Yay! Kee's back!
Don't be all green-eyed about our vacation... Think about it this way, we went to a neighboring country, just like you all went to a neighboring state. And we had to pay 1-1/2 times the cost of stuff at home, thanks to the exchange rate. :-( But we made it home with money still in the bank, which we'll need to pay the credit card bill plus car repair we've been putting off. So we'll be broke soon, too.
Anyhoo, speaking of vacation, I didn't think I'd put a link to my travel blog around this site, so here it is:Nee On The Road. I've only got the first three days up, but I'll be plugging away at it until the photos from all 8 days are labeled (I think that's around 500 photos!) and loaded on Flickr.
Enjoy!
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Monday, August 27, 2007
Yeah, yeah. I'm here.
But not too much to report. MY vacation was awesome as well. Though Nee had the audacity to blow my Colorado trip out of the water with a trip to Scotland. See the little green eyed monster in the corner. Yeah, that's me.
But I still had a great time. The weather was great and I spent money like it was going out of style. Which of course, I'll be paying for until I have grandkids, but at least I didn't have to make one meal for myself.
Anyways, the writing tickle is still there. Stewing in its juices, as it were. But I haven't had the opportunity to tackle the tickle yet. But this is the FIRST day of school. Whohoo! So we'll see what my writing schedule will look like in the next couple of weeks!
Glad all are back to their respective homes safe and sound!
But not too much to report. MY vacation was awesome as well. Though Nee had the audacity to blow my Colorado trip out of the water with a trip to Scotland. See the little green eyed monster in the corner. Yeah, that's me.
But I still had a great time. The weather was great and I spent money like it was going out of style. Which of course, I'll be paying for until I have grandkids, but at least I didn't have to make one meal for myself.
Anyways, the writing tickle is still there. Stewing in its juices, as it were. But I haven't had the opportunity to tackle the tickle yet. But this is the FIRST day of school. Whohoo! So we'll see what my writing schedule will look like in the next couple of weeks!
Glad all are back to their respective homes safe and sound!
Friday, August 24, 2007
We're back from Scotland. Unfortunately, we were on the move so much that I hardly had time to think, much less write, so nothing new there. I have one last set of proofs to take care of when they come in, and a paper to finish before October 1. I am hoping to squeeze some creative writing in, especially when Hannah goes back to school in 2 or 3 weeks, but I'll just have to see how it all sorts itself out.
But at least I am back in my own bed, and driving on the right side of the road again!
But at least I am back in my own bed, and driving on the right side of the road again!
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
So we're off to Scotland this afternoon. I'm taking along pen and paper, in case inspiration strikes me, or I run out of reading material for bedtime.
Kee is still around, but she's trying to get caught up on a few things while her boys are out of the house, then she'll be on vacation, then school starts back, so we may not hear from her for a while, but I hope she'll check in with to tell us about that writing tickle she had the other day when I talked to her on the phone.
I'll be back in about 10 days!
Kee is still around, but she's trying to get caught up on a few things while her boys are out of the house, then she'll be on vacation, then school starts back, so we may not hear from her for a while, but I hope she'll check in with to tell us about that writing tickle she had the other day when I talked to her on the phone.
I'll be back in about 10 days!
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
I haven't written every day, but I have been plugging away on my Vale story using my initial MO--headphones and a chunk of uninterrupted time. I managed to squeeze in about an hour one morning by letting Hannah sleep in, and another hour or so one evening by leaving John in charge and heading upstairs. After the initial flood of words, I've been averaging a handwritten page per session, but I haven't been going back to read, not yet. I think I know where I need to add something, but it is right where I left off last time, so I'll just go back a sentence or two and squeeze it in.
I'm a little worried that my story will seem unoriginal in the end, but I still know which direction I am headed, so I will worry about the final product after I write "The End."
I am also in the middle of proofs for the journal I am proofreading. I'm still waiting for the last article to come in, then I will be done with that duty until the next edition comes out in 5 or 6 months.
And to round out my days, I finally got around to sorting out the giant box of stuff Hannah dragged home around the end of school and have now turned toward whipping her room in shape. Rome wasn't built in a day, and I don't plan on working myself to death to get it done, so it is going to take a while. I hope I am done before we leave for Scotland in a week, though.
I'm managing to keep pretty busy for someone on vacation.
I'm a little worried that my story will seem unoriginal in the end, but I still know which direction I am headed, so I will worry about the final product after I write "The End."
I am also in the middle of proofs for the journal I am proofreading. I'm still waiting for the last article to come in, then I will be done with that duty until the next edition comes out in 5 or 6 months.
And to round out my days, I finally got around to sorting out the giant box of stuff Hannah dragged home around the end of school and have now turned toward whipping her room in shape. Rome wasn't built in a day, and I don't plan on working myself to death to get it done, so it is going to take a while. I hope I am done before we leave for Scotland in a week, though.
I'm managing to keep pretty busy for someone on vacation.
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Success!
It was 8pm before I could sit down and start writing, but I put on my headphones, cranked up the Cranberries on repeat, and wrote 4 pages on Vale. I think the music distracted the part of my brain that wanted to come up with excuses or distractions. No, really. I did the same thing while writing my term paper back in April.
I would really like to make a habit of writing, and maybe after Hannah sends herself off to bed at night would be the time for me to lock myself in the sunroom and work. I'm not really a night owl, but I can sleep in most days now that we are on vacation, so staying up later shouldn't put too much of a kink in my schedule.
Speaking of kinks, I woke up with a horrible crick in my neck. I can turn my head to the left if I lead with my chin, but I can't tilt my head to the left. This after 4 hours with a hot wattle bottle this morning. I had to postpone my tutoring until tomorrow. Now I'm off for some lunch--cereal!--and some more hot wattle bottle time in the cozy chair.
It was 8pm before I could sit down and start writing, but I put on my headphones, cranked up the Cranberries on repeat, and wrote 4 pages on Vale. I think the music distracted the part of my brain that wanted to come up with excuses or distractions. No, really. I did the same thing while writing my term paper back in April.
I would really like to make a habit of writing, and maybe after Hannah sends herself off to bed at night would be the time for me to lock myself in the sunroom and work. I'm not really a night owl, but I can sleep in most days now that we are on vacation, so staying up later shouldn't put too much of a kink in my schedule.
Speaking of kinks, I woke up with a horrible crick in my neck. I can turn my head to the left if I lead with my chin, but I can't tilt my head to the left. This after 4 hours with a hot wattle bottle this morning. I had to postpone my tutoring until tomorrow. Now I'm off for some lunch--cereal!--and some more hot wattle bottle time in the cozy chair.
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