I’m feeling pretty good about the past two weeks. I made myself a writing schedule with specific benchmark goals to reach, and I stuck to it pretty successfully. I’m feeling a lot more satisfied with my world-building now, so my next phase will be examining how some of those elements affect my plot going forward. Now I just have to come up with my next set of benchmarks to keep on track with that!

This past week was also birthday week. I got to celebrate my birthday with sushi and donuts, and my niece’s with mermaids and pasta (because that’s what mermaids eat, according to the now two-year-old). It was a lot of fun getting to be with family, and spreading out the festivities over a few days makes it feel extra special.

As for tonight, I’m trying to kick back and relax while I can, because this next week is going to be another busy one!