Okay, so, maybe you're under your word count for the week and you're feeling a little bit down. Or maybe you're well above your word count, but want something exciting until you reach the 50,000. :]
Today a couple of us decided that we're going to start awarding people for the little achievements that make us smile.
For instance, I successfully blew my nose while driving today. (A DIFFICULT TASK!) And I was quite proud of it and this was my reward. Created by kitty_0_kat.
So, if you feel as if you've accomplished something - even the tiniest thing - let us know, and we'll make you your own little award badges. :]
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52,173 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 19 58
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU, BRITNEY! XD
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Nov 7, 2009 - 20 05
Hahaha. THANK YOU! :D
I was rather proud of myself.
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Nov 7, 2009 - 20 08
As someone still learning the intricacies of driving, that sounds like a truly astounding feat.
Today I single-handedly raked my whole lawn! Not nearly as impressive of a task as yours, but I'm proud of it. Also, the other day at work, I closed two different positions in the time it takes most people to do one, after someone quit about 10 minutes before close. That was a feat.
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44,805 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 20 26
TA-DA! :]
I think raking the lawn is exceptional. I could never do it on my own. Haha. Though I really did wanna rake a bunch of leaves and jump into them before the snow came.
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Nov 8, 2009 - 06 08
Aw man, I can't stop laughing!
I went out to dinner with the in-laws last night, and didn't kill anyone!!
----------2006: Three Wishes for Sadie
2007: Blood Sister
SF 2008: Flight of the Falcon
2008: The Marked Man
SF 2009: The Alliance of Delphia
2009: Lit
5,559 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2009 - 06 58
Asher and I made the trek from Standish to Bangor in two and a half hours without stopping.
If you've never ridden with a 3-month-old who hates his car seat and usually only sleeps for an hour in the car, you might not appreciate what a feat this is. @-@
Please keep your fingers crossed that he repeats it again, tonight.
(Word count? What word count?)
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44,805 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2009 - 09 53
There you are Jen! :]
Bettchan, I'll have yours up tonight, I promise. I unfortunately have to scoot on to work soon, so I have to get ready. :[
----------30,520 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2009 - 15 19
Got one!
14,778 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2009 - 15 29
I trimmed my three cats' claws today -- without suffering grievous bodily injury!
40,894 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2009 - 15 48
I got into Elmira College Thursday with a full scholarship! ^_^
I still plan on writing for Maine though, even though I'll be living in NY next year.
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18,077 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2009 - 15 59
I've been feeling down since I'm behind in my word count (my job has been hectic since November started) and just can't seem to catch up. What a great idea to give awards for the other little successes in our lives!
Today at work (I work at the Westbrook Animal Refuge League) I learned how to give cats pills on my own (with my own cats I've always needed my husband to help hold the cat while I jam the pill down their throats)! And I then successfully gave pills to five of the shelter cats on my own! So proud of myself. :)
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Nov 8, 2009 - 16 19
I'm proud of you two! I know how hard that is. My own baby, Yoda, has wicked allergies and hates her steriod pills. I have to jam her between my legs and shove it down her throat while popping her jaw open. I salute you!
----------Need information about northern Maine. duct tape, puppeteering, Christianity, tiny rural towns, babysitting, twins, OCD, vegetarianism, medicine, or hospitals? Just send me a NaNoMail and I'll tell you more than you ever wanted to know.
52,173 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2009 - 16 52
I made banners, if that's okay ;D
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Nov 8, 2009 - 16 59
AWESOME!
I went to Elmira for a year. :D I would have stayed if I had a full scholarship. But I didn't. So, I'm here.
Hope you like purple.
Mwahahah.
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40,894 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2009 - 17 04
I actually hate purple. xD When I visited my host was like, "I used to hate yellow, but now my sister says I bleed purple and gold."
Yeah, without the scholarship I'm toast. I can barely afford community college, but they don't have Audiology majors.
----------Need information about northern Maine. duct tape, puppeteering, Christianity, tiny rural towns, babysitting, twins, OCD, vegetarianism, medicine, or hospitals? Just send me a NaNoMail and I'll tell you more than you ever wanted to know.
30,520 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2009 - 17 08
Of course you can play too hun.
It's first come, first to procrastinate!
41,046 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2009 - 18 36
I successfully stopped checking my e-mail and got back to the business of writing in five. . .four. . .three. . .two. . .
----------It was always my dream to become a verb. -- Judd Apatow
NaNo novel, 2009 - The Awakening
40,800 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2009 - 19 59
Today, I got the yard ready for the tree removal folks who are coming tomorrow: Blew leaves, spray painted the line where the septic pipes run, and cleared out around the trunk. This time tomorrow that old, sickly, annoying oak tree will be out of my life forever!
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Maine NaNoers on LJ
30,520 / 50,000
Nov 9, 2009 - 04 45
5,559 / 50,000
Nov 9, 2009 - 04 58
Yaaay, thank you for my banner! :3
Reese -- after you go to Elmira, you will look back on the obsessive use of purple and gold with a wistful fondness and nostalgia. I actually get college-sick for it. :P
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80,099 / 50,000
Nov 9, 2009 - 06 48
I got through an entire day without my depression hitting :D Big accomplishment if you have any idea how bad it's been lately...
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5,559 / 50,000
Nov 9, 2009 - 07 03
Yay! :D
Hope your depression lets up for good. *offers hugs*
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44,805 / 50,000
Nov 9, 2009 - 08 20
I agree! No more depression! *offers more hugs* :D
I'm so glad this thing has taken off really well. It's the little things we all need to be excited for! Keep 'em coming guys! And feel free to post more than once!
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Nov 9, 2009 - 11 08
Ok, so I'm proud of myself... I STARTED writing! ack, yes STARTED! So now I have a WordCount, although it's low low low. I think it was harder to start than it was to write. ANd I don't expect any of this to live in the final product, unless it's some sort of prologue or something... but it's WORDS -- in a notebook, hand counted. Yes, me, the techie geek, computer nerd, has decided I"m a LUDDITE!!! I can't write on the computer - the computer is too much FUN FUN FUN! and sucks my time away... Eventually I will have to type it in - but I'm afraid of the "delete" key, but I can just TURN THE PAGE and move on, not re-seeing the bad stuff over and over. Typing can go in with editing, in that famed month of DECEMBER! ;)
Might make it to the Write-In in Augusta on Wednesday, WITH the daughter who's already 25% of her 15,000 word count, since there's no school that day! At least I've started my novel, so I feel I can show my face! :)
-Linda-
40,800 / 50,000
Nov 9, 2009 - 11 18
Thank you! And though the tree people didn't come because of...well, someone got the dates wrong (and it might have been me), we still got the yard work done, and that's a good thing.
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Maine NaNoers on LJ
18,077 / 50,000
Nov 9, 2009 - 12 23
Oh jeez, that banner and comments made my day!!! Thanks, guys! :D
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Nov 9, 2009 - 12 40
Congrats on hand writing! :D I was tempted to do the same thing, but my hand is not brave enough. And WOO HOO for getting started! You're right, it's always easier once you've begun the flow of writing. :)
And Chester.Copperpot - yay at your signature!
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Nov 9, 2009 - 19 25
This is for Maemi and fighting off depression one day at a time (I used to be clinically depressed, so I know how hard it can be)! The chemical in the image is Serotonin (Changes in the serotonin levels in the brain can alter the mood. For example, medications that affect the action of serotonin are used to treat depression.). This picture is a necklace I found on Etsy at this shop I liked her description of Serotonin: "I've wrassled with both depression and anxiety for over 6 years now. This little necklace, reminds me that the thing that plagues me is but a tiny molecule."
Congrats!
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Nov 9, 2009 - 19 44
Aww, that one's really nice. :] I hope Maemi likes it!
I'm glad this is making people really happy!
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Nov 9, 2009 - 20 47
Thanks for the picture :D On a related note, I got up the courage and called my mother about what's been going on, and she said she'd get me in to see my therapist when I'm home for winter vacation. So hurray *noms on picture*
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