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2011 - A Year in Books
At this time last year, I accepted the GoodReads Reading Challenge and set a goal of reading 100 books in one year. I actually exceeded my goal (go me!) and read 112 books in 2011. Next year's goal will be a wee bit more reasonable (and will require a lot less reading into the wee hours of the morning on a work night :)) at 60 books in on year.
Being Grateful
Sometimes bad years happen to good people. Sometimes good years happen and everything seems to fall into place in just the right way at just the right time. At the start of a new year, you never know how it's going to pan out. The key, I think, to surviving both is being grateful for the good you have, even if it doesn't seem as plentiful as you'd like. Chances are, if you start thinking about it, you'll find you ...
NaNoWriMo 2011, Week #4: In Which NaNo is Lost But Not a Total Failure
So, here I am, the morning of November 30, 2011 and forced to admit defeat. I'm at 34,114 words on my NaNoWriMo project with a full day at work ahead of me. Clearly, that 16K I need to finish isn't going to happen. However, I did win the last two years so I know I can do it (and will do it again next year!).
I’m a writer, composer, and arts administrator living in New Hampshire with my husband and pugs. I’m also a coffee addict, voracious reader, and recovering commuter.
