What the Junk?!

Evernote NaNoWriMo Word Tracker Template

I created a word tracker template for NaNoWriMo.  I hope you find it useful.  I'll have this post pinend until December.  You can find a link to it all year in the side bar under Blogs and Other Stuff!

Tracker Template

Snow?

Yes, snow! It snowed here today.  There wasn't a lot and it didn't last very long, but it snowed.  Considering it was in the 60's yesterday and almost up to 70, that was nuts!  It's 36˚ right now with a 'feels like' 27˚!  I had thought about going to Starbucks today but then I saw the temperature outside and changed my mind. LOL!  I've only left the house two times today.  Once to get in the little weekly free paper that sometimes has coupons in it and once to get the mail.  Other than that, I've been in the house staying warm! The sky has cleared off and it's a beautiful shade of pink.  I can see it through my window where I'm sitting typing this up.  Last night when I was sitting here, I kept seeing a light and looked and realized it was the moon peeping in at me!  It was full and pretty.

I got my NaNoWriMo writing done not long before I sat down to type this up. I got another 2000 words today. I am only 703 words from 25,000! I am almost halfway there and it's only the 12th!  My MC has been on the road trying to get home for most of it.  It's been pretty easy on her even with the threat of zoms.  I'm about to shake it up and give her some problems.  I shouldn't say it's been easy on her.  She has had a hard time, but she has been safe all along.  I'm working on throwing a wrench in that and making her travels more difficult.  I just need to get to that point.  I got so much done today and thought about doing the extra words to get to 25,000 but then decided I'd done enough for today and I could pick up tomorrow.  Plus, I haven't fully formed what is going to befall her.  I have a few ideas, but I need to figure out which will work the best.  Hopefully, I can get an idea and be ready to go with it tomorrow!

Wowee!

I just left a virtual write-in for NaNoWriMo and it was such fun!  I got 2111 more words done during the event.  Whee!  That was fun.  I did these for the first time last year during NaNo and I enjoyed it so much, I did it again this year.  I forgot to check-in for last week's, so I'm glad I made it to this one.  I almost missed this one too! How?  I thought it was from 9 pm-10 pm.  It was from 8 pm - 9 pm. I'm glad I checked beforehand. I wish I had realized it earlier in the day because I would have gone to Starbucks. I didn't go because I was thinking it was 9-10 and they close at 9:30. D'oh! If the write-in is from 8-9 next week, I might just go to Starbucks! :) I never got to Starbucks to write last year. I went a few times the year before that.

I am so hungry!  I am going to fix myself something delicious as soon as I post this. As of right now, I have no idea what the delicious thing I'm going to make is! lol . It's been one of those days.  I just checked the weather and it's 54˚.  I'm so tempted to go get some food! I really need to wash dishes and I don't want to do those tonight. :P

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Oh boy!

Sorry about not posting yesterday.  I planned to, but you know how that goes! lol  I didn't do much of anything yesterday except lay around and try to keep warm.  I finally broke down and dragged my heater out and turned it on!  Of course today, I got back into the 60's.  That was nice because I had a few errands I needed to run and it was much nicer doing them in the warmer temperatures!  I got the things done I needed and then headed back.  I got an order today from Amazon!  It just feels so weird to get a package on Sunday. I ordered a few things for my TN. A three-pack of inserts and a shitajiki. That is a pencil board if you didn't know!  You put it behind the paper you are writing on to give you a smooth surface and so the impression of the pen doesn't come through. It also has a grid pattern on it and it's easy to see through the paper to draw lines and such.  

I kept putting off today's NaNo writing session. I finally sat down this evening and I made it to 20,000 words!  I had under that and then realized that I only needed about 800 to make it to 20,000 so I kept writing!  

NaNoWriMo and Starbucks

Unfortunately not at the same time!I had an interesting afternoon.   I had to run an errand and I needed to mail something while out.  I went to the post office that is near Starbucks and my gas light came on.  I went to the gas station that is near Starbucks and pulled up to a pump. I get out and try to run my card and nothing is happening.  I then see that the pump is temporarily out of order.  I leave there and go to another place.  I knew they were closing soon for renovations, but they were open yesterday.  They weren't today! They had a fence all the way around the lot. I then went to another gas station that was near Starbucks in the other direction but they were packed.  Every pump was in use and there was a line. Phooey on that!  I remembered a little station that was just up the road a little and went to it.  There was construction on the road going up there, but the station was open.  I was able to get gas. Yay!

By that time, I was irritated and frustrated.  I almost skipped Starbucks. I thought they might still have some of the cups from yesterday leftover. I didn't really think they would, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask.  They didn't, they ran out yesterday, but at least I got a delicious cascara latte.  Sadly, the barista said that they are almost out of cascara syrup and they aren't going to get any more.  Boo!  I brought my latte home and sat down at my computer.

I got my NaNoWriMo done today before leaving the house on this wild odyssey.  I got a good portion done today and I'm now over 15,000 words! Yay! By the way, I got my first holiday cup of the season!

My package finally arrived!

I was a bit wary about it.  I figured something else would happen.  I was sitting at my desk with the window open(blinds not the window) while doing my writing for NaNo today.  I saw the mail person drive up the street and stop across from me and deliver their mail.  She then went on up the street.  She pulled down the street and pulled up in front of my house.  I went to look and sure enough, I got my package. She laid it at the edge of the porch in full site of anyone going by. ~_~; I'm glad I was here to get it.  I don't understand why anyone would do that.  At least come up on the porch.  I have places where you can hide a package.  I guess I should be happy to get it!  It was a 'TN starter kit" . I needed a new plastic zipper pocket for my new TN because the pocket I had was broken.  The zipper part didn't stay closed anymore.  I looked for one on Amazon and found this one in a set.  It was the clear zipper pocket, a nice kraft pocket, a pen loop, two extra connector bands, and a nice binder clip.  It's a nice set and it was a good deal.  It was only a few dollars more than the clear pocket by itself.  I can use the kraft pocket too and already have! It's in my TN.  Very nice deal.  

I got my writing done this afternoon and it was pretty good.  I am now a bit over 13,000 words.  Last night, I treated myself to my pizza!  It wasn't the one I usually get, but it was pretty good.  I looked for deals and saw that Dominos had a large pizza for $7.99.  I ordered that and went and picked it up.  I really shouldn't have as I'm so low on funds, but it's been a tradition and I didn't want to stop!  I have three slices left for tonight.  It was really thin.  It wasn't as good as the ones I usually get, but it was tasty, so that is okay.

Today, my friend texted me and said we'd go eat.  I said, whoo hoo! lol. He came and picked me up and I had no idea where we were going. I just knew it would be hilarious if we went and got pizza.  We didn't.  We went to Ham's.  I haven't been in a long time, so that was nice.  The only bad thing is they don't have my favorite sandwich anymore! BOOOO!  They had this sandwich called the "Big Island chicken sandwich."  It was delicious.  They don't have it on the menu anymore.  PHOOEY!  I got a bacon cheeseburger in its place.  It was a good burger, but I really wanted the other sandwich.  Oh well!

After that, he had a few errands to run so I rode with him.  He stopped and got himself a milkshake and then carried me to McDonald's and bought me a frappe.  Yum!  He offered to take me to Starbucks, but I didn't want to get out and go in.  It was raining and messy.  Plus, I'm sure they were busy as all the holiday stuff hit today and they had that promo for a free cup with purchase.  Last year they sold out very quickly and it turned into a big mess. I didn't even try last year, so I didn't bother this year either!

 

Power outage and missed packages.

I was fixing lunch today and the power went out.  Luckily I was using the gas stove so I was able to finish my food.  The power was out for a little over an hour.  While it was out, I was sitting at my desk watching for the mailman.  I had a package coming today and was looking forward to it.  Well, I go to get it after I see the mailman leave and there is no package!  I get dressed and walked to his truck.  Thankfully he hadn't left the street yet.  He said he didn't have a package for me.  WTF? Really?  He said maybe it was on another truck?!  Really?  Okay.  So, I go back home and check my package tracker and it still says 'out of delivery'.  I check it a little later and it says it was unable to be delivered. That is odd considering that I was sitting watching out the window for the last half hour.  There was no 'attempt' to deliver my package.  I was not a happy camper.  They better hope they deliver tomorrow.  I think the guy probably DID have the package and forgot to deliver it and after I asked about it, he put the 'could not deliver' notification in there.

I've only had that notification one other time and that was last winter after a huge snowstorm.  It was in the 60's and sunny today so that wasn't the issue. While all that was going on, I was working on NaNo.  I only got a little bit done when I saw him go by and all the other stuff ensued.  I finally got back to my NaNo and got more done after my power came back.  I did a bit over 2000 words today so I'm now well over the 10,000 mark. Yay!  

Beautiful day!

So, I was doing my regular stuff today.  My friend texted me and said it was really nice outside and I should go out and enjoy it.  I had checked the weather on my phone when I woke up and it said it was 41˚.  I looked again and this time the better weather app and it was in the mid-sixties.  I needed to go vote, so I got dressed and headed out.  I did that and then went to pick up a few things I forgot to get yesterday and headed home.  It was so nice out there, that I carried my laptop and a blanket to the yard and did today's NaNoWriMo writing out there! It was a nice change and it was just lovely out there.

I got 1873 words done.  I'm a little under 800 words from 10,000!  I will hit and pass 10,000 tomorrow.  Whoo hoo! I usually buy myself a pizza for hitting 10,000 words, but I'm a bit more broke than usual this month.  I might have to treat myself to something cheaper.  I might go to the grocery store and get a cupcake. :P  My local store has these individual cupcakes that are about twice the size of a regular cupcake and they sell them like that.  That is something I love and it would be a good substitute.  I have frozen pizza, so I can still have pizza if I want it.  I might do that.  I'll update tomorrow and say what my 10,000 word treat was!

Oh, by the way, I found this cute little flag clips at Dollar General for $1.  They are cute, functional, and cheap!

 

Half price Halloween! :D

I needed a few things today from Dollar General.  I went and they were out of the main thing I went for so I walked next door to the Roses.  They had two of the things I needed, but no leftover Halloween candy. Boo! Dollar General had some, but it was only 25% off and they were low on selections. 

After I got the things I needed at Roses, I stopped at CVS.  I remembered that last year I got a lot of great candy after Halloween.  They didn't have as good of a selection as last year, but I did get three bags of goodies.  I also got a bunch of Halloween goodies!  I took a picture of all my goodies. I got two cute trays, a pumpkin bucket, a light-up pumpkin spinner, a projection flashlight, a stamper set, cups, cupcake wrappers, and a gift bag that I forgot to put in the picture.  Oh, I also got a jack o lantern lotion/soap dispenser. :p . I love all my Halloween goodies.  The round tray is so adorable that I might go back and get another one.  I might pick up another of the lotion/soap thingees too.  They were only .50 each!

I got my NaNoWriMo session in this afternoon and did pretty well.  I left off at a good place to pick up tomorrow. I'm trying to do that so that when I start my writing each day, I'm ready to go in and I have the idea of what I want to write already worked out.  So far it's working well. I'm over the 7000 word mark now. Yay!

If you look into the pumpkin bucket, you'll see it's filled with my half-price candy! :p

Vintage puzzle time!

I forgot to mention yesterday that my friend and I went to the Goodwill in Farmville VA after we went to the trail and bridge.  I found three puzzles.  I found a lot more, but these were the only ones I bought.  Well, my friend got them for me, but there you go. :p  Two were used and one was brand new still sealed.  Of the two that are open, one is an 1000 piece puzzle, and one was a 300 piece puzzle.  I did that one today.  It is only missing one piece and I fixed it so that you can hardly tell it's missing.  You'll see in the picture below.  If you look near the top, you might think that is where the missing piece goes.  It isn't.  There is one piece in there that looks like someone's dog got a hold of it. It's a bit ragged, but it fit and I used it.  The piece that is missing is on the left side and it's an outline piece.  See if you can spot it!

Hard to spot, yes?  I did a pretty good job. The puzzle itself is in good shape to be such an old one.  It's of a Windmill in Williamsburg, VA.  It's another Whitman brand puzzle.  They are good quality puzzles.  Thick pieces and good interlocking properties!

In other news today, I got my NaNoWriMo session done.  Wow, it was good!  I really got into it today.  I have gotten to some interesting stuff and it's going great.  I actually left it at a good point today where I can go and pick it up tomorrow with no issues.  

I got my bed linen washed today.  I just need to put it back on the bed.  I also got my hair washed, paid my bills and went grocery shopping!  It was nice to get some good stuff to eat in the house.  I got an extra bag of coffee and extra creamer.  With it getting cooler, I tend to drink a lot more coffee.  I drink coffee everyday, even in summer, but I do drink more when it's cool.  It's always cold in my house from Fall to Spring! :P