I didn't NaNoWriMo this year like I was hoping.  BUT I've heard it takes a couple of years of want to motivate yourself to actually do it.  I've got a year or so.  I'm still alright.  Though I have not been NaNoWri-Ming I HAVE been keeping a keen notebook of my thoughts about things.  Not a journal or a diary per se but a notebook of sorts.  Notes about class or shows I've seen.  Ways I could make the world a better place and character observation.  Little jokes or quotes I pick up here and there.  I've found this notebook to be a good way for me (scatterbrained L. Burton) to gather and keep thoughts I like.  

I got a little frustrated last night thinking about my finances because it always works out this way:  The holiday season is filled with frustrations and I don't end up able to get anyone gifts and then three months or even a month...no we'll say two months after the holidays I end up rolling in cash money so this year (those of you expecting gifts from me) I'm going to be gift-giving a month to three months later than Christmas.  I'm sorry.  That's the only way I can see it working out.  I love gift giving, don't get me wrong, but I don't have my craft stuff to make anything (except pictures and if you email me your address, I'll color you one and send it to you for Christmas.  That's a promise) nor do I have yarn to knit anything.  I suppose I could just start giving my stuff away.  Possible, but honestly when most of my stuff is second hand anyway, thirdhand sounds just gross.  Oh dear!  How much dirtier that sounded than what I had intended!  

I hope you all have a pleasant day!

I'm off to enjoy Millenium Park with my handsome visitor.

SIDENOTE:  after spending copious amounts of time on dictionary.com I may start speaking less concisely and using the lengthy definitions of words instead of the word itself, for example my last sentence, if we replace handsome, would be:  "I'm off to enjoy Millenium Park with my attractive, well-proportioned, good looking visitor who has an imposing figure looking of health and strength.  

I hope you have a sort of day that arouses astonishment and is amazing!

Thank you for reading

Ciao!

Lis