I’ve set up a specific list of to-dos this year—an informal protocol, one might say, for keeping myself on track.
How am I doing with that so far?
Well, my writing and editing have been consistent.
I have walking written down too, but I’ve missed that a couple of days so far.
Blogging? Yeah, not so much.
But you know what trips me up the most?
Stuff I wasn’t expecting.
That stuff does not follow protocol.
No sirree.
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This tardy (sorry, John!) stream of consciousness post is brought to you by Just Jot it January and John Holton with the prompt, “protocol.” Check out John’s post here. Thank you so much for the prompt, John!
I love the experience of seeing how other people live. I love people-watching.
But I don’t think that makes me “cosmopolitan.”
I’m just really curious.
I actually had to look up cosmopolitan in the dictionary to make sure I knew what it meant.
Here’s what Merriam-Webster has to say.
1 : marked by interest in, familiarity with, or knowledge and appreciation of many parts of the world : not provincial, local, limited, or restricted by the attitudes, interests, or loyalties of a single region, section, or sphere of activity : worldwide rather than regional, parochial, or narrow
2 : marked by sophistication and savoir faire arising from urban life and wide travel
Yeah, I’ve got the appreciation part down and the wide travel. But sophisticated? Me?
I live in my pajamas.
When I’m not traveling, of course.
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This very late (sorry, Willow!) stream of consciousness post is brought to you by Just Jot it January and Willow with the prompt, “cosmopolitan” Check out Willow’s post here. Thank you so much for the prompt, Willow!
(No, seriously. Click the link. They have calories.)
Or maybe I’ll just stay home and stick a horn on the dog and get fat on Turtles.
(Turtles are real. And they have calories.)
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This stream of consciousness doubled-up post is brought to you by Just Jot it January and Astrid with “unicorn” (check out Astrid’s post here) and Ritu with “chocolate” (check out Ritu’s post here). Thank you so much for the prompts, ladies!
Just a quickie jot tonight since it’s late. I started a new editing job yesterday, and though I was anticipating its arrival, I had to struggle not to get behind today. Something had to give, and today, that thing was the blog.
Sorry! I’ll try to get to all the comments tomorrow and continue my recent new habit of trying to read a few posts a day.
It’s come to my attention that having a debit card has stunted my ability to be generous.
Just this morning I walked out of the grocery store to find a man standing at the door asking politely if I might have a dollar to spare.
I said no, I had no change. And it’s true. I haven’t had change on me in months. If I’m going to park somewhere with a meter and I don’t remember to search for change in old wallets and infrequently used drawers before I leave home, I either have to park somewhere very inconvenient, or risk a $13 ticket. Sometimes for the sake of not having even 25 cents on me.
So yeah, back to the guy this morning.
I choose to be generous enough to believe he has Tourette Syndrome and that he wasn’t actually swearing at me purposely as I walked to my car with my groceries.
Is that actually Linda? Like, writing a real post? On her blog?
And the answer is yes. ‘Tis me. The great and powerful LindOz.
Who we all know was never great nor powerful at all.
Ah, I’ve missed stream of consciousness writing. Can’t delete it now. It’s the rule.
So I’m resolving to do my best to participate in JusJoJan every day. My posts might all be stream of consciousness, for the simple reason that it means I don’t have to plan what I’m going to write.
Because planning what I’m going to write makes my brain ache these days. Since November 1st, I’ve written more than 90K words, and I don’t plan to slow down much.
Aside from my resolve to post this month, my resolve for the year is to publish at least three books, plus a weekly serial I’m writing under a secret pen name. 5K words on each of 52 weeks. I’ve written almost half of it, but I plan to write at least three quarters of it before I start publishing.
Is all this an actual resolution? Like, a new year’s resolution?
I suppose by definition it is.
But I’m almost superstitious about those. I don’t think I’ve ever actually followed through with one.
Update: I still don’t have any results from Alex’s test–maybe no news is good news? Also, I may need a new car.
Also, the neighbours went all out on the Halloween decorations.
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The good news: I just spent $100 on back-to-school supplies for the very last time.
The bad news: I just spent $100 on back-to-school supplies for the very last time.
My babies are all grown up!
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As with Stream of Consciousness Saturday (SoCS), if you see a pingback from someone else in my comment section, click and have a read. It’s bound to be short and sweet.
Unlike SoCS, this is not a prompt so there’s no need to stick to the same “theme.”
The rules that I’ve made for myself (but don’t always follow) for “One-Liner Wednesday” are:
1. Make it one sentence.
2. Try to make it either funny or inspirational.
3. Use our unique tag #1linerWeds.
4. Add our lovely badge to your post for extra exposure!
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