Author: Karen

Hi! My day job is a CMA in the Precertificiation Department (I work with insurance companies). I'm a mom to two young men. I've been married to the same man for 34 years. I have a lot to say about nothing. Lucky you.
Life, NaNoWriMo

Time for a Power Nap

Karen

I feel a power nap coming on, big time.

I’ve been running since 6:30 this morning. Well, not literally, figuratively … well actually, literally at times.

I got up at 5:45 a.m., went through my normal routine of checking emails, blogs, answering emails, updating websites and then at 6:30, I jumped into the shower, jumped out, made the kids’ lunches (I made an extra sandwich for a friend of MK’s because I’m just awesome like that), took the kids to school, came home, answered two more emails, packed my gear, went up to the public library (not the university library because I didn’t feel like driving all the way over there), got irritated with two women who wouldn’t shut up about some sort of pattern (AARGH! Library! Hello! SHUT THE EFF UP!)

*deep breath*

Wrote 2500 more words, answered another email, met the husband for lunch, had scrumptious McSalty’s club sandwich and potato salad *drool*, went to Wally World (aka Wal-Mart for those that don’t speak Ozark-ian), bought a six-pack of Red Bull …

which is a new addiction, by the way.

New Addiction

and I should totally get paid for this picture,

then back home, to more emails and updates.

*deep breath*

Now it’s about time to get the boys and when we get back? I’m totally taking a 20-minute power nap so I’ll have energy to fold laundry and get dinner started.

BUT,

I’m ahead of the word count game and I’m loving my story so far. I think it definitely has potential. I’ve been doing a little spotty research on NASCAR and have learned some interesting stuff, that I’m of course incorporating into my story. Fun, fun. Look for the prologue tomorrow.

Speaking of tomorrow, I’m totally dreading it. I’ve been reading that people are being forced to stand in line for HOURS to vote. Swell. I plan on hitting the polls after I drop the boys off at school, then I’ll head to the university library to do more writing.

Even though the media would lead you to believe that Obama is leading, don’t listen to them, they make it sound like Obama has already won the thing. HA! It ain’t over until it’s over, folks. I sort of feel sorry for Obama because IF he wins, he’s going to have a lot to live up to, what with painting a Utopia for people. Good luck, dude. You’ll very well need it IF you win.

We’re scheduled to leave for camping Thursday after the kids get out of school. That will be a challenge to try and get any writing done while in the middle of the boonies, but I’ll figure something out. We had originally thought we would go to Dixie Stampede for my birthday dinner, but after running the numbers and figuring out it was going to cost us OVER $200 to see a show and eat, uh, no thanks. We’ll just go have some cheap steaks or something. Geez, just the thought of blowing $200 on something like that makes me gag chunks.

The weekend was quiet. I spent the majority of it writing …. zZzZzZz …. getting tired of hearing about it yet?

Just think, we still have 27 days left! Lucky you! 😉

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NaNoWriMo Progress

Getting Started

General

Joke: The First Time

Karen

By the time you read this, I will have already written my quota for the day at the university library and will be having lunch with my husband at McSalty’s. I then plan on coming home, folding laundry and catching up on emails. Hopefully, I’ll have some pictures to post later, but don’t hold me to that at this point.

My apologizes for not posting anything new but WOW, life is busy right now between juggling family, work and NaNoWriMo. I’m ahead of the game at this point though (check out my progress button in my sidebar), so it’s all good.

Talk to you later … I hope!

In the meantime, it’s Monday and we could all use a laugh, right??

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A girl asks her boyfriend to come over Friday night to meet and have dinner with her parents.

Since this is such a big event, the girl announces to her boyfriend that after dinner, she would like to go out and make love for the first time. The boy is ecstatic, but he has never had sex before, so he takes a trip to the pharmacist to get some condoms. He tells the pharmacist it’s his first time and the pharmacist helps the boy for about an hour. He tells the boy everything there is to know about condoms and sex. At the register, the pharmacist asks the boy how many condoms he’d like to buy, a 3-pack, 10-pack, or family pack.

The boy insists on the family pack because he thinks he will be rather busy, it being his first time and all.

That night, the boy shows up at the girl’s parents house and meets his girlfriend at the door. “Oh, I’m so excited for you to meet my parents, come on in!” The boy goes inside and is taken to the dinner table where the girl’s parents are seated. The boy quickly offers to say grace and bows his head. A minute passes,and the boy is still deep in prayer with his head down. Ten minutes pass, and still no movement from the boy.

Finally, after 20 minutes with his head down, the girlfriend leans over and whispers to the boyfriend, “I had no idea you were this religious.” The boy turns, and whispers back, “I had no idea your father was a pharmacist.”

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HAHAHA! Okay, so I thought that was funny. Of course, that won’t be so funny when my boys start dating. 🙂

Monday Morning Meme

Monday Morning Meme – November 3rd

Karen

All you have to do is answer the questions below either in the comment section, or on your blog. And elaborate! Make these questions show your unique and special personalities. This meme entry will post at 12:01 every Monday morning and will be the first postentry listed on WFK all day Monday. (This is an all-day Monday meme, so please, play all day!)

Monday Morning Meme at writefromkaren.com

November 3rd Questions:

1. When do you need soothing? And, what soothes you? Tell us about the last time you needed soothing.

2. What makes today special for you? And you’re not allowed to say “nothing.” Everyday should be special – life is short! If you can’t think of anything that makes today special, then tell us something you’re thankful for, right now, right this very minute.

3. What is the most you’d be willing to spend on the perfect pair of blue jeans? What about shoes? Tell us about the last time you purchased jeans. Now tell us the last time you purchased a pair of shoes.

4. What is the oddest thing you ever bought for yourself?

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NaNoWriMo Progress

Getting Started

Abundant Life

Teaching: Why I Believe the Bible – Part Two

Karen

Every Sunday I provide videos and valuable links to the Truth or Tradition teachings. We’ve been following the Truth or Tradition teachings for many years now and they have truly blessed our family. We have found peace and happiness through our beliefs and we walk confidently for God. My hope, by passing on this information to you, is that what you find here, or on the Truth or Tradition website, will guide you to a better, more blessed and abundant life.

If you would like to read my views on religion and how we got started with the ministry, you can read this.

Let’s get started:

God Will Prove Himself

Ultimately, whether or not you believe the Bible is up to you. If you diligently seek God, you will find Him. When God makes a promise, you can bet He will keep it. Scripture is clear that if you seek, you will find (Deut. 4:29). Of course, “seek” means seek, and God responds to a serious and diligent effort (Prov. 2:1-6; Matt. 7:7-11). There are millions of Christians on the earth, and each of them has a different story of how he or she came to the faith. History is filled with glowing testimonies of people who sought for the Lord Jesus Christ and whose lives have been touched and changed by him.

You do not need to be “down and out” to find God. All He requires is that you genuinely want to know Him. God and the things of God will not become clear to you if you examine them from a distance as if you were considering some object in a store window you were thinking of purchasing. People who remain distant or just want to know about God so they can “decide” whether to believe and obey Him will never learn the truth about Him. God created the heavens and the earth, and He made the rules. We are God’s creation; He is not our creation. Many people wonder if the Bible is really God’s Word. Jesus Christ gave us clear instructions on how to find out for ourselves if God’s Word is true:

John 7:17
If anyone chooses to do God’s will, he will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own.

This verse is very clear: the key to knowing God is choosing to do His will. As you begin to obey God, He will reveal Himself and His Word to you. Once you begin to seek and obey God, things about Him that were unclear become very understandable.

Read the rest of the article here.

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(If this video will not play for you, you can find the original file on this page).

If you have any questions, or would like to learn more about God’s wonderful message, please visit the Truth or Tradition website. You can also keep track of the ministry through their Facebook page.

Stay tuned for part three next week. Thank you for visiting and God bless.

NaNoWriMo

Distracted by a Drama Queen

Karen

I didn’t get to the library as quickly as I had hoped I would. I couldn’t concentrate at home (big surprise there), so I did some chores (thinking this would appease the husband) and then headed out to the library at 10:00. I stopped by the bank to pick up a roll of quarters (so I can feed the MSU meter monsters this month) and now I’m at the library, sitting at one of the tall, funky tables and I just typed out my prologue, which is only 546 words, I’m sad to say.

However, I’m finding it hard to concentrate because I have a young couple behind me working on some sort of project and being loud in their discussion, and a young girl, on her cell phone, retelling a story to someone and crying. Apparently, from what I can gather, she was involved in some sort of physical drama last night. Though I don’t know, I hear a lot of “then she said,” and “then he said” stuff going on, so it could simply be a broken heart. Not that that isn’t a big deal but …

I feel sorry for her, I really do, but I can’t help but be irritated as well.

This is a library! Get a study room for your project and take your conversation outside, missy.

*sigh* I do feel sorry for her, though. She really does sound upset.

Actually, I’d like to move closer to her and see what the problem is. Maybe there’s a story in it somewhere.

I’m disgusting, aren’t I.

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Update: It’s now 1:53 p.m. and I’m already pooped. I got up too early this morning, I think. I feel a nap coming on. 🙂

I had to change venues – the library just got WAY too crowded and WAY too noisy and all of the study rooms were being used (I can see why!). So, I ended up driving to the university library where there wasn’t a soul to be found and the place was so quiet, I was able to pound out 1,500 more words. So, my word count for today? Is below.

Lesson learned here: NEVER use the public library on the weekends unless I’ve reserved a study room. AND, it’s almost always worth the drive to the university library because I can’t access Internet there, it’s super quiet and I get a ton of work done. Oh, and the parking is free on the weekends. No brainer in my book!

If you’re a NaNo’er, what’s your current word count? If you’re not doing NaNo, how is your day shaping up?

NaNoWriMo Progress

Getting Started

NaNoWriMo

Good Luck WriMos!

Karen

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GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE NANOWRIMO PARTICIPANTS OUT THERE! WRITE UNTIL YOUR FINGERS FALL OFF! 😀

If you’re participating in NaNoWriMo this year and would like to publish some of your excerpts on your blog and showcase them on the Write Anything Creative Carnival every Saturday in November, (except for today, or course), then you can find out more information here.

I’ll try and post a video of my progress later this weekend!

Also, if you’re interested in taking part in this project, just click the button below. But don’t worry, you won’t have to do anything until December so this won’t interfere with NaNoWriMo.

Chapter Seven

The Fall 2008 Edition is scheduled to post on Write Anything beginning November 21st. It’s a science fiction story – the first one I’ve ever taken part in! *gulp*