I have a new haircut. This isn’t big news since I change my hairstyle and color about as often as Cher has plastic surgery, but yesterday’s trip to the clippers came with philosophy. I was having a Really Bad No Good Terrible Day and I thought, “I need to do one thing to make my world a better place. One thing. I know, I’ll get a haircut.” (My hair had reached the point where it resembled a shrub in dire need of pruning, one of the downsides to life with natural curls.)

It was the right move. I felt better the instant I made the appointment, and by the time the clippers had done their work, I felt reborn. (Yes, Mom, I’m back to the Annie Lenox spikes and I might go bright red again, too!)

Along with doing just one thing to move forward, sometimes you need to take control and change just one thing. It can change your perspective and help affirm that you are in control of your life. If you’re unsatisfied with something, you can change it. Starting with a simple phone call, maybe. Yes, hair is easier to change than a lot of other things, but you have to start somewhere and an easy success makes a good springboard to bigger things.

Heretics; Shannon Stacy has my unending admiration for today’s RTB column. RWA is a secular organization. Aside from a separate opt-out category for erotic romance, those members who cannot set aside their prejudices to read a Desire, Temptation, etc. should abstain from judging altogether. Although they’ll miss out on some great books. One of the best category romances I’ve read in recent years was “Barely Mistaken” by Jennifer LaBrecque, a Temptation.

Writing: I’ve been fairly unproductive on the writing front lately but the 7th month of pregnancy is supposed to bring a surge of energy with it and I’m prepared to capitalize on that. I have many projects ready to go when I can stay awake long enough to write ’em. It takes a deceptive amount of energy to write. Just sitting in a chair shouldn’t be that tiring, right? Ah, but it’s so much more. And so much of my energy seems to be going into making this future gymnastics star.

But anyway, at least my hair looks good. : D