Managed to make chocolate truffles yesterday on the theory that chocolate makes everything better. Had to hide them from the kids in the freezer (need to be stored there anyway lest they rapidly melt). I use coconut cream (skimmed from the top of the canned coconut milk), nutmeg and semi-sweet choc chips in my recipe, then use a small scoop to portion and roll in cocoa or coconut. I had four yesterday, but since I'm avoiding cow's milk I'm slimming down again. Death to cow's milk! Goat or coconut are my favorite stand ins, though goat milk is just wrong in coffee; stick to soy or or coconut.
Also managed bookkeeping; made $4,000 in Jan and $13,000 in Feb (Smashwords paid its quarterly). Will attempt a bit of editing today. Speaking of, if anyone spots typos or formatting junk in
When Sparks Fly or
No Words Alone, let me know & I'll fix them.
BTW, Dorchester is in foreclosure, but that's not the same as bankruptcy, which frees my books. Will have to write my former agent's old agency and ask, "Now what?"
Lots of purchases on Smashwords since those two became free. Sales were down on Apple last season since I made my books $3.99, so put them back to $2.99. I think that buyers in that market expect things to cost as much as the average app, though the word is that books on Amazon and B&N sell better at $3.99 or higher. If that's the case, I expect sales to go up in the next quarter, especially if I can release new books. Counting the days until home school is over.
I won't be saving all my receipts to deduct sales tax, because it's easier to just let our CPA use the generic number. That's two hours of my life I won't get back.
There goes the neighbor teen doing her daily jog to the bus stop, so it must be time to start my day. My oldest is making coffee, so I'd best find the appropriate milk to put in it. Oh, no! We're down to goat and flax... Maybe I should stick with tea.
