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July 22, 2015 I'm going to start today to record on a daily basis whatever happens to strike my fancy. So, it is a very cool breezy day. I just posted 5 short book reviews to The Monthly Reading Challenge. I'm suppose to put away some winter wood today from the woodpile outside but I'm playing hookey from work to write so starting this blog will get done. I'm having a daily fight with a flock of English Sparrows that are trying to take over my barn. They are making a terrible mess so they have to go. I have destroyed several nests so far they don't leave but they get out of the barn when I am around. I'm just starting the fight so I guess I don't know how far I have to go to discourage them. I'm trying not to spread myself to thin on WDC because I find so many things that are interesting here and I am trying to work on a new story. I really enjoy sitting at my desk with a cup of tea and reading blogs on WDC. |
Congratulations on making it to the last week of the competition! You all should be proud! *Heart* How do you celebrate your successes? What is your favorite thing to give yourself as a reward? “I still encourage anyone who feels at all compelled to write to do so. I just try to warn people who hope to get published that publication is not all it is cracked up to be. But writing is. Writing has so much to give, so much to teach, so many surprises. That thing you had to force yourself to do---the actual act of writing---turns out to be the best part. It's like discovering that while you thought you needed the tea ceremony for the caffeine, what you really needed was the tea ceremony. The act of writing turns out to be its own reward.” ― Anne Lamott https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/reward REWARDED After a couple months away I'm actually astonished I made it through the challenge this far. It's a reward just to do the writing. Plus, I'm actually getting some writing done outside of the 30-day-challenge. I think there are some nights when I would be happier typing into the night instead of reading. We will see.  I've been on a kick to throw out all kinds of things we just don't need. Now, I'm finding that my computer could use a good cleaning out, so I'm working on it a little bit at a time. And,  portfolio needs some rooting out as well. At the end of a session of GET RID OF IT, I reward myself with time off for entertainment or a walk or food. Cookies and milk is my down fall so I've switched to trail mix or peanuts.I'm not wasting as much time but, more sunshine and warmer weather account for an upswing in activity. ![Merit Badge in Job Well Done
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