+1 and -1

Failure first : I'm over 10,000 words behind on my novel.  This may seem insurmountable, but I have recently discovered the major writer's block-inducing hump that was blockading my brilliance and I have since taken care of it. However, I still qualify this as a failure, since I'm disgracefully behind on my goal.

And now, for my SUCCESS!

Today, ladies and gentlemen, for the VERY FIRST TIME in my oh-so-lengthy career as a housewife, I have successfully managed to get each and every single part of dinner onto the table at the SAME TIME. Hot, ready, and food pyramid approved. This may not seem like a big deal, but trust me, it is.  Usually one thing or another is either late or early getting out of the oven, or whatever's boiling on the stove is done WAAAAY before the side dish.  But today, I had potato soup, made from scratch biscuits, and green beans.  Three separate cooking appliances operating all at once with no help from anyone else and I DID IT! I am the kitchen QUEEN!

At least for today.  Tomorrow, it is entirely possible that I will revert to my old cooking habits, wherein I can't even make toast.