Make Time For Fun

Pismo Beach Pier

December can be extremely hectic. Don't forget to add some fun time to your schedule. If you are always with people, go do something by yourself. If you are often alone, go do something with new friends.

Bake Something Yummy

Gingerbread Cookies. A Scotty and a Gingerbread boy.

Be Cuddly

Today's theme is be more cuddly. Find someone to snuggle up with. It's chilly out, even here in S. California. Nothing beats curling up in bed for a little late sleep in under some cozy blankets. It does wonders for the ego. If hinting doesn't work just say, "I need to cuddle. Any volunteers?" If that doesn't work, grab your dog, cat, teddy bear or sock monkey. They are always up for some cuddling.

Picking Up Dropped Projects

I do apologize for getting behind on this as I have been sick for two weeks. My cold sequed into a toothache which sequed into a relapse of the cold. I'm not sure if I should work backwards and fill in the themes in hindsite or just start where I am and try to get motivated again. This is a painting I did right before I got sick. Then in the 3 days between cold part one and cold part two I started working on greeting cards which are still unfinished. It's raining today so if I feel up to it I'll work on those so I can get them sent in December. I'm writing an article on greeting cards so I need to finish them so I can publish the article on Hubpages.

Sticking to Goals

Since my daughter came to visit yesterday, I wasn't able to do many of the things I usually do. One of those things is write 1,667 words a day for Nanowrimo. I got no writing done yesterday, so this morning I wrote 1667 words. Which means I wrote enough for today, but I still have to make up for two days of not writing. So I really need to write another 3334 words today so I don't get hopelessly far behind. But at least I have the rest of the day to do it in.

Another goal I'm reaching today is mailing a chemo cap to a dear lady. I tried to mail it yesterday but I forgot it was Veteran's Day and the post offices were closed. Once I get that mailed I'll feel a lot better about myself.

Bonding With Family

My daughter was in town so I dropped everything to spend as much time with her as possible. She lives about 350 miles away and works 3 jobs so I don't see her often. We got some shopping done, talked about her new photography business, ate lots and had a great time. My boyfriend took us to the Asian Buffet for lunch. My daughter has a business meeting tomorrow all day in Long Beach. So she may go straight home from there, or she may come back over. We'll see.

Mon. Nov9 Taking Things in Stride

Tonight I had a writer's meeting at a Starbucks for Nanowrimo. Only when I got there, it was closed. A little note was stuck to the door that our meeting had been moved to Brookhurst and Crescent. The note didn't say if that was another Starbucks, another house, or if we were going to be standing on a street corner with our laptops. So note to self...write more thorough notes. So I had to do a bit of exploring in the dark to find the other Starbucks. It's not even at that intersection, but half a block up. And because of the layout of the tables and chairs I couldn't even sit with the writers. I ended up sitting by myself on the other side. But they all had laptops, so I had more flexibility in where I could sit. There are some advantages to writing long hand. So I wrote with a pen in a notebook. I left early though, because I figured if I'm just going to sit alone and write, I may as well be at home.
Of course then when I got home I had to type it all into my computer. But that gives me a chance to do a bit of editing while I'm writing.

So taking things in stride means to be flexible with changes in plans. Don't let it ruin your whole day.