Finally

I can't believe this, but this is the first year that I have surpassed the daily goal on Nanowrimo. I'm all the way up to more than 17,000 words and I don't have to be there until the middle of the week. This might be the first year that I stand a good chance of meeting the 50,000 word goal.

The great part about it is that my schedule gives me ample time to write. For some reason last year this is the month I was hit heavy with work. Now that I'm doing a slightly different type of work, it makes it much easier to write and work consistently. If only I didn't have to add babysitting on top of it this week... But it's really fun hanging out with the nephew. He's a sweetheart.

Quick update

With work, Nanowrimo, and other things, it's a wonder I have time for any extra articles. I did, however, manage to write one yesterday. If you are interested in networking in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, check out Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Networking. Thanks!!

Busy November

It looks like I'm going to be running around all this month. I went out and ate dinner with a friend last night, watch a movie, etc. That means I'm at least 6 hours behind on NaNoWriMo. Yikes! I need to get caught up fast. Luckily, I have no available work this morning (not good, but I'll use it to my advantage) and so I should be able to get 3K+ no problem.

My story for this year is one that I attempted to write in the spring, but I didn't like how it was turning out so I scrapped it and wrote a new outline. I don't want to give it all away, but there's a prison, political intrigue and lots of internal reflection. Now let's see if I can pull that off!

HA!

This is exactly how I feel:

Watch out Pocketbook!

I started Christmas shopping tonight. Normally I shop in the stores before I head online to get what I was really looking for, but this year I just had to buy some exclusive Lego seasonal items. Some were for me, some were for my mom, but all of them are really cool and I can't wait to put them together!

Friday is the scheduled Christmas shopping day at the mall, Toys R Us, etc. My family prides itself by getting the majority of Christmas shopping done before November. Although we don't get all of the great sale prices, we are not getting elbowed and kicked in the shins with baby strollers. It's well worth it, trust me. And it also lets us justify the little purchases from now until Christmas Eve.

I might not have a six figure salary, but I think that Christmas is going to be really nice this year. The family isn't feuding, no one is complaining (yet), and we're finally getting a new tree. Oh, how I love the holidays...