It's hard to believe November is here... I had hoped to have my schedule eased up by now and having a bit of extra time to try my hand at National Novel Writing Month, but alas, I am as busy as ever and feeling like committing to such an ordeal would overwhelm me. I am not sure why I'm so busy, I'm not dealing with the end of the swim season, tennis is over, basketball tryouts are no concern for me anymore, and there are no birthday parties needing to be planned. Still oncce the first hit, I started toyinh with the idea of writing another short article on mothering. My last one was written nearly 4 years ago and it's time for an update. I have been stirring up ideas without penning a letter.
I am still recovering from my urinary tract infection, feeling a bit tired with lots of body aches. I started a detox diet today to clear out all the halloween candy and get me back on a healthy lifestyle track. I stayed up too late last night finishing up the November issue of the student paper. This morning I posted and sent the paper to print and started working on grades. I had a salad for lunch, cleaned screens during my prep and then ran to the post office to mail Jessi's 1st birthday box. It was a backyard Monday, so the school day sped by and ended with a PCT art department meeting. I finished up screens and then took Balt for a nice walk.
The November air is cool but it has been kind of humid, so not bitterly cold. I had a hot vegetable soup waiting for dinner in my crock pot which was perfect-- I was so hungry. I ran a few errands and then came home to clean up the kitchen and get ready to get to bed early, feeling utterly exhausted. I keep hoping I will have time to work on writting, but there's just too much to do. I have a stack of papers to grade that I will most likely procrastinate another day instead of working on them tonight. I may need to take a November Novel Writing Day off.
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