NaNoWriMo = Success
Seriously folks, I know that this is officially my last post for November, but I’ve been writing all day, trying desperately to get my NaNoWriMo novel finished and my wrist is just KILLING me. Hurts so bad, and I still have a wee bit more writing to do so that I can officially win NaNoWriMo. And win it I will. I really didn’t think that I was going to be able to do it, and I probably wouldn’t have been able to if I hadn’t put back in some content that I had originally...
Read MoreNovember is nearly over
WOW what a ride November has been. It has been full of ups – huge highs and downs – major lows. I have to say that at the beginning of the month I knew that I had set myself up for a full on month. I stupidly thought that I might still be able to do a little bit of sewing, but who was I kidding? The closest I got to sewing was the craft and quilt fair at the beginning of the month. The fabric that I bought there is still sitting on my desk waiting for me to start cutting it out and...
Read MoreI need a tree
First off I would just like to say thank you very much to both Marshmallow, Chris and Linda for their kind words yesterday. When I woke up this morning and saw your comments you put a smile on my face and Marshy your Hugs just brought a warm feeling to me. When you think everything in your life is getting low, and you can feel yourself falling into the deep black hole that you thought you had crawled out of for good, just a simple hug can make everything a little brighter. So thank you once...
Read MoreChristmas is still cancelled
Today has been a shit day. The dramas that started yesterday have just intensified to the point where I can’t think about anything else and don’t quite care about much. I have nothing more to post. Here’s hoping now that tomorrow is better.
Read MoreChristmas is cancelled
No seriously people. Christmas is cancelled this year. My mum told me so today, when she said that she was no longer coming around for traditional Christmas Eve dinner. Why is it that at this time of the year when people are supposed to be happy, merry, cheery, bright and loving, it always turns out that people are nasty and horrible and stressed. There is never any good cheer and nicety in the shops, everyone is pushing and shoving each other, trying to get the better this or that, or trying...
Read MoreExcuse me while I drool
A couple of weeks ago I ordered a copy of Elizabeth Hartman’s book The Practical Guide to Patchwork: New Basics for the Modern Quiltmaker. Well yay for me it finally got here. If you are a quilter, or interested in quilting, or just want to have a look at a book that has some damn gorgeous quilts in it, then may I suggest that you rush out and get your own copy of it. I’m such a newbie at quilting, and I’m learning more and more every day, but I do wish that this book had been...
Read MoreWrist breakage anniversary
WARNING: ICKY PHOTOS THAT PEOPLE MAY NOT LIKE IN THIS POST. Two years ago today I broke my wrist. It was a Monday morning, and I had just started a new job the Tuesday before, so I set out nice and early, totally excited about going to work – it was (at the time) the job of my dreams. I went outside, stepped on a piece of concrete, tripped over it and fell. Onto my wrist. At first I didn’t feel anything, didn’t realise I had done anything. I remember sitting back on my heels...
Read MoreThe end of a long week
Can I just say – thank god that this week is over. This has been such a long week that just seemed like it was never going to end. Work has been very quiet, there has been very little work that has been coming in, so I am sitting at my desk, trying to look busy, while desperately wanting to sit down and write my story. I hit 25,000 words last night and it was a great feeling to know that I’m halfway into the story (I still have issues calling it a novel), before the reality sunk in...
Read MoreGreat night of writing
I have been writing up a storm tonight and my wrist is absolutely killing me, not to mention my fingers who have certainly gotten a workout tonight. Have gotten some great writing done tonight, and am really happy with where the story is going and YAY me, I have finally reached 25,000 words. That means I’m halfway there, with ummm less than half the month to finish lol. So tonight, in honour of a good night of writing (and because I’m too slack to write a long blog) I leave you with...
Read MoreA royal wedding
When I woke up this morning and put on the news, without the sound, I thought there was something wrong with the monarchy for a moment *shock* *horror* *gasp*. But no, it was just constant news about the fact, that after many many years William had finally proposed to Kate. I admit, I got a tear in my eye for a moment. I’m not a huge supporter of the monarchy, it’s not that I don’t like them, or think they have their place, I just don’t really care about them. But after...
Read MoreWhat to blog about tonight?
This month of mandatory blog posts is now starting to wear on me because I find that I just have nothing to blog about. I could tell you all what a crap day I’m having, or I could tell you all that I have PMT and really want to eat chocolate, but that I can’t eat chocolate, because I’ve got weigh in tomorrow and I’ve already eaten a couple of cookies today, but you don’t all really want to know that do you? I haven’t done any quilting, not even any cutting...
Read MoreFacebook woes
So when does something that you might randomly put up on Facebook become fodder for people to gossip about, or to spread rumours about? Don’t you hate it when people read something on your Facebook status and decide that because you put it up there, they are free to tell everyone about it? So that happened to us today. A while ago I had put up something about us one day moving to Port Lincoln – which is a good six and half hour drive from where we are now. It’s nothing that...
Read MoreWipeout of a weekend
Well the title of this post says it all really. It was a complete wipeout of a whole weekend. I still didn’t get to my sewing, didn’t even get to cutting out my bag – again. I got a tiny little bit of writing done – 1700 words, which still leaves me 8500 words behind what I should be. I really don’t think I can catch up, not if I want to get back into the gym again, which I do. So I had grand plans of sitting down and doing a whole lot of writing today. But first...
Read MoreI didn’t get to my sewing
So today was supposed to be all about me doing some sewing, and getting that bag made, with a bit of writing on the side and just chilling. Well I didn’t get any sewing done, or even get the bag cut out. I also didn’t really get any writing done (732 words), but I did have a really lovely visit from a friend, so we just sat, drank a hell of a lot of coffee, ate waffles and gossiped all afternoon. And you know what? I wouldn’t change a thing, it was just perfect. So far behind...
Read MoreMaybe a bit of sewing this weekend?
I admit it. My life has been taken over by writing lately. Trying to write my “greatest story ever” for NaNoWriMo and making sure that I post here every day for NaBloPoMo, even though sometimes there just doesn’t seem a point to it – blogging for the sake of blogging has never really sat well with me, so I’m a bit miffed with myself for doing just that – so here I sit tonight, with a very sore wrist and sore fingers from all the typing I’ve been doing...
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