Sunday, January 31, 2010
Lovely Saturday
I had an absolutely wonderful Saturday spend at home with my hubby and baby. We ended the day with the in-laws watching baby while we sat in the hot tub...where I plotted on my book with hubby! I've been a little stuck between lack of sleep/bad sleep and two new characters. I know how I thought these new characters would appear but since I've been at their point of introduction I realized that it wasn't going to quite work that way. Plotting with hubby has given me some good ideas to play with that make more since. Now I just have to get more/better sleep so that I can get these ideas organized! Wish me luck and good day to all of you!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Soooo Tired...
Baby has not slept well the past 2 nights. The night before, I'm assuming the cause was teething. Last night he had a stuffy nose, so of course for comfort he wants a pacifier. Can he breath and suck on a pacifier with a stuffy nose? NO! I was up several times and then finally gave in and slept on the recliner holding him. As for today, CRABBY baby=CRABBY mommy! Don't get me wrong, I love baby, but I love my sleep too! lol, this is not what having kids is ALL about, but it is a big PART of it!
Add on top of being super tired + crabby baby+ crabby self+ 2 "new" characters getting ready to enter the scene=stuck! I'll get past it, I just need to be in a good mood and not be so tired. Someday but not today. Better days and nights to all of you!
Add on top of being super tired + crabby baby+ crabby self+ 2 "new" characters getting ready to enter the scene=stuck! I'll get past it, I just need to be in a good mood and not be so tired. Someday but not today. Better days and nights to all of you!
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Satisfaction
So, I have reached my goal for January and in fact have surpassed it! *Celebrating* I am however, going to continue on as if I haven't reached my goal. Keeping in mind life and baby, I wouldn't want slacker'd-ness(is that a word?) now to ruin me for later. Plus, while I have set a reasonable goal for finishing the first draft, I would be very happy to have it done sooner!
My current word count is 37,663. I have surpassed my goal by over 1,000 words! Ok, I'll stop bragging now :) Come February 1st I will take into account the current word count that day and set my goal for the month, keeping the same daily goal of 258 words(more if I want weekends off). Also adding to my satisfaction today is that, I worked on my WIP both Saturday and Sunday! Go me! OK really, I'll stop now. I hope you had a wonderful weekend!
My current word count is 37,663. I have surpassed my goal by over 1,000 words! Ok, I'll stop bragging now :) Come February 1st I will take into account the current word count that day and set my goal for the month, keeping the same daily goal of 258 words(more if I want weekends off). Also adding to my satisfaction today is that, I worked on my WIP both Saturday and Sunday! Go me! OK really, I'll stop now. I hope you had a wonderful weekend!
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
I'm getting sleepy...
Current word count: 36,065
I have been practicing discipline and it's been working! Now, I wonder, will I blow my goal this weekend? Possibly, because I tend to use the weekend as family time and I don't write too much if any(I do worry and think about it though).
I'm so tired! Baby slept rotten last night. The one negative that I can think of about having moved is living in such a small apartment. I would definetely parent different if baby's crib wasn't in our room. I wish he had his own room! Hubby and I disaggree on night feedings. There's been times where I would just let baby cry it out but because hubby works, he just wantd baby fed. I don't believe baby always needs fed, although he does eat it. Oh well, I will deal with what I've got and not be grumpy 'cause I'm super grateful that we live close to our families.
I have been practicing discipline and it's been working! Now, I wonder, will I blow my goal this weekend? Possibly, because I tend to use the weekend as family time and I don't write too much if any(I do worry and think about it though).
I'm so tired! Baby slept rotten last night. The one negative that I can think of about having moved is living in such a small apartment. I would definetely parent different if baby's crib wasn't in our room. I wish he had his own room! Hubby and I disaggree on night feedings. There's been times where I would just let baby cry it out but because hubby works, he just wantd baby fed. I don't believe baby always needs fed, although he does eat it. Oh well, I will deal with what I've got and not be grumpy 'cause I'm super grateful that we live close to our families.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Amazing but not Surprising
So because I've been such a slacker about getting my daily word count goals done and I know they are easy to hit if I just type, I applied some discipline to myself. Normally, I've been spending baby's nap time surfing the web or holding him. Today I told myself that before I could have my guilty pleasure of web surfing, I must write for at least 15 minutes. My word count is now 35,032 and I wrote a whopping 1,336 words today. Amazing, but not surprising :) Mind over matter and all that ;)
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Avatar
So I went on a date with hubby today :) We left baby with his parents and went to see the movie Avatar. I loved it! I will not comment/review it here for two reasons. One is that for anyone who hasn't seen it yet, I don't want to ruin it in any way and the second reason is because I'm still soaking it in, even now, 4 hours later. When a story/movie hits me like that, I just love replaying it over and over again in my head.
Oh and a plus from the movie would be 827 new words. It wasn't taking an idea from the movie. What it was, was taking the feeling a relationship in the movie gave me, twisting it and being inspired by that feeling to put together a new scene. Now, the negative part is that this scene will occur several chapters later from where I'm at right now,so those words aren't currently raising my word count :(. I have resisted doing this hippity hoppity thing until now. The feeling was so grand and helped me shape the scene so well, I refused to lose it.
I just love writing from inspiration. I love when writing wells up and springs forth rather than the hunting expidition. Anyhow, I hope you watch, or have all ready watched, and enjoyed Avatar! It is on my to buy list!
Oh and a plus from the movie would be 827 new words. It wasn't taking an idea from the movie. What it was, was taking the feeling a relationship in the movie gave me, twisting it and being inspired by that feeling to put together a new scene. Now, the negative part is that this scene will occur several chapters later from where I'm at right now,so those words aren't currently raising my word count :(. I have resisted doing this hippity hoppity thing until now. The feeling was so grand and helped me shape the scene so well, I refused to lose it.
I just love writing from inspiration. I love when writing wells up and springs forth rather than the hunting expidition. Anyhow, I hope you watch, or have all ready watched, and enjoyed Avatar! It is on my to buy list!
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