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Spring Break! And Things!

Hey, friends. Welcome to Spring Break. We are doing all of the following to celebrate a whole week away from school: Sleeping until seven every morning. (Except I didn’t quite make it.) Yep. That’s it. Big dreams, that’s what we’re made of around here. Want to hear about my Big Date with Husband on Saturday?
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And, in other news…

* Kid 1 hates to drive, apparently. I thought it was just hating to drive with her Dad, but it seems that she’d be happy to never, ever get behind a wheel. Hm. * I made banana and apple muffin batter this morning. For the next few breakfasts. (That’s banana muffins. And then apple muffins.
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At Least vs. If Only

I’ve read quite a bit lately about this phenomenon of thinking – and I’m way too lazy to link to any of it. Sorry. A little. But here’s the Becca version-distillation of the thing – some people live in the “If Only” world. If only I were lovely. If only I were brilliant. If only
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This is Fun.

I’m a real substitute teacher. It’s fun. It is. I still have a 5000 words/week writing goal. There will be weeks I don’t make it. And that will have to be okay. But I made it last week. And today I get to teach Kid 4’s class. Which is adorable in all its first-grade glory.
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… If I Wrote Really Fast

Here’s how my life would be different if I were a speedy writer: * I’d have more finished novels in my finished novels folder (more than the ones that are in there now, and there are more than a couple). * I’d have many thousands of new words in my WIP. The words are coming,
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Storytelling and Links

There are as many ways to tell a story as there are stories to tell. You know, I like books. But I also like oral stories. And film. http://www.youtube.com/tellyawards?x=8wROsZqZvKo The link above tells the story of a young woman from Hong Kong who, when she was sixteen, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
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It’s all just Nonsense. No, really.

In case you hadn’t noticed, I’m here to remind you that it’s November. For many, many writers, this is the time to do NaNoWriMo. I got on board last year. It’s manic. I love it. NaNo is a bizarre, online community that has Writing Output as its goal. (It stands for NAtional NOvel WRIting MOnth
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Stuff

Hey, remember that I have a blog? Nah, me either. Okay, so it has been nearly a week, and I was hoping that I’d catch up on a whole lot of blog reading (has it really been that long?) but instead I’ve been helping neighbor lady divide some plants, and baking rosemary bread, and working
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