State of the Blog: Week Four

My boys are upstairs in bed napping. Sooo tempting to nap with them.

But this may be my only chance to get any writing in today.

First week we start the new custody arrangement: I have them during the week and my wife has them during the weekends. And, of course, I have them on the weekend as well. So utterly unsurprising. Another disastrous emergency that my spouse has to attend to instead of being with her sons.

Not complaining that I have them. Complaining about her.

Also, I don't know what to call her. I mean, she has a name—which I won't reveal on this blog (maybe I should giver her a pseudonym?)—but my point is that it feels inaccurate calling her wife. Technically (legally), she is still my wife. In practice...not at all. But she's not my ex-wife yet either. And something like soon-to-be-ex-wife just sounds clumsy and feels cumbersome. Well, this "dilemma" will work itself out soon enough. Now that we have the custody thing figured out, which was our biggest area of contention, we are moving forward with the divorce process. I really, really hope to get it done before the year ends. I know it's only August, but months go by quick, and divorces can drag on.

* * * * * * * * * 

I like some of the more recent changes I made to the blog. I won't be including pictures, videos, and links very often. More of a time waster than anything. I also took down all Adsense nonsense. Almost a month of ads on my blog, and I've only earned a penny. Not to mention the annoyance factor. I also deleted the large pics that linked to my Twitter and Facebook accounts. My blog looks more sleek now. I plan to instead use simple text links instead...as soon as I get around to making them. Maybe I'll do it when I'm done with this post.

* * * * * * * * * 

Been doing a lot with the story I've been working on. I need to really expand on it to add a "so what" factor. When I started, I was an English and Psychology undergrad, and reading it over now...it's a little, well, boring, despite some of the content I do like. I was trying to be too "literary". So the overhaul will take a lot of thought on the world I built, the characters, and where I would like the overall story to go. I'lll get there. 

For now though, I will have to devote more time to some more vitas and resumes. I haven't heard back from the last two I sent out, and a couple more positions opened up that I like. Plus, I am looking into part-time work to bring in a little more income. Single parenthood, especially day care, is a money drain. And asking my wife to pony up her share can be hit or miss. Hoping the court steps in more there once the paperwork gets to the judge.