The First Week

As the first week of Nano draws to a close, here's a brief recap:

I started the month off by attending a midnight write-in and took the 1st off. That gave me a 2,000+ word day. The next day wasn't so hot.

Saturday, I had a 2,000+ word day, thanks to a trip to the Dalles (about an hour from our place). We spent the night because my husband was playing in a disc golf tournament the next day. Though my research showed there weren't any restaurants or coffee shops really close to the park, I chose not to have faith in the internet and believed it was simply a lack of information.

Turns out, the park is high up on a hill (and offers some really awesome views) in the middle of a residential zone. The internet told me of a tea parlor downtown, but of course, it wasn't open on Sunday. That left a Burgerville and a coffee shop. I didn't like the vibe of the coffee shop, and wasn't hungry enough to want to hang at the Burgerville, so I bought lunch and took it back to the park. Because I didn't have electricity to power the lap-top, I had to take a few breaks, and also took a short cat nap. Between spending the whole day at the park and driving home, I had a a record-breaking 3,000+ word day.

When the weekdays arrived, I of course haven't written nearly as much, but I've finished off the week with 1,000+ days, each a little better than the other. Even so, thanks to the momentum, I've actually managed to stay on track (and ahead of) the 1,667 word a day goal for the entire week! I am so very excited. This is the best start I've ever had for Nanowrimo.

Now the trick is to keep it up for Thursday and Friday...until the weekend arrives again.

However, we're going out to lunch Friday for a co-worker's birthday, my son is coming down from Fort Lewis (he's an Army Ranger) for the weekend, and I have a Shadowrun game Saturday night. Plus I need to go into work. Then of course, I'm having issues with my car again. I'm going to have the battery tested. Hopefully, that's all it is.

So on to the challenges of Week 2...