Dandelions and Daydreams

When I started this venture, I read about the pain and suffering that would occur from writing 50,000 words in just 30 days. I didn’t think that Chris Baty really meant it.
Here I sit, a winner on my first NaNoWriMo. I drug myself through the last week, (And drugged myself).
Wednesday, I got a cramp in my neck which ended up being a pinched nerve, still I typed even though the pain was radiating down my left arm into my hand.
Saturday, I got a cold, still I typed
Sunday I got a terrible sinus headache, still I typed.
Monday, I could barely move from the back pain. I didn’t type that day. With just 2,000 words to go, I was wondering if my body could hold out.
Tuesday I got an earache, I sat dutifully at my computer as my back pain got worse after the chiropracter knocked me around and I typed
Wednesday, I turned in my two week notice at the library, dragged/drugged my broken body to the computer and sacrificed it on the alter of creativity.

Now I can post the winner badge on my website, and give my broken body a chance to heal before we fly out at 5 a.m. tomorrow to go to Nick and Laura Lee’s wedding.

Neither Pain, Slow, sleep, nor Fail. Nothing can stop a writer determined

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…words to go on NaNoWriMo. I stopped with 7779 words left, but decided to go for a fun lucky number. I expect to finish tomorrow then Iwill post my official winner’s badge Woot!

After that, I’ll finish writing the story.
Then I’ll edit.

Does this ever really end?

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…a 15K weekend. Thats 15,468 to be precise and I am ahead on my word count for the first time in the whole month. Tomorrow, I hope to pass 40K with flying colors, but that may be a bit of a stretch with a 5 hour work day. Things are going well. I need to sleep.

Right about now, I am wishing that I had passed on that last round of coffee.

Current Word Count: 32,836 (verified)
Words till finished: 17,164

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If anyone has noticed, I’m actually in the + numbers on my word total. I’m not exactly sure how they (the all knowing nano team) calculate that number because I am actually about 7,000 words behind where I should be today.

You see, if you figure it out. 50,000 words in a 30 day month, I should have passed 25,000 on the 15th of the month. I’m hoping to pass it today though and sprint to the finish before the 30th of the month. I have 44–single spaced–pages of pure nonsense. My friends all think I’m crazy.

“50,000 words in one month! Are you crazy?” they say.
I just smile and continue to rock back and forth holding muttering about my red stapler and hugging myself a little more tightly with each comment they make.

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So it’s official, writing begets writing, creativity begets creativity, and procrastination begets cleaning. I am a mother.

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Our anniversary pictures this year.

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It’s about time that I start talking about what I am fighting for. Brenton and I have a child sponsorship for a kid in Jerusalem. We would like to get more. These kids have nothing, not even hope. Please help them.

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Women: Know your limits

For my anti-feminist friends, my feminist friends, and anyone who has a good sense of humor.

In other news. I topped 4 K on my novel.

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It’s been raining for a million years. I don’t think it will ever stop. I walked home in the rain listening to Anne of Green Gables on my new MP3 player. Each step was “Thrillier” than the last. I was listening to the part where Anne and Diana run into the spare bedroom and jump on Diana’s Aunt Josephine.

You can see from my progress bar that I am a bit behind on my novel. I’ve figured it out and If I can get 2000-2500 words per day I can finish on time. I restarted once. Stupid perfectionist me! I am at the same place today as I was when I restarted. I hit about 2000 words and freeze up. I think I need some more development before I am a writer, but I can keep on dreaming. I must keep on dreaming.

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This is one of the best pictures from our trip. I think this is over St. Mary’s lake at Many Glacier on the East side of the park.

It was a birthday trip. Happy birthday to me.

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