Well, let me rephrase that....nobody died. War did not erupt on American soil. My children and husband (the nerd who owns my heart) are all safe and healthy. The house did not burn down.
However...yesterday my laptop (With ALL of my files on it...all five books, all drafts, all chapters, all of everything.) crashed, and my hard drive was toast. All of my work gone in one historic POOF.
I cried. And swore. And cried some more. Threw a few things. And actually got sick.
No really....I lost everything. And this is how I felt about it...
Yeah...and that is the "G" rated version.
So now I am beginning the daunting task of rewriting blogs and rewriting CHAPTERS, and trying to figure out what in the hell went wrong in the first place. And why I can't copy and past pictures the way I used to.....
*SIGH*
It's been a long 24 hours. And this is all happening WEEKS before my book is supposed to debut. Yeah. I no longer have a copy of it. It's gone. POOF! Gone. Bye bye....
Now, I know that I need to be a strong, confident woman. I need to put on a brave face and be calm and confident and willing and able to face all obstacles with a firm fortitude and all of that crap...
But I am so overwhelmed right now, I just feel like crying. And eating. Crying while eating, in fact.
Yeah...just like that. Only I'm not a dude.
However. I am going to try to be a big girl. I am going to try and be an example to all of the overworked, stressed out, spread-to-thin moms out there. I am going to buck up. I am going to brush myself off, and pick myself back up...I am going to rewrite those lost chapters, and live without all of my rough drafts and first versions that have flitted off into cyber world forever. I am going to put a brave smile on my face, and move forward.....just keep swimming, just keep swimming...
Make this:
Whether or not you add alcohol is your business. I don't drink, so I prefer mine with a big plate of this:
Because right now...my saving grace amongst the clusterfrick that is my life these days is: Cheesus Saves.
Brooke Moss.
P.S. Wish me luck.
