Alrighty, let's just call me lame and get it over with. I soldiered on yesterday and hit 3,555 words at the end of my lunch break. (Yay me!), but today I just wasn't feeling it. Here is my list of excuses:
1) I was HUNGRY! My dang English muffin, with 3 slices of Canadian bacon and a slice of provolone cheese was not enough. My tummy wanted more and it distracted my head and hands from writing;
2) I'm recovering from a massive sinus related headache that tore through my poor body yesterday afternoon. It was so bad I felt like hurling all the way home (thank God Tex, my carpool buddy, decided to drive this week, otherwise she would have been driving my car home for me.) and fell asleep the minute I got home. Anyway, my brain was still shot at lunch from the pain, and frankly I can still feel that darn headache in there pounding away quietly, waiting for a vulnerable moment to reemerge in my life.
3) I am at the period in my job where all I do is type endless numbers of emails to disgruntled students for hours on end.....the thought of pounding away on my laptop keyboard sounded like pure torture (then why am I typing this blog post...??!!)
So, that's it...plain and simple I didn't write at lunch today. But that's ok, because if my headache doesn't wreak havoc on my evening again I will write when I get home. Though come to think of it we may be having a "Congrats" party for Pepper....hmmm.....it'll get done, even if I have to pull an all-nighter tomorrow night!
My word is true!
Peace, Love, and Busy Fingers! I'm out!
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Thursday, November 3, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
NaNoWriMo Day 1 - Midday Update
As planned I didn't get a chance to start on my novel until lunch-time today. I managed to crank out 1843 words in about 45 minutes though. Off to a great start. Now back to work!
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Warming up those hands
'Tis the season to start warming up my fingers and start an Olympic-level knitting and crocheting spree.
The holiday season is but a few short months away, anyway in my eyes it's short. I've got tons of projects I want completed before December 25ish and less than 4 months to get it all done! Add to that mix a variety of birthdays, holidays and NaNoWriMo and I've probably got less than 2 months of actual crafting time to get gifts done!
Here's what I've got on my plate:
Current Projects
1. Operation Gratitude hats - I'm shooting to have 3 done by this Saturday. I have one finished, I've still got one on the needles that I'm hoping to complete tonight, and have another one cast on by tomorrow, luckily I've got 'til 5pm on Saturday to finish that last one. It'll be a knit sprint to the finish on Saturday though.
2. Salt adored the fingerless mitts that I gave to my oldest niece for her birthday, and commissioned me to crochet her a pair for those early morning yard duty stints she has to do during the winter months. Instead of outright payment to me, she paid for the most beautiful shade of Malabrigo yarn in Purple Mystery. Gorgeous!
The holiday season is but a few short months away, anyway in my eyes it's short. I've got tons of projects I want completed before December 25ish and less than 4 months to get it all done! Add to that mix a variety of birthdays, holidays and NaNoWriMo and I've probably got less than 2 months of actual crafting time to get gifts done!
Here's what I've got on my plate:
Current Projects
1. Operation Gratitude hats - I'm shooting to have 3 done by this Saturday. I have one finished, I've still got one on the needles that I'm hoping to complete tonight, and have another one cast on by tomorrow, luckily I've got 'til 5pm on Saturday to finish that last one. It'll be a knit sprint to the finish on Saturday though.
2. Salt adored the fingerless mitts that I gave to my oldest niece for her birthday, and commissioned me to crochet her a pair for those early morning yard duty stints she has to do during the winter months. Instead of outright payment to me, she paid for the most beautiful shade of Malabrigo yarn in Purple Mystery. Gorgeous!
She bought two skeins of it, and one pair of mitts takes maybe 1/3 of a skein. I had already decided that I would knit her a scarf with what was left, so she had a matching set. That may be an X-mas present, though I'll give her the mitts as soon as I'm done with them. That leads us to:
Projects to complete before December 25ish
1. Salt's scarf - I had anguished for weeks about a design for this scarf, I combed Ravelry for a pattern I liked, and a pattern suited to my knitting skill level (which at this point I would deem "beginner plus"). It came to me this morning: why the heck not just make up my own pattern. I knew exactly what I was looking for in Ravelry...but couldn't find a pre-made pattern that I liked, so as soon as I could, I grabbed my notebook and a pencil and sketched out the design I wanted. I think it'll be good!
2. Red Scarf Project - It's become my mission this year to do some charity knitting/crocheting. The hats were my first endeavor and I heard about the Red Scarf Project through one of the blogs I read (Now Norma Knits - read it, she's hilarious!). It's a worthy group doing good things to help kids transition from the foster care system into successful adults. The Red Scarf Project is designed to be part of a care package that is sent to college students around Valentine's Day to say "someone loves you." They accept submissions from September 1 (that's today!!!) to December 15. I encourage my crafty friends to knit or crochet a red scarf, check out the details in the link above.
Due to time constraints, I'll probably only knit one this year. I'll get a head start next year though and hopefully donate the maximum (which is 5).
3. Niecy knitting - Last X-mas I busily crocheted two afghans, one for each niece. I'm not going to be quite so ambitious this year. For the youngest's birthday (whom we'll call Girly from here on out), I made a cute little beany. She's a girly-girl so it was hot pink. I'm not too sure she wears it, but it's the thought that counts right?! She was envious of her sister's (Chicka's) birthday gift though, of the fingerless mitts.
At that point I decided I should round out their sets: I want to make Girly a scarf and mitts, and Chicka (I'm spelling it that way on purpose) a scarf and a beany. I already have the patterns picked out on Ravelry. I just need to find the yarn I want and buy the interchangeable needle set I've been coveting so I have the sizes I need. Money's tight though....I need to con someone into buying it for my birthday....if I didn't want a new necklace so bad, I'd just request it from Wino.
4. I haven't been in communication much with my brother-in-law down in Texas, so I had the idea that I would send him a care package with some cookies and a hand knit scarf and hat set. I'm sure he's lonely out there on the plains with just the dogs, cats and chickens to talk to. He seems like he's doing ok though (from what I hear through the grapevine). I still can't believe it's been almost 4 years since Dawn passed away. It's still hard to conceptualize that she's gone, since I hardly saw her even when she was alive. I still miss her just the same though.
Anywho, (wiping a tear from my eye), back to more pleasant topics: I wanted to surprise him and let him know that I still care and think about him and Dawn frequently. What says "I care" more than homemade goods?!
On that note, please donate to my Race for the Cure campaign this year by clicking here. This is a cause that is near and dear to my heart, and always will be since breast cancer stole my big sister away from all of us.
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That's pretty much the extent of my projects, but it's still a huge undertaking since #3 is actually 4 items, and #4 is actually 2 items. I'll make it though, I somehow always find a way.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Back to the regularly scheduled tedium
I'm thankful that I was able to finish NaNoWriMo this year, and even more thankful that it got done with it before the 30th.
November is a notoriously difficult month for me mentally. I usually have to use every ounce of my strength to make it through this month without a mental breakdown. I had some spare braincells this year, somehow. Let me explain:
Item number one that comes up in November is spring registration. That's enough said if you've been reading my blog for a while. These buggers I work with can be so taxing on my mental health that I usually go home and fall straight into bed. This month was different, for some reason the students were quieter.... it's almost eerie!
Item number two, of course, is NaNoWriMo. I start off at full speed, but usually putter our about the time registration starts, but again, that was quiet, so I'm sure that contributed to my successful run at writing this year!
Item number three plagues most of us US writers: Thanksgiving. The notorious food fest that renders you useless for an entire weekend. Not so for me this year! With Weight Watchers' tools under my belt I went in, ate smart and ended up losing 1.2 lbs over thanksgiving weekend. I am SO proud of myself! Along with Thanksgiving comes Black Friday which then kills my Friday for writing, because I get up at the crack of dawn and shop 'til I can't no more! Then I go home and sleep. (I was useless on Friday, I will admit).
Item number four is what gets me every year (for the past three anyway): The 30th. This one day kills my entire November and December. It's the day, back in 2007, that my sister passed away. Every year, right before Thanksgiving I start getting immensely depressed. To the point where I can't move. That on top of everything else going on in November makes me just quit, every year. I start reliving my trip to Texas to say goodbye to my sister who I hadn't seen in nearly 10 years. I still don't know if she knew who I was. I remember how I should have been excited that week, and been celebrating for passing my Comprehensive Exam (the final step to receive my master's degree), but I had to cancel my party, which was planned on the 30th. My degree is bitter-sweet now. I never did get a chance to really celebrate or feel those feelings of elation when you accomplish something SO big.
I think that's what has made these past six months so great for me. I have finally accomplished something BIG in my life. I do so with my sister in my heart, guiding me, motivating me. I ran the 5K for her and truly this novel is for her. I had to make a choice this year: I couldn't let her death control my November any more, or my life for that matter, I had to move on, she would want that.
So please permit me a final note to my sister: I miss you, Dawn. I'm sad that so much time and distance passed between us. I know that we can't change the past; what's done is done. I know that you loved me, even if you didn't say so, or if you didn't call or write to tell me, Fred told me so when we came to say goodbye. I appreciate that. I really do. I know that you're still watching out for me, and for all of us. I have felt your presence this year, pushing me to become more, to strive harder, to fight for what I want. Thank you, it was just the kick in the pants I needed. xo
And so, now I continue on this journey toward a new Kathy that I started nearly six months ago. I will continue to eat right, I will start running again, I will crochet harder, I will finish my NaNovel. Who knows what else will come out of my self-transformation. I would never have guessed on this day last year that I would be sitting here writing such a victorious blog entry. I'm excited to see what the next year will bring!
November is a notoriously difficult month for me mentally. I usually have to use every ounce of my strength to make it through this month without a mental breakdown. I had some spare braincells this year, somehow. Let me explain:
Item number one that comes up in November is spring registration. That's enough said if you've been reading my blog for a while. These buggers I work with can be so taxing on my mental health that I usually go home and fall straight into bed. This month was different, for some reason the students were quieter.... it's almost eerie!
Item number two, of course, is NaNoWriMo. I start off at full speed, but usually putter our about the time registration starts, but again, that was quiet, so I'm sure that contributed to my successful run at writing this year!
Item number three plagues most of us US writers: Thanksgiving. The notorious food fest that renders you useless for an entire weekend. Not so for me this year! With Weight Watchers' tools under my belt I went in, ate smart and ended up losing 1.2 lbs over thanksgiving weekend. I am SO proud of myself! Along with Thanksgiving comes Black Friday which then kills my Friday for writing, because I get up at the crack of dawn and shop 'til I can't no more! Then I go home and sleep. (I was useless on Friday, I will admit).
Item number four is what gets me every year (for the past three anyway): The 30th. This one day kills my entire November and December. It's the day, back in 2007, that my sister passed away. Every year, right before Thanksgiving I start getting immensely depressed. To the point where I can't move. That on top of everything else going on in November makes me just quit, every year. I start reliving my trip to Texas to say goodbye to my sister who I hadn't seen in nearly 10 years. I still don't know if she knew who I was. I remember how I should have been excited that week, and been celebrating for passing my Comprehensive Exam (the final step to receive my master's degree), but I had to cancel my party, which was planned on the 30th. My degree is bitter-sweet now. I never did get a chance to really celebrate or feel those feelings of elation when you accomplish something SO big.
I think that's what has made these past six months so great for me. I have finally accomplished something BIG in my life. I do so with my sister in my heart, guiding me, motivating me. I ran the 5K for her and truly this novel is for her. I had to make a choice this year: I couldn't let her death control my November any more, or my life for that matter, I had to move on, she would want that.
So please permit me a final note to my sister: I miss you, Dawn. I'm sad that so much time and distance passed between us. I know that we can't change the past; what's done is done. I know that you loved me, even if you didn't say so, or if you didn't call or write to tell me, Fred told me so when we came to say goodbye. I appreciate that. I really do. I know that you're still watching out for me, and for all of us. I have felt your presence this year, pushing me to become more, to strive harder, to fight for what I want. Thank you, it was just the kick in the pants I needed. xo
And so, now I continue on this journey toward a new Kathy that I started nearly six months ago. I will continue to eat right, I will start running again, I will crochet harder, I will finish my NaNovel. Who knows what else will come out of my self-transformation. I would never have guessed on this day last year that I would be sitting here writing such a victorious blog entry. I'm excited to see what the next year will bring!
Sunday, November 28, 2010
NaNoWriMo Day 28 (Final update)
Word Count: 50,058
It is official: I have WON NaNoWriMo '10! I am a champion! I somehow managed to juggle working full time, writing a novel and crocheting X-mas presents for an entire month. I am ON FIRE, I can do ANYTHING!
Sorry for all the shouting but, Dang! I'm excited! Now my blog will return to is regularly scheduled nonsense.
Victory is mine!
It is official: I have WON NaNoWriMo '10! I am a champion! I somehow managed to juggle working full time, writing a novel and crocheting X-mas presents for an entire month. I am ON FIRE, I can do ANYTHING!
Sorry for all the shouting but, Dang! I'm excited! Now my blog will return to is regularly scheduled nonsense.
Victory is mine!
NaNoWriMo Day 28
Word Count: 44,544
The end of NaNoWriMo '10 is drawing near. I am so near a win! I cannot believe this. I have really picked up my game this year with my new lease on life.
What really motivated me this year (to lose weight, to train for a 5K, to finally win NaNoWriMo) was something someone told me in December last year: "You have no motivation, you never finish anything you start. Every year you start NaNoWriMo and never finish; you always complain about being over weight, but you never do anything about it."
Those words hit home, they stung but they were true. That's who I have always been. It's a miracle I actually followed through with my master's degree, to be honest. I even considered quitting on that! But seriously, I constantly start things that I don't finish; it's a huge character flaw of mine. I really do have trouble with motivation. This new Kathy that got created in June is the person that I've always wanted to be. I've never been happier with myself, and that's really all that matters. I didn't start out on this journey to prove the person wrong who told me I have no motivation (though that's a sweet bonus), because they made me see that it was true. I've really done all of this to show myself that I CAN.
Who needs New Year's Resolutions when you can create your own New Life Resolutions anytime you want!?
I'll see you all at the finish line! (I'm hoping that'll be later today ;) )
The end of NaNoWriMo '10 is drawing near. I am so near a win! I cannot believe this. I have really picked up my game this year with my new lease on life.
What really motivated me this year (to lose weight, to train for a 5K, to finally win NaNoWriMo) was something someone told me in December last year: "You have no motivation, you never finish anything you start. Every year you start NaNoWriMo and never finish; you always complain about being over weight, but you never do anything about it."
Those words hit home, they stung but they were true. That's who I have always been. It's a miracle I actually followed through with my master's degree, to be honest. I even considered quitting on that! But seriously, I constantly start things that I don't finish; it's a huge character flaw of mine. I really do have trouble with motivation. This new Kathy that got created in June is the person that I've always wanted to be. I've never been happier with myself, and that's really all that matters. I didn't start out on this journey to prove the person wrong who told me I have no motivation (though that's a sweet bonus), because they made me see that it was true. I've really done all of this to show myself that I CAN.
Who needs New Year's Resolutions when you can create your own New Life Resolutions anytime you want!?
I'll see you all at the finish line! (I'm hoping that'll be later today ;) )
Friday, November 26, 2010
NaNoWriMo Day 26
Word Count: 41,028
I'm only about a day behind. My plan is to finish this critter up on Sunday....we'll see if that happens. But I'm GOING to win this year one way or the other!!!!!!!
I'm only about a day behind. My plan is to finish this critter up on Sunday....we'll see if that happens. But I'm GOING to win this year one way or the other!!!!!!!
Friday, November 19, 2010
NaNoWriMo Day 19
Word Count: 31,825
Oh yeah! I hit my goal for today! Now to par-tay tonight with a clear conscience!
Tomorrow we're headed to the gallery in Carmel. While Wino's working, I'm hitting up several yarn shops around the Carmel/Monterey area because I've become a yarn-a-holic. Then if I get back to the gallery before 5pm I'm going to buckle down and write! If I don't meet my goal tomorrow it's ok because I have Sunday to catch back up.
Have a great weekend everyone! I'll post an update either Sunday night or Monday. Until then,
Ciao!
Oh yeah! I hit my goal for today! Now to par-tay tonight with a clear conscience!
Tomorrow we're headed to the gallery in Carmel. While Wino's working, I'm hitting up several yarn shops around the Carmel/Monterey area because I've become a yarn-a-holic. Then if I get back to the gallery before 5pm I'm going to buckle down and write! If I don't meet my goal tomorrow it's ok because I have Sunday to catch back up.
Have a great weekend everyone! I'll post an update either Sunday night or Monday. Until then,
Ciao!
Thursday, November 18, 2010
NaNoWriMo Day 18
Word Count: 30,136 (post write-in)
While I didn't write with the "official" write-in group, I met up with a friend instead. Despite the annoying girl next to us in the library, we managed to reach our personal goals for the evening and left the library feeling accomplished.
I'm relieved to have caught up to where I should be today. I'm really feeling a win this year and I'm ecstatic. I told Wino this morning that training for a 5K makes anything else look do-able (except maybe a marathon....that would require more extensive training), but anything else is totally a can-do!
One draw back that I've found about being so intent about NaNoWriMo this year is that my spelling and grammar have seriously taken a nose dive in quality. I have to make sure I reread all emails that I send at work because otherwise I would have wise-a$$ students emailing me back pointing out my mistakes.
I've got to get my word count in at lunch tomorrow 'cause I've got a party to go to tomorrow night! I love parties ;)
While I didn't write with the "official" write-in group, I met up with a friend instead. Despite the annoying girl next to us in the library, we managed to reach our personal goals for the evening and left the library feeling accomplished.
I'm relieved to have caught up to where I should be today. I'm really feeling a win this year and I'm ecstatic. I told Wino this morning that training for a 5K makes anything else look do-able (except maybe a marathon....that would require more extensive training), but anything else is totally a can-do!
One draw back that I've found about being so intent about NaNoWriMo this year is that my spelling and grammar have seriously taken a nose dive in quality. I have to make sure I reread all emails that I send at work because otherwise I would have wise-a$$ students emailing me back pointing out my mistakes.
I've got to get my word count in at lunch tomorrow 'cause I've got a party to go to tomorrow night! I love parties ;)
NaNoWriMo Day 18
Word Count: 28,104 (before write-in)
Ok, I said I would go to last weeks write-in, but I didn't. When the time came to leave my cozy little home I just couldn't tear myself away after spending the day lazing around the house. Today I'm going straight from work to the write-in location, so I have no excuses! I am determined to get on track with my word count. I have just under 2K words to go and I'll be where I should.
Ok, I said I would go to last weeks write-in, but I didn't. When the time came to leave my cozy little home I just couldn't tear myself away after spending the day lazing around the house. Today I'm going straight from work to the write-in location, so I have no excuses! I am determined to get on track with my word count. I have just under 2K words to go and I'll be where I should.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
NaNoWriMo Day 17 (Evening Update)
Word Count: 26,429
I made it to the half-way point tonight!!!! This is the farthest I've ever come in NaNoWriMo. I can taste victory and it's all down hill from here! Yahoo!
I made it to the half-way point tonight!!!! This is the farthest I've ever come in NaNoWriMo. I can taste victory and it's all down hill from here! Yahoo!
Thursday, November 11, 2010
NaNoWriMo Day 11 (noon update)
Word Count: 18,752
Shazam! Just like that I'm back on track! I still intend to get a little ahead tonight at the write-in. I love my novel so much. But I need a break for a couple hours! I'm in the ZONE today!
Shazam! Just like that I'm back on track! I still intend to get a little ahead tonight at the write-in. I love my novel so much. But I need a break for a couple hours! I'm in the ZONE today!
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
NaNoWriMo Day 10 (mid-day update)
Word Count: 15,043
It's an amazing thing when the story you're writing suddenly sprouts legs and just starts running in a completely opposite direction than what you had originally planned. Sometime around Day 8 this happened to me. I'm typing along, sort of mindlessly, and my fingers just randomly throw in this tertiary character, who I knew nothing about when I started this novel. I start to develop this character and her relationship with my main character (who started out as my secondary character). My main character has suddenly developed into a "love interest" though I'm still telling his story as well.
I LOVE this about writing! How unpredictable it can be, how you have the choice, with the letters your fingers are creating to shape an entire world into existence where none had been before, or even been planned for creation! I'm loving my novel, I love my characters, I love the people they're becoming, I love how they look at the world. This is really the first year that I have enjoyed pulling up a chair to my novel and pounding out a few thousand words before going to bed. I look forward to it. It's the feeling I get when I'm reading a really good novel, I just don't want to put it down. I must though, I must. I don't want to get burned out, I want to keep this excitement alive. I'm still limiting myself to writing only the minimum required day-to-day, and I really feel like my story is coming alive this year! Yay!
It's an amazing thing when the story you're writing suddenly sprouts legs and just starts running in a completely opposite direction than what you had originally planned. Sometime around Day 8 this happened to me. I'm typing along, sort of mindlessly, and my fingers just randomly throw in this tertiary character, who I knew nothing about when I started this novel. I start to develop this character and her relationship with my main character (who started out as my secondary character). My main character has suddenly developed into a "love interest" though I'm still telling his story as well.
I LOVE this about writing! How unpredictable it can be, how you have the choice, with the letters your fingers are creating to shape an entire world into existence where none had been before, or even been planned for creation! I'm loving my novel, I love my characters, I love the people they're becoming, I love how they look at the world. This is really the first year that I have enjoyed pulling up a chair to my novel and pounding out a few thousand words before going to bed. I look forward to it. It's the feeling I get when I'm reading a really good novel, I just don't want to put it down. I must though, I must. I don't want to get burned out, I want to keep this excitement alive. I'm still limiting myself to writing only the minimum required day-to-day, and I really feel like my story is coming alive this year! Yay!
Monday, November 8, 2010
NaNoWriMo Day 8 (Evening Update)
Word Count: 13,569
G'Day everyone! Or rather good evening! This week will be all about writing in the evenings for me. During the day I'm so busy replying to students' emails that I just can't bring myself to type away at my story at lunch. My poor lil' fingers need a break! I managed to pull off 1,667 words even tonight. Yay! Slow and steady!
G'Day everyone! Or rather good evening! This week will be all about writing in the evenings for me. During the day I'm so busy replying to students' emails that I just can't bring myself to type away at my story at lunch. My poor lil' fingers need a break! I managed to pull off 1,667 words even tonight. Yay! Slow and steady!
Friday, November 5, 2010
NaNoWriMo Day 5 (mid-day update)
Word Count: 9705
Boo-ya! Nearly 10K in less than the first week. I'm feeling pretty good and comfortable with my "slow and steady" approach. Granted, I did get about a day ahead at last night's write-in.
The write-in was fun. I participated in my first word war, sadly I lost, but it was a great way to gain some words! It's quite exhilarating to just get so in the zone that your fingers are flying across the keyboard and you aren't really needing to put much thought into what you're writing, it all just flows. I will continue going to the write-ins this year.
I'm still really behind on my crochet project, but I've been so obsessed with writing that it got put on the back burner. I've really got to whittle out some time to crochet this weekend. I'm going to be doing word sprints and hooking sprints!
Boo-ya! Nearly 10K in less than the first week. I'm feeling pretty good and comfortable with my "slow and steady" approach. Granted, I did get about a day ahead at last night's write-in.
The write-in was fun. I participated in my first word war, sadly I lost, but it was a great way to gain some words! It's quite exhilarating to just get so in the zone that your fingers are flying across the keyboard and you aren't really needing to put much thought into what you're writing, it all just flows. I will continue going to the write-ins this year.
I'm still really behind on my crochet project, but I've been so obsessed with writing that it got put on the back burner. I've really got to whittle out some time to crochet this weekend. I'm going to be doing word sprints and hooking sprints!
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
NaNoWriMo Day 3 (Noon update)
Word Count: 5335
Aaaaand I'm done for the day! Thank goodness too, I really need to work on my crochet projects tonight (and do those chores that I've been putting off since Monday!)
So only one update for today, how is everyone else doing??!! I want to know!
Until tomorrow, keep writing!
Aaaaand I'm done for the day! Thank goodness too, I really need to work on my crochet projects tonight (and do those chores that I've been putting off since Monday!)
So only one update for today, how is everyone else doing??!! I want to know!
Until tomorrow, keep writing!
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
NaNoWriMo Day 2 (evening update)
Word Count: 3505
Right on track. I'm trying to do this year's NaNoWriMo slow and steady. I've rushed ahead in years past and ran out of plot. My thinking is that if I take longer this year I'll have more time to think up ideas! Let's see if this works....
Right on track. I'm trying to do this year's NaNoWriMo slow and steady. I've rushed ahead in years past and ran out of plot. My thinking is that if I take longer this year I'll have more time to think up ideas! Let's see if this works....
NaNoWriMo Day 2 (noon update)
Word count: 3109
Yay! Going to be busy tonight, so only needing to write a couple hundred words is fine by me! Go me!
Yay! Going to be busy tonight, so only needing to write a couple hundred words is fine by me! Go me!
Monday, November 1, 2010
NaNoWriMo Day 1 (Evening Update)
Word Count: 1768
Yes I finally found time to write! Chores were abandoned until tomorrow, and much wine was consumed! (Also had to work writing around watching the Giants win! Yahoo!) I'm calling it a night. Now I've got to go crochet!
NaNoWriMo Day 1 (noon update)
Word count: 0
Still sad? You betcha! Today is my carpool-buddies last day at work. I took her out to lunch as a send-off. So there were no words a-flowin' from my fingertips at lunch.....here's hoping I can get a start tonight! I've got to at least reach my 1667 words today!
Still sad? You betcha! Today is my carpool-buddies last day at work. I took her out to lunch as a send-off. So there were no words a-flowin' from my fingertips at lunch.....here's hoping I can get a start tonight! I've got to at least reach my 1667 words today!
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