Weekly word count: 3100
Technically, this is a fail since I didn't make my 4000 word count. However, I'm counting it as a partial victory (because I need all the encouragement I can get). Last week was March Break, which meant a little family vacation to Toronto and then kids home, so I knew writing was going to be challenging. What I did not expect was to get knocked on my butt with a nasty cold as soon as we got home.
For three days, the only creative impulse I had was whether or not to get a drink of water before collapsing back into bed. It was bad enough that my husband (who usually believes I have the get-it-done capabilities of Batman) actually stayed home to help me.
Come Saturday morning, I had a zero word count. Nothing. Not even a doodle on a piece of paper.
Now usually when this happens, I chalk it up to a bad week and promise myself to do better. This week, with my 90 day plan in place, I decided that a bad week simply wasn't good enough. So I dragged my little computer out, planted myself on the couch where I could supervise the child-related chaos, found some nature documentaries on Netflix to distract the kids and got working.
It took me most of the day and there were a lot of interruptions, but I wrote 3100 words. And while it leaves me 900 words shy of my weekly target, it's still 3100 words closer to completion than I would have been if I hadn't made the effort. And it was a valuable lesson to me, a reminder not to give up.
This week, the house is quiet and while I already know I will lose two writing days this week due to appointments and other commitments, I am more confident of being able to reach my goals.
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