Linda’s prompt today is as follows:
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “shade.” Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy!
If it was summer, I would be sitting under a shade tree somewhere, resting on my laurels. I have been quite busy and today would be a good day to rest.
Last night I hit my 50,000 words on NaNoWriMo. I can honestly say I am glad it is over. This year was a challenge for me. My story took some dark turns I did not see coming. I ended up finishing what may be the worst thing I have ever written. I do not think it will ever see the light of day. It is one of those pieces of writing you would feel compelled to give a bad review and I am not throwing shade!
What NaNo did for me was get me ready for what I really want to write. I have flushed the garbage down the toilet and will start work on the book I am anxious to start.
Thanksgiving started on a stressful note with some family members in the hospital. I had my feelings hurt and spent a good part of the day in a funk, but managed to think my way through it and had a really nice dinner with our daughter’s family. It is all perspective and I am thankful I managed to get out of the negative space and enjoy the day.
Yesterday, we drove up to the mountains, picked up our great-niece and took her with us to pick out our Christmas tree. She had a great time tromping through the hills looking for the perfect tree. We picked a 10’ ft tree. It is currently in the stand in water, but no decorations yet. That will probably happen slowly over the weekend.
I also put the finishing touches on my Patreon page and will publish and formally announce it after the first of the year. I also finished my Facebook page, too. All in preparation for January. I wanted to have a clear schedule in December to just enjoy the family and the holidays and I think I have been successful.
My grandson has a birthday this week and we will try to drive over and drop off his present. It falls in the middle of the week, so it will be a quick visit.
This coming weekend I am attending another jewelry-making workshop. I am looking forward to just being in the studio where I think of nothing but the task at hand.
Enjoy this last day of November. This year is speeding by!
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