Divisions and Precisions

So, today. Overall, this was

So, today. Overall, this was an excellent day. I did a lot of writing, went to the library, did some soapboxing with my mom, along with a lot of relationship talk. I'll break it down a topic at a time.

Writing: I had one of my amazing days today, managing 2775 words on the novel. I've hit a point where I've thought through a lot of the scenes that are coming up, so it all flows pretty quickly. I'm at over 11,000 words for the month already. It's still quite possible that I'll have a first draft done by the end of the month. (If I don't, it's okay, by the way, I'm not going to beat myself up--I should talk sometime about why I set deadlines for writing projects.)

Library: Finally, FINALLY I managed to write at the library today. It was quite nice, despite the lady who moved from the table we were sharing in disdain, as if I were soiling her work area by sitting down. (She was quite helpful, pointing out an empty nearby table, until I pointed out that the other table had no power outlet.) I checked out A Fish Called Wanda, a bunch of CDs, the PM version of the AM t'ai chi video I've been using, and a book on t'ai chi.

Which leads me to my next logical topic, t'ai chi. It's going well. The PM tape is, oddly, a little more difficult for me. Or it's possible I just had a rough day today, as the AM tape was harder than usual this morning. Over the weekend, Mom asked how long I could keep these tapes, and when I said a week, offered to buy me a set. I not only found them online, but they were in a set with a third tape for about $12. So I'll keep the library's tapes until mine get here. Despite a little touch of frustration tonight, I'm really enjoying this.

The more I talk to my mom, the more I discover things we have in common, from things we've experienced to the way we feel about things. I feel incredibly blessed to have the kind of relationship with her that I do. I feel like the last time we lived together, we started to relate to one another as adults, and this time, we're continuing that, and really getting to know each other as adults. In our society, we're expected to love our mothers. It's lovely to find out that I like mine, as well.

So yeah. Good day.