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It finally dawned on me that October is more than halfway over and I have been slacking on my blog. It's not you, it's me. No, we are not breaking up. It has been nice knowing that someone is interested in what I have to say.
We all know that it is hard to find the time to do everything we need and want to do. Sometimes these things never get done. Before we know it, we fully grasp the line in a Luke Bryan song "Days go slow and years go fast". We have to enjoy everything that we do or else we will never get that time back. I quit my full-time job in 2009 so that I could be there for my family rather than have my 2+ hour commute take it from me. Now I can say that I know more about my children instead of having others tell me about them.
Time still gets away from me. I do keep a busy work load, and it's my work ethic that keeps me more organized with time management. I know how long my children's books will take me to research and draft. I know I have to walk away from my senior fiction so that I can find the direction that works best for my characters. Before long, it's time to take the kids to soccer or whip together dinner. At the end of the day, I know I have been productive.
As I talk about time, I think about another moment coming up that takes time. I've announced my novel for NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month starting November 1st. I think the longest piece I have ever written was my senior paper for a history class. It was nowhere near 50,000 words, but it was full of content, research, and answers to questions I had about the topic. Right now I'm planning on fleshing out a young adult historical book. It's going to have more bone structure and muscles than flesh, but it will be closer to a novel worth sharing than what I currently have on my computer.
What am I going to need? Time, patience, maybe a support group to remind me why I want to do this. Wine? Probably not too much if I am writing for youth. I plan on checking in, Are you taking the novel-writing challenge this year? I'd love to have a buddy there to keep me motivated. It's time to prepare!
From the sands of time
to the smartwatch on your arm;
don't let life pass you by,
don't wait for its alarm:
Life is full of wonder,
experiences and fun;
in time you will have these,
before time says you're done.
