I Crossed the Finish Line!!

Yay me!! I managed a post a day, every day in the month of November. I had a really great time participating, but I think I will welcome the opportunity to skip posting when I don't have much to say. I think those of you who follow me will probably appreciate that too. :D



NaBloPoMo

New background

Hope you like the new decor! It took me awhile to find something I liked AND that would work with my format. I wish people would design their center columns just a little bit wider. So, this is the best of what would fit. I like it, but it just doesn't quite make my heart go zing like the last one did. :P

I guess I just need to break down and learn how to do these things for myself. :P

Word Count & A Forgotten Favorite Photo Friday

Some of you may have noticed that my word count ticker for NaNoWriMo hasn't moved for several weeks. Truthfully, I wish I had done better than I have. However, I'm not feeling sorry for myself in the least. There were several factors that conspired against me. I let them and I'm okay with that. By participating in even a very limited way this year, I have already learned a TON that will prepare me for actually finishing the next time I attempt this. (Which I may very soon. Who cares if it isn't actually in November if I knock out 50,000 words in one month.)

I do want to share one little point of victory. I may not have been writing in a novel everyday this month, but I have made at least a small blog entry every day in November so far. It has been pretty fulfilling and a ton of fun. I just spent a few minutes doing a bit of tallying. Prior to the start of this entry, I have blogged approximately 6497 words between this blog and my private blog. If you add that to what I did on my novel and you'll get about 7225 words.

Not too bad. Definitely more than I've written in any given month for YEARS. It's good practice and I'm grateful for it.

I also realized today that in the hubbub of Black Friday shopping, I neglected to post a favorite photo for Favorite Photo Friday, so here it is now. I can't look at this one without breaking into a fit of giggles.



This one is SO BOB!! It was taken 3/07, just as Bob was approaching his 2nd birthday. Here he is in all his messy faced glory, riding the toy horse that Princess Bug brought home from the circus. Oh, he makes me laugh! This was before our kitchen/front room remodel and you can see the old icky brown cabinets, the big hole in the linoleum, and the horrible dark brown carpet. Nice. Yup, I don't miss those at all. :D

P.S. I'm giving you all fair warning that I'll be fiddling around with my backgrounds for a bit. Last time I did that, I was driving my sister-in-law all sorts of crazy and she had to come back later. :P

Black Friday

I'm not a crazy, rabid Black Friday shopper. I've never gotten up at 4am to go stand in lines to get that thing that everyone just has to have. I do, however, make my way around to a few stores to get things that I want after the main crush of crazy is over. I'm stoked to say that I managed to knock off a big chunk of my shopping today. :D There are still a few things we need to find, but we've gotten a lot finished.

So, do you get up at the crack of dawn to track down the perfect deal?

Thanksgiving Song

Well, I shared my deep and "spiritual" Thanksgiving video a couple of days early. So, I guess I'll share the silly and fun one today.

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving. I'm grateful to have such good friends in my life.

A Quotation Has Come To Mind

From The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch.

"'When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you.'

That lesson has stuck with me my whole life. When you see yourself doing something badly and nobody's bothering to tell you anymore, that's a bad place to be. You may not want to hear it, but your critics are often the ones telling you they still love you and care about you, and want to make you better."

In The Spirit of Thanksgiving

I had planned to post this on Thursday, but I'm feeling a little brain fried tonight and not coming up with a good blog topic for the day. It's always a good think to ponder on what you are grateful for (especially those challenges that don't feel like blessings at the time). Enjoy!!