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Prep For Writing

         I have to get ready for OctoPrep and NanWriMo. So I guess that means Christmas shopping now. Maybe baking some things for Thanksgiving and freezing. I suppose the shopping and wrapping are the biggest time consumers. Freezing some food for unexpected company is a good idea.

         I may even do some Christmas cards in advance. But I will not get any decorations out until December. The family has many obligations for Christmas, so they many not all be here at the same time. But they're always here for Thanksgiving.

         Unfortunately my new job has some bad hours, from early to late, 7 days a week. So we're doing a lot of Subway, which is good for not doing dishes. I don't commute as long for this job, but I'm more tired from all the running around and standing so much. I get home and plop my feet up for a long time. But I'm getting more accustomed to it. I did it all the time when I was younger. And I had more hobbies and more of a social life. (Now my married life is another story, best kept for a soap opera and whining.)

         Here and now, I'm writing more seriously. the computer helps me preserve things, so I won't lose them like I have in the past. ( A whole novel and lots of poems, a few short stories, lost when I moved.) And Excel spread sheets are excellent ways to keep details straight. I just have to fit all of it in together at this stage of my life, with my current levels of energy