Comments Out Of Context (COOC) #28

Ten weeks of my journey gone. Ten weeks of ups and downs, progress and not. 20% of my precious time used up already. Man, the time sure flies when you’re feeling pressured! I have nothing to add to that. With the chaos of my oldest and his wife and baby moving in, I have not gotten much accomplished in the way of goals, other than the new novel that daughter and I are writing for NaNoWriMo. We’re behind (of course), which doesn’t seem to bother Hija, but makes me go AAAaaaaaaaaack! I’ve very happy with the story so far, and we have written over 11,500 words. I will just keeping plugging along and try to be even more productive this week. To pull off 50,000 words in a month (especially not starting until the 10th), I have to immerse myself in the project, which means that I’m even spacier than normal. I go around in my own little world for most of the day, and the post-moving organizing is not getting done (boxes and stacks of junk everywhere). Have I mentioned that chaos and disorganization drive me INSANE? Uuuurrggghhhhhh. Anyway, here’s how it stands on the year-long goals:

Weight- still hovering at 199-200. I’m trying to be good, I really am, but I didn’t walk for 4 days in a row last week. That’s not good. I started up again yesterday in the frigid, below-30 weather, which makes me walk hunched up like a turtle trying to pull into my shell…my shoulder blades ache by the time I get home, and I can’t figure out how to stop doing it.

Spiritual – Well, that has been shelved recently, but I’m not giving up on it. I’m trying to finish chapter 2 of Romans this week.

Art - Painting has definitely taken a backseat to writing this week, but the current watercolor MUST be finished by the weekend, because it’s a gift for a loved one that I will be seeing soon!

Writing – All-consuming at the moment, which is fun and a nice change from being shunned, avoided and procrastinated! It would be so exciting to have a complete first draft of a novel finished by Christmas!

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