Write Yourself Alive 30 Days of Writing

Day 4:

Dig Deeper: What activities unrelated to writing bring you back to the present and make you feel fully alive? What could you get lost in? List 5

1.   Walking on the beach.

2.   Walking in the woods.

3.   Holding hands

4.   A gentle rain

5.   I could get lost in his eyes.

Writing Prompt: Imagine the world is ending in 24 hours. Write the way it will end and how you would fill in the hours.

          While I don’t believe we will be given hours to prepare for the end of the world I might see it this way:   The news just broadcast an invasion of our borders. We’ve been expecting it for months. I have trouble getting through to my family on my cell phone as everyone is trying to make a call at this point. I know my family is hundreds of miles away and we have made arrangements to meet in a safe (or at least we believe it to be safe) place. I load the car with essentials; food, clothing, water, first aid supplies, my computer, flashlights, my camera and anything else I think to grab. I quickly load my car and take the storm evacuation route out of Charleston. My car had been gassed the night before in anticipation of what was to come.

          We had come across an abandoned log cabin in the mountains a few years back. As a family we decided to purchase it as a safe haven in case of war. Each year we went there and set about making it safe. An underground shelter had been on the property, probably a left over bomb shelter from the 1950s. We built bunk beds and placed other beds in it. We purchased a freezer and the guys went hunting to fill it with turkey and venison. A pantry was filled with canned goods. Flour, nuts, and spices were stored there as well. We’d equipped it with a generator and stockpiled enough gas to keep it going for a long time. We were ready, all we had to do was get there.

          Along the way I periodically tried to get through to my family on my cell phone. It kept going to voice mail or told me the circuits were busy. I was surprised about half way through the trip to get a text message telling me my children and grandchildren were about halfway. I remember breathing a sigh of relief.

          It surprised me to see cars and trucks heading toward the ocean. I suppose people thought they would be safer on the water. While I love the water, I did not see it as a safe place should the world come to an end. But, who knows, I’ve been wrong before.

          I arrived at the cabin to see in my rear view mirror my family caravan coming up the drive behind me. I held back tears of joy. We were safe, we were together. It was all that mattered now. Quickly we unloaded the vehicles. Everyone was assigned a task. Once they were emptied, the men set to work syphoning the gas from them. It would be needed if we had to stay underground for longer than anticipated. It could also be put back in the cars should we need to go anyplace.

          Dinner was a simple meal. Sandwiches, chips, and a beverage. The kids were scared and tired. I read some bedtime stories and we put them to bed. In the other section we were subdued wondering what would happen next. We went upstairs to see if anyone could get a cell signal. When we did we used one phone to find any news we could. The news was grim. The capital had fallen to our enemies. Our military was trying to defend major cities. Armed militias roamed the countryside. We bowed our head in prayer. After prayer we went to bed. 

Two Posts in One Day

I have decided I need a part-time job. I need one with flexible scheduling so I don't have to give up some of the things I'm doing.
Today, I became a  Boutique Partner with Style Dots. You can book a home party, an on-line party, or just order from my website. Browse the site and see how it works.

https://rebeckavigus.styledotshome.com/pws/rebeckavigus


Just the little extra I will need to make things work.

TTFN

Write Yourself Alive 30 Days of Writing

Allowing myself the use of the keyboard on a regular basis.

Day  3:

Dig Deeper: What is one creative aspect about you, you feel others fail to notice or you’d like to make more visible?

It took some thinking on this one, however I dislike the question, “You’re a writer?” Like I have fallen off another planet and there is no use for me here. I want someone to acknowledge the fact, writing is not easy. It takes intelligence to write something and write it well. I’m tired of being the eccentric because I have chosen to write.

Enough said.

Writing Prompt: Write a short story about yourself if you were a psychic and able to read the thoughts of those around you. A brief character study of the inner workings of the people around you.

          Juliette Rush stood in the shower hoping the fog invading her head would clear. It was then she felt her ankles stiffen as if someone had placed shackles on them. She shivered under the warm water. Someone she knew was being shackled by something or someone. She needed to clear her head so she could concentrate. Someone was in trouble.

          All her life it had been like this. She was able to read the thoughts of others. Then as she grew older she had feelings or premonitions. Her parents laughed saying, “It must be our gypsy heritage.”

          Juliette knew in her heart it was more than just heritage. It was a gift of gigantic proportions and she needed to guard it and use it wisely…

I have not finished the story. It will be done another time. I needed to start somewhere and this was a good beginning. Probably because I was up all night and the voices in my head were having a verbal war, making no sense at all.

Write on Writing Warriors

TTFN

Write Yourself Alive 30 Days of Writing

This writing program? should have come with an alert.


Day 2:
 All I can say is seriously? Over 500 people are doing this. How is anyone supposed to get contructive feeback? What about the people who give feedback and don't get any? This is really a bad idea. The person who thought of if has found a way to make money off people who want to write. What a scam.

My top three excuses for not writing

1.   Procrastination

2.   Motivation

3.   Procrastination

I can’t write a letter to the person I should have been. I don’t know who it is. I know who I am. I’m not unhappy with who I am or the road I’ve traveled.

Unfortunately the quote of the day does nothing for me.

Feeling very frustrated with this whole thing.

The procrastination is not so much being lazy as it is being overwhelmed. As always I have too much on my plate. Which is really nothing  new. Motivation is the lack of desire. 

I don't know who I was supposed to have been by this time in my life. I know who I am. I find it hard to write a letter so someone I don't know or have any idea who they might be, should be, could be. It's an exercise in futility. 

The daily quotes are in no way thougth provoking, inspirational, or controversial. I've done thoughts for the day with my students in middle school. They were meant to get the kids thinking, reacting, challenging, questioning. These don't do it. Which makes it hard to connect with them. 

I will continue on with this as I paid my $57. I am highly disappointed. It is NOT what it was advertised. More is the pity. It had the potential to be something good. Something which would generate ideas and make people sit up and take notice. Ugh, will work on my own program.

TTFN

Write Yourself Alive 30 Days of Writing

This is Day 1: I have thus far 1024 words written in forty minutes. However have gone on to post in my workshop and now will post a blog.

 I know you all know what the document in the photo is. I have written a Declaration of Independence from those inner things which keep me from writing regularly. Here goes:
   
                                 Declaration of Independence:
 To those things interfering with my ability to focus and get words written on the page, we are hereby at war. I will not allow you to invade my creative space. Those I cannot change I will face and those I can change I will. Time will be made daily to write. I am no longer a slave to the forces within me, which are holding me back. Look out World I’m coming!

This is a start for me. It will be edited and changed as I go through the next thirty days of writing. But I had to start somewhere. 

TTFN

Wow it's Wednesday

I see I've slacked off in writing my blog. There is plenty to tell you. Let's start with my latest interview with Sharon K. Cornell. You can read it here: https://sites.google.com/site/rosecastleplace/home/introducing-writers-and-authors

The last Monday July 13th The Heir was released. The link to purchase this 99 cent ebook is here: http://www.amazon.com/Heir-Rebecka-Vigus-ebook/dp/B011HDVUZM/

The tag line reads: a night she can't remember...a man she's never met...a secret she shouldn't know...

If the tag line doesn't grab you, I don't know what will. 

I'm working on several things at the moment. One is making crocheted crocodile slippers. Here are some. 

As you can see the bottom pair is  not finished. I'll be working on the  other one today. They are fun to make.

I'm also editing Death Wind, I am to the last 100 pages. I want it done. This author deserves to have her book published. It's taken much longer than I thought.

I'm working on a winter romance due to my design team at Blue Harvest Creative on Sept. 1st. I'm also trying to get back in the groove and get Macy book 4 done. I really need to see it end, write book five and take a hiatus from Macy and her crew. There are other stories I need to write.

I continue work at Next Steps Johns Island. It is one of the most rewarding things I've done with my life. Helping people who need help, to improve their lives. I rejoice when they succeed. I get frustrated when plans don't go they way they should, but we hang in and tackle each obstacle along the way.

On the medical side of my life, my blood sugars are normal for the most part, unless I try to sneak in something I shouldn't have. On the lupus side, I'm learning to live with swollen feet and being tired. I have it better than some with lupus, so I'm not complaining.

Have a wonderful rest of the week.
TTFN

Wednesday Weirdness

I need to start with Tuesday morning. For some reason my alarm didn't go off? Who knows why. I awoke at 9:28am needing to be some place by 10am. I did all my morning things and managed to arrive at my destination with about two minutes to spare. I was really happy as my blood sugar was 89.  At bedtime it was 119. I'm doing a happy dance. The first time I've had normal readings at both am and pm. 

And then came the ghosts, the friendly kind of course. I put my computer on hibernate when I went to bed last night. At some point it decided it had been in hibernate long enough, shut itself down, did the latest microsoft updates and at 3:55am I awaken to the sound of my computer turning on. Seriously? If it hadn't been for the glow from my screen, I'd have thought I was dreaming. So, I logged in and shut it down.

Fast forward to 9am. I wake up and go to the bathroom. All of the sudden I have the shakes and feel dizzy. For those of you who know I'm dizzy this is different. I make my way back to the bedroom and grab my blood pressure cuff. Need to check it first, could possibly be too low. 106/60 with a pulse rate of 68, pretty normal for me in the morning. Next I pull out the diabetic meter, pop in the lancet, and load up the test strip. Imagine that, my blood sugar is 68. For those who don't know 70-110 is normal. For a diabetic 70-120 is what we shoot for. Below 70 is where you start getting into the low blood sugar issues and passing out.

I ate a few dried pineapple pieces I'd had for making trail mix, then began making breakfast. Now having eaten and taken my morning meds I feel much better. Just a little off, but I'm going to be okay.

Will be monitoring my blood sugars very carefully today. I do not want them dropping below 70 again. I'd like to think this was just a fluke.

Now for those of you who missed the announcement on Monday. The Heir was released as a 99 cent ebook.

The tag line says: A night she can't remember... A man she's never met... A secret she shouldn't know
When private investigator Samantha Worth wakes up in jail, she can't remember anything. The only clues are five mysterious items in her pockets. As she begins to piece the events of the night before together, she discovers a man intent on tearing her life apart. Can Samantha stop him before her world changes forever?

http://bit.ly/1K2S07J

I'm out of here, wondering what other wacky things the day will bring.

TTFN

Fierce Friday

Friday was off to a good start. Woke up early got breakfast out of the way. Printed some doctors' forms and completed them. Printed my allergy list to go with them. I am ready for my August appointments, bring 'em on.

Started a pair of crocodile slippers to fill an order today. Hope to have them done by tomorrow. Then on to the second pair. I will be working on them as fast as I can. I have a several orders to fill.

They look similar to this. I'm using varigated yarns. They are selling for $20/pair. I have two I'm hoping to get sent out by Tues. I have a third order then some Christmas ones to make. But I know there were more who wanted them. 

Am arguing with a billing company for my visit to ER in May. I paid the bill, have a copy of the cancelled check from the bank and they tell me I still owe them. Somebody messed up and it wasn't me. I pay my doctor bills as soon as humanly possible after I get them. I wrote this check June 25th and it was cashed June 29th. Not paying it again. They will fix it or I will turn them in for fraud.

Took myself to Applebee's for dinner. Had a Mexican chicken dish, not bad with a spinach salad. I've learn arugula is in the spinach family. I might try some. It would give my salads a variety. It would be nice to be able to have some variety in a salad. Especially since lettuce and cabbage have been out of the picture for over 20 years. 

Feet are swollen even though they have been up most of the day. Grrrr....really hating this part of the lupus. Going to see if I can find my foot bath. I think it might help. Pool is closed or I'd go sit there and put my feet in the water. 

Otherwise, it's been a pretty great day.

TTFN

Weary Wednesday

Yesterday's windfall with the surveys is looking more and more like a scam. Which makes me angry. I thought I had checked all the places I possibly could. I missed one. We shall see what happens as I have hit my $500 and then some. There should be a deposit in my paypal account on July 22nd. If there isn't, I'll be notifying paypal the account may be compromised.

Made it to the new dentist today. I like him. The hygenist, I'm not so sure. Never had anyone slip so many times and hurt my mouth. I'm hoping it was a one time thing. Having one side of my mouth being swollen from the stupid lupus didn't help I'm sure.

Spent the late afternoon typing up release of records letters from my Michigan allergist and dentist. Those will go out in the morning. I'm hoping my labs from Mayo Clinic are in soon. Those will confirm the lupus diagnosis. It also explains why I was sent to a rheumatologist in 1993, but no one bothered to inform him why I was there and the foot swelling was gone by November. I was referred to him in July. Getting into a specialist is a nightmare.

While the biggest thing I accomplished today was making the bed. I at least accomplished something.

Sorry if you signed on to take surveys. Get yourself out of there now.

TTFN

Taking on Tuesday

Week is off to a great start if you over look my swollen feet. Monday morning was volunteering. I love when we can help people and they feel better about themselves.  Then fun with my Monday night Bible study group/family. Love time with them.

This morning was Bible study with the ladies. Again a great time coming together and awesome discussion. Even when we get side tracked.

Bonus in my mailbox as there was a check from some settlement I was part of. Extra money always welcome.

Speaking of extra money I found a place on-line that pays you to take surveys. You are limited to four surveys a day. Money is deposited into your paypal account. So, if anyone is looking to make some extra money here's the link: http://chiefquiz.com/?ref=1125377 
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Slouching Sunday

Could not even drag myself out of bed for church this morning. No energy when I did finally roll out. Have had a minor headache all day. Blood pressure was fine 115/65 so no issues there. Not my sinuses. Just a dull ache.

Need to make my bed so I can sleep in it tonight. After doing laundry yesterday I had no energy to even make the bed. Crawled into the daybed last night, slept soundly.

Had fireworks again tonight between 9pm and 10pm. I'll be glad when they are done. Just excess noise at this point. I much prefer the frog symphony from the creek in the woods outside my door.

Spent most of the day weaving the afghan I'm working on. Don't think I'll do another like it anytime soon. I have no place to cut the yarn for weaving unless I drive out to the church and use the hall there. It's peaceful, I just plug in my iPod and go. Last time I was there it took three hours to get yarn cut and I still don't have enough to finish it. I'm not even going to get three sections done and I have eight to weave. Thinking Wed. or Thurs this week. Probably Thursday. It will be another three hour task and then I have to lay it out and make sure the ends are equal length so I can do the fringe.

Still trying to figure out the book charms. There has to be a way to do them which is simpler than what I am doing. As soon as my head stops hurting I'll put my brain to it.

TTFN