Week 2

We're now two weeks into the new year.  Here's my status update for the week:

Fooling Mother Nature (First Draft):  865 words -- I don't know where this story is going.  It's dead for me right now.  I'm rereading the entire thing, and then I'll read each scene in Scrivener and make notes as I go.  My plan is to either find a thread to pick up -- I had ideas for areas to flesh out while I was writing NaNo, but I lost track of them.  I hope reading will jog my memory.  If that doesn't work, I may need to do some planning/plotting -- maybe even some world-building to get it back on track.  Also, POV may be a problem, but I think that's right.  It's entirely possible this isn't a novel idea and might be better suited to a shorter form -- novella or short story.  I'll rethink that as well and adjust if needed.

Polar Bear on the Loose (Revision, using How To Revise Your Novel):  I'm through Lesson 6 as far as identifying my minor characters.  I need to finish filling out the worksheet entries for each of them. I've worked on the project every day for at least thirty minutes each day.

750words.com: I've written at least my 750 words each day and have a current streak of 215 days.  I've written 12723 words so far this month.  My next badge to earn is the Double Flock -- 250,000 words.  I'm currently at 212,295 words, so I have a little ways to go.

Internet Responsibilities:
- I've blogged reasonably regularly this week.
- I need to resume work on an FM project (still).
- I'm also working on a more philosophical topic.  I worked a little bit on this post.
- I want to learn some WordPress CMS techniques, and my goal is to learn one thing a month.  I installed a Contact Plug-In on my primary blog.
- I did an update on the writing blog, which is my goal.

Pets:
- I brushed Dazzle

Property:
- I did most of the kitchen missions for FlyLady this week. 
- Hubby and I hung a mirror in the entry hall that has been waiting for our attention for a couple of years.  It looks great.  I think the entry hall has all it's furnishings and hangings completed with the exception of getting the lace curtain my mom made for it installed on the front door.  Hubby won't let me do it (he's certain I'll destroy the whole door by drilling holes wrong -- sigh), so it's waiting for him.
- We're getting measurements for supplies we'll need to replace the front steps.
- Sorted 1.5 boxes of grad school papers and old correspondence.  Threw away about one-third and reboxed the rest with an expiration date for storage in the garage.

Health:
- My colonoscopy is set for Wednesday, Jan 19.  I think that will be enough fun for two weeks.  The joys of being 50.  I do love it!