I haven't posted in a long time.  However, now that I'm linking to my new site I think I should say something.  I'm busy writing and trying to finish my book up before the end of the month so I can win Camp Nano and get my 750words Nano badge.  So we'll see how well I do.  It's kind of a daunting task but I'm going to do my best.

Okay, that's all for now.  I'll write more soon!

xoxo
Carrollee

Ten months until my birthday

I'm the kind of person who likes to take note of the "x months until my birthday" thing.  I don't know what purpose it serves.  I kind of started my new diet today.  So that's something.  I am still working on drinking my water for the day, although that will probably be all tea from now on for the rest of the night.
I'm going to make soup in a little bit if I can get motivated.  I want to have it all ready for tomorrow.  I even bought lots of containers to put it in!  I think I'm going to freeze half of it in ziploc bags so it doesn't spoil.  That seems like a good idea to me.
I'm feeling kind of bored and I think that means it's time to be creative again.  And also productive.  I have plenty to do but I'm a little bit low on energy at the moment.  I'll keep working on that, though.  I could just make one of the soups tonight and then the other tomorrow, since I'll need to be eating one for lunch tomorrow.  Also most soups taste better the next day and the ones I am making are no exception.  I think I might as well bite the bullet and get into the kitchen.

I haven't posted here in awhile.  I haven't been doing a lot of writing lately, what with the move and all that.  I'm in the process of getting my office fixed up and it's going to be a great place to write!  I'm sitting in here right now and it's a good space.  I definitely need curtains of some sort I think, although I like the giant windows and I like them with no window treatments.
I'm doing my first load of laundry in the new house, which is not a real testament to my cleaning skills but I'm letting it go.  Today is a day in which I'm not going to say anything negative about myself.
It's the first day of Boot Camp 18 and I did the live workout.  It's my first live workout and I don't know that it felt any different, other than that I was working a lot harder because I had my heart rate monitor on and I definitely had to work a lot harder to get my heart rate up!
I'm going to pick Max and Natalee up from school in a bit and I guess I'll take them with me to Trader Joe's because I have to get sandwich cookies for them and possibly cupcakes but I'm not sure about that.  We're having pizza for dinner.
The grownups are also having spinach soup.  I wonder if Nick would like the soup.  I'll let him try it.  I guess it's an Indian kind of day because the spinach soup has some curry in it, and I'll probably have more potato salad, and that is Indian, and I had curry chicken salad for lunch.
Anyway, I'm just posting to post and show that I'm not dropping all of my blogs.

I feel like I'm pretty cagy about things and this is supposed to be my writer blog.  So, that's what I'm going to do with it right now.

I've been working on a novel and once again things are taking unexpected turns.  Someone has turned up murdered and I wasn't really intending to make this a mystery.  I still don't know if it will be one because the main character is not going to be an amateur sleuth.  She is currently dating the guy who could be doing the detecting (he is a series character but this particular book is not from his point of view).  So I'm not sure.  She knew the victim.  I may just make it a sideline of the story but I don't know.  This guy was an asshole when he was alive and he's still an asshole now that he's dead for complicating my book!

In the meantime, I had a cleaning spell at home because I was avoiding writing.  Also because I discovered that my nose piercing isn't closed up and I was looking for my body jewelry so I can put something in.  I also might not have lost my septum piercing, which would be nice.  I miss all my jewelry.  I have no idea where any of it is and it's probably outside in the shed.  Inconvenient.

I also have to make Halloween costumes.  I have to hunt down a shirt to turn into a Kirk shirt for Nick. And I'm not sure what I'll be.  I would like to dye my hair again but I have no bleach.  I have some fairly serious roots going on, though, and the pink has faded a lot.

I also had a waxing adventure on Friday night but it turned out pretty well even though I gave up partway through and just shaved.  I think I'll make it a gradual waxing so stay tuned in two weeks when I give it another go.

92 Days

I am not abandoning my blog!

I do not have anything much to report.  I started low-carb induction on Monday and so far it's going well.  I also organized all of my vitamins.  I have so many to take!  However, I wanted to get on track now for whatever the future may bring regarding IVF.

I decided to take weekly progress photos wearing the same outfit and standing in the same place so that happened on Friday.

I think I have a good idea for a craft project to put up on Etsy.  Now all I need to do is implement it.

I definitely feel better after my meditation and my work outs.

I also am working through some other things that maybe have some bearing on where I am today, but I'm not going to use the past as an excuse for the present.  I can make changes now and I am making changes now.

98 Days

Today has been a bit off kilter.  I haven't yet done my meditation or my workout but I am going to.

I have a bit of a headache.  Also I have been losing weight but I think it is stress-related so that probably isn't the healthiest thing.  I am not complaining, though.

I am hoping that I'll get more sleep tonight.

I don't really know why I am even posting today because I don't really have anything to say.  

99 Days Until Halloween

I love Halloween, so I'm counting down already.  I also may or may not start listing things in my Etsy shop to count down.  I was going to do that last year but I ran out of steam.

Anyway, I have a headache today but I'm trying to just be with it.  It's not too terrible, and I was not prevented from exercising or from meditating.

I have been doing a long daily guided meditation, which I really enjoy.  However, sometimes I don't pay very much attention to it.  Some days are worse than others.  Even when I find my mind wandering relentlessly, I still feel much better after the meditation.  I also always feel better after my workout, at least mentally.

Tonight I am going to make a tomato pie and my latest favorite thing, which is a pesto-inspired chopped salad.  It has the basic components of pesto--basil, pine nuts, and parmesan, and I add that to chopped greens.  I also add green peas because they are just fun.

I'm thinking I might take more frequent progress photos just because it might be fun.  But I am not decided yet.