Catching Up
Dec. 23rd, 2019 10:17 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
singedsunAll three of my Yuletide assignments (main assignment and two pinch hits) have been submitted and beta'd and now all I have left is my Critmas gift to finish up. Which... I'm struggling with, but my plans for my day off today to visit a friend and see TRoS (again) have been thwarted. So I guess today's the day I figure out that fic and be done with end of the year assignments.
I've signed up again for![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
getyourwordsout. This was the first year I'd participated in like five or six (maybe more?) years and it was really helpful. I think I need to retool my word count spreadsheet, because writing so much this year definitely made me think of some things I could do to make it better for myself. I signed up this year at the 75k level because work and health make it difficult for me, but after looking at what I'll likely hit by the end of the year and knowing I was able to complete NaNoWriMo this year means I'm looking at reaching for 150k next year. Ambitious for sure (for me) but your girl does like a challenge.
[img: notebook paper with "GYWO 2020" printed in large black
letters with a blue shadow. under that, "writing decathlon" in
handwritten black letters with an orange shadow.]
GetYourWordsOut: Year Twelve!
Pledges & Requirements | getyourwordsout.net
My multi-week migraine is gone finally, though I'm still suffering through hangover headache land right now. I've been referred to the neurology clinic at the hospital for follow-ups since I so frequently wake up with full-blown migraines. Hard to prepare or medicate for migraines when your asleep. Given the timing, my appointment will probably far into the new year, but it's better to have it than keep hoping I figure it out on my own. I can't spend $$ on spa treatments every time I have a migraine I can't get rid of -- HOWEVER the one I had Friday was heavenly and definitely knocked out the rest of the most severe of the pain. Plus my skin looks great!
This past weekend was two days of my mother's side of the family Christmas gatherings. Saturday was our giant family get together at my aunt and uncle's house who live maybe fifteen minutes from my house. There were about 45 people in their tiny house, getting food and talking and watching football and I couldn't stand it for more than about two hours (which was a push). My brother who's struggling through a really bad depressive episode right now also came, but I told him he only had to give it an hour and he stuck it out for that long. Our other brother is in town right now for the holiday, with his wife and six kids, and though he's like the middle child, he always has a way of condescending to the rest of us. It's frustrating to be around him for too long because he likes to poke at the uncomfortable, he's very blunt and makes jokes about people that aren't at all thoughtful. I know he's a nice person when it's just you and him, he's capable of thoughtful and meaningful conversation, but the way he handles anxiety and large crowds is VASTLY different than the way our younger brother or I handle it (which is very similarly withdrawn).
Sunday was just with my mom and my siblings with their families. It wasn't near as many people as Saturday's party, but with a bunch of little kids running around, it still feels like there's a herd stampede through the house at just about any moment. My step-sister has two girls, so there were eight kids and nine adults in the AirB&B my brother rented. It was a lot. Both days would've been a thousand times worse if I'd still had a full migraine so I'm grateful I had that day off on Friday in advance. And I'm grateful I'd planned for today off as well, even though my plans for today have been cancelled.
I did sneak in a viewing of TRoS over the weekend with Matt and I have thoughts, but spoiler free I need to say this: if you are at all light or photo sensitive during movies, I would recommend looking for a viewing (if available) that cuts down on that. In typical JJ Abrams style, the movie is full of quick cuts and lightning flashes and by the end of the movie I was very surprised my migraine hadn't come back. I was really, really nauseous though and didn't feel quite right for about two hours after the movie was over. I'll come back in another post with actual movie thoughts another time.
I tried reading back on the several days I've missed on DW. If you've posted new fic or something exciting has happened you want to talk about, I'm sorry if I missed it. Feel free to leave it in the comments below so I can get caught up!
I've signed up again for
getyourwordsout. This was the first year I'd participated in like five or six (maybe more?) years and it was really helpful. I think I need to retool my word count spreadsheet, because writing so much this year definitely made me think of some things I could do to make it better for myself. I signed up this year at the 75k level because work and health make it difficult for me, but after looking at what I'll likely hit by the end of the year and knowing I was able to complete NaNoWriMo this year means I'm looking at reaching for 150k next year. Ambitious for sure (for me) but your girl does like a challenge.[img: notebook paper with "GYWO 2020" printed in large black
letters with a blue shadow. under that, "writing decathlon" in
handwritten black letters with an orange shadow.]
GetYourWordsOut: Year Twelve!
Pledges & Requirements | getyourwordsout.net
My multi-week migraine is gone finally, though I'm still suffering through hangover headache land right now. I've been referred to the neurology clinic at the hospital for follow-ups since I so frequently wake up with full-blown migraines. Hard to prepare or medicate for migraines when your asleep. Given the timing, my appointment will probably far into the new year, but it's better to have it than keep hoping I figure it out on my own. I can't spend $$ on spa treatments every time I have a migraine I can't get rid of -- HOWEVER the one I had Friday was heavenly and definitely knocked out the rest of the most severe of the pain. Plus my skin looks great!
This past weekend was two days of my mother's side of the family Christmas gatherings. Saturday was our giant family get together at my aunt and uncle's house who live maybe fifteen minutes from my house. There were about 45 people in their tiny house, getting food and talking and watching football and I couldn't stand it for more than about two hours (which was a push). My brother who's struggling through a really bad depressive episode right now also came, but I told him he only had to give it an hour and he stuck it out for that long. Our other brother is in town right now for the holiday, with his wife and six kids, and though he's like the middle child, he always has a way of condescending to the rest of us. It's frustrating to be around him for too long because he likes to poke at the uncomfortable, he's very blunt and makes jokes about people that aren't at all thoughtful. I know he's a nice person when it's just you and him, he's capable of thoughtful and meaningful conversation, but the way he handles anxiety and large crowds is VASTLY different than the way our younger brother or I handle it (which is very similarly withdrawn).
Sunday was just with my mom and my siblings with their families. It wasn't near as many people as Saturday's party, but with a bunch of little kids running around, it still feels like there's a herd stampede through the house at just about any moment. My step-sister has two girls, so there were eight kids and nine adults in the AirB&B my brother rented. It was a lot. Both days would've been a thousand times worse if I'd still had a full migraine so I'm grateful I had that day off on Friday in advance. And I'm grateful I'd planned for today off as well, even though my plans for today have been cancelled.
I did sneak in a viewing of TRoS over the weekend with Matt and I have thoughts, but spoiler free I need to say this: if you are at all light or photo sensitive during movies, I would recommend looking for a viewing (if available) that cuts down on that. In typical JJ Abrams style, the movie is full of quick cuts and lightning flashes and by the end of the movie I was very surprised my migraine hadn't come back. I was really, really nauseous though and didn't feel quite right for about two hours after the movie was over. I'll come back in another post with actual movie thoughts another time.
I tried reading back on the several days I've missed on DW. If you've posted new fic or something exciting has happened you want to talk about, I'm sorry if I missed it. Feel free to leave it in the comments below so I can get caught up!
