…which was for the best as I didn’t get much sleep last night.
I’m an absolute bag of nerves regarding the US election results, so I’m just going to escape into my 3DS for the rest of the day!
Hello old friend!
Today’s earworm playlist:
Bananarama – ‘Really Saying Something’ Ludwig Göransson – ‘The Mandalorian [Main Theme]’ Glenn Miller – ‘In The Mood’ Sheena Easton – ‘9 To 5 (Morning Train)’ Duran Duran – ‘The Edge Of America’ Aaron Carter – ‘Crush On You’ Simon & Garfunkel – ‘The Sound Of Silence’
…and I’ll probably keep going with that until the weekend.
I’m getting my words in for my NaNo every day, though I’m finding it fairly tough going this year. I’m doing a loose collection of short stories, each set in a different universe that I’ve previously written about, and I’m hoping that the project will help me identify what I want to focus on next in terms of my writing. The nature of 2020 has made it quite hard to write recently, so it’s good to have a daily wordcount target to hit.
With lockdown approaching, the disconnect between my cosy inside world, where Geth and I are always comfy and home, and the terrifying outside world just seems to be getting ever more bizarre and pronounced 🙁 I’m not sure how we’ll ever go back to any semblance of normal.
I’ve got lots of distractions ready for this evening to help me stay calm, though I will of course be following the US election results pretty avidly. I’m not sure what sleep is going to look like tonight!
Another quiet day for writing tomorrow, I hope.
My favourite Christmas craft book will be one of tonight’s distractions. Hoping to get some craft projects on the go this month – I usually never get round to it!
Today’s earworm playlist:
There’s been nothing in my head today. Unusual, but it does happen sometimes!
…which is standard for Mondays, but unusually is the fourth streak saver mile in a row for me as I’m having to take a break from my 10k training due to feeling a bit ill. Hopefully I’ll be able to step it up again towards the end of the week.
Hallowe’en weekend was lovely, but I woke up this morning feeling as though it was time to take the decorations down and start thinking about prepping my Christmas crafts for this year. I’ve started my NaNoWriMo project as well, so I’m well and truly in November mode.
The new lockdown coming in from Thursday in England won’t much affect me and Geth, as we never really came out of lockdown the first time – we rarely leave the house for reasons that aren’t running or supermarket shopping. I don’t have a problem with being in lockdown during November as I’m a total homebody anyway – especially in the autumn and winter – but it does feel pretty gloomy that December is so uncertain. I’m not holding out much hope for my 10k race going ahead on 6th December, or that I’ll be able to nip up to Edinburgh in early December to decorate Mum and Dad’s tree like I usually do. However, so long as I can celebrate Christmas itself in person with them, I can live without everything else this year. Just have to keep hoping.
Tomorrow will be similar to today – NaNo, house tidying, craft planning – as I settle into my November routine. There may be some late night watching of the preliminary US election results too, if I’m brave enough.
From the weekend: a traditional neep lantern, part of my eclectic array of carved fruit and veg this year.
Today’s earworm playlist:
Dead Or Alive – ‘Something In My House’ Cliff Richard – ‘Mistletoe And Wine’ Mariah Carey – ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ Traditional – ‘Carol Of The Bells’ Tom Jones – ‘Help Yourself’
Dead Or Alive – ‘Something In My House’ Danny Elfman – ‘This Is Halloween’ Duran Duran – ‘The Edge Of America’ Dusty Springfield – ‘I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself’
