NaNo Day 2
Well, it was a bit like squeezing blood from a stone, but I made the daily word count yesterday plus a teenie bit. Apparently, naming people and places is a bit of a stumbling block for me. Also, since I’m going historical I’m finding myself getting a bit hung up on details and asking myself lots of questions. I’m trying to not let that throw me too much by noting questions as they arise in square brackets (for easy searching after the fact if I decide the story is salvageable at the end of this all). I did find reading some articles on Wikipedia during my lunch break fueled my post-lunch writing attempts and they went a little better.
Today I’m continuing to focus on caring for myself despite the craziness of NaNo on top of a full time job. So DH and I had a very yummy but also very nutritious breakfast at a local restaurant this morning, The Rainbow. The dish is called Krista’s Perfect Scramble and is crumbled tofu and egg whites scrambled with broccoli and cheddar served with brown rice and whole wheat toast (homemade even). I only eat about 1/3 of the rice and 1/2 of the toast and end up with a great balance of carbs and protein with good fiber content too. We love it with their Orange Cinnamon Spice tea which is quite spicy and so very *fall.*
Those who know me best know I put more effort into my appearance the worse I feel. I don’t feel awful today, but I do feel tired as my night was shorter than optimum due to some socializing last night with DH’s fellow grad students. So, I pulled out my nifty new SmartWool tights I got on sale a few weeks ago and my boots today. It will be one of the coolest days of the week today. Hopefully my great breakfast and fun accessories will carry me through my work day and on into my first write-in of the month.
Word Count: 1706
