Taking on Tofurky

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Yesterday, a bright green box appeared on my doorstep. No, it wasn't anything left by aliens – though I wondered for a second! It was Izea's Thanksgiving postie pack. When I opened the box, I found a free groovy turkey hat and a Jones Soda: Tofurky and Gravy flavored. The Tofurky and Gravy Jones Soda seems kind of strange, but when I first opened it, the smell was a mix of gravy and a hint of sweetness. It tasted pretty good, though I didn't drink the whole thing. Instead, the bottle was passed around for everyone in my house to try it. Most agree that while the flavor sounds funny, the taste far exceeded it. I think this soda would be a fun way to celebrate the holidays – especially for kids. Kids always love to try weird foods. Unfortunately my nephew wasn't here yesterday to try it with us. I'm sure he would have loved to go around the house telling everyone he was drinking Tofurky and Gravy. I'm pretty sure he is going to love wearing my fun turkey at as well. I know I had fun wearing it around the house last night. :)

What a Week

Last week was super-busy. With NANOWRIMO, my work, AND the birth of my second nephew, it's been a whirlwind. Luckily, I've managed to hold on to some of the multitasking and prioritizing skills I picked up in school. Although, it does get frustrating when some of the websites I work on just crash or put error messages on my screen. It gives me mixed feelings about IT professionals.

Even with all of this, I managed to finish Christmas shopping this weekend. That's right -- I'm finished! I probably bought more than I budgeted for, but all the stores had really good sales, so I'm still in line for paying everything off so it won't get me into any trouble.

Even though its dreary outside, I'm still getting a great boost of energy knowing that everything is on track.

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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!