writing

December 4, 2011

the In Between

In reply to the question I posed in, “I think too much”, earlier today 

takingstockofwhatmattersmost wrote, “You must walk along the razors edge of reading and writing…not to mention family, friends, work, etc.”

I cut myself on razors. 

I am not good at juggling. 

I am not good at balancing. 

I am not good at boundary setting.

I tend to be All or Nothing.

All in.

Or all out.

A Balanced Life is the In Between. 

Striving for that. 

May take a whole lifetime to achieve it. 

I’m having a hard time with this lesson. 

Hoping I have more ahead of me, than the years I’ve lived to date.

© 2011 Turquoise Tangles

November 27, 2011

4 days to go

Well, I’m just at 13,250 words for NaNoWriMo on November 27, 2011. I’m not feeling too optimistic that I’m going to make 50,000 in time to officially complete it, and upload it in time to get ‘em all verified by midnight on November 30, 2011. I’ll keep writing though. Because I have to. ~ Janean

November 16, 2011

a reasonably good day

One of my bestest friends wrote to me this morning and said, “Take care of u…i hope u have a reasonably good day.”
This is my reply…
Dear Friend,
Yes, I plan to have a reasonably good day. 
I am going to try to stay offline, reading what other people wrote, and do some serious writing myself.
For this NaNoWriMo thing I signed up for. 
I sent my sister the memory I wrote, about the night she was born. 
She enjoyed reading it and spoke nice words to me, about what I’d written. 
I can’t handle criticism right now. 
Instead of saying, “Thank you for your opinion, now shove it where the sun don’t shine”, I might just stop writing it.
And I don’t want that to happen.
I want to see it through. 
I’ll have three square meals at au bon pain. 
Or maybe round ones, since I’m all curves and bumps right now. 
I am taking care of me. 
Hot shower. check.
Big, cozy, turquoise shirt with hot pink underneath for Color In My Day. check.
Makeup (because I’m a girl). check.
Laptop for endless hours of entertainment in the hospital. check.
Books for when I’m sick of that. check. 
Cell phone. check.
Hope you have A Reasonably Good Day too.
Or maybe even A Fantabulous One!
Love,
Janean
© 2011 Turquoise Tangles