OK well I don't have much of an update for you.
I haven't written in the last week. D and I have been spending some time "discussing" how we want the bathroom in our new house to look like (we have to completely renovate it before we move in). That and trying to buy a new used car seems to have taken up most of my time.
Still, I feel optimistic about the coming week. It's another short week for me (the joys of working for government) but I think I can get a lot done.
It's all about being positive. A positive attitude attracts positive energy, or so I'm told.
So... I hope you have a positive week too.
Tina
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
The Ides of March
It's been two weeks since I last wrote. A lot has happened.
As you know from the last post, we bought a house. Last week we finalized the purchase after the home inspection (which was nerve wracking).
The other thing is work (day job) related. Alberta held a general election which resulted in a cabinet shuffle and a new break down of the ministries. Boring stuff to you outside folk, right? Well to us who have to work inside, it's cause for confusion. The end result being that my unit is being moved to another ministry. Joyful Stress!
So why the blog post title? Well the Ides of March is the Roman term for the 15th of March (or thereabouts since it was according to the Roman calendar). The house purchase was finalized on the 13th, the confirmation of our ministry move was on March14th, and...
Word Count:
Saturday (March 15) - 1,496 words on Ice Debt (in 2 1/2 hours)
Ice Debt is coming along really good. I'm really enjoying not having to follow a previously developed plot line. It's taking longer than I thought it would, if only because I'm not writing as much as I should, but I like what's coming together. I broke the 10,000 word barrier, which means a lot for someone who has a hard time getting past chapter 2 or 3 (I'm on chapter 4).
All in all, the Ides of March or the middle of March has been good to me. It's thrown a lot of changes my way, but they say that this time of year is good for that.
Maybe I should aim for next years Ides of March to try and get my novel published. It's always worth a shot, right?
I hope the winter months haven't been too hard on you, but you can be glad they're over. Tomorrow is the first day of Spring.
Tina
As you know from the last post, we bought a house. Last week we finalized the purchase after the home inspection (which was nerve wracking).
The other thing is work (day job) related. Alberta held a general election which resulted in a cabinet shuffle and a new break down of the ministries. Boring stuff to you outside folk, right? Well to us who have to work inside, it's cause for confusion. The end result being that my unit is being moved to another ministry. Joyful Stress!
So why the blog post title? Well the Ides of March is the Roman term for the 15th of March (or thereabouts since it was according to the Roman calendar). The house purchase was finalized on the 13th, the confirmation of our ministry move was on March14th, and...
Word Count:
Saturday (March 15) - 1,496 words on Ice Debt (in 2 1/2 hours)
Ice Debt is coming along really good. I'm really enjoying not having to follow a previously developed plot line. It's taking longer than I thought it would, if only because I'm not writing as much as I should, but I like what's coming together. I broke the 10,000 word barrier, which means a lot for someone who has a hard time getting past chapter 2 or 3 (I'm on chapter 4).
All in all, the Ides of March or the middle of March has been good to me. It's thrown a lot of changes my way, but they say that this time of year is good for that.
Maybe I should aim for next years Ides of March to try and get my novel published. It's always worth a shot, right?
I hope the winter months haven't been too hard on you, but you can be glad they're over. Tomorrow is the first day of Spring.
Tina
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Bought a House
Well it's done.
We finally found a house... here's the funny thing, it's the same house that I talked about in the last two posts.
Turns out they were tired of having to wait on the market for so long. Their realtor called ours and said they'd be willing to take our last counter offer. $15,000 under the original asking price (they reduced the price twice since we walked away).
It's still the best house we've seen with the cheapest price tag. So of course we jumped on the opportunity.
Last night we put in a formal offer, and they accepted (minus one small date change we were willing to accept). Now comes the Home Inspection, getting the Finances and getting Possession of the home on April 15th. That's only 5 weeks away. Wow.
I'm still not as excited as I think I should be. Perhaps it will all sink in when the Mortgage comes through and I actually have to pay for the house. :)
As for my writing, well you could say that it's suffered. The Week of February 18 -24 I wrote no words. Last week (February 25 - March 2) had the following:
Word Count:
Wednesday - 1,108 words on Ice Debt
This week I give no guarantees on my productivity, at least not until the final conditions come off the home offer (March 13). After that, I should finally be able to get back into writing.
Hope you have a great day, and for you writers out there... Have a Fantastic Writing Day!
Tina
We finally found a house... here's the funny thing, it's the same house that I talked about in the last two posts.
Turns out they were tired of having to wait on the market for so long. Their realtor called ours and said they'd be willing to take our last counter offer. $15,000 under the original asking price (they reduced the price twice since we walked away).
It's still the best house we've seen with the cheapest price tag. So of course we jumped on the opportunity.
Last night we put in a formal offer, and they accepted (minus one small date change we were willing to accept). Now comes the Home Inspection, getting the Finances and getting Possession of the home on April 15th. That's only 5 weeks away. Wow.
I'm still not as excited as I think I should be. Perhaps it will all sink in when the Mortgage comes through and I actually have to pay for the house. :)
As for my writing, well you could say that it's suffered. The Week of February 18 -24 I wrote no words. Last week (February 25 - March 2) had the following:
Word Count:
Wednesday - 1,108 words on Ice Debt
This week I give no guarantees on my productivity, at least not until the final conditions come off the home offer (March 13). After that, I should finally be able to get back into writing.
Hope you have a great day, and for you writers out there... Have a Fantastic Writing Day!
Tina
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