Wow - it's been a minute. I feel that 2017 is the year I get back into writing. Maybe not forever, but at least this year. I need something to keep me grounded, and I love this band and the community that welcomed me back in 2008. It's my happy place. Just listening to really any of their songs gives me peace.

However, as I sit down to my laptop tonight, I am not hit with sudden inspiration. I want to write but I'm struggling. Any suggestions to move me forward or is it best to sit and wait until I'm ready?

- Rachel

...so maybe I'll finally be able to get back into this whole writing thing!

I've been without a true, blue laptop for months now. In the interim I've just been using my iPhone. While really great in general, it is not a laptop. I'm so excited to have something solid in my hands again.

I got an ACER Aspire V5. It is a laptop but the screen is touch-friendly. Which works well with the Windows 8 operating system that I had to purchase. Unfortunately they don't even let you do Windows 7 anymore so I really just had to make a decision of touch screen or not with Windows 8. I think I made a good choice!

***Update***

Returned the ACER due to wireless connectivity issues and got an HP ENVY dv7. No touchscreen but better overall. :)

If anyone is interested in joining us, we've only just begun the first week. Head on over to fanson_losers and comment on the first couple of posts about MOTIVATION. I look forward to seeing you there!

If you haven't already, head on over to the Yahoo! Group http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/fanson_losers/ to sign up for this round of Fanson Losers.

Hope to see you there!

Good evening everyone!

I wanted to give a shout out to all those fansons who have joined me on a weight loss journey previously. I've managed to keep off over 25 lbs in the last year.

But I still have more to lose.

If you are interested in doing a Holiday Slim-Down challenge, I have created a Yahoo Group to keep us all accountable. I find that the setup at this site is slightly better for sending messages and keeping a weight table than LJ ever will be. That doesn't mean I won't post awards and such at the fanson_losers site anymore, just that the majority of daily/weekly discussion and activity will occur at the Yahoo site.

If you are interested, please join fanson_losers and you will get information on how to get to the Yahoo group and what's coming up this holiday season!

Hope to see you there!

p.s. if you aren't a fanson (gasp!) you can still join. we don't discriminate. :P

Title: In His Hands
Author: rachie_grl6
Chapter: 0/?
Rating: R
Characters: Taylor, Zac, Juli (OFC)
Pariing: Taylor/Juli (eventual Zaylor)
Word Count: 173
Author's Note: This is my 2010 NaNoWriMo attempt. While I didn't complete the challenge, I did write a ton and I'm excited to share it with you.




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