19 January

• Spent the morning exploring real estate listings in Bozeman, Montana. Like that you get a lot of house and land for your money. Contacted a local broker and signed up for listings email.

• My heart is still in Tahoe, but it is out of my target budget. Can I find another mountain community that I will like as well? ANd how do I decide between the mountain communities I have found, between Utah and Colorado and Montana and Wyoming?

• I entered a Writer's Digest short story contest for Inspirational Writing based on a chapter from my novel.