Day 19

When: 6:30-10:45
Where: Write in @ Bear Rock Cafe until 8:30 (home to finish)

We did a Word War. I had 764 words in 20 mins, other counts were 801, 787 and 715.

Words tonight: 2906
Total Words Count: 39645 (yes, very close to 40K and you might have continued, but I am a very tired momma.)

19 stories written. A bit over 10K words to finish. Roughly 6 days to do it in.

Day 18

A friend and I met at a local ex-Seattle's Best for peace and writing.

Work count: 3561
Total: 36660

Apparently it was good for both of us. She's a mom too and so getting out of the house did well for both of us. I enjoyed the company, we did not speak too much, but it was nice having someone at the next power strip that was fighting to wrangle words to paper too. THANKS!

NaNo realization: My house is not the best place to write. Distractions are too loud there. Yes, I can ignore them, but they are still thee. I did not realize how much faster and easier the words could come just be being elsewhere.

Day 17

I have written 1300 words so far today. I plan to write more after the girls are in bed.

Current word count: 33028
Goal for the evening: 34K+

Update: Got to 33132 Before I got too angry to write.

Someone dropped a box of computer trash on my door step Sunday. (A friend whose name I will not slander) There was no note, not explanation, nothing. K had to hunt this person down only after I get more and more steamed about it. Like I do not have enough to do that taking on someone else's chore is fun for me.

Why drop something off for me to freecycle or recycle or trash when you could damn well do it yourself? I have spent well over 2000 words venting about this. If I could have written my anger into my story, you better believe it would have flowed easily.

NaNo Tip: If your mind gets hijacked by your day not working out, hijack it back by writing it in...or at least try your damnedest.

Day 16

I knew it would be another no writing day. I did manage to get about 1K words done before we had to leave for the day. So, I think that is good overage. 1K is better than 0

Day 15 -Another MIlestone

I am officially 60% done. I made 30K words just now. I did it. With only 40% left, I will not stand in my own way. Each word closer to 50K makes me jump for happiness. I did it. I am doing it.

When: 1350 words during the girls nap time. 1650 words after they went to bed. (The trip to grandma's fell through)
What: 2 complete story arcs
How: Distracted by party planning and watching Eli Stone (yeah, I know, I shouldn't have)

Adapt? There is always room for improvement. I improve on little things that I can't even recognize. I have figured out what makes me go and what stands in my way. I am learning about myself in a way I have not learned since I became a wife and mother.

I am learning to be Me again. Thank you to NaNoWriMo. Thank you to all of my writing buddies. Thank you to my cheerleaders.

Day 14

Goal: 2k words (28K total)
Word Total as of this writing (27179)

I plan to write more before bed, but I wanted to do the housekeeping stuff first.

I did not get any writing done until after the girls were in bed. I stopped last night's writing mid story and was worried I might have a hard time picking it back up. It started off slow tonight, but I did catch up to the pace car and I finished that story. I have tomorrow's story in mind, it came to me while I was in the shower, so no pen to jot it down, of course. Should have used the wet erase makers cause now i have a shimmer of plot in my head, but it's not near as detailed as it was.

I will have to think on it and jot some notes down for writing tomorrow morning. The girls will be going to their grandma's house with DH. (Thank you!)

My goal is to write and get my quota done as early as possible and then get ready for the party @ 2. Last time they left for the morning, I wrote roughly 3K. So I think tomorrow will be a good day to get a bit further ahead.

Here's to hoping anyway.

Day 13 -25K

I made it to the half way point. There is no going back now, I can can only go forward. Just keep writing, just keep writing, just keep writing.

When: 10:30-11:30 and 8:00-9:00

Word Count: 25537