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Crazy schedule

12 Nov

With all that’s going on, my schedule is crazy. Yeah, i know, so is everyone’s right. Well, agreed, but with the added pressure of work, long commute and doing chores on the weekend, I’ve added even more to plate.

NaNoWriMo is a challenge. Staring November first, I began to try and bang out a novel of 50,000 words in one month. So did a lot of people, but I’m going to do it if it kills me. Right now, I’ve only made a dent at 12,800 words, give or take. However, I have a couple of weekends and the holidays in the mix. Originally, I wanted to work on it at night, but after 12 hour days, I just run out of steam. So, the 12K words I’ve done so far, have been banged out on the bus, lunch and when I can sneak in a few minutes before crashing for the night.

The good news, I spent the weeks prior to this month working on characters, plot lines, premise, scenes and building the step sheet. So, my writing time isn’t spent trying to figure out what to write, just how to write the scenes, what to bring out and what to explore.

So far, it’s working pretty well, if I could just find the time.

Crazy schedule and all!

 
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First Day “Jitters”

07 Apr

Well, today was my first day with my new company. I woke up this morning with the Jitters. Mostly, my head was swimming on all of the things I had to get done. I was also wondering if I was going to find everything okay, how was the new office space going to work out and if everyone was going to be nice to me. I wasn’t so sure about the commute and how quickly I’d be able to make it. All those thoughts quickly went “poof” standing in front of the coffee pot sipping on that first “wake up” cup.

Smiling, I realized, none of that would matter. My commute was down one flight of stairs to my new basement office. I didn’t have to wonder much about people in the meetings as they would be done via conference call and webex meetings. I wouldn’t even have to figure out where the kitchen and restroom was. That, I know by heart and can run around here in pitch dark, most of the time.

First day was, well, easy as they come. I actually felt like I got more done than any time in the past. Not that I’ve started a lot of new jobs. However, even with my old company, I had actually moved to different divisions and/or started working with new people/teams or even in a different office on several occasions. It took days and weeks to get it all down on what you could/couldn’t do and where everything was.

Working from home is AWESOME!!! Okay, now the reality will eventually set in and I’ve been around the block enough to know that there’s the “Honeymoon” period. Still, I’m in it now, it’s good and if I play my cards right, it’ll be great even after the newness wears off. Hey, I did stay at my last company 16 years and I’ve been happily married for over 20 years. So, hopefully that pattern continues.

First day Jitters, first day smitters….Forget about it!! I’m off to the races.

 
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