Monday, August 30, 2010

I'm making many changes in my life

I've closed my two My Space and Facebook accounts, which had an abundance of "friends." I found myself doing Facebook at the expense of my writing. I'm having some physical health issues that cause me to tire very easily. Having said that, I'm on chapter 42 of the rough draft of the second book. I dropped out of my critique group because switching from "creative" to "edit" mode was chasing off my muse. Like today, after all that critiquing, I'm brain dead. Of course, my physical problem of anemia that is pretty bad doesn't help matters. I'm going to be part of a study to have my blood infused direct with iron in a drip. ( I HATE NEEDLES AND STICKS!) They make no bone about it in the literature you sign as their waiver for any distress that pain and soreness and even redness is a common side effect. UGH! I've got an old Facebook account that I'm trying to rebuild only with people I actually know, but that is slow going for friends to confirm back to me or for ole feeble head to remember. Between the fear of all those blood test and IV's....my creativity is slow. I did write yesterday and am please with the results. But today, I had LOTS of blood drawn and the needle was dull so felt the presser of her pushing it in.....Yikes, it hurt! So, I'm looking forward to my lunch date I have every Wednesday with friends to settle me down. I will write more this afternoon. I'm such a huge baby and wimp!

Good news: Our Mobile Writers' Guild is starting back up on Thursday night at 6 and we have the Southern Ghost Hunters to talk to us about the paranormal. What a great opening! Now, as vice President, I have to line up the next ten meetings. That is another reason I'm getting out of my critique group until after the first of the year. I want to really work hard on some good things for our guild to do. I've gotten one idea that I think will work nicely. But I'm really trying to minimize my life so I can spend more time writing.

1 comments:

Wonderwegian said...

I fear needles, too. That's why I don't have my ears pierced.
We'll miss you, but your reasons are understandable. Keep up the awesome work and I'll catch you at MWG.