Ready to Refocus: ROW 80 Check In

What a crazy weekend. Irene had her way with much of the East coast, but it could have been so much worse. We lost power for a bit this morning, but my sister and parents in Eastern North Carolina have been without power since yesterday morning. Best guess for restoration: Thursday night. Check out yesterday's post for more Irene musings.


Irene

After a weekend of worry, I'm happy to focus on my A Round of Words in 80 Days update.

Progress this week:

- Finished my sequel chapter. Will send to Mom once she has power for her response chapter.

- Edited 5 pages plus per day, some on sequel.

- Posted daily. So far this month I have posted 24 times. Not bad for a non-challenge month. I'm finally getting into the blog swing.

- Finished one book and almost finished another. No reviews written. :-(

Goals for upcoming week:

- Outline chapter and story ideas while await Mom's response chapter.

- Finish editing project by Friday.

- Finish second book and post two reviews. Start Kathryn Johnson's The Gentleman Poet , my book club book (due Wednesday, 9/7). I am so excited to read this. Kathryn is a local writer, and she's coming to our book club discussion.

- Sign up for SITS Girls 31 Days to Blog Better challenge.

- Complete homework for my online course, due Thursday.

My girls start school tomorrow. I will miss them but am looking forward to having more time to focus on my writing. My goal is to bust it out from 8:30-2:30 (non-kid hours) so I can focus on their needs once they are home. Wish me luck. I'm wary to assume Time will be my friend.

I hope my fellow-ROW80 pals had a great week, especially those in Irene's path. Leave a comment and let me know.

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