Monday Check In

Last week...

Writing Related: Ugh! I am doing terrible at Camp NaNoWriMo. I was hoping to get between 20k and 30k written this month. At the rate I'm going, I'll be lucky to hit the 20k goal. I won't get much writing done as both my mother and I have appointments that will eat into my writing time three days this week.

Motivational Quote: "Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not...Habit is persistence in practice." ~ Octavia Butler

What I'm Reading:  I just finished my last book so this week I'll probably just look through a few magazines one of my sisters brought to me. I need to go to the library.

Random Thoughts:  I picked up a couple of journals/notebooks last weekend while I was out doing errands. I have at least ten to fifteen that I haven't even opened, much less used but I bought two more anyway. If I see a new journal or notebook that's cute and reasonably priced, I have to buy it. It's like a compulsion.😁

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                             Here are the two new journals/notebooks I purchased.
   

Monday Check In

Last week...

Writing Related: Since I'm in a holding pattern while I wait to hear back from my editor and two beta readers, I used last week to set goals for the last quarter of this year. I should say for October and November because I rarely get much writing related stuff done in December. 

Motivational Quote: "Habit is more dependable than inspiration." ~ Octavia E. Butler

What I'm Reading: I'm currently reading Smoke Screen by Sandra Brown. It's one of her older books. It was published in 2008.

Random Things: My mom is going to have to have a second hand surgery. We're waiting to find out when it'll be scheduled, but I'm pretty sure it'll be sometime later this month. I don't know what the recovery time will be yet. Her first surgery had about a 6 week recovery time total with her unable to use her hand for the first 4 weeks. Thanksgiving is going to be a bit different this year. Usually she and I do the cooking, but she won't be able to do much this time. The problem is I don't cook (or eat) meat so dinner might have to be without a turkey.

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                    It's that time of year. Pumpkin carving to happen in a couple of weeks.