First Draft Blues
So, I did it. I managed to complete the first draft of my NaNoWriMo novel. The thing ended up being just over 91,000 words. I can now rest. Oh, wait. It’s Christmas time. There is no resting. We did manage to get the majority of our shopping done this weekend. That just leaves the rest of the shopping, including food shopping, wrapping presents, cookie making, and house clean up. Somewhere in the middle, I need to work and to sleep. Okay, just breathe. This is normal for me. Christmas happens every year and as much as I try I am still unable to make it as simple as I want…
Friday Five: Stress Busters
Stress is a crazy thing. It comes, we process, and, if we are lucky, it goes. We aren’t always that lucky. One of my old professors once said, “there is no such thing as no stress.” I am beginning to see this in my own life. Beneficial stress, often called eustress, still can cause havoc in the body just as “bad” stress can. The question is what to do with it. In recent months, I’ve been dealing with the effects of stress on my body. I have discovered that even the act of writing this post causes a few issues that have built up over time. The pain that this…
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