Okay I'm definitely going to attempt to work on 1 of my new short stories by the weekend and have an actual post.
But seeing as today was another rough day work wise and really it's my mental mostly I'm going to just reflect on 5 good things once again ^_^
1. This video gave me a necessary boost. I watched it twice and will probably watch it again before I pass out - http://www.eonline.com/news/728557/ice-cube-kevin-hart-and-conan-o-brien-torment-a-student-driver
2. Morning discussion with my niece regarding tornado and her educational share with me prior to arriving to school
3. Received some really good feedback for my niece from her after school teacher and apparently other teachers shared the same sentiment regarding how well she's been doing.
4. Starbucks treat! Niece loved her drink and I also go a free drink due to an error with the order so I passed it off to the grandparents.
5. Got lunch prepped for tomorrow and two dishes for lunch/dinner so I shouldn't have to cook tomorrow evening.
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
5 Things - Jan 5th
1. Lan's critique ^_^ (that could easily count for all 5 slots but that might be cheating... slightly)
2. Having a go to writer's group... For me that is a positive thing I reflected on today
3. Treating the family to Sweetie Pies (including myself) for the first time as dinner since it was too late for me to cook... again
4. GA smiling
5. Conversations about leftovers & baking (powder puffs and soda spreads)
2. Having a go to writer's group... For me that is a positive thing I reflected on today
3. Treating the family to Sweetie Pies (including myself) for the first time as dinner since it was too late for me to cook... again
4. GA smiling
5. Conversations about leftovers & baking (powder puffs and soda spreads)
Monday, January 4, 2016
5 Things - Jan 4th
1. Discount at Aroma
2. Stepping onto one of my fave food trucks - 2 Girls 4 Wheels to get warm / caught up with the owner (and first time ever being inside one)
3. Niece in bed on time despite taking a nap
4. Random plotting of a coworkers story since it was nice and slow today ^_^
5. Messing w/ grandma whose constantly nodding off - I was about to stand her up and I was pretty sure she'd heard me get the gait belt but she was still just rocking sloooowly back and forth so I was about to mess with her nose when she leaned back and laughed at me.
Simple moments. With that said I've gone back and forth today mostly think it's due to shark week but I've laughed to the point of tears today to actually being brought to tears in a bathroom meltdown once I got home since it seemed like everyone was coming at me for something -_-
Tis swift.
At any rate off to do some writing/revising ^_^
2. Stepping onto one of my fave food trucks - 2 Girls 4 Wheels to get warm / caught up with the owner (and first time ever being inside one)
3. Niece in bed on time despite taking a nap
4. Random plotting of a coworkers story since it was nice and slow today ^_^
5. Messing w/ grandma whose constantly nodding off - I was about to stand her up and I was pretty sure she'd heard me get the gait belt but she was still just rocking sloooowly back and forth so I was about to mess with her nose when she leaned back and laughed at me.
Simple moments. With that said I've gone back and forth today mostly think it's due to shark week but I've laughed to the point of tears today to actually being brought to tears in a bathroom meltdown once I got home since it seemed like everyone was coming at me for something -_-
Tis swift.
At any rate off to do some writing/revising ^_^
Sunday, January 3, 2016
5 Things - Jan 3rd
So one of things I'd like to do whenever I remember to is take a moment and reflect on five good things from the day.
1. Got my niece's hair done
2. Hit 41-2k with MD revisions, nearly done after doing some work in the office today
3. Took the niece skating
4. Realized the learn something new might involve learning to skate (was informed there's morning classes on Saturdays for kids and adults)
5. Had two soy vanilla steamers from Starbucks today... sooo good
That's it. Off to do some more revising.
1. Got my niece's hair done
2. Hit 41-2k with MD revisions, nearly done after doing some work in the office today
3. Took the niece skating
4. Realized the learn something new might involve learning to skate (was informed there's morning classes on Saturdays for kids and adults)
5. Had two soy vanilla steamers from Starbucks today... sooo good
That's it. Off to do some more revising.
Saturday, January 2, 2016
The Official 2016 Resolution Post
It goes without saying, or maybe it needs to be said, I will be trying to get back to blogging daily (going for 80% blog rate for the year). I'm not sure how well I'll be at it but it'll be a resolution to update this more.
As I did with 2015 for 2016 going to keep things simple.
Here's what I'm tracking for resolutions/goals with 2016:
1. Complete the revision for another novel (TYW or OTTM/TMO)
2. Complete the first draft for an open project (i.e. the revenge deity story, faux immortality story, porch story, or mistress for hire)
3. Aim for 10 - 15k / per month (daily goal will be 500)
4. Pay off 2 additional debts (most likely two credit cards)
5. Self publish a work
6. Write 15 short stories
7. Visit/travel to a new place
8. Learn something new (tap class, 10 Mandarin character/per mth, or ...)
9. Read 40 books
10. Watch 10 new movies (half while still in theaters)
Okay. Short post. Off to do some writing.
As I did with 2015 for 2016 going to keep things simple.
Here's what I'm tracking for resolutions/goals with 2016:
1. Complete the revision for another novel (TYW or OTTM/TMO)
2. Complete the first draft for an open project (i.e. the revenge deity story, faux immortality story, porch story, or mistress for hire)
3. Aim for 10 - 15k / per month (daily goal will be 500)
4. Pay off 2 additional debts (most likely two credit cards)
5. Self publish a work
6. Write 15 short stories
7. Visit/travel to a new place
8. Learn something new (tap class, 10 Mandarin character/per mth, or ...)
9. Read 40 books
10. Watch 10 new movies (half while still in theaters)
Okay. Short post. Off to do some writing.
Friday, January 1, 2016
2015 ... Ze End
Dear 2015,
I'm not sad to see you go. Much like your sibling 2014 you sort of sucked too. But not completely. I thought 2014 was the year that rattled me but no, I now realize or have rather confirmed that 2014 was the calm before the storm.
See 2015 you started off pretty decently. New year, new you, really and in January I was on target with my short stories, my blogging and life was still pretty decent even though I did have my niece. But I was adjusting, after all I think she'd been with me since 11/2014 or right around her break.
February was much of the same. Still blogging daily and attempting to catch up with the short stories but something else happened this month. I officially became a WF associate, no longer a temp/contractor, woo hoo.
What better way to celebrate turning 30 and having actual PTO for the first time in my life by taking an epic road trip/"just turned 30" tour. Instead most of March is spent in a hospital visiting my grandma who had two strokes in the span of a week.
In April when she released and comes to live in my two bedroom apartment with me, my mom, and niece... well so starts the epic (continuing) saga of me adjusting what my 'new normal' is. There's bathing to be done, prescriptions to fill, PT exercises to be done, school functions to attend, dr appointment be made, etc etc ec and through the mist of it I'm working from home tackling one of two major field facing projects on my plate at work. Fun times.
I don't remember May. Not much of June (other than part one of my big project rolled out and I was nominated for employee of the month). Nor July other than the fact I returned back to work.
I'm sure 2015, that during these months that the following occurred:
- House hunting
- Frustration from House Hunting
- Second guessing from House Hunting
- Crying from house hunting and life in general
- Lots of manga reading / book reading / escaping reality
- Short story surge in July
Apparently I lost weight. Despite all the stress eating and drinking of Cranberry Ginger Ale my body saw fit to lose about 10 lbs that I hadn't observed but others did when I returned.
But in August, finally, I thought I'd found the one. The house that would accommodate everyone and had plenty of space. I booked a trip to Beantown, Arranged for care for my grandma and my niece and just had to wait on closing toward the end of the month. Except fate didn't see fit that this house was the one. So back to shopping, back to frustration, back to fantasizing about simpler times.
So you can't blame me for being a bit hesitant 2015. When in September I had another closing from having found another house that seemed like a good fit. In fact I'd noticed this particular house before and remembered thinking 'this is the one' but for whatever reason hadn't pursued it but here it was and so was I. No sooner had I returned from Boston was I preparing for a closing that actually happened.
October was stress, stress packing, packing, stress, and more stress but we got moved in. There's still much to do but 2015 you did bring this, after years of on again/ off again searching I'd finally committed. You also saw fit to make work become extra crazy when the second of my two large projects suddenly got really important and had some high ups involved. But I weathered the storm and made it out. Though the efforts for it wouldn't slow down until early December. Celebrated birthdays and tried constantly to work back toward that inner peace / the piece of me I felt that had wandered elsewhere.
November = Nano. A successful one since I did start something new, didn't complete it, but its still on the radar and something I intend to see all way through.
And December, after months of mental gestation I found my way back to MD. I found my way back to a lot of places. Every day is a struggle for that calm 2015 but I feel it trying to stay, I feel like it's trying to be consistent and I think it's because my 'new normal' is slowly just settling itself into being what is.
2016 - Here's to hoping to continue to grow!
Sincerely,
Me
I'm not sad to see you go. Much like your sibling 2014 you sort of sucked too. But not completely. I thought 2014 was the year that rattled me but no, I now realize or have rather confirmed that 2014 was the calm before the storm.
See 2015 you started off pretty decently. New year, new you, really and in January I was on target with my short stories, my blogging and life was still pretty decent even though I did have my niece. But I was adjusting, after all I think she'd been with me since 11/2014 or right around her break.
February was much of the same. Still blogging daily and attempting to catch up with the short stories but something else happened this month. I officially became a WF associate, no longer a temp/contractor, woo hoo.
What better way to celebrate turning 30 and having actual PTO for the first time in my life by taking an epic road trip/"just turned 30" tour. Instead most of March is spent in a hospital visiting my grandma who had two strokes in the span of a week.
In April when she released and comes to live in my two bedroom apartment with me, my mom, and niece... well so starts the epic (continuing) saga of me adjusting what my 'new normal' is. There's bathing to be done, prescriptions to fill, PT exercises to be done, school functions to attend, dr appointment be made, etc etc ec and through the mist of it I'm working from home tackling one of two major field facing projects on my plate at work. Fun times.
I don't remember May. Not much of June (other than part one of my big project rolled out and I was nominated for employee of the month). Nor July other than the fact I returned back to work.
I'm sure 2015, that during these months that the following occurred:
- House hunting
- Frustration from House Hunting
- Second guessing from House Hunting
- Crying from house hunting and life in general
- Lots of manga reading / book reading / escaping reality
- Short story surge in July
Apparently I lost weight. Despite all the stress eating and drinking of Cranberry Ginger Ale my body saw fit to lose about 10 lbs that I hadn't observed but others did when I returned.
But in August, finally, I thought I'd found the one. The house that would accommodate everyone and had plenty of space. I booked a trip to Beantown, Arranged for care for my grandma and my niece and just had to wait on closing toward the end of the month. Except fate didn't see fit that this house was the one. So back to shopping, back to frustration, back to fantasizing about simpler times.
So you can't blame me for being a bit hesitant 2015. When in September I had another closing from having found another house that seemed like a good fit. In fact I'd noticed this particular house before and remembered thinking 'this is the one' but for whatever reason hadn't pursued it but here it was and so was I. No sooner had I returned from Boston was I preparing for a closing that actually happened.
October was stress, stress packing, packing, stress, and more stress but we got moved in. There's still much to do but 2015 you did bring this, after years of on again/ off again searching I'd finally committed. You also saw fit to make work become extra crazy when the second of my two large projects suddenly got really important and had some high ups involved. But I weathered the storm and made it out. Though the efforts for it wouldn't slow down until early December. Celebrated birthdays and tried constantly to work back toward that inner peace / the piece of me I felt that had wandered elsewhere.
November = Nano. A successful one since I did start something new, didn't complete it, but its still on the radar and something I intend to see all way through.
And December, after months of mental gestation I found my way back to MD. I found my way back to a lot of places. Every day is a struggle for that calm 2015 but I feel it trying to stay, I feel like it's trying to be consistent and I think it's because my 'new normal' is slowly just settling itself into being what is.
2016 - Here's to hoping to continue to grow!
Sincerely,
Me
Monday, November 9, 2015
Day 9 of Nano: So behind (by about 10k)
Had a productive day yesterday with nano, wrote a little over 3k. Tonight I'm feeling a wee bit tired so I'm going to just try for 500 words at least. I still plan on targeting the revision completion for MD and a first draft of B2S but I'll be happy if I was able to at least complete one for the month.
And the Scrivener snapshot -
Also I'm fairly certain I might not have another short story in me for this year. Well actually I have 3 that I started and never got around to finishing. Hopefully I'll at least see those through to the end.
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