I didn't even manage 7 hours of sleep overnight so it's no wonder that I'm so tired now.
Gotta remember that it's the weekly virus scan and backups tomorrow so need to definitely not open my emails until they are all done and dusted.
I've popped my last two pills of the day and I'm gonna head straight on up to beddy byes.
I'll see you all in the morning.
Nite nite orl.
...completely smashing things so far in November!
I was absolutely snowed under yesterday so couldn't put yesterday's photos up in time before I went to bed and I'm waiting for my groceries atm so using my time wisely and catching up on the admin.
Yesterday's breakfast was my usual two slices of wholemeal Toastie toast with Buttery spread and a 500ml glass of water.
Yesterday's lunch was the last vegetarian sausage roll and another 500ml glass of water.
Today's breakfast was the same as yesterday's - two slices of wholemeal Toastie toast and Buttery spread with a 500ml glass of water.
Today's lunch was 8 vegetarian nuggets and a 500ml glass of water.
Here are the four photos in hopefully the right order lol:
I've just finished writing for now and I'm at 42k which means I'm at 6k for today so far and I've only got 8k to go to win NaNo again this year. I'd like to get another couple of chapters in the bag after my groceries have been put away, but if I don't manage it then that's totally OK with me.
Gonna relax for 45 minutes now, before I put myself on high alert for my groceries.
...anything else today is a bonus. I've got 10k words left to write before the end of NaNo, but I'm hoping it'll be won waaay before the weekend and the entire thing finished before then too. If I can manage another thousand before I have my lunch and another thousand again after lunch, I'll be happy with that.
I'm not getting the early night that I was hoping for, but that's OK. I'm heading to bed now though.
I'll see you all in the morning.
Nite nite orl.
...remember to buy Christmas gifts for my family and friends while I'm waiting for my groceries and I've also gotta unzip, resize and upload today's and yesterday's blood pressure photos to my health site. I've already updated the spreadsheet but there isn't time for anything else now that I've taken my last two pills of the day 'cos I deserve an early night tonight.
I've somehow managed to write about pretty much my entire hospital stay today and now I've just gotta do the recovery bit and it's finished for another year!
I've definitely earnt my 3rd J2O of the day and there's even a couple of hours to catch up on all the missed admin too... today is a veeeery good day for me which is rare but makes it even better when it does happen!
I've rattled through another 5 chapters since this morning so I've already written 10k words today and it's only 3.20pm!
I forgot to have 4 of the rewards and I've only just stopped for my big J2O reward for hitting 8k... I'm aiming for 12k today so that I can have 3 J2O's but I need to catch up on the admin for the last couple of days so I'm not gonna give myself a hard time if I don't manage it.
It might sound strange, but it's felt like Steve has been standing right next to me and telling me what to write today which is the only reason I can think of for being able to get so many words written so quickly!
Coming to get you, chapters 37 and 38 then that's me done and dusted until tomorrow morning then.
I'm officially over the half way mark for today's target word count, so I'm gonna reward myself with another mini reward then try and get another thousand in the bag before I have my lunch.
It's only 10am and I'm already allowed my first J2O of the day, so I'm gonna go for yet another wee and crack it open now.
As far as my health goes, I'm at my worst and remember precisely nothing about it so it will all be based on my medical records and things that Steve and Chris posted about me while I was so ill.
Time for another wee and mini reward now.
That's the second thousand words of the morning written and I'm officially in the black hole of my memory so am totally reliant on what other people have told me.
Time to go and get my second mini reward of the day now methinks.
I've just finished my first thousand words of the day and I'm desperate for a wee, so that's where I'm going lol
I managed to get 9,000 words written today which is 1,000 less than I was hoping for, but considering I had a very slow start to my writing this morning, that's not so bad. I just need to put in another 9,000 words tomorrow then I'll be back on track for only writing on Tuesday morning because of my groceries arriving in the afternoon.
I've taken my last two pills of the day bang on time so I'm gonna head straight on up to beddy-byes now. Can someone remind me to refill the bottle with squash tomorrow morning so that I can take my first 8 pills of the day after I've taken my blood pressure please. I need to put today's readings on the spreadsheet too 'cos I totally forgot this evening! Woops!
I'll see you all in the morning.
Nite nite orl.
It was back to my usual two slices of wholemeal 'Toastie' toast and 'Buttery' spread but without a drink this morning.
Lunch was my third vegetarian sausage roll and a 500ml glass of water.
Here are today's two meals photos:
Just finished my 8,000 words for today, so I've earnt my second J2O of the day. I doubt I'll get 10k in the bag today, but if I can do 9k today and another 9k tomorrow, I'll just write on Tuesday morning instead of having the whole day off.
...at the half way mark to winning NaNo after only 2.5 days!
That's 7 chapters down and 3 to go now, which calls for a celebratory mug of decaff tea and my mini reward and just one more thousand to go before I can have my second J2O of the day.
It was a veeery slow start this morning, but I've almost caught up to yesterday now.
I hope I'll be able to do another 10k today so that I don't need to worry if I don't/can't write on Tuesday but being at the half way mark already is a big bonus.
I'm really speeding through them now that I've got my medical records prompting me with everything that happened! I'm at the end of 2002 now and remember precisely nothing now so I'm totally reliant on what is written down in my notes and from other people.
Time for lunch now though.
I've earnt my first J2O of the day and the rest of the manuscript should be a bit easier to write because I've got dates and things to quote which should help me to remember bits and pieces of what happened instead of relying on the black hole that is my memory.
I'm hugely proud of myself for managing to hit 10,000 words in one day today and if I can do the same again tomorrow I'll only need to write 4k on Tuesday to still be on track for winning NaNo on Friday and finishing the entire manuscript on Sunday.
I've popped my last two pills of the day and the side effects are kicking in full force, so I'm gonna head straight on up to beddy byes now.
I'll see you all in the morning.
Nite nite orl.
I completely forgot to wash up after lunch yesterday, so couldn't have toast for breakfast after all because the plate was still dirty from yesterday's lunch, so I had the last mango soya Greek yoghurt for breakfast and a vegan sausage roll with a glass of water for lunch again today.
Here are today's breakfast and lunch photos:
That's 10,000 words written today and I'm not too stressed 'cos there's still an hour and a half before bedtime, so I'm gonna go and get my reward, take my blood pressure, do the admin for it, resize the blood pressure and food photos, put them up in the appropriate places then take my pills and head to bed feeling proud of myself for managing to write 25% more than I had planned to this morning.
Feeling really positive now.
I've written 9,000 words so far today so I should hopefully have the last 1,000 words in the bag in plenty of time to take my last blood pressure reading of the day, put the photos up of today's two meals and the 6 photos of my blood pressure readings in plenty of time to take my last two pills of the day and an early night.
As long as I can do the same again tomorrow, I can confidently miss the last 4k words of the day while I wait for my groceries on Tuesday and still be on track for finishing on Friday.
I'm not going to pressure myself to do it, but I would love to be able to write on Tuesday without feeling the need to stop mid-sentence to bring my groceries in.
I can so do this!
...2 to go.
It should hopefully be doable but I'm happy with the 8 I've already done if it isn't.
...I'm gonna aim for 10,000 words today and tomorrow so that I don't have to worry about missing my target on Tuesday when my groceries are due then if I still manage to do 8k on Tuesday I'll be able to finish half a day early to win NaNo and half a day early for finishing the entire manuscript.
I'm not gonna get stressed if I don't manage the targets, but it would be great if I do. I've only got another 1k to write to hit today's target so that'll hopefully be about 2.45pm then another hour or so each for the bonus two et voila.
I managed to write my first 4,000 words quicker than yesterday, so I've had my first J2O before 9.30am today and I'm hoping to get another couple of thousand under my belt before I have my lunch too.
I'm 12,000 words in and very much on track for finishing the entire thing by next weekend when I'll treat myself to a long, hot bubble bath and a take-away curry if I finish it in time.
I'm not getting stressed out, just enjoying telling my story with nothing hidden for the first time in 25 years.
I've been up since 3am so it's been a veeery looong day today, but I've popped my last two pills of the day now and I'm heading off to beddy-byes now, feeling incredibly proud of myself.
I'm hoping for another couple of 8k days at the weekend, along with a vegan sausage roll for lunch each day and attempting to use the defrost button on the toaster as soon as I come downstairs so that I can start writing even earlier tomorrow.
For today though it's nite nite orl.
It's 1st November today so the start of NaNo, which means that I'll be putting both photos up together until it's all done and dusted for me which, if my maths is right, is a week today that I (hopefully) win and a week on Sunday that I finish the entire manuscript.
Breakfast was at 5am and was 2 slices of wholemeal 'Toastie' toast with 'Buttery' spread and a mug of decaff coffee.
Lunch was a vegan sausage roll and a glass of water.
Here are both of today's meal photos:
...J2Os in one day!
Since about 4am I've written 8,005 words, had 8 mini treats, 2 J2O's, 2 meals and 3 decaff coffee's so I'm feeling pretty positive and very proud of myself right now.
I'm not gonna write any more today otherwise it'll screw up my maths but if I can knock out 8k words a day, I'll have won NaNo a week today and finished the entire manuscript before next Sunday which is an awesome achievement!
...hit J2O o'clock!
It used to take me until after lunch to hit my own personal minimum requirement to have a J2O so to be able to celebrate with the first one at 10am is just incredible!