Lost in Nanowrimo Land...

This video was posted today on the Nanowrimo page and I have to say they must know what they're doing, or they are psychic, because this is just so daggum timely for me! I loved this vid! You name it, I edit it. Anything. Facebook, texts, message boards and such, I will (mentally) edit anything. It kills me with all this crap I've written just sitting there, whispering and pleading to be put under the knife as it were. It is hard to contain myself from editing, almost harder than actually doing the novel to begin with. And the month they picked to hold this little writing motivation  pow wow. November. Really? Thanksgiving, Christmas prep, getting ready for guests, homeschooling, washing clothes, bathing, eating... (you get my humorous point by now right, when would it be good to take on writing 50,000 in 30 days?) But I am over 10,000 words and I'm enjoying it. The boys are enjoying school, loved the Vikings and the Middle Ages. We are currently in China, Ian's personal obsession. We may be having family for Thanksgiving, yay!!! We have our 7th wedding anniversary this month and Bob turns 32 in a week. Lots to keep me busy, lots to look forward to. So busy, so good. Off to write...Love you all. XOXO

Yawn...Is it over now?

I'll be honest with you my lovelies, it ain't been fun and games around the Bishop homestead here lately. I have been down, and out, I've cut myself off from people because I just can't seem to muster up the courage or strength to carry on a conversation.. I can't imagine how foreign that must seem to others, I apologize. I have such a wonderful, loving family, and some friends that put up with me too. Instead of embracing that I go inside my shell. And I have been sick off and on all month. My nice neat little schedule has gone by the wayside and we do school when Mommy can stay awake enough and out of the, ahem, water closet. I'm looking for a way out now. I've been down long enough, I've been suffered gladly at my home, been doted on and nursed and frankly I'm tired of it. I just want to be well in every sense of that word. So here goes...

 I signed up tonight for Nanowrimo and this should be interesting to say the least. I've never done anything like this and I'm excited and nervous at the same time. The goal is to write a 50,000 word novel from Nov 1-30. I don't even know what I'm writing about. I'm telling you here so I don't chicken out there. Kinda like a literary  sponsor for Word Lovers Anonymous. I'm not sure what I'm thinking doing this. Well that isn't true entirely, it is an attempt to un-cloud my mind and give me "something to do" with a purpose beyond the everyday tasks of a domesticated female.

 Another thing I have to be happy about is that, yes, we did our no spend month! We saved $200! WOO HOO! And we reduced our utility bill from $350 to $195 YIPPEE!!! So all of the little inconveniences we have imposed upon ourselves have paid off! Literally paid off. There was some confusion as to when our monthly date for food stamps would be. I thought it was the 1st, the state says the 11th, so, while it is an inconvenience, at least we have the money to buy food until then, instead of wondering what we would do.

 Here's to November, a month of thanks and I'm trying to do my part to join in on that sentiment. Some of you will be getting apologetic phone calls tomorrow regarding my sorry state of being...Love you all XOXO