Insanity Check...
So I'm attempting something really dumb this month. On top of working 35 to 40 hours a week, I'm going to attempt the first of two Camp NaNoWriMos. That's right. A 50,000 word novel in 30 days on top of working full time. Yeehaw. So far I'm staying just a little over the official quotas, but would really prefer to be doing 2000 words a day instead. I have tomorrow off so I can try to get ahead a bit. So tired...
I chose one of my Immortal stories, The Day of Blood, to attempt. I think there's enough there to make 50,000 words and not a whole lot more, unlike my fantasy stuff. I'm posting it again, like the others, on my blog: okkirbyblog.blogspot.com.
One of the hardest things about this is the limited computer access. Mom finally got a Windows compatibility for the Mac (yay! Now I have a word processor!), and I've borrowed Dan's worn-out Dell a couple of times (on which I have to watch whether the t, y and h show up when I hit them; half the time they don't). Since Dan just lives up the road from work, Friday and Saturday I went over and did intensive writes to reach quota before going home. His office isn't exactly good for my creativity (the desk is cluttered and the room feels exposed, like I'm in a fishbowl), but it has internet access and a word processor on the computer (plus snackie foods).
I'm keeping my stories on my thumb drive so I can transfer between computers as needed.
Tonight I made my attempt official, so now I have to complete. My goal this year was to do all three NaNos--both camps and the official one in November. Guess we'll see if I can pull it off.
Got my fish tank and bowls cleaned today for the first time in months, did some garden weeding, snuggled kitties, and tried to reach 6000 words (made 5556, over their quota but under mine). The last month or so has been very rough at work and internally...am physically, emotionally, and mentally exhausted. Saturday was exceptionally bad. Today I got to go out with some of the girls from the old singles group at church that self-disbanded...that was a nice chat.
I also hope to work on a few jewelry pieces this month as well. I know, I know, super-crazy, right?
Funds are really tight; I have a car payment due, insurance, I still need new tires, my wisdom teeth pulled, Dan and my two-year anniversary is the 7th...his birthday's in August, my sister's is in September, Christmas, winter insurance and car payments...there's no way I'm going to be able to afford everything on what I make this year. That's part of the current freak-out. I keep praying God will see me through, but after so many years with so few answers it's getting harder to wait. Dan keeps saying "we" will get through it. I don't know if he wants to add in some monetary support, but he knows I can't accept it.
So...yeah...that's why I haven't updated in a while...
I chose one of my Immortal stories, The Day of Blood, to attempt. I think there's enough there to make 50,000 words and not a whole lot more, unlike my fantasy stuff. I'm posting it again, like the others, on my blog: okkirbyblog.blogspot.com.
One of the hardest things about this is the limited computer access. Mom finally got a Windows compatibility for the Mac (yay! Now I have a word processor!), and I've borrowed Dan's worn-out Dell a couple of times (on which I have to watch whether the t, y and h show up when I hit them; half the time they don't). Since Dan just lives up the road from work, Friday and Saturday I went over and did intensive writes to reach quota before going home. His office isn't exactly good for my creativity (the desk is cluttered and the room feels exposed, like I'm in a fishbowl), but it has internet access and a word processor on the computer (plus snackie foods).
I'm keeping my stories on my thumb drive so I can transfer between computers as needed.
Tonight I made my attempt official, so now I have to complete. My goal this year was to do all three NaNos--both camps and the official one in November. Guess we'll see if I can pull it off.
Got my fish tank and bowls cleaned today for the first time in months, did some garden weeding, snuggled kitties, and tried to reach 6000 words (made 5556, over their quota but under mine). The last month or so has been very rough at work and internally...am physically, emotionally, and mentally exhausted. Saturday was exceptionally bad. Today I got to go out with some of the girls from the old singles group at church that self-disbanded...that was a nice chat.
I also hope to work on a few jewelry pieces this month as well. I know, I know, super-crazy, right?
Funds are really tight; I have a car payment due, insurance, I still need new tires, my wisdom teeth pulled, Dan and my two-year anniversary is the 7th...his birthday's in August, my sister's is in September, Christmas, winter insurance and car payments...there's no way I'm going to be able to afford everything on what I make this year. That's part of the current freak-out. I keep praying God will see me through, but after so many years with so few answers it's getting harder to wait. Dan keeps saying "we" will get through it. I don't know if he wants to add in some monetary support, but he knows I can't accept it.
So...yeah...that's why I haven't updated in a while...