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Ten minutes GO & A New Normal

30 Day Blogging Challenge

PROMPT May 13th
Writing Sprint! Set a timer for 10 minutes and write without stopping about whatever comes to your mind. I challenge you to deny your urge to edit yourself as you write. If you must, you’re allowed to edit, but only after you finish your ten minute sprint. Ready? Set. GO!

So I have set my timer for ten minutes. I find whenever I write in a sprint form I tend not to write anything of value because I am just trying to get the words done, but I have written enough this morning to already have my 750 words so this is an extra bit. Yesterday I posted my clock story to one of my work colleagues that sent in a picture of a grandfather clock. She liked it or at least said that she liked it.

I am wondering how many people will just do a little bit of writing that they have polished up after all no worries. if you can clean it up and edit it after the ten minute bout anything can change.

I am trying to not fix things n t on the first go of this but it is tricky.

I like yesterday's post prompt of the what if aspect.

I was also thinking what if I had gone to Paris after I finished high school or maybe even during University. What about a girl who goes to Paris and gets to stay in a friends apartment while her friend is away. She has a month or two to enjoy the place and take advantage of Parisian life. Taking a month long Paris Writer's Workshop. going to join the writing group at Unicorners. Making friends with people from around the world. Now that would be a cool experience... but as a story probably only for me. and that is okay. ten nine eight seven six five. Timer went off.

Blog City - Day 2128

Prompt: What is your new normal these days?
My new normal. The only thing I really miss is writing in cafes. Beyond that I am quite comfortable being at home. Every few days I head out to do a few errand like buy some groceries. I reward myself with a trip to Starbucks to use some of my stars. I have managed to get through all of April without having to pay for anything at Starbucks.

My last trip to Walmart, which I tend to avoid, (but had to go to get my prescription because my doctor sent it there instead of Shoppers Drug Mart), I spent over $250 which is huge for me. But I bought groceries, cleaning supplies and gifts for my mother for Mother's Day as well as a few books for myself. I won't have to go back until I need to refill my prescription and that isn't for 100 days.

I am not minding the teaching from a distance, but I would much rather be in my classroom with my students since I have an ASD class and they learn so much better when we are there with them. I feel for the parents having all of their children home. Many of our students have siblings, so parents are having to manage more than one educational program. It's a lot.

I live with my 82 year old mother, so I don't put myself out there much. I also discourage her from venturing out too far. We have many a good laugh.

I have one computer I can't open without upsetting my WiFi so I have to go to the Starbuck's parking lot to use it. Luckily, I have another computer and a Chromebook that I borrowed from the school.

Another plus is that a lot of things have gone virtual. So I have been able to join a writing group in Paris that I have never been able to before. Eventbrite also has many writing sessions to connect people.