Happy Monday everyone! Tomorrow is Election day and all of the political ads, emails, mail, phone calls and texts will END!
Wait, what? You are saying today is actually Thursday? Are you sure? I’m still seeing a lot of political things on social media and TV. Let me ask Alexa.
Huh, well you are right, today is Thursday! At least according to Alexa, I still say it feels like a Monday. So much for being on time for my “Monday” blog! While the politics still buzz around us for a while, (is it ever going to end?) I hope my little blog takes your mind off of everything else for a while and plants a little lopsided smile on your face.
Ok, so today IS Thursday which means I am now officially 5 days behind my NaNoWriMo writing challenge for this year. I signed up for it on the first and for the title I wrote in “Unknown” and that is as far as I have gotten! The daily word count you are supposed to be writing is 1,667. So I’m only 8,335 words behind so far. If I could just think of a good title that should hold me for a while.
There are other things distracting me from writing this year, and no, its not covid or political. They are fun things that I am enjoying doing but have been finding myself totally derailed by them.
One is my rock painting adventure. Who knew that I still had a little artistry left over in me? I thought it had all seeped out with the birth of each of my children and gone to them. I guess there is a teaspoon or so left in my fingers for now.
I am absolutely enjoying painting little creatures and things on rocks. The out-pour of delight from others has been so encouraging and even though I have resisted in selling them, I decided to go for it as so many were asking if they could buy some. I’m a people pleaser by nature so of course you can. That too has been going so well that most days see me sitting and painting tiny details on very small rocks. It’s been great fun but my writing adventures are lagging behind. Maybe the better talent is taking over, we’ll see.
My other adventure was a joke when my daughter Brittney used one of her phone filters and snapped my photo. We both laughed at how I looked like a “southern chef”, and so “Mama T” ended up with a page called Mama’s Southern Comforts which was a joke in itself because I’m not southern, I don’t cook southern comfort food, and I don’t really even like to cook! But the blonde “big hair” and my chipped front tooth suggested otherwise, so here I am posting recipes! Who knew.
If you know me even a little bit, you know what a horrible procrastinator I am. I am well known for leaving things until the very last minute and then pulling off a stunningly wonderful whatever it is. It’s all adrenaline and it’s how I’ve always operated. Don’t get me wrong, I am also a planner and list maker. I have an entire binder that is filled with planning lists for Thanksgiving and Christmas. It’s just the actual execution that I wait so long to do, but when I do, the check marks are flying on those to do lists!
So to be adding more things to do on my daily lists can be a bit overwhelming some days. I mean I have a dog to give affection to and feed and water, birds and squirrels I feed daily, oh and a husband that I am supposed to also be feeding, kids and grandkids that need attention, and when am I going to get all my naps in! All these other activities are making retirement exhausting – but fun.
Today I have 1,667 words per day to write for NaNoWriMo and I’m behind 8,335. I have lots of rocks to paint that are for orders and many are for “kindness” rocks that I will be giving away or hiding in various communities and towns. If I ever message you and ask you for your address, just give it to me and don’t ask silly questions, but also know that you are sworn to secrecy! Shhhhhh!
I am writing a weekly blog, (hopefully you are reading it) and I am posting recipes in Mama’s Southern Comforts. Jazzy aka the dog has been fed, watered and showered with attention for the day, she is currently ignoring me as usual.
I’m also supposed to be finishing cleaning out the basement so at Christmas the kids and grandkids can play down there (the pool table is hiding under my “to be sorted” items.) I have my bedroom to finish sorting through, but those things are for another blog possibly titled “Hoarding 101” or “How Emotionally Attached Are You to Your Stuff?” I haven’t decided yet on the title.
I’ve knocked off one thing from my check list today (you are reading it, or at least I hope you still are) and there are rocks sitting on the dining room table that are not going to paint themselves. I may sit here at the computer for a while yet and see if I can’t come up with a title for my NaNoWriMo project. I’ll let you know.
Until next time!
Stay safe, BE KIND, wear a mask and social distance!
We got this!
Toni