I’m going to admit something shocking.
I have anxiety. And a lot of the time, anxiety breeds self-doubt.
I know, you didn’t see that coming.
I’m going to admit something shocking.
I have anxiety. And a lot of the time, anxiety breeds self-doubt.
I know, you didn’t see that coming.
We’ve been here a little over a week now. The apartment is starting to look like an apartment and we’ve gotten the hang of some of the building’s quirks, like inside hallways and valet trash pickup.
There’s still a lot to do, of course. Nothing’s on the walls and we don’t have a bed yet. (I’m actually getting used to sleeping on an air mattress. Give me a real one and I won’t know what to do with myself.)
Part of why there’s still so much to do is because Orlando is one of the most fun places I’ve ever lived. We’ve been to a farmer’s market, tried out a ton of restaurants, gone to an event at the farmer’s market, and visited both Disney World and Universal. In between times we’ve been building the Lego castle (you can see our progress on my Instagram).
This was definitely a good move. Of course, part of it is that we’re still in the honeymoon period and tomorrow starts work. It’ll be an adventure to see if we can keep our minds on task when the whole city is begging us to come out and experience it!
Do you have any recommendations for places to go or things to do? What’s your favorite place you’ve ever lived? Let me know!
P.S. My mss is at 48k words!
Although no one’s read it yet, anyone who gets their hands on my current manuscript is going to know immediately that I’m madly in love with the Big Island. We lived there for two years and figure that, whenever we settle down, it’ll be back there. Neither of us have ever felt that kind of connection with a place before.
The downside to setting a book there (besides that fact that draft 0 was more ‘love story to the island’ than ‘murder mystery’) is that my memory is made of old sponge. It’ll hold information for exactly as long as its relevant, but no longer. What was my first address? Dunno. How do you find the median? Not a clue.
So I’m doing a lot of research. And parts of that research won’t make it into the book, no matter how much I wish they could.
For instance: the mysterious Waipi’o Tea House.