ALSO Lynn: I totally know what you mean about balance. It's hard to do it, but that's what I've been going for here as well. Still, a move might be good for us all.

Thanks all. I am going to apply no matter what. So much can happen between now and next August, and reducing my options is a bad idea. The encouragement is helpful. And I've thought about doing a Kickstarter project before--I'm just not sure that I can pull it off successfully. And I also think that I might need to do one eventually if I end up self-publishing my memoir, or to promote it. I wouldn't want to keep on asking friends and family to donate. This is when I wish there were better funding for the arts, you know?