So, It's been 2 1/2 years since my last blog post. Wow, talk about slacking off. But, now life has shifted in subtle and dramatic ways and though this blog is bare bones at the moment, I will try to give it some life by actually using it.
In the last few years most of my time has been taken up by military duty. I'm a teacher. Not surprising though. I've taught many people, many things on a variety of different subjects, but I teach for the military. I teach people how to cook. I love it.
But, instead of it being a one weekend a month, two weeks per year, it's a full time job for now and will last, at least, another year, possibly two.
So, I have some financial stability in a world that lacks it more often than not. And, I get to do something I truely do love. Yeah for me!

On top of that I have published my first book and many others planned and in the works. Paranormal romance, go figure.
I've found that I'm a very good writer, not necessarily great, but fun, engaging and entertaining. If you enjoy the genre, I have no doubt that my work would be right up your alley. Or in my case, right up a dark alley, filled with scary things and lots of laughs. The book is From Sugar To Shifters, by H. Elizabeth Dunn (that's me) and it's available on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com in book and ebook formats.
And, speaking of romance, a have a bit of that in my real life and not just the literary life that I created.
Good men, all of them. Don't judge :)
After 17 years of having been alone, without touch and without romance, I'm finding out who I am and what I still need to learn when it comes to romantic relationships. And, honestly it's a frightening amount.
With all of the work I'd done on myself over the years, the therapy, the rituals, the angst, the personal dismantaling, I found that no matter how much I'd done in one area, it translated only so far in others.
Though I'm not starting from scratch in the relationship department, I'm not as far along, or as sure footed as I thought I would be when it came to romantic relationships.

It took no time at all for me to get hurt and begin to doubt myself and everything I did, and everything I thought I was. I'm hoping that the roughest waters are behind me as I remember how to communicate more and fear less.
I guess I trust the old and established loves of my friends, but the fledgling loves that are taking shape are suspect and frightening.
But, I will persevere, carry on and continue to learn, grow, manifest my true self in this world no matter how much it scares me.

Holly
16SEP2013