Maintenance and Imagination

This weekend is going to be full of stuff to do around the house. First, I just finished spraying lemon Pledge all around the windows, doors, etc. I'm having a huge problem with spiders (even in this cold!) and heard that may help. If it doesn't, the apt. will smell lemony fresh.

Then I have to clean the rest of the place. I tend to keep things neat, but I do find dusting and sweeping a major kink my daily activities. After that's all done, I'll need to hop back on the Wii Fit. It's been telling me lately that I'm not doing so hot on keeping a daily routine so... yeah. The video game is telling me to step it up.

When all the chores are finally out of the way, I get to go back to 277 Miles. This novel is seriously getting on my nerves because it is so close to being done (at least done enough for someone to beta read). My goal is to finish it by the end of the month so that I can get on to a couple of other projects waiting in the wings.

Off With A Bang!

I feel upbeat and energized--not your typical Monday morning doldrums here. I managed to up the ante on my workouts. I'm up to 25 minutes of walking/jogging on the treadmill each morning. No excuses. I recently ordered a pair of pants (the right size, mind you) but the material doesn't stretch so I'm motivated to make those pants as comfortable as possible to wear. Since I bought it for holiday gatherings, I have a few weeks to work on that.

What I need to work on is my writing. I'm not sure if I have writer's block. I don't feel blocked, but I can't seem to walk over to the desk, grab paper, and start writing. I'm reluctant to start stories on the computer these days just because I spend so much time here already. If I'm not working, I'm preparing articles or paying bills or a number of other mundane weekly tasks. Nanowrimo isn't that far away, so I need to be putting a daily writing ritual into practice, or I'm going to lose again this year. Not a big deal as long as I surpass the word count from last year's contest.

Well, work seems to be out this morning, so maybe it's a sign that I have some time to write? Rock and roll, writer friends. Rock and roll.

Refreshed

I'm feeling pretty good right at this moment. I'm dripping with sweat. The drops fall from my temples to my cheeks, then plop down on my shoulder. It's a great feeling when you know that you've accomplished a small step in a larger goal. I know that I will meet my fitness goals by July of next year because I finally realized how to stick to things. Which will also help me in all of my other ventures. Now maybe some more writing will come out without agonizing over revisions, lost pages, etc.

Work has been very slow this week, which happens once every few months. It's usually a time that I play slacker, but this time I'm going to make it as productive as possible--not to mention I have a few more bills in the mail every month, so I do have to supplement the income. That's why I'm promoting my Triond articles this week. Head on over there and read a couple that interest you. I write on all different topics. You can even read some of my fiction and poetry there as well.

If you like what you see there, you may also like my poetry book, Personas. It's not out yet, but I just want everyone to start anticipating it's arrival.

Have a great weekend!

Is the funny back?

Well, to answer my own question: not quite. I'm still pretty upset about work (76 behind, no new articles posted as of right now and I only have until Thursday at 1) and generally in a bad mood. But I did manage to pull out a couple of pages on my comedy script last night. Not great work, but I can't expect much for a first draft. I'm not going to pretend that I'm a comedian, or even a good writer, but I think I have a good idea and that should help move the project along.

In other news, since the cold is over I was able to get back to working out today. It was tough, and I had to change it from the normal time, but it was refreshing. And I'm starting the daunting task of my taxes. I'm using Turbo Tax, but I still have no clue what I'm doing since this is the first year that I'm a 1099-er with some W2's left over.

So it's House and Heroes tonight, a little bit of editing, and then off to bed so I can polish off 5 more articles in the morning and hopefully I'll wake up to a bunch of new titles. Maybe. I hope. If not, there's always pulling articles out of thin air.

I am finally in the groove. I swear I wrote 20+ articles today alone... still have nine more sitting on the desktop for tomorrow. I think I have finally had a good money-making week. I mean, I am really on a role. Now that I said that... well, you know what comes next.

But I must confess--working this hard is murder on my hands, wrists, elbows, and knees. Yes, knees. I keep them bent up under me whenever I sit at the computer. Not good for my joints. I feel like and old woman. And I'm getting fed a little too well without any time to exercise it off. Oh well. We'll see what happens. I plan to be out of here by the end of July.