What a GREAT Day!

My Books, Writing
I got right to work today on my writing. When I had finished my day's quota (self-imposed), I was delighted to see that I had reached a percent completed of 21% for Alien8, and 10% for Retiring Without Falling Apart. I've set up a Google Sheet to track my work. It's simple, just 4 columns: Date          Words that Day       Total                Percent Complete I'm big on tracking progress. I think it's hard to keep focused on big projects (which a book is, generally), unless you can see how your efforts are paying off. It's the same with weight loss - those who don't keep track get discouraged. So, along with the numbers being updated, I also added a…
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Post-Thanksgiving Reflections

Just Life
Well, we'll be dining on leftover turkey tonight. We didn't take any cranberry sauce or stuffing, so - I'll be making the stovetop versions of both this afternoon. I got very little done over the holidays. I was visiting my daughter in Chicago, then on to Cleveland, then, a long drive home to SC. It makes me tired just thinking of it. My eldest child was in a community theatre production of Godspell - the video is here - she's the petite one in pink. It was great to be in my own bed this weekend. Not to mention that my eye problem completely cleared up. (Due to cats and dogs in Chicago and Cleveland, I was stuffy and with red, itchy eyes. It made reading and writing just about…
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Whoops! Missed a Week

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Man, has this been an exciting month! [progressbar heading="Novel Progress" wip_title="Alien8" unit_of_measure="words" your_goal="50000" current_score="15105" progress_bar_color="red" progress_bar_border="red" candy_stripe_options="simple" progress_bar_height="0" progress_bar_media="" font_color="" more_information="" include_hyperlink="" hyperlink_text="" hyperlink="" include_own_progress_bar=""] I visited Cleveland, to babysit my newest grandson. What a treat! He's 19 months, fully mobile, and loaded with energy. I took to napping every day, and still he wore me out. I headed back home just a few days after National Novel Writing Month started, and had very little time to write on the road, so - I've had to spend most of the last week catching up. I'm just a few thousand words down today, and have plenty of time to work, so I'm feeling confident that I'll be on track to finish on time by early next week. The novel is going…
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