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November 4, 2018

OVERWHELMING OCTOBER

So once again…I have disappeared on you guys on and of course, it had to be in my favorite month of the whole year! This month was filled with stress for me and I wasn’t a happy camper needless to say…

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#HocusPocusDreamsDashed

Along with juggling two jobs, meal prepping, making time with friends and family, and exercising my schedule got completely thrown off when I had to take a Saturday workshop three times during the month of October! Saturdays were my days to catch up on writing blog posts and meal prepping. Everything got completely thrown off for me and I was constantly playing catch up the whole month and losing significant amounts of sleep! (I don’t recommend running on five hours of sleep.)

THE POWER OF THE PLANNER (AND SAYING NO)

Now life is getting back to normal and I have been really trying to learn how to better plan out my month when my schedule has been thrown for a loop. I bought myself a new planner in Target and it has been a game changer for me. Now I am planning out my whole crazy busy life for the month of November and making sure to keep my priorities in order. I used to plan my week and then I realized that not in only is it important to plan by week, it’s important for me to plan for the whole month. This was a revelation for me! I was able to see all the events and things that I had planned for the entire month and it made it so much easier to figure out what to plan for and what to say no to. So if your a yes person like me and your someone that frequently gets overwhelmed get yourself a planner or just get a calendar and life won’t feel as overwhelming anymore. I couldn’t believe that something so easy was right there in front of me the entire time! Oh and please learn to say NO!

OTHER BOOK PLATFORMS

Lately, I have been trying to figure out if I could resort to other bookish platforms besides blogging. Everyone I know seems to have a BookTube Vlog and I thought that maybe it might be less stressful to have a once a week video post to replace one of my blog posts. Boy, was I wrong! It takes a lot more time to set up a vlog post than it is to set up a blog post. Basically, long story short…it’s not for me. I am thinking about venturing instead into podcasts but for now, I am focusing my energies on my blog and you may be seeing a surprise or two coming up very soon!!!

NaNoWriMo TIME

I am also doing NaNoWriMo this month! Now most people that do NaNoWriMo write brand new books! This won’t be the case for me! I am working on the existing novel that I have been working in one way or another for the last ten years! This novel is a magical realism novel set in Miami and last year I was working on a witchy novel and that just took too much research! I have a feeling this NaNoWriMo month will be very successful for me and that my novel will be completed before the end of the year! Right now, I have close to 11,000 words written. My goal is to at least achieve 20,000 more words for the month of November! As much as writing 50,000 would be incredible for me I need to stay realistic. Although I will have this book completed before the New Year!

 

I am so excited for this month of November and I cannot wait to share all my upcoming posts with all of you and surprises that will be coming in store!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Filed Under: Bookish Journal Tagged: blog surprise, crazy bookish life, disappeared for a bit, Hocus Pocus Dreams Dashed, learning to say no, nanowrimo, target planners

LIFE UPDATE: NaNoWriMo and One Tree Hill

September 29, 2017

I am super excited to announce that I am going to be embarking in the world of NaNoWriMo! This is my first time being a part of NaNoWriMo! I am nervous, excited, and overwhelmed with how I am going to pull off writing 50,000 words in a whole month while holding a demanding full-time teaching position, keeping my cat alive, and juggling “adulting” obligations! 

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Even though writing 50,000 words in a whole month is extremely daunting I am soooo pumped to be a part of this amazing event! I know I won’t be alone through this crazy event because I am joining YA and Wine for NaNoWriMo!  I am excited to be a part of a support group and I am thrilled to meet people through NaNoWrimo! 

Now I have started several novels and they have never stuck around for too long. There is one novel that is in the works but I just don’t have the energy to go into it at the moment! It’s a very personal kind of novel for me and I am just in the mood for something light, fun, and Halloweenie! If you know me you will know that I am an absolute freeeeaak for Halloween! I am obsessed with witchy movies like Hocus Pocus, Practical Magic, and don’t forget The Craft! AHHH memories! Since I have an insane love for all things witchy I want to write a witchy YA novel for NaNoWriMo! 

Since I have an insane love for all things witchy I want to write a witchy YA novel for NaNoWriMo! I am super stoked to begin the writing process for this novel and starting next month I am going to be devouring the world of witches to get myself geared up! The outline process will be super detailed! Actually, if you can give me advice on any kind of writing outlines that have worked for you I would benefit from it! Please comment below and let me know! My goal is for my novel to be light, fun, but with a dark side at the same time. It has been awhile since I have been excited about starting a new novel and now that I finished my masters I am ready to embark into the world of writing again! I am going to make my novel writing a priority and push things aside that aren’t a necessity! Let’s hope the inspiration will kick in and the first draft isn’t too cringy!

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I will post my progress on this blog and l look forward to sharing this overwhelming experience with all of you! 

Quick sidenote! I am watching One Tree Hill for the first time and can you believe that they are removing it from Netflix October 1st?! I can’t freaking believe this because I have been getting quite attached to the world of One Tree Hill and I am totally shipping Nathan and Haley! And Nathan and Haley’s son?!!! OMG he is a doll! I can’t handle it! Now the show is incredibly corny and the writing is insane! I am a huge fan of Dawson’s Creek and I have no shame in admitting that Dawson’s Creek is TEN TIMES BETTER than One Tree Hill! But I have to say that One Tree Hill is addictive and entertaining to watch! It’s a true trashy guilty pleasure!

I came late into the One Tree Hill craziness because I was disappointed with the cancellation of Dawson’s Creek and thought One Tree Hill was just a wannabe of Dawson’s Creek! (It kind of is a wannabe of DC because OTH films in practically the SAME LOCATIONS but the show is a much sluttier Melrose Place meets High School kind of feel!) Currently, I am on season five and have only about…FOUR SEASONS to go before October 1st! Yeah I know it’s not going to happen! But let’s push that aside and let the Netflix binge continue!

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