Minor Frustrations and Positive Thoughts - Real Idol, Etsy and Cooking

This week's story for my writing challenge group (Live Journal Real Idol) was limited to votes from contestants only. But, we had to read all of the stories submitted and comment, if we felt like it. We also had to rate each story and send the rating we had given to the moderator. It was a LOT of reading - almost 75 stories - and originally Gary gave us 2 days in which to accomplish this. I was one of several who said "No way". So he extended the review/vote time but will cut down on the amount of time we have to write our next story. That was fine with me. I finally finished reading and reviewing yesterday morning and sent off my results. Now I'm waiting for the new prompt. I'll have to push a story through quickly, but I rarely have a problem writing to a deadline. 

There's nothing quite like having a dead mouse for a 
computer. They've become so essential in our lives over 
the past decades. Fortunately Voodoo has a touch screen 
and a built-in pen, so I was able to finish and submit 
what I needed. But it was more stumbly than it would 
have been if my mouse had been working. I'll buy 
a new mouse today! 

Of course, as I opened Voodoo up yesterday, ready to finish reading and submit my votes, my mouse was suddenly malfunctioning. I changed the battery, and it was still a no-go. Fortunately, it's a touch-screen and it also has a built-in pen, so between those two, I was able to get my list completed and sent off. I'll be buying a new mouse today, though. I use a mouse most frequently and really can't do without it for long. 

I found this lovely recipe for baked salmon 
in foil. My piece is smaller than this, about 
half the size, but it should work just fine. 

We're in Lent, of course, so Hubby prefers fish on Fridays. He'll probably ask for McDonald's fish tonight, but if not, he has some frozen fillets. I'll try to ask him his preference before I head to the store today. I bought a lovely piece of salmon for myself which I will oven bake in foil with fresh herbs and sliced lemon. Maybe some Brussels sprouts in the oven on a sheet pan as well. I'm already looking forward to it. LOL. 

I've been a part of Eric Edmeades's "The 
Abundance Challenge" over this week, running 
one day behind since the Zoom calls are during 
my work hours. It's been a fascinating 
class, very eye-opening. I know I'm a very 
fortunate person in general, and I embraced 
a lot of what he proposes long ago, but I'm 
still learning new things, so that's great. 

I suspect today will be a very busy day. I need to catch up on my latest Master Class - I haven't been able to attend the live Zoom classes, they have been while I've been at work. But I've been catching the replays the next day. It's a class in Abundance and it's been fascinating and educational. I'd also love to get to Half Price Books when they open at 10:00 am today. I have two boxes of books that I'd like out of my house and into their recycling system. So, as usual, it's going to be a busy day. 

I'm a bit frustrated with Etsy right now. I'm ready to 
go live, but something is stopping me from doing that. 
I did what I could yesterday without results, so I sent 
an Email off to their Customer Service department 
which promises 2-3 day response. I guess it'll be next 
week before I can be operational. Oh well, one more 
delay isn't horrible. 

Oh, and Etsy is NOT live yet. I'm having some issues with them and sent an email off to their customer support yesterday. I'm not expecting an answer for 24-48 hours, so it'll be next week before I'm up and running (or growling at a long email exchange between a customer service agent and myself). I'll be sure to let you know when I'm live, though. Hopefully sooner rather than later. 

Think positive thoughts and do positive actions today. The 
actions you do will influence those around you, and their 
actions will spread to others as well. Positive thoughts and 
actions can cause positive reactions in turn. Let's spread 
peace and love today. 

Have an excellent Friday. Try to stay calm, think positive thoughts because that positivity can be contagious, and focus on peace in your life. Be that stone that starts the ripple that brings peace to one small part of our world. I'll be back tomorrow.