Fri. Nov. 3, 2023: Shifting into Hermit Mode
image courtesy of Noel Powell via pixabay.comFriday, November 3, 2023
Waning Moon
Saturn, Neptune, Chiron, Uranus, Jupiter Retrograde
Cloudy and cold
Today’s serial episode is from ANGEL HUNT:
Episode 82: Demon Energy
Brian instructs the demon; now Gaston casts a spell to clean up the mess.
Tomorrow’s serial episode is from DEADLY DRAMATICS:
Episode 32: Gunshot Wound
Nina goes to the office on a weekend to pick up an address, but finds a co-worker bleeding out on the floor.
Charlotte was delighted to participate in the Zoom meditation yesterday morning. She loves Zoom.
I rewrote “Artifact.” It’s closer to where I want it to be. Not quite there yet, but closer.
I edited, polished, uploaded, and scheduled four more episodes of Legerdemain. I wrote another episode of LIGHTHOUSE LADY. I switched out the spiderweb curtains with the red winter curtains, and switched the door wreaths. I did one medium and two small coverages.
Although I’m not doing Nano this year, I am keeping a tally of how much writing and editing I do on a typical day. I have a separate category for script coverage and other client work, but the main focus is on my own work. Yesterday’s tally was 2143 words of new material and 4429 words of edited material. When I start the edits for CAST IRON MURDER, the edit numbers will go up, depending on how many chapters I can get done per day. I’d like to get 3/day done, but there may be days when I can only get one.
I did some reading; I really need to finish the book for review.
I had a double session of yoga last night. The first session was a lower back clinic, which was challenging, but good. Then, gentle yoga, which is always a joy.
Came home, heated up some leftovers, did the night’s ceremony of the dead.
Today is kind of cloudy. I plan to write, work on a grant application, work on the two poems, and do a library run. I’ve got plenty of script coverages, too. Tomorrow, we head out to early voting. Sunday the clocks go back – I love having the extra hour. I’m trying to decide if I want to attend an author talk at the Clark that day or not. I haven’t been to the Clark for a bit, and I’m slacking off on that project, so I probably should.
I wasn’t able to attend open studios as MASSMoCA or their Day of the Dead ceremony, due to the yoga commitment, and I think I will skip First Friday tonight, too. I’m feeling the need to be a hermit.
An acquaintance of mine mentioned, the other day, that she is celebrating “No-vember” where she’s saying “no” to just about everything, and refilling her energy wells for the holiday season. While we need to say “yes” to many things to expand our experiences and creativity, there are also times to say “no” and pull in. No-vember seems like a good time to do that, at least until Thanksgiving!
Saturn goes direct tomorrow, so it’ll stop slapping us around with life lessons for a few months –provided we put into practice what we learned while it was retrograde!
Have a great weekend, and I’ll catch you on the other side!
