Well, as you’ve likely noticed by now, I’m back. Yayyyy!!!
…No, that wasn’t sarcasm at all! 😉 But, come on! Who loves returning to reality after a week off in la-la land? And that’s what my “staycation” basically was. For six blissful days, I lived the life I wish I could live if I didn’t have a full-time job. I woke up when I wanted to, got my workout out of the way, ate a hearty breakfast, and then wrote ALL DAY LONG! Then I had time to actually do stuff in the evenings (hang out with family and friends, read, watch TV, etc.). Better yet, I could stay up as late as I wanted. There was no clock glaring at me like, “Dude, you know you need to be up at 5 a.m., right?”
It was a perfect week. And I did NOT want to return to my unglamorous go-go-go, sleep-work-write daily grind. But alas, I had to.
Thankfully, my transition back to reality hasn’t been too horrible. My job has resumed its nice, slow pace, and life in general has been calm. So my return has felt more like jumping into a lukewarm bathtub, not an icy pool–or a really deep puddle.
As for my progress with my manuscript, lets see…I wrote three and half chapters last week during my time off, and I’ve almost completed another two this week. So things are moving along much faster and smoother than before my staycation. Woo-hoo! And if I maintain my steady pace, I should hit the halfway point by the end of July. Woo-hoo x 2!
So, in honor of my return to reality and my not so glamorous daily grind, here is today’s Friday Funny. Enjoy!
P.S. I’d like to wish my brother a very happy birthday today. He is one of my best friends and has always–ALWAYS–supported my dream of being a writer. So, happy birthday, Max! Hope you have a fantastical, most wonderful, best ever kind of day!
Jen’s Weekly Roundup
In case you missed my posts from earlier this week, here go:
My First Draft of My First Story Ever
My Writing: The What, How, and Why
The Flash Fiction Challenge 2014 Early Entry Deadline is Tomorrow!
He Said, She Said: Dialogue Tags and Saidisms
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Welcome back:)! The homework and writing quote is brilliant! And so true. But no wonder I always loved homework as a child.
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Thank you! I’m not sure if I was ever a fan of homework as kid, lol! I guess I stored up all my motivation for later in life 😉
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“if you want glamour, throw glitter at the computer screen” LOL. So true.
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Right? I love it…I should go buy a bottle of glitter and just put it next to my computer with a sign “When in need of glamor, throw at screen”.
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