Beauties of November // HITTING 50K & WINNING NANO...plus other stuffs
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#1 Handing out food at church
. THERE WERE SO MANY TURKEYS-AROUND 200-300-of them *whew* It was actually tons of fun to bring grocery bags full of food and heavy turkeys to people. And to refill tables with boxed brownie mix.
#2 WINNING NANOWRIMO WITH 53,034 WORDS
AAAAAAAAAHHHH. I STILL CANNOT FULLY COMPREHEND IT! I WON I WON!!!! *throwing chocolate chip cookies in the air* *throwing book pages like they do in the movies*.
*squeals* *I can't believe I DID THIS!*
#3 ENDING GIFT OF THE SEA
OKAYYY (doesn't know how to repeat the above squealing again). GIFT OF THE SEA is ended. Just like that. Boom. Wow. But....first draft, riggghhhttt?
#4 Thanksgiving
Which is always an amazing time. The FOOD smelled SO good, and we had pumpkin pie & stuffing (my Mom and me make the best, by the way) & watched the dogggg showww on T.V. And, by the way, I skyped a really awesome person on her birthday the day before ❤ your the bestest!
#1 The story that inspired the Sound of Music, the Story of the Trapp Family Singers. I haven't finished it yet-yes, because of nano craziness this month-but so far I've enjoyed it's little humorous tidbits and heart-felt holiday reminisces. AND of COURSE #2 my own book! Still working on that cover, so, don't worry that hunk of draft up there isn't final. This whole writing journey has been fun. I'm about to see where editing will take me...hopefully to a printed copy of the first draft of Gift of the Sea.
#5 French & double Pirouettes
(just kinda figured those go together) My double pirouette is not as good nor as perfect nor as balanced as I would wish it be right now (and what's with this I can hardly do it while someone is watching me thing? I mean come on!) But French is coming along quite fine.
*Que Passepartout trying to speak French in Around the World in 80 Days*
Oh, yes. I ALSO PUT MY FOOT ON OUR MANTEL. *Amazed emoji*
#6 Walking on the biggest sandbar ever
I have lived right on this beach my whole life...and never do I remember being on such a HUGE SANDBAR...
#1 Falling out of a pirouette & landing on my tush
Which, technically isn't the funnest thing ever. #lookingupfromthegroundlikeatoddler.
#2 Sprinkling the dance floor with bobby pins
I. HAVE. A. LOT. OF. HAIR. OKAY? So it takes a lot of...okay, a ton of bobby pins to hold it all up in one little ballerina bun. And when you are turning your head at the rate of a second, bobby pins are just going to shoot out everywhere. I'd just prefer them to at home, not at the dance studio. It's like I leave a trail, and suddenly there is some little girl behind me trying to hand back a bobby pin or so. *head in hands*
#1 The story that inspired the Sound of Music, the Story of the Trapp Family Singers. I haven't finished it yet-yes, because of nano craziness this month-but so far I've enjoyed it's little humorous tidbits and heart-felt holiday reminisces. AND of COURSE #2 my own book! Still working on that cover, so, don't worry that hunk of draft up there isn't final. This whole writing journey has been fun. I'm about to see where editing will take me...hopefully to a printed copy of the first draft of Gift of the Sea.
#1 For the EPIC Masquerade/costume/theme Christmas party I'm planning for my youth group!!! Ah! It's a *toy* theme, so you dress as your favorite childhood toy. I'm deciding whether or not to be a wind-up doll, or a stuffed animal. I believe I'll choose the wind-up doll in the end.
#2 For completing my first crochet project
As shown below, this is the little fellow I'm knitting for my niece. She is going to be wearing either a pink sweater or a pink dress, and a pink scarf. IT'S SO CUTE!!
#3 For buying a print copy of Gift of the Sea...and Christmas
What else could any writer be excited for then her own book in her own palms? And also...I've been listening to Christmas music.
How was your November?
What would you be at a Toy Masquerade??
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*squeals* I. LOVED. THIS. POST. OKAY.
ReplyDeleteyaaasss skyping was the epic-est. AND YOU PUT YOUR FOOT ON YOUR MANTLE (that sounds weird) BUT EEPP GIRL.
*squeals with you* YAAY. YAAY. YAAY.
DeleteYESS it t'was. LOL IT DOES...BUT I KNOW I can't believe!!!!
-Mic
that IS one big sandbar!! CRAZY! Honestly tho...we've all done so much this month. It's the coolest. xD
ReplyDeleteIT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL....I couldn't believe how amazing and picturesque it was (and cold, by the way). We haaavvve. Like eating Sarah's Kit-Kats lol!
Delete-Mic
CONGRATS ON NANO!!!!!! So awesome! How exciting! What's it about? It looks interesting! :)
ReplyDeleteSprinkling the dance floor with bobby pins . . . Hahahahaha! I can so relate! I have a ton of hair too (well, did before I got it cut yesterday! *sniffs*), and it does take a TON to keep it up and out of the way. ;) And the knitted rabbit is sooo cute! I love it! <3 <3 <3 I think your niece will treasure it!
THANK YOU!!! It's...complicated. You can see some tidbits on this ol' blog or on Nano...(http://nanowrimo.org/participants/michaila/novels/gift-of-the-sea-1051502). Thank you ;) Ohh no you cut your hair *sniffle*! YEEESSS it does. And it's so thick too, ugh. THANK YOU <3 it's such a mess <3.
Delete-Mic
Wow the mishaps though. RELATABLE. Not as awkward as yours but yesterday I did a flip and my hair pins fell out too. lol This post was so enjoyable to read!
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YAAAY thank you! I KNOW bobby pins shooting out everywhere like arrows *ping*.
Delete-Mic
Congratulations, Mic! I'm so happy you finished! I did too, with 50,201 words. :) Your month sounds awesome! AND OH MY GOSH YOU'VE GOT YOUR DOUBLE ALREADY??? I barely have a single...my school doesn't do pirouettes too often. Do you have any pirouetting tips? I would greatly appreciate them, lol. XD
ReplyDelete*yaaay* thank you! CONGRATS, GIRL!!! Uh...I'd say i kinda got my double-ish :P. I wish we didn't do them so much, lol. Well, I don't have too many, but i would say do them often in a LARGE area (so not to hurt yourself when you fall) and work on balance by standing on one foot, in pirouette position holding onto a chair, etc.
Delete-Mic
Have you been to Europe?
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