The Real Life Adventures of Emily Sinclair

Last week I got my first job! *Does a happy dance* It's a seasonal job, but one I'm really enjoying. I got home this evening quite tuckered out after peeling twenty gallons of apples for applesauce, but it's nice to work at a place I enjoy being at. What kind of job did I get? Well, let's put it this way: it involves a lot of work, concentration, and heated juice. In short, I'm working at a cider press. :) I found these photos off the company's Facebook. Do to the fact I don't like to bring attention to where I live (you know the bad guys would love to find me), I'm leaving out the name of the place. It's the best, though. And I love working with my coworkers. I come in on Thursdays to do cider with the crew, and afterwards we have a big lunch inside the house. It's a fun group to be around. Today I got called in to work on some apples for applesauce, which is nice because I can use the extra work. Here's some pictures I found online of ...

As of 8:12 AM this morning, I penned the words I am Cynthia. And I am free. Then with a satisfied grin I wrote The End, and set back to revel in the fact my first full-length Young Adult novel, resulting in eight months of writing, 337 pages and 89,939 words. I am finished with the first draft of my book, Free. I AM DONE! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now for five months of editing...

Okay, I should have posted this a LONG time ago. But here it goes. A quick overview of the last three weeks with Bodie. . . We went to our first competition: Cantering back from the California Stake!   Barrel racing! And got fourth, third and third place in barrel racing, speed barrels and California stake! Needless to say- Bodie actually isn't competitive. He was kinda "ladida" about the whole thing. I had a lot of fun with him though. :) Also, I went on another trail ride with my neighbor and her horse Rusty. We rode up to a mountain. It was a fantastic ride and view!  On the road again!   Down the trail we go... There's Canada! The view of the North from horseback. Mountains ahead! On top of the mountain! My friend and her horse, Rusty. Look how far down everything looks! To the left you can see a large lake. Rusty photobombing a picture of Bodie and I. ;) Aww! Nothing like a woman and her horse....

How many of you listen to music while you write? Sound distracting? Actually it's quite calming and very beneficial. I'm a great fan of music. Unfortunately I don't play any instruments and I'm really not good at playing by ear. But I do enjoy music, a lot. Oftentimes when I'm working on a story I create a random playlist to listen to, filled with songs that remind me or inspire me about what story I'm working on.