1.) I’ve been sick.
I got sick with a bad common cold (as in, I got all those “rarer” symptoms from the common cold virus…like pink eye). I lost my voice for a week and a half. My throat hurt. Half the time, I couldn’t breathe through my nose. I lost my appetite for two days. I’ve been coughing a lot. It was a rough ten days. Thank goodness for Dayquil for keeping me somewhat functioning during the worst of it. The sad part is, I’m still probably only 98% healthy now. (My right tonsil has not been normal for three weeks and I’m still occasionally coughing. Pathetically, I strained my back from all the coughing.)
Much to my family’s dismay, I’ve been stubborn at not seeing a doctor. What’s the point when there is no antibiotic/cure for the common cold? Eventually, the virus will run its course…which is always the hardest part.
2.) My birthday
I turned 24 years old in the middle of the month. Unfortunately, I didn’t do anything fun and exciting that day. It rained all morning and this was the time when my sickness was at its peak (the day after was the pinnacle of my entire common cold suffering).
Although, it made me realize that I’m basically halfway through my twenties. What in the world have I been doing with my life? The answer: Clearly not enough.
Also, look how much my stack of books has grown!
Yes, I did indeed get eight books for my birthday. And look at those pretty red pages of CROOKED KINGDOM! Sadly, I probably won’t read any of those novels until the semester ends.
3.) School
Trying to balance schoolwork while being sick is tough. You just don’t have the energy and would rather sleep. I feel like I’m still trying to play catch-up.
But at least I don’t have to read so much for my internship anymore. We have our own projects now rather than read submissions.
Also, I will have a guest blog post on my university’s literary magazine website! I don’t know when it’s scheduled to go up (if I did the math correctly, it might be late December/early January). I’ll let you know when it happens so you can head on over there and check it out.
4.) NaNoWriMo 2016
Yes, I’m crazy enough to participate once again this year. I literally have no plan of action. (I’ve been too focused on trying to get healthy and dealing with homework.) I guess I’ll resort to my usual…start by writing short stories and once something sticks, I’ll write that story for as long as I can.
Plus, there’s no point in trying to talk myself out of it. I got a taste of being a winner for the last two years and I’m determined to win again. Even at the sake of my own sanity.
At least I can finally stop feeling so guilty in my workshop class. When we meet up every Monday, at some point, my professor wants to hear how our writing has been going this past week. And every time, I tell her how I haven’t been doing much writing except for this class. (I do enough reading and writing for school. If I have any free time, I’d rather watch tv or something to give myself a break.)
I don’t know how some people do it. I’m a young, single person without a full-time job or responsible for kids (or any other big responsibilities). How do you get everything done without permanently raising your blood pressure? Either I need better priorities or I work too hard at being a perfectionist.
And speaking of being busy, don’t be surprised if I don’t post anything on this blog next month. NaNoWriMo will be occupying whatever free time I have. Not like I have a huge following for this blog anyway, so you probably won’t even notice.
P.S. Happy Halloween!
