It’s time to get back into a more normal rhythm with my days and weeks, but it’s proving a wee bit difficult. 🙂 I had two four-day weekends in a row over the holidays, and this week the cruel reality of a five-day stretch of work was unavoidable. I WILL find my rhythm in coming days, and be pouring forth the words in no time.
Other news: I’d been competing for a promotion at work, and I found out last Monday that I did not get the promotion. I indulged in ice cream and a touch of self-pity that night, but I’m well on the road to over it. It would have been a BIG job, and I’ll admit to some relief that I don’t have to realign my focus in that direction right now. I’m blessed to have a job I absolutely love, and wonderful coworkers (one of whom has just been promoted, and completely deserves it). So with the new year, I’m facing a little less pressure at work. And that has to be good for my goals this round of ROW80!
Here’s how the last week worked out on word count. I wrote only wrote three days, but two of them I wrote more than my 500 word goal. That’s why my goal is an average of 500 words a day.
Tuesday: 250
Thursday: 1,300
Saturday: 900
Best of luck with your goals this week. Drop me a line and tell me what you’re up to!
Perhaps not getting that promotion was a blessing in disguise, if it would have meant more stress and more overtime! Good job getting back into the swing of your writing – it’s hard after the holidays. Have a great week!
So Yay? Lol. I think it’s fantastic that you have a great day job and time to write outside of it.
Your goal is a reasonable one and probably what I should give myself. *sigh* For now I’ll just be content when my wordcount moves. hahaha
Aww, bummer about the promotion, but I am glad to hear that the position you currently have is a good one. Congrats on getting words written after your long weekends. Hopefully the writing continues in the week to come. 😀
Great job with your goals! I’m sorry you didn’t get the promotion, but maybe it’s better for now so you can focus more on your writing. Things happen for a reason. Maybe an opportunity will come up again and the timing will be just right. 🙂