Day: April 4, 2006

I’ve figured out why I’ve been so stressed yesterday and today. For months I have been telling myself that as soon as we open preorders for the book we’ll be able to plan our future financially. That was a mistake. It is going to take at least another week before we have enough information to begin forming plans. The opening sales for the book have been wonderful, but I’ve been unable to be happy about it because of continued limbo when I expected to be limboless. I need to stop expecting all of the money to arrive today.

Also, I didn’t have time to recover from the emotional roller coaster of the weekend before I climbed onto the emotional rollercoaster of preorders. No wonder I’m feeling a bit queasy.

Gleek is recovering well. She is crankier and sleepier than usual, but her appetite is picking up and she is playing.

Patches seems to have reverted to his usual secure and happy self.

Book pre-orders opened yesterday. We’ve already broken even on the books. Now we just need to see how long the flow of orders will last. Will it bring in enough money to fill our financial reservoirs so that Howard doesn’t have to go get a day job? I can’t help feeling like the first 48 hours of preorders will determine the outcome. I can’t stop being stressed.