National Novel Writing Month

I’ve decided. I’m doing this. Excitement and in-trepidation are woven throughout my being. I frustrate so easily when something big must be accomplished. You can’t make anything great if you don’t put something down! This post will be short, sweet and visual. I will make the most of the time spent with my words; may they work and thrive and develop a life full of robust characters we love to hate and cheer for because of the incredible empathetic need to connect. Amen.

November 12, 2023

It is day 12 of Nanowrimo Month. I actually got some work in. I’m glad, but boy am I slow…… Just like the cat in this poster; I seem to fall asleep faster in the month of November than any other month. Why is that?

Can it be that it is the one month I choose to accomplish something super significant for me and I am met with retaliation of the world and life around me. How many feel the same? Give an AMEN if you are feeling the same.

I chose not to make a separate entry for my blog post because I feel like this is a continuation. One that may, I hope be a good long one as the end of the month arrives. In this endeavor I am realizing that I always bite off more than is recommended for someone with my challenges. As I listen to my husband caring for my disabled son, entertaining him, I hear him say, “I have to write the schedule, Papito. Let me write the schedule.”

Oh, my! What a valuable treasure to hear. For once, the shoe is on the other foot and I’m not wearing it. 🙂 How did I get so lucky today! Hallelujah! I can sit here typing and typing because my man is being noble. He hasn’t disturbed me once today.

How wonderful to find some small patches of little miracles that soothe my soul and help me grow in my written endeavor to create my stories.

Caregiver

She pushed herself on a daily basis, not knowing how much more she could do for him. His condition limits quality of life for all who surround him. The routines felt numbing at times, their predictability endless. She wanted to earn her money from her efforts, but as a caregiver, there isn’t compensation. She’s told to take care of herself, but she isn’t paid for her services. How can she spend the money to care for herself when or take a nap or exercise if she is the caregiver?