Back in the Saddle Again

Holy smokes it’s 2019! Hope you all had a spectacular break over the holiday period, filled with matching Christmas jumpers, spiked eggnog and Home Alone.

I’ve been on a small hiatus for the last two months – I even managed to have a quiet New Years! I’m usually gallivanting around Australia over New Year’s, catching up with old college friends or watching the fireworks in Sydney with the relies. This time around, I had a relaxing one with the fam at my parent’s farm.

Here’s a little photo roll so you can see what I’ve been up to!

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O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree, thy leaves are so unchanging (especially when made of plastic…)

 

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Drinking Pimm’s with my housemate in the summer sun on Christmas Day – sorry no jumpers. Our family buys ‘Christmas dresses’ each year instead!

 

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A bit of New Year’s Eve Karaoke!

 

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Did I tell you I have a new dog?? Her name’s Daisy and she’s super sweet, if not a little shy.

I’d love to say I was using my spare time getting my books ready for publication or working hard on my freelance writing career, but as you can clearly see, I’ve been enjoying the summer sun, singing karaoke, drinking Pimm’s and taking my new dog Daisy for long walks out at the family farm.

In any case, I HAVE been lurking on WordPress and catching up on other people’s blogs – one of my favourite past times!

I’ve made a schedule this year to start getting my books published. I’ve already bought most of my book covers (they ain’t cheap!) and have scheduled some of my books for a professional edit in April – so watch this space!

I promise (to you, my family and myself) that I will exit 2019 as a self-published author, so help me God!

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51 responses to “Back in the Saddle Again”

  1. […] returning from my most recent blogging siesta, I have decided I will be blogging two times a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Choosing two […]

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  2. Erica/Erika Avatar

    It’s fun to see the Christmas dresses, Milly. In the northwest we are big on the “onesies” flannel/fleecy pyjamas. I googled “Pimms” a gin based drink with various add ins. Sounds yummy. I know you will accomplish a lot of good in 2019!

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    1. Milly Schmidt Avatar

      Haha I wish so much it were cool enough here to wear onesies!! I have some awesome snow themed tights and moccasins that I can never wear at Christmas 🙂 I’m very jealous. You’ll to try pimms one day! I have it with lemonade, cucumber, mint and a bit of ginger beer. Tastes amazing in summer

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      p.s my housemate and I were wondering what the northwest constitutes?

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  3. anitashope Avatar

    Looking forward to reading your blog and getting advice on who to trust when thinking about publishing your book.

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  4. heidieliason Avatar

    You have some great content in your blogs and I’m looking forward to reading more. Best of luck with your publishing journey–and thanks for following my blog–I’m following yours now too!

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  5. Bryan Fagan Avatar

    New Years……summer……wait a minute….This American is confused. 🙂

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    1. Milly Schmidt Avatar

      Hahah I love that i have so many Northern hemisphere friends here 🙂

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  6. Laura Beth Avatar

    Welcome back! Happy New Year! I’m excited for you for your publishing goals!!

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  7. K.M. Allan Avatar

    Welcome back, Milly 😊. Daisy is so cute. Looking forward to seeing what you have in store for this year.

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  8. Gemma Avatar

    Daisy’s adorable! So glad you had a nice break!

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  9. Jennifer Kelland Perry Avatar

    Welcome back from your hiatus. Here’s to 2019 seeing you published! 😊

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    1. Milly Schmidt Avatar

      Thanks Jennifer! I really do hope so hahaha

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  10. Lauren K Avatar

    Good luck with your publishing endeavours this year Milly!

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    1. Milly Schmidt Avatar

      Thanks Lauren 🙂

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  11. Poppy Avatar

    Super cute dog! Sounds like you are definitely on your way to being published!!

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    1. Milly Schmidt Avatar

      Thanks Poppy! I hope so 🙂

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  12. stacyaldermanwriter Avatar

    1) the doggos are adorable!
    2) I am SO jealous of your sunshine! In parts of the States, it’s been below zero for three days now and I can NOT cope! There are only so many layers a person can wear!
    3) Sending you luck on your self-publishing adventure!

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    1. Milly Schmidt Avatar

      Hey Stacy! We’ve been hearing all about your bad weather here in Australia! It’s been a major news item on show channels actually (goes to show how much we love the US). I can’t even imagine being that cold. We’re actually going through a bit of a heatwave over here, though it should be cooling off this week. Hope you stay safe – and warm! (And thank you! I think my doggos are pretty cute too! Must of the time hahaha)

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      1. stacyaldermanwriter Avatar

        Yeah I’ve only experienced cold like this maybe 3 times in my 34 years and it is intense. Painful actually. Trying to keep spring in my mind!

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        1. Milly Schmidt Avatar

          It’s funny you say that because we’re currently experiencing a heatwave that only occurs once every 10 years or so – but this is the most extreme one on record. I live in a high altitude city that historically only gets about 1 day over 36 °C each year, but all up we’ve just experienced an ENTIRE week of 36 °C !

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  13. Dara Avatar

    An excellent goal for the new year. Good luck!

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  14. dourdan Avatar

    i love the lighting effect of the tree 😀

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    1. Milly Schmidt Avatar

      Thanks 🙂 It was completely unintentional, my iPhone 6 camera keeps throwing up sparkles whenever I try to take a photos of my fairy lights!

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  15. Rachel Avatar

    Lovely to see you back!! Enjoyed seeing the photos from your warm and sunny Australian Christmas, very different from the wet, miserable weather here in Ireland (I try not to leave the warmth of the stove this time of year)!! Happy New Year 🙂

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    1. Milly Schmidt Avatar

      Hi Rachel! Seems like the Northern hemisphere is experiencing some really intense winter conditions atm! I wish I could send some heat your way – it’s getting a bit ridiculous over here. I do love the sun, but aussie heatwaves are the worst hahaha we actually have to AVOID the stove and cook outside on the barbie as much as possible to keep the inside of the house cool! I miss baking cookies and roasts, but it’s just too hot. Oh and happy New year 🙂

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  16. colinandray Avatar

    That “drinking Pimms” dog looks just like our Ray!

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    1. Milly Schmidt Avatar

      Oh cool do you have a German shepherd? This one was actually a neighbour’s dog that crashed our Christmas party! It was hilarious. My housemate and I decided to get a ‘family photo’ with him – such a big gentle doggo.

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      1. colinandray Avatar

        German Shepherd/Rottweiler.

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  17. Mark Caudill Avatar

    It’s always good to take a break.
    Good luck with your books.

    Have a super wonderful day.

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    1. Milly Schmidt Avatar

      Thanks Mark 🙂 Hope you have a great day too!

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  18. Sean D. Layton Avatar

    Glad to see you’re back. I would pop by your blog every so often to make sure I hadn’t missed a post notification and was wondering where you’d gotten to. Sometimes a break is a great way to recharge.

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    1. Milly Schmidt Avatar

      Hi Sean! It’s really nice to hear you check back every now and then – I didn’t think anyone would notice if I was gone!! And yes, small breaks are a great way to recharge. I think I just needed a small reset to get my goals in order 🙂

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      1. Sean D. Layton Avatar

        Well, glad you’re back!

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  19. Shell Vera Avatar

    Cheering you in! I have the same goal!! I’ve oublished all these books and ghostwritten many others while mine have sat in my computer. This is the year they come out and onto someone else’s computer who needs to read them!! ~Shell

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    1. Milly Schmidt Avatar

      Cheering you right back!! We can do this 🙂

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      1. Shell Vera Avatar

        Ouch… just saw my typos. I really must be more careful when typing from phone! Thank you for support! We’ve got this!!

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  20. Anthony Avatar

    Always great to catch up with you. I hope all goes well for you in 2019.

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    1. Milly Schmidt Avatar

      Hi Anthony! Great to see your familiar face, or would e-face be the term? LOL

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  21. floatinggold Avatar

    I was wondering where you went. Good to see you.
    And good luck with the books. Keep us posted. I’ve got a lot to learn, and I know you can teach.

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    1. Milly Schmidt Avatar

      Goldie! Oh I’ve missed you! I’ll go catch up on your blog right now 🙂 p.s how did you do your email pop-up newsletter thing on your blog? I’ve been trying to Google how to set one up on WP but am failing miserably hahaha

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      1. floatinggold Avatar

        Mailchimp. I signed up with them, and then they give you a code to embed on your site. You can do it!

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  22. Tomas Avatar

    Good luck and nice to see you back!

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  23. kataar Avatar

    Yay! Good luck, I’ll be over here cheering you on to self-publishing success 😀

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  24. H.R.R. Gorman Avatar

    Yay! It’s great to see you back! Glad you had a great holiday.

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    1. Milly Schmidt Avatar

      I’m so glad to be back! I feel my WP addiction switching back on with a vengeance hahah

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