I’ve been off of school for the last week (a week break between classes keeps me sane). I’ve done a lot of reading. I read The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult and now I’m reading Plain Truth by her as well. Something about her books reminds me of Danielle Steele’s only in that there is a formula she has. If you read more than one of her books you’ll know what I mean. However, they suck you in with their amazing story lines. It’s nice to sit and read without anything but joy. The joy of getting lost in a well written story. He dialogue skills amaze me. When I was writing “Infection” years ago I had the most difficulty with writing dialogue. I can tell a story if I’m just writing a blog entry. But I can’t write a conversation very well. I think this is surely something that comes with practice, and time. At least I hope so.

Nanowrimo is starting up on November first and I have decided to jump back in there with my previous 18,000 words as a head start. Hey this is fair because I’m also a full time employee, mom and student. I have to have that head start and besides if I don’t get to 50,000 words that’s ok too. I just want to go back to where I left off and try to get my groove back. That’s my main goal. I only have what I wrote in paper format so that’ll need re-typed again one day. But for now I just want to write more. This effort is strongly fueled by “his” attempts to get me to finish this task as he was reading along years ago and wants his weekly soap opera. I have missed my main character and am looking forward to crawling back into his demented mind.

I haven’t been that excited about this diary lately. Weeks go by entirely and I realized I haven’t said a word. This is because things are good….they are very busy but also very good. I can only gush about my life so often before even I want to gag. The only major concern in my life right now is my health and I have managed to put that worry on the back burner until December. I am surprised at the fact that once I make a decision to do that I am rather successful at getting on with the task of living and enjoying life as it is now. I just finished the second month of provera and I’m awaiting the red dot to arrive. I’m feeling good physically though and sticking to the diet thing fairly well. I do go out and enjoy some things I probably shouldn’t but I’m not binging and purging in the diet area where I starve myself and then eat something amazingly bad for me. I’m learning moderation very well.