Wait, October's Over?

It's a weird thing that October seemed to go by so quickly when time has become a molasses swamp of endless WHAT THE FUCK IS HE DOING NOW??

But it did. So let's see how it went.

Umm...it went.

Workouts: I was really great about them the first two weeks (the mixed Sep/Oct week then the first full week of October). Then it was hit or miss. Got 2-3 a week instead of 5. Reasons: I got my COVID booster and it wiped me out for a couple days one week. Hit a slog of why bother doing anything when the world sucks so hard the next week. Got busy messing with some things and then it got too late to workout out the last week. Okay, not too late as in time for bed, but too late like do I really want to start my workout at noon? And the answer is always no which is why I workout first thing in the day. I will always find a no.

So it's not really surprising that my weight and measurements were steady this month. Though the swelling in my right knee went down so I'm going to say it was a good thing to take a light month and not beat myself up about it.

Reading did five books, two nonfiction, three fiction. One of the nonfiction had the same problem that the book on economics did last month. It was about the Meh Court and how it doesn't operate on rule of law anymore but on vibes. And though it was interesting in parts, and really fascinating in others, it was way too conversational and she tried to tie it into Pop culture (think names of Friends or Seinfeld episodes as chapters sort of thing) and that got really gimmicky and old very quickly. BUT...it was still informative and really drew the line from the New Deal to what we are experiencing now. The other nonfiction book was In Defense of Dabbling all about how you shouldn't try to be an expert at things, or monetize things, be an amatuer and enjoy them. So right up my alley and I liked it.

One of the fiction was supposed to be my Halloween book and it sort of was, all about a guy who works for Dark Enterprises and how corporate evil really is (I mean, the sort of story I write so of course I loved the idea!), EXCEPT part way through I realized I'd been snookered into reading a romance. Ugh...so super scary in its own way I guess.

I did not pick up my pace on writing. Like I wrote about (ironically) I was in a real mental slump for awhile this month and that is not a creative space. I've been recentering and clawing out so hopefully that will all start up again. I've got a short story idea that I just need to sit down and write. It will be a long one when it's done I think, but not one with a natural break so just a long read that day. But I think it's a good idea. Of course I do. I mean, I think I'm a talented bitch so...

But with this blog and what I've written for Dana I technically wrote more days than I didn't. Five fiction pieces, three to the blog, two to her, and thirteen rambling pieces. So even in a slump month it wasn't terrible. Though I really depend on October to goose my muse and that just didn't happen. You might end up reading ghost stories in November. Or maybe I'll hold them to December so you can get all traditional with scary ghost stories and tales of the glories and all that jazz.

Did Masterclass but not the one I thought I was going to do. I got distracted by one on Gut Health and one on Skin Health. Both interesting and that's why I picked it back up so I'm not upset I shuffled the class list. I'll pick up Roxane Gay's series this month.

And I'll get back on being consistent with my workouts.

And I'll focus on my writing.

And...wait, this is all familiar...

So everything I said I was going to do in October we can just move on over to November...

Plus Thanksgiving. Oh wait...should I add back in Thirty Days of Thanks but on Bluesky? Hmm...

Okay, so October stuff plus that, and holiday time with the girls and tomorrow is when I hear from Sara if she has a plan for getting my hair back to its natural color without me freaking out and...

October is done. Here comes November and the super fast slide in to the end of year. Hold on, everybody, here we go...