Monthly Summary

Summary...I guess that's the right word. I keep wanting to use synopsis too, which I'm not so sure if it's as fitting.

• Grow closer to Christ - Again, it's hard to say as I'm going through my growth whether I'm actually growing or not, but youth group started up again this month, and it's been a wonderful experience. We've had more people than I ever remember before there, and things have changed a lot (for the better I believe).
  
• Win NaNoWriMo 2009 - I still have my inkling, though it's in no way set in stone yet. Waiting for November to come and scream at me a bit more.
  
• Edit my 2007 NaNo - I think it's coming along... NaNoEdMo starts in March, so I should have at least 50 hours with that. Surely that's enough to finish writing in those scenes and start line-editing?
  
• Edit my 2008 NaNo - Hoping to start on this one by about June. I'll start as soon as I finish my '07 NaNo for sure.
  
• Learn Italian to a conversational level - Going to do lesson 10/15 next week... Maybe I can finish sometime before the end of April? It's hard to say sometimes. And of course that's no guarantee that I'll be able to carry out a conversation with anyone.
  
• Learn at least one fancy musical piece for flute - Um...not picked out yet? Still?
  
• Get up early (6 or earlier) at least 60% of the time - I dunno about this one... I might have already missed too many days, and I've totally failed to keep track as well. I might just mark this one missed.
  
• Learn to drive (driver's ed, permit, restricted, license) - No change in this one, unfortunately.
  
• Get to the point on my flute that I'm capable of playing in church - And I need to practice my flute some. I've barely played it this month. Although when I did pick it up a bit ago I somehow magically had vibrato, which I never had managed before. Maybe the ocarina I got is helping me out (I have been playing that thing quite a bit).

So, my plans for March are mostly EdMo, maybe get another driving lesson, keep attending youth group and having daily quiet time, actually practice my flute, keep going on my Italian. Maybe things can settle into a bit of a routine. A good routine.

Breaking

So, with all of like 3 days left before NaNoEdMo, I've finally decided to stop feeling bad about the editing I'm not getting done and take a break before it starts. And hopefully then I'll be able to be focused and such and get some work done.

Or maybe I'll just stay re-obsessed with Twitter and get absolutely nothing done whatsoever.

-pokes new Twitter widget-

To Break or Not to Break?

So EdMo starts in about a week. And hopefully I can get my rear in gear during March to get the hours in.
But the question is: should I take a break, relax for a week, before going at it with a fresh mind? Or do I try and finish up these scenes so I can work on prose-polishing next month? It's so hard to decide...

Committed

Well, next month is NaNoEdMo, and now I'm all signed up. I think I do want to try and have this storyline finished up, so I can be line-editing through March. Or maybe not... I'm not sure how much longer this is gonna take.

I need to clear some stuff off of my plate. I have Crystal Glare, and my '08 NaNo waiting for me, and then I have that start of a fanfic going, and then that other story I was working on before NaNo, and now somehow I stopped thinking and went and decided to do a big collab story with a friend of mine.

And none of this is going to be short. The thing I have closest to being done is my pre-NaNo story, but I haven't been working on it 'cause I've been editing as much as I can. I might try and finish it up so I can leave it alone and stop worrying about it.

But March approaches...

This...is Kansas

After a weekend of days that were hot for February, it is now snowing outside. Or at least it was a bit ago.

This is Kansas. If you don't like the weather, just wait a few minutes and you'll have something else.

On subjects more related to what this blog is about (like writing?), I actually got up this morning and worked some more on the scenes that are yet to be written in Crystal Glare. I dunno if I'll have them all done by the end of the month or not... it depends on how well I do on the getting up thing, since I can't really write any other time of the day anymore.

Second 60-70 Degree Day... In February!

Take note of the date. This was taken TODAY. February 6th. It's like 60 degrees outside! I'm without any kind of jacket, and it's as nice as can be.
I actually got some writing done today, although I had the usual battle to get up, it's better than getting up and not writing. So far it's been a pretty good day, especially since I don't feel sick like I tend to in winter, although today looks like spring. Which is the best^^