribal bra to go with my outfit for my belly dance performance. I have a dance coming up this Sunday, and I am not able to borrow the one I wanted to. Of course next weekend is a huge belly dance event and I have been saving money so I can get in on some discounts. Isn’t that just the way? In the mean time I will use another beaded bra as a stopgap this Sunday. I just can’t justify buying something new a week before the Raqs LA show. Since I have had to borrow a top, my getting a new one is past due.

For my writing I have been thinking about platform, something that is usually talked about in non-fiction. The idea that if you want to write and be an expert on something, you should be famous already. Otherwise no one will publish your book. You could have great tips on playing golf, but if you are not Tiger Woods, no one will buy your book.

Since there has been great change in readership and traditional publishing, its past due to think outside the box. The thing that I am thinking is, what can I do to show that I will be able to sell my book once it is published? How can I build a platform even though my project is fiction?

I think I will work on that in the coming months. A turn around on this year is past due.