2011
same time this year
maura @ 8:02 pm
So this year I finally realized why it is that the month for all of those writing stuff in a month events is November. It’s because by November everyone is just too far gone down the rabbit hole of crazy overcommittedness to say no to anything. So when the internet says, “hey, you, why don’t you write a novel/blog/write an academic book/etc. every day for a month!” you’re all “well, why the heck not?!” Because what’s one more straw when the camel can’t even feel its back?
Seriously though, I can still feel my back. Sometimes it aches a bit when I’ve done the standing desk thing all day, which I haven’t this week because I had a weird one-day cold + fever over the weekend and I’m trying to make sure that I’m really recovered by being lazy and sitting all day.
I am insanely busy. The confluence of work stuff plus family stuff (including middle school tours, aiieee!) that’s all sitting on my plate right now is unbelievable, even to me. I’m so busy that I haven’t been doing any of the things I try to do to keep sane + healthy, like get enough sleep, walk to work, and … write. Every day. Just a little bit, maybe 201 words or so? (Maybe 205.)
So here I am, giving it a go again this year. We’ll see how far I can make it. 200 words/day has always been my goal, how hard can that be?
