Tag: NaNoWriMo

My 100th day

by Karen, posted in health, no fear, yoga

Today is my 100th consecutive day of meditating. One hundredth. Consecutive. Day. I know, right? Prior to this, my meditation practice never lasted more than a few moments, if it occurred to me to do it at all, and then sometimes it consisted only of the thought,"Gee, I really should meditate," or even better (or … Continue reading My 100th day

Perfect day

by Karen, posted in author, NaNoWriMo2014, teens, writing

My daughter has this interesting project at school. As I understand it, these are the rules: Part 1: They have to write their perfect day, if money was no object, from the time they get up until the time they go to bed. Part 2: They have to write what they think their day would … Continue reading Perfect day

Does this NaNoWriMo make my butt look fat?

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, books, NaNoWriMo, writing

As a NaNoWriMo participant, I keep odd ours. Maybe you can relate? I am writing when and where I find time, or beg, borrow or steal time.  This requires a larger expenditure of energy, ergo, I need to eat more often. Quick sugar foods are often at hand and fill the bill. So far this month I … Continue reading Does this NaNoWriMo make my butt look fat?

NaNoWriMo 2014

by Karen, posted in books, writing

So it's November, and you (may) know what that means: time to write a novel. This year my novel is having an identity crisis. I've renamed it three times since I began November 1. Yes, that's three new titles in three days. This is the first time I've had this issue with my project. I … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2014

Leisure time: top 10 activities

by Karen, posted in books, local fun, movies, NaNoWriMo, the beach, writing, yoga

I have the next few days off and am thinking of fun ways to spend it: Go bowling Go to the movies:  I want to see St Vincent, The Judge, and that Steve Carell movie about the terrible, very bad day. Get up early and go to yoga Go see the ocean! Check out the … Continue reading Leisure time: top 10 activities

Finishing my (first) book

by Karen, posted in books, education, my one word, no fear, writing

My One Word (aka New Year's Resolution) for 2011 was to finish my book. Instead, I wrote a second one. What's that about? Well, what I told myself at the time was that I was following a strategy that Stephen King advocated in On Writing, where you put your "finished" manuscript into a drawer and … Continue reading Finishing my (first) book

What I didn’t do today

by Karen, posted in books, writing

These are all of the things I didn't do today on my day off from nursing, wife-ing, and  mothering. Read. Well, okay I did read a little, but only the local newspaper, briefly, while I was eating my minestrone soup, with a cup of coffee and a gingerbread muffin chaser. Knit. I have a hat that's 3/4 … Continue reading What I didn’t do today