Didn't write Sunday. Didn't write yesterday. Probably won't write today.
On the plus side, tomorrow, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will be completely 100% devoted to writing (and studying, a little...). I can... still... make it... O.O
too pooped to party dudes! Doing laundry (mostly by hand) and cleaning the apt has klled me. And thrown up too much dust - so I am all congesty. Wringing out clothes by hand has also killed my knuckles.
Damn you Thanksgiving. Damn you to hell.
A little something I've learned from
FLYLady.net has helped me get through this NaNo and still have a clean house, and still do all of my volunteer stuff (which is particularly heavy during November), and all of my orchestra stuff (two concerts plus dress rehearsals plus regular rehearsals), and still have time for my family, including cooking good dinners:
You can do anything for 15 minutes.
Do a few pieces of laundry by hand, or put a load in the machine. Do not get distracted--stay on task. Stop when the 15 minutes is up.
Then leave it. Go on to something else for 15 minutes. Do not get distracted from your second task, and stop when 15 minutes is up.
Then leave it. Go on to something else for 15 minutes. Do not get distracted, and stop when 15 minutes is up.
The last 15 minutes of the hour is the most important. Make a cup of tea or coffee, then sit down and have a break! Do not get distracted from this, either.
I'm truly floored by how much preparation goes into an American Thanksgiving celebration. Up here in Canada, it's much more laid back. We have a special meal, sure, but it isn't a huge honkin' feast with five main courses and a huge centerpiece and a whole lot of decorations that get put away the next day because it's time to prepare for Christmas.
To me, Thanksgiving is about well, giving thanks. Thanks for what you've got, including and especially your family. And you can't do that if you're so obsessed with everything being perfect that you forget to enjoy what you're thankful for!
Take at least 15 minutes every day to do something you love to do, whether it's write, or paint, or go for a walk in the crisp fall air.
Just one 15 minute writing period will help you stay connected to your novel so that when Thanksgiving is done with, you're not thrown out of the story.
15 minutes. That's all.
You can do it!