Just Tired

Well, I must say that I'm really really tired today. I so wanted to do nothing but lay around. I did manage to do that for a little while today. Not as much as I wanted or my body needed. Yet that's my life story. One day I'm feeling good enough to do whatever I try my hand at doing and the next I just want to sleep the day away. Yesterday I managed to get four loads of laundry done as well as most of my bedroom squared away. Of course, I paced myself and took breaks when I knew I should. I finished up the last little bit I could before Chris walked in the door from work. I was so happy with myself until I woke up this morning. I wasn't stiff and painful as far as my joints were concerned but the muscles in my back and legs let me know they were not happy with all that they had done over the last two days. My fingers were swollen, still are a little bit. So I feel on the icky side of things.

I decided to do something fun and for myself. I have always wanted to be a writer. As far back as I can remember, I have been obsessed with anything that has to do with books. I love reading them and I especially love writing stories and poems. The only thing is that I don't have enough confidence to pursue anything with my love of words. So I have toiled away behind the curtains and not let many people read what I have written. In fact, my only completed novel to date took me seven years to write. I have several short stories that are unfinished as well as a number of poems that I have written over the years. Even when I try not to write, I read. Lol, it's a vicious cycle that I'm involved in. So, I stumbled upon a website detailing a National Month of writing. I signed myself up for the challenge. Now I have to come up with a novel written before midnight on November 30th that is at least 50,000 words. As much as I'm doing it for fun, I'm doing it to kinda prove to myself that I have what it takes to finish something. Especially something that is close to my heart as writing is. As of last night (and because I haven't written anything yet tonight, though I will) I have close to a thousand words written. Yay! Lol, just ask me how much I have left here in about a week. *wink* You can go to www.nanowrimo.org to sign up for yourselves.

I'm going to take it easy again tomorrow so that I can do some things on the weekend. Hopefully resting tomorrow will make a difference in my shot night on Friday too. I'm off to write for an hour and see how many words I can get done tonight!

Until next time,
Kim