Disappearing Days: ROW80 Update

The main thing I learned this week... Wednesday to Sunday flies by even more quickly during the summer. Add in the Olympics and my 40th birthday, and well...

Yes, my 40th. It came, it went. I survived. My husband whisked me away for a weekend in Baltimore, sans kids. It was lovely. We went out to a nice dinner. I wore cute shoes that left me with horrible, bleeding blisters. But all the best shoes do.

I haven't completely wrapped my head around 40. It's not the number. Having a preteen makes me feel old, but 40 doesn't. It's just making me more self-aware of what I want out of life. Good thing I know writing is one of things!

So now...

SourceMy A Round of Words in 80 Days (ROW80) Update

Writing: I wrote a rough chapter with all intentions of coming back to it. It was a word dump, but sometimes those are necessary. Tomorrow, I will read it with one eye closed. Better words that can be fixed than no words at all, right?

Blogging: Settling into my new schedule. Definitely sticking with it through August. No post-a-day challenges for me anytime soon. (Please remind me I said that if I dare speak of one.)

Reading: During my 40th getaway, hubby and I walked around Barnes & Noble for an hour. Blissful. I bought a Maeve Binchy novel (okay, three). I was saddened by her passing, especially since people had been recommending her books to me for years. I'm continuing to post reviews at Mom in Love with Fiction.

Social Media: Still catching up on #IWSG and ROW80 blogs, as well as other favorites. Need to be better about Twitter and at least try to learn Triberr.

Editing: Just added two new clients. So excited to start when the girls go back to school. Until then, I have an old favorite waiting for me. I can't wait to see how it turns out. I mean, I look forward to editing the end.

Hope everyone had a great writing/reading week.