Kyrre's Journal - Dabbling in Writing Yearning to Write

Happy Birthday, Tem-ve!

Hi, Temve! I hope you get many present and a great party. My best wishes for you!
(21:04, 04.03.12 | write a few words [2])

I am posting my daily word counts (if I am writing that day) over at my writing journal anvar . I'm making the entries public. For now I'm just saying that I set myself a weekly goal of somewhat over 1200 words and I have already reached this target for week 1.
(2:16, 03.03.12 | write a few words )

current mood: happy

So scifibigbang has started. My first word count is 802 words. Already more than I wrote in the whole year 2011. Heh.
(22:06, 01.03.12 | write a few words [2])

I dare

I just signed up for scifibigbang. It seems so crazy to myself. I haven't written in a long, long time. My longest finished story to date is 5K. And now I try for a 20K+ story?

On the pro side: I managed a NaNoWriMo novel once (it isn't just presentable at all). I have already enough scenes plotted out for an Andromeda AU. And even if I drop out, I will have written at least something again. And I have five months to do this.
(22:13, 26.02.12 | write a few words )

current mood: crazy

Some relief

Surprisingly, Family Time Has Grown

The study doesn't count the time "around children" but the time spent directly involved in the child's care like taking them to school, helping with homework, bathing them, playing with.

Before 1995, mothers spent an average of about 12 hours a week attending to the needs of their children. By 2007, that number had risen to 21.2 hours a week for college-educated women and 15.9 hours for those with less education.

Family researchers say the news should offer relief to guilt-stricken working parents.

..like myself. It really does. Between full-time job and household I often feel I am giving the kids not enough of my time. But interacting with them when I am totally stressed out is a recipe for desaster. Quality time before quantity.

(17:13, 08.09.11 | write a few words [3])

A start

So today was my first day at the gym. I had to crack the whip to get both kids moving because they were "It's weekend. We wanna play at home." But we get there on time and they were even well-behaved in day-care and were obviously content.

So, first time. After warm-up my fitness coach Kim and I went through the first circuit together working out my exercise plan. Most of the exercise machines are familiar but they are looking more modern than, oh, six or seven years ago. We put emphasis on my back and arms because I need more upper body strength rather badly. I'm pleased that the circuit includes free weight exercises. I repeated the circuit twice and finished with the cool-down and also an endorphin rush. I can hardly describe this sense of elation, especially because this emotion has been absent for so long.

I expect to have sore muscles tomorrow and actually excited to have this proof of a good workout. I'm looking forward to the next training on Thursday and raising the weights of the arm exercises.
(20:50, 09.01.11 | write a few words [2])

Today I signed up for a trial month starting next Sunday at a local gym with daycare. Hopefully the kids will cooperate. Yay, for doing a step in keeping my resolutions.

Work was okay and relatively quiet. My boss broke a leg during the Christmas holidays *ouch* and is now keeping in touch via laptop. I foresee a intense week to reach the next milestone on time. Just well that I am well rested. *g*
(20:42, 04.01.11 | write a few words )

current mood: cheerful