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Journal Entry #3

 Happy Monday! I can't believe it's another week already and that Halloween is tomorrow. Halloween is my favorite holiday. The decorations, the costumes, pumpkin carving, the movies, and that magical fall feeling (If it gets cold enough here which today IT IS! 55 degrees baby!) are the absolute best. I have more Halloween decorations, including a Halloween tree, than Christmas decorations. Christmas is for Children, Halloween is for adults. I will die on that hill. Ha. There is just no stress with having to buy gifts or go places so Halloween wins for me every single time. 

Anyway, I usually am at my day job at this time, but I woke up with a text from my boss telling me she is giving me a paid day off. Happy Early Halloween to me! And now I'm at the park about to write and edit in the car while my husband does his run. He recently started the Couch 2 5K program and I'm so proud of him. He's doing great! I need to get my butt in gear and start exercising consistently as well. We are going to breakfast after this, then back home and I'll probably do some chores around the house and edit some more. 

The rest of this week will be working at my day job, editing this manuscript, and that's pretty much it. I can't believe October is almost over. When you are a writer it seems the year goes even faster because you divide your time in books. 2-3 months to draft one book, 2-3 months to fix said book, and half the year is already gone. It's made me realize even more how precious time is and how we spend that time.

 I am definitely learning the benefits this year of deep focus and intention. My goal words for this year were commitment and consistency which go along with the focus and intention, and I've done better than any other year before so I hope to keep getting better at those grown up words in the next year as well. I definitely know age has been a factor for me. I'm 27 now, and each year I get older the more responsible I have become so that is good news for my author career. 

Anyway I will ramble on all day so let me stop now. I hope you all have a great week and Happy Halloween tomorrow.  

How are you doing today? Tell me all the things in the comments below.




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