There's a nip in the early morning air and the Spirit Halloween stores have sprouted up like mushrooms! Yes, yes, [insert all the general squee about spooky season here]. I enjoy Halloween as much as the next basic white girl, but mostly I have mixed feelings about fall because it means the end of summer, … Continue reading September Wrap-Up & October Goals
LEGO Build Report: The White House
Ships and buildings are my thing when it comes to LEGO, but by buildings, I tend to mean sets that are part of the Creator Expert category rather than famous architectural buildings. However, far from me to turn down a free LEGO set! My father-in-law found a brand new set for me at a yard … Continue reading LEGO Build Report: The White House
LEGO Build Report: NASA Space Shuttle Discovery
Once upon a time, I was going to be an astronaut. Then I learned more about math and science and noped straight out of that. My career goals changed, but my passion for space never waned. Even though most of the ships in my LEGO collection are of the Star Wars variety, I finally finished … Continue reading LEGO Build Report: NASA Space Shuttle Discovery
LEGO Build Report: International Space Station
I asked Twitter which LEGO set I should build next during my spouse's February work weekend. The overwhelming winner was the Space Shuttle Discovery, a set that clocks in at over 2,000 pieces. That's definitely a 2-day build. Unfortunately, I lost all of Saturday to boring grown-up stuff, so I substituted the International Space Station … Continue reading LEGO Build Report: International Space Station
LEGO Build Report: The Child
You know by now that I'm a "ships and buildings" sort of girl, in the types of LEGO sets that I buy for myself. That doesn't mean I'll stick my nose up when friends gift me sets they'll think I enjoy. In this case, I received a combined Christmas/birthday gift in the form of the … Continue reading LEGO Build Report: The Child
LEGO Build Report: The Razor Crest
Remember when I built my new typewriter LEGO set over the holidays? The spouse joined me to build one of his own! Though I am currently the uncontested LEGO aficionado in our household, he grew up building them, and we have an agreement that certain sets we purchase will be his to complete. With his … Continue reading LEGO Build Report: The Razor Crest
January Wrap-Up & February Goals
The highlight of my month is my new coffee machine with milk frother that makes espresso, so that I can make lattes from the comfort of home. It's cold out, and I severely dislike it (the only perk is lots of kitty snuggles). One of my annual conventions has already been canceled, and I'm expecting … Continue reading January Wrap-Up & February Goals
LEGO Build Report: Typewriter
Since the spouse and I still had an entire 3 days off between when we got back from our holiday vacation and returning to work after the new year, I spend 2 of them building LEGO and binge-watching television shows. As I writer, you know it was only a matter of time until I got … Continue reading LEGO Build Report: Typewriter
LEGO Build Report: Bookshop
That awkward moment when you almost completely forget to blog about the LEGO build that is the MOST RELEVANT to your entire brand. Actually, that might also be completely on-brand for me. Last fall, I kicked the reorganization of my LEGO room guest room into high gear, which led to the completely obvious distraction of … Continue reading LEGO Build Report: Bookshop
LEGO Build Report: Escape from The Ten Rings & Battle at the Ancient Village
Last month, I was honored to officiate the wedding of my best friend to her beautiful new wife. The officiant is not typically part of the full bridal party, but they considered me on par with the Best Man. They know their friends well, and my bridal party gift from the new couple included two … Continue reading LEGO Build Report: Escape from The Ten Rings & Battle at the Ancient Village
Build Report: Sanctum Sanctorum Showdown
As a belated reward for publishing Steel Justice, I treated myself to a reward over Labor Day weekend by finally building Doctor Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum. I adore the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but since I prefer building ships and buildings versus dioramas meant for younger LEGO fans, there's not much in that theme for me. Thus, … Continue reading Build Report: Sanctum Sanctorum Showdown
Build Report: Charms Class & Herbology Class
It's been a while since I built any LEGO sets for one reason: Lack of space in the official LEGO room (otherwise known as my guest room). However, these adorable sets look like books, so I justified putting them together knowing that they would go on the bookshelves in my living room. Supporting our individual … Continue reading Build Report: Charms Class & Herbology Class
Build Report: Hogwarts Castle
Since I acknowledged that I'll never have room for the largest LEGO set ever, I set my sights slightly smaller -- on the second-largest LEGO set ever. I also thought this dream was unattainable, even though it was my number one wish-list item for the 2018 holiday/birthday season. Even though my birthday is 6 days … Continue reading Build Report: Hogwarts Castle
Build Report: LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar 2018
I had so much fun with the LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar in 2017 that I had to do it again! Below is a quick summary of all the cool things I added to my collection. LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar 2018 (75213) -- 307 pieces First, the holiday-themed elements! Christmas Moisture Vaporator, A New … Continue reading Build Report: LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar 2018
December Wrap-Up & January Goals
Another year, come and gone. As with any year, I've had some major successes and minor disappointments. On the writing front, the success was my fourth book published, which means that my series is officially over halfway complete. The fifth book is also in the midst of the publication process. Unfortunately, on the disappointment side, … Continue reading December Wrap-Up & January Goals
Build Report: BTL-A4 Y-Wing Starfighter
Just because I'm behind schedule with all of my writing projects doesn't mean I will deprive myself of a reward when I do get something done! To celebrate submitting my fifth novel to my editor, I built this year's special Star Wars set, the Y-Wing Starfighter. The Y-Wing is not one of my favorite ships … Continue reading Build Report: BTL-A4 Y-Wing Starfighter
September Wrap-Up & October Goals
How is it almost the end of the year? What happened? Where have I been? Writing and reading and traveling, for the most part. Oh yeah, and I published my fourth book. Welcome Steel Empires Book 4: Steel Time to the world! But now October has already started, so there's no time to waste! September Wrap-Up … Continue reading September Wrap-Up & October Goals
August Wrap-Up & September Goals
I didn't travel anywhere this month, but I still managed to have plenty of adventures! The highlights of the month were definitely the cover reveal for my next book, Steel Time, and buying the very first new car for either of us with my husband, a Tesla Model 3! Other fun things included some home … Continue reading August Wrap-Up & September Goals
Build Report: Hans Christian Andersen
The first step to admitting you have a problem is to buy more LEGOs. That's how it works, right? Regardless, I'm officially buying LEGO sets faster than I can build them, but the LEGO sets I buy are expensive enough that they keep coming with awesome freebies to tide me over until my next major … Continue reading Build Report: Hans Christian Andersen
Build Report: BB-8
There was no reason for me to buy this year's special Star Wars Day LEGO set, but that didn't stop me! While the awesome Y-Wing Starfighter set is waiting patiently in my "to be built" pile (dwarfed only by my "to be read" pile), I couldn't resist putting together this cute freebie I got with … Continue reading Build Report: BB-8