Wendy's Week

Wow, again? Didn't I just do one of these?

Good stuff:
- Got some work done on the new Newport Gilded Age novel. I downloaded a character worksheet from Camy Tang's website and it's helped a lot with plotting. Maybe, just maybe, I'll be able to get through one novel without slogging through the middle and making you all listen to me whine that it's haaaarrrrrddd.  ;-)
- Christmas storage boxes have been put away.
- Christmas shopping is done.
- Presents are wrapped and under the tree. Mostly.
- Presents that needed to be shipped have been, and I know at least one person received theirs.
- Shuffled the family's eye appointments. Alex is staying an extra week at school to get some extra work hours in.
- Vicky's birthday presents are bought, wrapped, and ready to go. I even mailed a card to her since she won't be here on her birthday. As of Wednesday at 9:42 a.m. I will no longer have teenagers.
- Routine medical tests and follow-ups are complete for the year.

Not So Good Stuff:
- Our exercise routine was off this week because Eric needed to work through lunch to make up hours from a Monday migraine. It actually worked in my favor, switching from lunchtime to 4-ish because it allowed me to keep working when I was on a roll. There are no rolls to be on late in the afternoon. We're going to try it again this week and see if it continues to work. It's not so much a "bad" thing as an adjustment in the routine for the better. I just have to remember to do my exercise video and remember to do something about dinner earlier so we can eat at a reasonable time.
- Now that the kids are gone and I'm just cooking for Eric and me, I find it's easier to get distracted and I burn things a lot lately. It's annoying. I am getting a handle on portion control, though, just in time for Alex to come home and throw a wrench in the works.
- My energy is ebbing again. I think it's the early evenings. Did I mention that last week? Keeping up on the vitamin D and magnesium helps, but I might need to increase dosages. Hopefully I have a record somewhere of how much vitamin D I took last winter. I think it was 5,000 mg. and I switched down to 2,000 for the summer since I was outside more. Walks on nice days might be a smart thing to add to the routine, especially in the afternoon when I'm not good for anything requiring concentration.

This Week:
- Get ready for Alex to be home.
- Celebrate Vicky's birthday.
- Do the Christmas baking. Share with neighbors, praise band members, and Eric's coworkers.
- Keep writing.
- Try to wrap up 2013 goals. I should really have more than 2 things to work toward.