How is it Friday again already?! And February too! Hasn't January just flown by so fast? It's been a good month though. I hope January has been good to you all too! February is usually one of the busiest months of the year for us and this year is no different, so I'm looking forward to all the fun times to be had in this beautiful sunshine that's supposed to leave us on Sunday but come back in the middle of next week, so off to the beach we go in between everything else...! I do realise this post is way too full of exclamation marks... but I. Just. Have. So. Much. Energy!! See yesterday's post (below) for why that is... So it's been a great week, and it is for sure a Feel VERY Good Friday.
Things making me happy this week:
♥My skin has nearly cleared completely after just a week of my new healthy eating regime ♥Started a new novel, and am 1500 words in already ♥Had a fabulous photo shoot with little sis, as part of an exciting new project we're working on (details soon) ♥Still loving this whole being engaged thing - it's been a month already! ♥Endless sunshine ♥Healthy meals ♥New-found energy!
What's making you happy this week friends? Have a lovely weekend! xo
I'm done! I'm done! I'm done!!! I just wrote a 50,000 word novel. Well, 50,137 words to be exact! I can't believe I just wrote a novel. In one month, I did the thing I've been wanting to do since I learned to read. I wrote a novel. And I finished it! I won't go into too much detail right now because my head is spinning - but next week I promise I'll share my experience with you guys and tell you what I've learnt, give future NaNoers some words of wisdom and maybe even share some of the better parts of the novel. But right now, I'm at home by myself, so I'm going to turn this song up loud and do a little dance in my living room - who am I kidding, it's gonna be a big dance y'all! Have a fab weekend! And feel free to join me in my boogie, wherever you are in the world xo
Painful is the first thing that comes to mind when describing this week. But it's a good kind painful. Shins, calf muscles, arms, elbows, neck, abdominals , and elbows are hurting like a bitch after getting my butt into gear and kick starting my fitness with an outdoor fitness class run by my brother's girldfriend called Fury. Man it's hard. Yesterday, within about half an hour, we had to do 100 push ups, run forwards 700m, backwards 300m, 200 saddle jumps, and 200 squats. I didn't do it all, but I did most of it, and am feeling super sore today, but I know it will be worth it in the end. Joshua and I are doing it together, so it's great being able to support and encourage each other, and now that we've got through the first two sessions - which I'm told are the hardest, apparently it gets easier from here - we're feeling good, despite the old person grunts that happen when we get out of a chair... and out of bed... and when I have to lift my arms higher than my shoulders... My brain has also been working hard this week, because I've been tanking NaNoWriMo - 28,006 words so far! Not quite on target yet but I'm confident I'll make it to the 50,000 by the end of next week. The story is really starting to take shape and build up to its climax - what's going to happen? I dunno... But it's going to be something big, something near-death, something that reveals the truth about everyone and opens old wounds and pours salt in them... If there's anything I've learnt from this whole NaNoWriMo thing, it's to not spend to much time planning - if any - not to restrict yourself to a specific storyline, to just let the characters form and take you where they like. That's the exciting part about it, the not knowing where you're going but knowing it's somewhere exciting. It's like some otherworldly force talking to you, telling you what to write and saying, "trust me, I have a point, this will all make sense in the end, just go with it." Have a fabulous weekend peeps xo
Deep and meaningful discussions about life have been the name of the game this week, with some decisions made and some goals set. One of the goals I've set is to run Round The Bays 2013 (a 7km charity run/walk around Wellington's bays, which I usually walk with my sister and mum while the boys run) - this is pretty big considering I've only "been for a run" twice in my life that I can remember. The first time was so painful and horrible that I gave up - that was a couple of years ago - and decided that walking was just as good as running. But I went for a 30min run on Wednesday and surprised myself - I only had to walk a couple of times for about a minute each time, but I now have a tougher mentality to keep going even if it hurts or if my lungs are burning. Man was I sore yesterday... but I'm doing it again today - I'm planning on running to the gym, doing a workout, then running back. Oh, and I've told my brother and his girlfriend I'm going to do the bootcamp that they run, which starts on the 17th... Feeling gooooood!
Well, it's been a fantastically inspiring and sunny week! Yes, sunny! Although I had a wee bit of a moan on Wednesday about our apartment that went something like this: "Okay, awesome one bedroom apartment, you were real warm and cozy in winter, but you're not doing this summer thing very well... think you could grow some more windows? Yours sincerly, boiled Sarah." It's still pretty awesome to have summer finally here bathing us in its warmth. Got a busy weekend ahead of buying a new phone (I'm joining the Instagram revolution! So long cheap crappy phone!), getting up to a 10,000 word count for NaNoWriMo, and I'm also going to Mumford and Sons on Sunday with little sis! Super excited!!
Because of Labour weekend last weekend, it's been a short and sweet week, with a very busy weekend coming up, which is kind of good because I suffer from what Joshua likes to call "Weekenditis" - if I'm not doing anything I get a little bit weird. It's definitely been an inspiring week, and also a week of reflection... so here's what's making me happy this week...
♥ The prospect of spoiling Joshua on his birthday with hugs and kisses and meatloaf wrapped in bacon for dinner tonight... ♥ Getting an email inviting me to the NaNoWriMo kick off party on Sunday - eep! I'm really doing this, what a nutbar ♥ Getting serious about my research for my novel, Missing Since Tuesday, by meeting with a Wellington Railways expert at the archives - think I might have to take a day off work sometime soon to trawl through all those amazing old photos, so fascinating! ♥ Having a rare "I have nothing to do" moment, which I spent cruising through my old Facebook photos, smiling over the little things that have changed and the little things that haven't over the last five years or so, and also smiling over the beautiful memories of summers past, wondering what memories are in store for us this summer
Not a lot has happened this week, so today it's all about the little things making me happy:
♥ Making an amazing batch of raspberry and orange muffins ♥ Starting a new book (Nancy Wake by Peter Fitzsimons) ♥ Writing a couple of chapters for Missing Since Tuesday and Strawberry Jam (which I'm now calling Demons in her Garden - just for a change, might not stay that way, who knows where the story is going? Not me...) ♥ Sitting in the hot sun yesterday - the first truly hot, summer-feeling day so far this season ♥ Joining National Novel Writing Month (anyone ever done this before?) - so excited, might actually finish something for once!
