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I didn’t want to break my writing streak, but I don’t think I’m able to do any more than say that today was beyond amazing. It’s unbelievable to me how quickly these last few days went by. It’s truly unfathomable how quickly time has passed and how much I’ve enjoyed myself. It’s been an absolute joy and I’ve had a blast and I’m going to be talking about it for weeks to come, I have no doubt.
New Year’s Eve
Dec. 31st, 2017 02:09 pmI’ve have to write nearly 2,000 words today if I was going to make my writing goal for the month. I just realized I nearly got around to updating my weekly goals on the writing (dot) com—oops!
Pause while I go do that even if it’s two days late.
Okay, that’s done.
I doubt I’ll get to 2000 words today, but I definitely want to get a few in. We don’t have a lot of plans for today besides some (gluten and dairy free because my friend has allergies) baking and watching one of the Hallmark New Year’s movies. I suppose we may also watch the ball drop. I think I kind of love New Year’s Eve. There is something so hopeful about it and while each year will bring an assortment of problems and joy, it’s easier for me on days like today to think of the upcoming year in a good light, as a chance for more adventures and an improved life. This year, while the world may be in a lot of trouble (Fires! Hurricanes! President Orange! Oh My!), I’ve had a personally pretty good year. I overcame the worst bout of depression I’ve ever experienced, wrote more, went on more adventures, and got a job I love. I was braver than I’ve been in years. And I was happier than I’ve been in years.
Life will continue to be a mixed bag and sometimes even chocolate comes with evil nuts, but that doesn’t mean that my life can’t get better overall or that I can’t get better overall.
And the best part about my life is still the incredible friends I’ve made through the years. I cannot imagine how I would’ve survived without them and I know for sure that I couldn’t have enjoyed anything this year without them. They are brave and strong and kind and thoughtful and I wish I could give them a thank you gift that would actually compare, but that’s just impossible. I’m so thankful for them and these joys.
I’m so blessed, truly for the amazing people in my life. Some have been around for years and some have been around for a handful of weeks and still I’m floored by how wonderful the people in my life are. I constantly see how terrible people out in the world can be and yet I am blessed with such incredible, kind, generous souls and I can’t believe how lucky I am.
I hope 2018 brings incredible things for my friends, things as wonderful as they are.
I was so tired when I was writing last night that I think I fell asleep a few times. For sure my eyes were drifting closed and watering every couple of minutes, lol. Today is Thanksgiving and I sure do love food. My sister had it at her place at their new house and it was awesome! She did such a good job, dinner was amazing. We had a good time. My niece was sick so she was struggling, the poor thing. She said she couldn’t get out of bed yesterday, the poor thing was so ill. I wanted to snuggle her but she didn’t want to get anyone sick. I’m hopeful that no one gets sick because that would be sucky. I only need to make it through another 2.5 pay periods without taking any sick leave in order to get an extra four hours of vacation time. Considering the trips and such I want to do in the next year or two, I’m going to need all the PTO I can get!
My birthday is in January and my friend and I like to do something fun for our birthdays together and we’re hoping to keep up the tradition. It’s also going to be my dad’s 60th birthday this coming year (in October) and he wants to do something big for it. He’s thinking about doing a trip to Ireland which would be AMAZING and so of course I want to be able to do that. And then I’ve already purchased my ticket to DragonCon soooooooo yeah. I need to make sure that I have as many hours racked up as I possibly can. I’m sure there will be other things I want to do too.
The first couple of years with the library I only earn like 10 days vacation (everyone earns 12 sick days though). But I’m going to earn 8 hours of vacation (or something like that) for working tomorrow… Although I’m not sure exactly how that works. But if I can avoid using my sick leave for a while then I’ll earn 4 hours vacation time—for every 7 pay periods (in a row) I can go without sick leave I get 4 hours. If I have to use sick leave, I have to use it, but I’m hoping I can at least earn an extra day that way before the 60th birthday bash for dad. If I can combine these trips with one of my three day weekends to make it a little easier to conserve the vacation time.
I need to go to bed because I do have to work in the morning.
What a lovely day
Mar. 26th, 2017 01:46 amI am writing - well, I'm typing, but whatever - from my writing nook! I HAVE A WRITING NOOK! I think I was bragging about this yesterday, but I'm not over yet, so you're going to have to hear about it for a while longer.
What's even more awesome is that I have a new (to me) office chair! It's a little scratched but it about 1000% more comfortable than the chair I had and it cost me $0!! I am incredibly thrilled with it. And it fits well into the space I've made for my writing.
I spent a little time writing a short story this evening. I'm still working on. It's a little silly something but I haven't written anything fictional since I finished my soulmates story (of which I've edited about 15%) and I haven't written any original fiction since the beginning of the month, so I wanted to flex that muscle a little. It's been fun to write so far, and the story went in a direction I had not originally anticipated which is always fun. Plus, I have a writing nook with a new comfortable chair so, hello, I have to use it for something.
Seriously, though, today was a great day. Mom and I got massages (where I got my chair actually), took the dog to the local park, had a nice lunch out, picked up my new Blu-Ray player, read outside for a bit, and then had dinner and watched a Columbo. I also watched "Arrival" which I thought was good but my mom struggled with the flashes of Amy Adams with her daughter since (and you find this out in the first like 3 minutes) the daughter dies. My mom has two daughters she loves to pieces, and I think that was just too hard for her. She is more sensitive than I am and that is saying A LOT. We stopped it about half way through to watch Columbo, and I finished it later by myself.
I am just so, so happy with my space because it feels marvelous and having this safe writing space is phenomenal. I have to get the art hung up, but otherwise, my room is in a comfortable place.
Okay, bed time.
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